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| Public Act 096-0102 |
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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 Code is amended by changing Section | ||||
2-3.77 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/2-3.77) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.77)
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Sec. 2-3.77. Temporary relocation expenses.
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(a) The State Board of Education may distribute loan or | ||||
grant
moneys
appropriated for temporary relocation expenses | ||||
incurred by school districts
as a result of fires, earthquakes, | ||||
tornados, mine subsidence, or other natural or
man-made | ||||
disasters which destroy school
buildings, or as a result of the | ||||
condemnation of a school building under
Section 3-14.22. The | ||||
State Board of Education shall by rule prescribe those
expenses | ||||
which qualify as temporary relocation expenses and the manner | ||||
of
determining and reporting the same, provided that such | ||||
expenses shall be
deemed to include amounts reasonably required | ||||
to be expended for the lease,
rental, and renovation of | ||||
educational facilities and for additional
transportation and | ||||
other expenses directly associated with the temporary
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relocation and housing of the normal operations, activities, | ||||
and affairs of
a school district.
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(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), no moneys | ||||
appropriated to
the State
Board of Education for purposes of | ||
distribution in accordance with the
provisions of this Section | ||
shall be distributed to any school district
unless the school | ||
board of such district, as an express condition of any
such | ||
distribution, agrees to levy the tax provided for by Section | ||
17-2.2c
at the maximum rate permitted thereunder and to pay to | ||
the State of
Illinois for deposit in the Temporary Relocation | ||
Expenses Revolving Grant
Fund (i) all proceeds of such
tax | ||
attributable to the first year and succeeding years for which | ||
the tax
is levied after moneys
appropriated for purposes of | ||
this Section have been distributed to the
school district, and | ||
(ii) all insurance proceeds which become payable to
the | ||
district under those provisions of any contract or policy of | ||
insurance
which provide reimbursement for or other coverage | ||
against loss with respect
to any temporary relocation expenses | ||
of the school district; provided, that
the aggregate of any tax | ||
and insurance proceeds paid by the school district
to the State | ||
pursuant to this Section shall not exceed in amount the moneys
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distributed to the school district pursuant to this Section.
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(c) The State Board of Education may, from appropriations | ||
made for this
purpose from the Temporary Relocation Expenses | ||
Revolving Grant Fund, make
grants that do not require repayment | ||
to school districts that qualify for
temporary relocation | ||
assistance under this Section to the extent that the
amount of | ||
temporary relocation expenses incurred by a district exceeds | ||
the
amount that the district is able to repay to the State | ||
through insurance
proceeds and the tax levy authorized in | ||
Section 17-2.2c.
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(d) The Temporary Relocation Expenses Revolving Grant Fund | ||
is hereby
established as a special fund within the State | ||
treasury. Appropriations and
amounts that school districts | ||
repay to the State under subsection (b) of this
Section shall | ||
be deposited into that Fund. If the balance in that Fund | ||
exceeds
$3,000,000, the excess shall be transferred into the | ||
General Revenue Fund.
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(e) The State Board
of Education shall promulgate such | ||
rules and regulations, not inconsistent
with the provisions of | ||
this Section, as are necessary to provide for the
distribution | ||
of loan and grant moneys and for the
repayment of loan moneys
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distributed pursuant to this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 90-464, eff. 8-17-97.)
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Section 10. The School Construction Law is amended by | ||
changing Section 5-30 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 230/5-30)
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Sec. 5-30. Priority of school construction projects. The | ||
State Board of
Education shall develop standards for the | ||
determination of priority needs
concerning school construction | ||
projects based upon approved district facilities
plans. Such | ||
standards shall call for prioritization based on
the degree of | ||
need and project type in the following order:
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(1) Replacement or reconstruction of school buildings | ||
destroyed or damaged
by flood, tornado, fire, earthquake, | ||
mine subsidence, or other disasters, either man-made or
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produced by nature;
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(2) Projects designed to alleviate a shortage of | ||
classrooms due to
population growth or to replace aging | ||
school buildings;
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(3) Projects resulting from interdistrict | ||
reorganization
of school districts contingent on local | ||
referenda;
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(4) Replacement or reconstruction of school
facilities | ||
determined to be severe and continuing health or life | ||
safety
hazards;
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(5) Alterations necessary to provide accessibility for | ||
qualified individuals
with disabilities; and
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(6) Other unique solutions to facility needs.
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The State Board of Education may not make any material changes | ||
to the standards in effect on May 18, 2004, unless the State | ||
Board of Education is specifically authorized by law.
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(Source: P.A. 93-679, eff. 6-30-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2009.
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