Sen. William Delgado
Filed: 3/23/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 639 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 639 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The School Construction Law is amended  by 
5changing Section 5-30 as follows:
 


6    (105 ILCS 230/5-30)


7    Sec. 5-30. Priority of school construction projects. The 
8State Board of
Education shall develop standards for the 
9determination of priority needs
concerning school construction 
10projects based upon approved district facilities
plans.  Such 
11standards shall call for prioritization based on
the degree of 
12need and project type in the following order:

13        (1) Replacement or reconstruction of school buildings 
14    destroyed or damaged
by flood, tornado, fire, earthquake, 
15    mine subsidence, or other disasters, either man-made or

16    produced by nature;

 
 
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1        (2) Projects designed to alleviate a shortage of 
2    classrooms due to
population growth or to replace or 
3    rehabilitate aging school buildings;

4        (3) Projects resulting from interdistrict 
5    reorganization
of school districts contingent on local 
6    referenda;

7        (4) Replacement, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of 
8    school
facilities determined to be severe and continuing 
9    health or life safety
hazards;

10        (5) Alterations necessary to provide accessibility for 
11    qualified individuals
with disabilities; and

12        (6) Other unique solutions to facility needs.

13Except for those changes absolutely necessary to comply with 
14the changes made to subsection (c) of Section 5-25 of this Law 
15by Public Act 96-37, the State Board of Education may not make 
16any material changes to the standards in effect on May 18, 
172004, unless the State Board of Education is specifically 
18authorized by law.


19(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-102, eff. 7-29-09; 
2096-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)

 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, 
222012.".