96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB3882

 

Introduced 2/26/2009, by Rep. Emily McAsey

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/2-3.51.5

    Amends the School Code. With respect to the School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant Program, provides that "school district" includes a Type 40 area vocational center or State-designated facility that is jointly owned and operated by member school districts. Effective July 1, 2009.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 2-3.51.5 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.51.5)
7     Sec. 2-3.51.5. School Safety and Educational Improvement
8 Block Grant Program. To improve the level of education and
9 safety of students from kindergarten through grade 12 in school
10 districts and State-recognized, non-public schools. The State
11 Board of Education is authorized to fund a School Safety and
12 Educational Improvement Block Grant Program. For the purposes
13 of this Section, "school district" includes a Type 40 area
14 vocational center or State-designated facility that is jointly
15 owned and operated by member school districts.
16     (1) For school districts, the program shall provide funding
17 for school safety, textbooks and software, teacher training and
18 curriculum development, school improvements, remediation
19 programs under subsection (a) of Section 2-3.64, school report
20 cards under Section 10-17a, and criminal history records checks
21 under Sections 10-21.9 and 34-18.5. For State-recognized,
22 non-public schools, the program shall provide funding for
23 secular textbooks and software, criminal history records

 

 

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1 checks, and health and safety mandates to the extent that the
2 funds are expended for purely secular purposes. A school
3 district or laboratory school as defined in Section 18-8 or
4 18-8.05 is not required to file an application in order to
5 receive the categorical funding to which it is entitled under
6 this Section. Funds for the School Safety and Educational
7 Improvement Block Grant Program shall be distributed to school
8 districts and laboratory schools based on the prior year's best
9 3 months average daily attendance. Funds for the School Safety
10 and Educational Improvement Block Grant Program shall be
11 distributed to State-recognized, non-public schools based on
12 the average daily attendance figure for the previous school
13 year provided to the State Board of Education. The State Board
14 of Education shall develop an application that requires
15 State-recognized, non-public schools to submit average daily
16 attendance figures. A State-recognized, non-public school must
17 submit the application and average daily attendance figure
18 prior to receiving funds under this Section. The State Board of
19 Education shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for
20 the implementation of this program.
21     (2) Distribution of moneys to school districts and
22 State-recognized, non-public schools shall be made in 2
23 semi-annual installments, one payment on or before October 30,
24 and one payment prior to April 30, of each fiscal year.
25     (3) Grants under the School Safety and Educational
26 Improvement Block Grant Program shall be awarded provided there

 

 

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1 is an appropriation for the program, and funding levels for
2 each district shall be prorated according to the amount of the
3 appropriation.
4     (4) The provisions of this Section are in the public
5 interest, are for the public benefit, and serve secular public
6 purposes.
7 (Source: P.A. 95-707, eff. 1-11-08.)
 
8     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
9 2009.