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Public Act 095-0416
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LRB095 09026 NHT 29217 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Construction Law is amended by |
changing Section 5-40 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 230/5-40)
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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.
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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 |