Public Act 097-0205
 
HB0012 EnrolledLRB097 02931 NHT 42955 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 5-200 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 230/5-200)
    Sec. 5-200. School energy efficiency grants.
    (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to make 
grants to school districts and special education cooperatives, 
without regard to enrollment, for school energy efficiency 
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 $250,000, 
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.
    (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 school 
maintenance project grants.
    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.
    (c) In each school year in which school energy efficiency 
project grants are awarded, 20% of the total amount awarded 
shall be awarded to a school district in a city 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.

(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1423, eff. 8-3-10.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.