Public Act 0416 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0505 Enrolled LRB095 09026 NHT 29217 b

Public Act 095-0416

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The School Construction Law is amended by changing Section 5-40 as follows:

(105 ILCS 230/5-40)

Sec. 5-40. Supervision of school construction projects; green projects. The Capital Development Board shall exercise general supervision over school construction projects financed pursuant to this Article. School districts, however, must be allowed to choose the architect and engineer for their school construction projects, and no project may be disapproved by the State Board of Education or the Capital Development Board solely due to a school district's selection of an architect or engineer.

With respect to those school construction projects for which a school district first applies for a grant on or after July 1, 2007, the school construction project must receive certification from the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System or the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes Green Building Rating System or must meet green building standards of the Capital Development Board and its Green Building Advisory Committee.

(Source: P.A. 93-679, eff. 6-30-04.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.

Effective Date: 8/24/2007