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91_HB1274ham001 LRB9102393NTsbam 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1274 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1274 by replacing 3 everything after the enacting clause with the following: 4 "Section 5. The Illinois Educational Facilities 5 Authority Act is amended by changing Sections 1, 3, 3.03, 6 3.06, 3.06a, 3.07c, 3.08, 5.11, 5.12, 5.16, and 24 and adding 7 Sections 3.10, 5.11a, and 5.11b as follows: 8 (110 ILCS 1015/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 1301) 9 Sec. 1. Declaration of purpose. It is declared that for 10 the benefit of the people of the State of Illinois, the 11 conduct and increase of their commerce, the protection and 12 enhancement of their welfare, the development of continued 13 prosperity and the improvement of their health and living 14 conditions it is essential that all the people of the State 15 be given the fullest opportunity to learn and to develop 16 their intellectual and mental capacities and skills; that to 17 achieve these ends it is of the utmost importance that 18 private institutions of higher education within the State be 19 provided with appropriate additional means to assist the 20 people of the State in achieving the required levels of 21 learning and development of their intellectual and mental 22 capacities and skills and that cultural institutions within -2- LRB9102393NTsbam 1 the State be provided with appropriate additional means to 2 expand the services and resources which they offer for the 3 cultural, intellectual, scientific, educational and artistic 4 enrichment of the people of the State; and that, in execution 5 of the public policy set forth above, it is the purpose of 6 this Act to provide a measure of assistance and an 7 alternative method of financing to enable private 8 institutions of higher education and cultural institutions in 9 the State to: (i) finance or to refund or refinance 10 outstanding indebtedness incurred by them for the 11 construction or acquisition of educational facilities and 12 structures or cultural facilities and structures, whether or 13 not constructed or acquired prior to the effective date of 14 this Act, (ii)and toprovide the needed additional 15 facilities and structures for the public benefit and good, 16 and (iii) enable these institutions to obtain working capital 17 through financing or refinancing of their accounts receivable 18 or otherwisein execution of the public policy set forth19above. 20 (Source: P.A. 88-555, eff. 7-27-94.) 21 (110 ILCS 1015/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 1303) 22 Sec. 3. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context 23 otherwise requires, the terms specified in Sections 3.01 24 through 3.103.09have the meanings ascribed to them in those 25 Sections. 26 (Source: P.A. 84-995.) 27 (110 ILCS 1015/3.03) (from Ch. 144, par. 1303.03) 28 Sec. 3.03. Cost. "Cost", as applied to a project 29 financed under this Act, means all costs necessary or 30 incident to the acquisition,andconstruction,and financing 31 of the project, including the costs of refunding or 32 refinancing outstanding indebtedness incurred for the -3- LRB9102393NTsbam 1 financing of such project, engineering, legal and,2 architectural fees, working capital, and all other necessary 3 and incidental expenses, together with interest on bonds 4 issued to finance the project to a date 6 months subsequent 5 to the estimated date of completion. 6 (Source: P.A. 78-399.) 7 (110 ILCS 1015/3.06) (from Ch. 144, par. 1303.06) 8 Sec. 3.06. Educational facility. "Educational facility" 9 may comprise any property located within the State or, if the 10 property is owned, operated, or managed by or for the benefit 11 of a participating institution or an affiliate of the 12 institution, located outside the State, constructed or 13 acquired before or after the effective date of this Act, 14 which is or will be, in whole or in part, suitable for the 15 instruction, feeding, recreation or housing of students, the 16 conducting of research or other work of a private institution 17 of higher education, the use by a private institution of 18 higher education in connection with any educational, research 19 or related or incidental activities then being or to be 20 conducted by it, or any combination of the foregoing, 21 including, without limitation, any such property suitable for 22 use as or in connection with any one or more of the 23 following: an academic facility, administrative facility, 24 agricultural facility, assembly hall, athletic facility, 25 auditorium, boating facility, campus, communication facility, 26 computer facility, continuing education facility, classroom, 27 dining hall, dormitory, exhibition hall, fire fighting 28 facility, fire prevention facility, food service and 29 preparation facility, gymnasium, greenhouse, health care 30 facility, hospital, housing, instructional facility, 31 laboratory, library, maintenance facility, medical facility, 32 museum, offices, parking area, physical education facility, 33 recreational facility, research facility, stadium, storage -4- LRB9102393NTsbam 1 facility, student union, study facility, theatre or utility. 