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| Public Act 098-0710 | ||||
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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 | ||||
14-4.01 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/14-4.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 14-4.01)
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Sec. 14-4.01. Special educational facilities for
children | ||||
with disabilities. | ||||
(a) School boards of any school districts that maintain a | ||||
recognized
school, whether operating under the general law or | ||||
under a special
charter, subject to any limitations hereinafter | ||||
specified, shall
establish and maintain such special | ||||
educational facilities as may be
needed for children with | ||||
disabilities as defined in
Section 14-1.02 of this Article who | ||||
are residents of
their school district, and such children, | ||||
residents of other school
districts as may be authorized by | ||||
this Article.
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All such school boards shall place or by regulation may | ||||
authorize the
director of special education to place, pursuant | ||||
to procedures required
by this Act and rules and regulations | ||||
promulgated by the State Board of
Education, eligible children | ||||
into special education programs designed to
benefit children | ||||
with disabilities defined in Sections
14-1.02 through 14-1.07
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of this Act.
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(b) All school districts, administrative districts or | ||
governing boards
responsible
for providing special education | ||
services shall
submit to the appropriate regional | ||
superintendent comprehensive plans or
modifications
thereto | ||
for the provision of special education services in accordance | ||
with
rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. Copies | ||
of comprehensive
plans or modifications thereto shall be | ||
forwarded by the regional
superintendent
to the State Board of | ||
Education. Regional superintendents who provide special
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education services shall submit comprehensive plans or | ||
modifications thereto
directly to the State Board of Education. | ||
Comprehensive plans or modifications
thereto shall be made | ||
available by regional superintendents for public inspection
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during regular business hours.
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The State Board of Education shall provide for the | ||
submission of comprehensive
plans not more frequently than once | ||
every 3 years but may require the submission
of such | ||
modifications as it deems necessary to achieve the purposes of | ||
this
Act and applicable federal law.
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(c) Special education cooperatives established by school | ||
districts are eligible for school maintenance project grants | ||
under Section 5-100 of the School Construction Law. | ||
(Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95.)
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Section 10. The School Construction Law is amended by | ||
changing Section 5-100 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 230/5-100)
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Sec. 5-100. School maintenance project grants.
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(a) The State Board of Education is authorized to make | ||
grants to school
districts and special education cooperatives | ||
established by school districts, without regard to enrollment, | ||
for school maintenance projects.
These grants shall be paid out | ||
of moneys appropriated for that purpose
from the School | ||
Infrastructure Fund. No grant under this Section for
one fiscal | ||
year shall exceed $50,000, but a school district or special | ||
education cooperative may receive grants
for more than one | ||
project during one fiscal year. A school district or special | ||
education cooperative must
provide local
matching funds in an | ||
amount equal to the amount of the grant under this
Section. A | ||
school district or special education cooperative has no | ||
entitlement to a grant under this Section.
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(b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to | ||
implement this
Section. These rules need not be the same as the | ||
rules for school construction
project grants or debt service | ||
grants.
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The rules may specify: (1) the manner of applying for | ||
grants;
(2) project eligibility requirements; (3) restrictions | ||
on the use of grant
moneys; (4) the manner in which school | ||
districts and special education cooperatives must account for | ||
the use of
grant moneys; and (5) any other provision that the | ||
State Board determines
to be necessary or useful for the | ||
administration of this Section.
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The rules shall specify the methods and standards to be | ||
used by the State
Board to prioritize applications. School | ||
maintenance projects shall be
prioritized in the following | ||
order:
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(i) emergency projects;
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(ii) health/life safety projects;
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(iii) State Program priority projects;
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(iv) permanent improvement projects; and
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(v) other projects.
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(c) In each school year in which school maintenance project | ||
grants are
awarded, 20% of the total amount awarded shall be | ||
awarded to a school district
with a population of more than | ||
500,000, provided that the school district
complies with the | ||
requirements of this Section and the rules adopted under
this | ||
Section.
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(Source: P.A. 91-38, eff. 6-15-99.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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