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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2881
Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Heather Steans SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an
early childhood education block grant.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2881 |
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LRB095 19494 NHT 45790 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
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| 1C-2 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/1C-2)
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| Sec. 1C-2. Block grants.
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| (a) For fiscal year 1999, and
and each fiscal year |
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| thereafter, the State Board
of Education shall award to school |
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| districts block grants as described in
subsections (b) and (c). |
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| The State Board of Education may adopt
rules and regulations |
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| necessary to implement this Section. In accordance with
Section |
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| 2-3.32, all state block grants are subject to an audit. |
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| Therefore,
block grant receipts and block grant expenditures |
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| shall be recorded to the
appropriate fund code. |
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| (b) A Professional Development Block Grant shall be created |
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| by combining the
existing School Improvement Block Grant and |
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| the REI Initiative.
These funds shall be distributed to school |
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| districts based on the number of
full-time certified |
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| instructional staff employed in the district.
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| (c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be |
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| created by combining
the following programs: Preschool |
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| Education, Parental Training and Prevention
Initiative. These |