2 An educational facility shall not include any property used 3 or to be used for sectarian instruction or study or as a 4 place for devotional activities or religious worship nor any 5 property which is used or to be used primarily in connection 6 with any part of the program of a school or department of 7 divinity for any religious denomination. 8 (Source: P.A. 78-399.) 9 (110 ILCS 1015/3.06a) (from Ch. 144, par. 1303.06a) 10 Sec. 3.06a. Cultural facility. "Cultural facility" may 11 comprise any property located within the State or, if the 12 property is owned, operated, or managed by or for the benefit 13 of a participating institution or an affiliate of the 14 institution, located outside the State, constructed or 15 acquired before or after the effective date of this Act, 16 which is or will be, in whole or in part, suitable for the 17 particular purposes or needs of a cultural institution, 18 including, without limitation, any such property suitable for 19 use as or in connection with any one or more of the 20 following: an administrative facility, aquarium, assembly 21 hall, auditorium, botanical garden, exhibition hall, gallery, 22 greenhouse, library, museum, scientific laboratory, theater 23 or zoological facility, and shall also include, without 24 limitation, books, works of art or music, animal, plant or 25 aquatic life or other items for display, exhibition or 26 performance. The term "cultural facility" includes buildings 27 on the National Register of Historic Places which are owned 28 or operated by nonprofit entities. A cultural facility shall 29 not include any property used or to be used for sectarian 30 instruction or study or as a place for devotional activities 31 or religious worship nor any property which is used or to be 32 used primarily in connection with any part of the program of 33 a school or department of divinity for any religious -5- LRB9102393NTsbam 1 denomination. 2 (Source: P.A. 84-995.) 3 (110 ILCS 1015/3.07c) (from Ch. 144, par. 1303.07c) 4 Sec. 3.07c. Participating institution. "Participating 5 institution" means a private institution of higher education, 6 a cultural institution, or a not for profit organization that 7 provides financial or other assistance to or for the benefit 8 of private institutions of higher education or cultural 9 institutions, as the case may be, which, pursuant to the 10 provisions of this Act, undertakes a project or the refunding 11 or refinancing of outstanding indebtedness incurred for the 12 financing of a project or undertakes the financing of working 13 capital. 14 (Source: P.A. 88-555, eff. 7-27-94.) 15 (110 ILCS 1015/3.08) (from Ch. 144, par. 1303.08) 16 Sec. 3.08. Property. "Property" means any real, personal 17 or mixed property, or any interest therein, including, 18 without limitation, any real estate, appurtenances, 19 buildings, easements, equipment, furnishings, furniture, 20 improvements, machinery, commodities, rights of way and 21 structures, or any interest therein. 22 (Source: P.A. 76-1810.) 23 (110 ILCS 1015/3.10 new) 24 Sec. 3.10. Working capital. "Working capital" means, 25 with respect to any participating institution, funds to be 26 used in or reserved for the operations of the participating 27 institution. 28 (110 ILCS 1015/5.11) (from Ch. 144, par. 1305.11) 29 Sec. 5.11. Loans for cost of project and related capital 30 needs. To make loans to any participating institution for -6- LRB9102393NTsbam 1 the cost of a project and other related capital needs in 2 accordance with an agreement between the Authority and the 3 participating institution; provided that no such loan shall4exceed the total cost of the project as determined by the5participating institution and approved by the Authority. 6 (Source: P.A. 84-995.) 7 (110 ILCS 1015/5.11a new) 8 Sec. 5.11a. Working capital bonds. In accordance with 9 applicable law, to issue bonds for the purpose of financing 10 working capital for one or more participating institutions, 11 whether through a financing of their accounts receivable or 12 otherwise, either singly or on a combined basis with other 13 participating institutions. 