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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Construction Law is amended by
5changing Section 5-300 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 230/5-300)
7    Sec. 5-300. Early childhood construction grants.
8    (a) The Capital Development Board is authorized to make
9grants to public school districts and not-for-profit entities
10for early childhood construction projects, except that in
11fiscal year 2024 those grants may be made only to public school
12districts. These grants shall be paid out of moneys
13appropriated for that purpose from the School Construction
14Fund, the Build Illinois Bond Fund, or the Rebuild Illinois
15Projects Fund. No grants may be awarded to entities providing
16services within private residences. A not-for-profit early
17childhood entity that rents or leases from another
18not-for-profit entity shall be considered an eligible entity
19under this Section.
20    A public school district or other eligible entity must
21provide local matching funds in the following manner:
22        (1) A public school district assigned to Tier 1 under
23    Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible

 

 

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1    entity in an area encompassed by that district must
2    provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 3% of
3    the grant awarded under this Section.
4        (2) A public school district assigned to Tier 2 under
5    Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible
6    entity in an area encompassed by that district must
7    provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 7.5% of
8    the grant awarded under this Section.
9        (3) A public school district assigned to Tier 3 under
10    Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible
11    entity in an area encompassed by that district must
12    provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 8.75%
13    of the grant awarded under this Section.
14        (4) A public school district assigned to Tier 4 under
15    Section 18-8.15 of the School Code or any other eligible
16    entity in an area encompassed by that district must
17    provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 10% of
18    the grant awarded under this Section.
19    A public school district or other eligible entity has no
20entitlement to a grant under this Section.
21    (b) The Capital Development Board shall adopt rules to
22implement this Section. These rules need not be the same as the
23rules for school construction project grants or school
24maintenance project grants. The rules may specify:
25        (1) the manner of applying for grants;
26        (2) project eligibility requirements;

 

 

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1        (3) restrictions on the use of grant moneys;
2        (4) the manner in which school districts and other
3    eligible entities must account for the use of grant
4    moneys;
5        (5) requirements that new or improved facilities be
6    used for early childhood and other related programs for a
7    period of at least 10 years; and
8        (5.5) additional eligibility requirements for each
9    type of applicant; and
10        (6) any other provision that the Capital Development
11    Board determines to be necessary or useful for the
12    administration of this Section.
13    (b-5) When grants are made to non-profit corporations for
14the acquisition or construction of new facilities, the Capital
15Development Board or any State agency it so designates shall
16hold title to or place a lien on the facility for a period of
1710 years after the date of the grant award, after which title
18to the facility shall be transferred to the non-profit
19corporation or the lien shall be removed, provided that the
20non-profit corporation has complied with the terms of its
21grant agreement. When grants are made to non-profit
22corporations for the purpose of renovation or rehabilitation,
23if the non-profit corporation does not comply with item (5) of
24subsection (b) of this Section, the Capital Development Board
25or any State agency it so designates shall recover the grant
26pursuant to the procedures outlined in the Illinois Grant

 

 

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1Funds Recovery Act.
2    (c) The Capital Development Board, in consultation with
3the State Board of Education, shall establish standards for
4the determination of priority needs concerning early childhood
5projects based on projects located in communities in the State
6with the greatest underserved population of young children,
7utilizing Census data and other reliable local early childhood
8service data.
9    (d) In each school year in which early childhood
10construction project grants are awarded, 20% of the total
11amount awarded shall be awarded to a school district with a
12population of more than 500,000, provided that the school
13district complies with the requirements of this Section and
14the rules adopted under this Section.
15(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.