Public Act 097-0880
 
SB0639 EnrolledLRB097 04399 NHT 44438 b



    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 5-30 as follows:
 


    (105 ILCS 230/5-30)


    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:

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

    produced by nature;

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

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

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

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

        (6) Other unique solutions to facility needs.

Except for those changes absolutely necessary to comply with 
the changes made to subsection (c) of Section 5-25 of this Law 
by Public Act 96-37, 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.


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

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1, 
2012.