14 (110 ILCS 1015/5.11b new) 15 Sec. 5.11b. Issuance of bonds for bulk purchases. To 16 issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing, leasing, or 17 otherwise acquiring, financing, selling, or transferring for, 18 to, or on behalf of itself and any participating institution, 19 either alone or in partnership with other participating 20 institutions, commodities or other property necessary for the 21 daily operation of the educational facilities or cultural 22 facilities of the participating institutions and for their 23 employees and patrons, including, but not limited to, 24 electricity, petroleum products, fuel oil, and natural gas. 25 (110 ILCS 1015/5.12) (from Ch. 144, par. 1305.12) 26 Sec. 5.12. Loans to refund outstanding obligations or 27 advances. To make loans to a participating institution to 28 refund outstanding obligations or advances issued, made or 29 given by such participating institution for the cost of a 30 project or for working capital. 31 (Source: P.A. 84-995.) -7- LRB9102393NTsbam 1 (110 ILCS 1015/5.16) (from Ch. 144, par. 1305.16) 2 Sec. 5.16. Bonds for refunding or refinancing 3 outstanding indebtedness. To issue bonds for the purpose of 4 refunding or refinancing the outstanding indebtedness of a 5 participating institution, whether or not outstanding prior 6 to or after the effective date of this Act, provided that 7 such indebtedness was originally incurred for the purpose of 8 constructing or acquiring an educational facility or a 9 cultural facility or for the purpose of acquiring working 10 capital. 11 (Source: P.A. 84-995.) 12 (110 ILCS 1015/24) (from Ch. 144, par. 1324) 13 Sec. 24. Purchase of securities; security; title to 14 facilities. 15 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to 16 the contrary, the Authority may finance the cost of an 17 educational facility or cultural facility, finance working 18 capital, or finance other capital needs or refund outstanding 19 indebtedness incurred prior to or after the effective date of 20 this Act for the construction or acquisition of an 21 educational facility or cultural facility, for the financing 22 of working capital, or for other related capital needs by 23 issuing its bonds for the purpose of purchasing the 24 securities of a participating institution. Any such 25 securities shall have the same principal amounts, maturities 26 and interest rates as the bonds so being issued, may be 27 secured by a first mortgage lien on the educational facility 28 or cultural facility so being financed or by a first mortgage 29 lien or security interests in other real or personal property 30 acceptable to the Authority and created by a mortgage 31 instrument or security agreement satisfactory to the 32 Authority, and may be insured or guaranteed by others. Any 33 such bonds shall be secured by a pledge of such securities -8- LRB9102393NTsbam 1 under the trust agreement or indenture creating such bonds 2 and,shall be payable solely out of the payments to be made 3 on such securitiesand shall not exceed in principal amount4the cost of such educational facility or cultural facility as5determined by the participating institution and approved by6the Authority. In other respects, any such bonds shall be 7 subject to the provisions of Section 9 (c) of this Act and 8 the trust agreement or indenture creating such bonds may 9 contain such of the provisions set forth in Section 9 (d) 10 hereof as the Authority may deem appropriate. 11 (b) In the event that an educational facility or 12 cultural facility is financed pursuant to this Section, the 13 title to such facility shall remain in the participating 14 institution owning the same, subject to the lien of the 15 mortgage, if any, securing the securities then being 16 purchased, and there shall be no lease of such facility 17 between the Authority and such participating institution. 18 (c) The provisions of Section 8 of this Act shall not 19 apply to any educational facility or cultural facility 20 financed pursuant to this Section, but the Authority shall 21 return the securities, if any, purchased through the issuance 22 of bonds hereunder to the participating institution issuing 23 such securities when such bonds have been fully paid and 24 retired or when adequate provision has been made to pay and 25 retire the same fully and all other conditions of the trust 26 agreement or indenture creating such bonds have been 27 satisfied and the lien thereof has been released in 28 accordance with the provisions thereof. 29 (Source: P.A. 88-555, eff. 7-27-94.) 30 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 31 becoming law.".