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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 10-22.36 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-22.36) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.36)
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| 7 | | Sec. 10-22.36. Buildings for school purposes. To build or |
| 8 | | purchase a building for school classroom or
instructional |
| 9 | | purposes upon the approval of a majority of the voters upon the
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| 10 | | proposition at a referendum held for such purpose or in |
| 11 | | accordance with
Section 17-2.11, 19-3.5, or 19-3.10. The board |
| 12 | | may initiate such referendum by resolution.
The board shall |
| 13 | | certify the resolution and proposition to the proper
election |
| 14 | | authority for submission in accordance with the general |
| 15 | | election law.
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| 16 | | The questions of building one or more new buildings for |
| 17 | | school
purposes or office facilities, and issuing bonds for the |
| 18 | | purpose of
borrowing money to purchase one or more buildings or |
| 19 | | sites for such
buildings or office sites, to build one or more |
| 20 | | new buildings for school
purposes or office facilities or to |
| 21 | | make additions and improvements to
existing school buildings, |
| 22 | | may be combined into one or more propositions
on the ballot.
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| 23 | | Before erecting, or purchasing or remodeling such a |
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| 1 | | building the
board shall submit the plans and specifications |
| 2 | | respecting heating,
ventilating, lighting, seating, water |
| 3 | | supply, toilets and safety against
fire to the regional |
| 4 | | superintendent of schools having supervision and
control over |
| 5 | | the district, for approval in accordance with Section 2-3.12.
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| 6 | | Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no referendum shall |
| 7 | | be required
if the purchase, construction, or building of any
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| 8 | | such
building (1) occurs while the building is being
leased by |
| 9 | | the school district or (2) is paid with (A) funds
derived from |
| 10 | | the sale or disposition of other buildings, land, or
structures |
| 11 | | of the school district or (B) funds received (i) as a
grant |
| 12 | | under the
School Construction Law or (ii) as gifts or |
| 13 | | donations,
provided that no funds to purchase, construct, or |
| 14 | | build such building, other than lease
payments, are
derived |
| 15 | | from the district's bonded indebtedness or the tax levy of
the
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| 16 | | district. |
| 17 | | Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, no referendum shall |
| 18 | | be required if the purchase, construction, or building of any |
| 19 | | such building is paid with funds received from the County |
| 20 | | School Facility Occupation Tax Law under Section 5-1006.7 of |
| 21 | | the Counties Code or from the proceeds of bonds or other debt |
| 22 | | obligations secured by revenues obtained from that Law.
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| 23 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, no |
| 24 | | referendum is required for Township High School District 211 to |
| 25 | | build a building on existing school grounds for special |
| 26 | | education adult transition programs if the cost to build and |