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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2802
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2802 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT to amend the School Code by adding Section
5 29-18."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
9 29-18 as follows:
10 (105 ILCS 5/29-18 new)
11 Sec. 29-18. Grant program for first-time transportation
12 costs.
13 (a) To assist school districts that are not providing
14 free pupil transportation on the effective date of this
15 amendatory Act of 1998, there is created a new pupil
16 transportation start-up grant program. This grant program
17 shall be administered by the State Board of Education and
18 shall be funded from appropriations made expressly for that
19 purpose.
20 (b) Districts providing free transportation services for
21 the first time will be allowed to receive grant funding
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1 during the first year of operation from an appropriation
2 designated for such initial services during fiscal years
3 1999, 2000, and 2001. To qualify for that funding, the
4 district must file a notice of intent to provide free
5 transportation indicating the number of students to be
6 transported no later than August 15 of the first year of
7 operation. From the appropriation for such initial services,
8 the district will receive 4 quarterly payments based upon the
9 number of students to be transported multiplied by the
10 average State reimbursement per pupil transported paid to
11 school districts under Section 29-5 for the prior year's
12 regular transportation services. Vouchers for the quarterly
13 payments shall be prepared and transmitted by the State Board
14 of Education to the State Comptroller for payment on October
15 15, January 15, April 15 and July 15.
16 (c) School districts that obtain start-up grant funding
17 under this Section shall not claim reimbursement under
18 Section 29-5 for transportation costs associated with
19 students who are transported using start-up grant funds
20 provided under this Section.
21 (d) This Section is repealed on June 30, 2001.
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act shall take effect
23 upon becoming law.".