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90_HB2485ham002

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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2485
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2485,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    by replacing the title with the following:
 4        "AN  ACT  relating to school construction bonds, amending
 5    named Acts."; and
 6    by inserting below the last line of Section 5 the following:
 7        "Section 10.  The School Construction Law is  amended  by
 8    changing Section 5-5 as follows:
 9        (105 ILCS 230/5-5)
10        Sec. 5-5. Definitions.  As used in this Article:
11        "Approved  school  construction  bonds"  mean:  (i) bonds
12    that were issued by a school district on or after January  1,
13    1993   and   before  January  1,  1996  as  authorized  under
14    subsection (d) of Section 19-1 of the  School  Code  for  the
15    purpose of replacing a school building closed because of mine
16    subsidence  damage  or for the purpose of increasing the size
17    of, or providing for additional functions in,  a  new  school
18    building constructed to replace a school building closed as a
19    result  of mine subsidence damage, or for both such purposes,
20    or (ii) bonds that were approved by referendum after  January
21    1,  1996 but prior to January 1, 1998 as provided in Sections
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 1    19-2 through 19-7 of the School Code to provide funds for the
 2    acquisition,   development,   construction,   reconstruction,
 3    rehabilitation,  improvement,  architectural  planning,   and
 4    installation  of  capital facilities consisting of buildings,
 5    structures,  durable-equipment,  and  land  for   educational
 6    purposes.
 7        "Grant  index"  means  a  figure for each school district
 8    equal to one minus the  ratio  of  the  district's  equalized
 9    assessed  valuation  per pupil in average daily attendance to
10    the equalized assessed valuation per pupil in  average  daily
11    attendance of the district located at the 90th percentile for
12    all  districts of the same type.  The grant index shall be no
13    less than 0.35 and no greater than 0.75  for  each  district;
14    provided  that  the grant index for districts whose equalized
15    assessed valuation per pupil in average daily  attendance  is
16    at  the  99th  percentile  and above for all districts of the
17    same type shall be 0.00.
18        "School  construction  project"  means  the  acquisition,
19    development,  construction,  reconstruction,  rehabilitation,
20    improvement,  architectural  planning,  and  installation  of
21    capital  facilities  consisting  of  buildings,   structures,
22    durable equipment, and land for educational purposes.
23    (Source: P.A. 90-548, eff. 1-1-98.)".

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