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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1975 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning an
early childhood education block grant.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1975 | | LRB098 06178 NHT 36219 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
| 5 | | 1C-2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/1C-2)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1C-2. Block grants.
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| 8 | | (a) For fiscal year 1999, and
and each fiscal year |
| 9 | | thereafter, the State Board
of Education shall award to school |
| 10 | | districts block grants as described in subsection
(c). The |
| 11 | | State Board of Education may adopt
rules and regulations |
| 12 | | necessary to implement this Section. In accordance with
Section |
| 13 | | 2-3.32, all state block grants are subject to an audit. |
| 14 | | Therefore,
block grant receipts and block grant expenditures |
| 15 | | shall be recorded to the
appropriate fund code. |
| 16 | | (b) (Blank).
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| 17 | | (c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be |
| 18 | | created by combining
the following programs: Preschool |
| 19 | | Education, Parental Training and Prevention
Initiative. These |
| 20 | | funds shall be distributed to school districts and other
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| 21 | | entities on a competitive basis. Not less than 11% of this |
| 22 | | grant
shall be used to
fund programs for children ages 0-3, |
| 23 | | which percentage shall increase to at least 20% by Fiscal Year |