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92_SB0807 LRB9204477NTsb 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 5 Section 1C-2 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/1C-2) 7 Sec. 1C-2. Block grants. 8 (a) For fiscal year 1999, and each fiscal year 9 thereafter, the State Board of Education shall award to 10 school districts block grants as described in subsections (b) 11 and (c). The State Board of Education may adopt rules and 12 regulations necessary to implement this Section. In 13 accordance with Section 2-3.32, all state block grants are 14 subject to an audit. Therefore, block grant receipts and 15 block grant expenditures shall be recorded to the appropriate 16 fund code. 17 (b) A Professional Development Block Grant shall be 18 created by combining the existing School Improvement Block 19 Grant and the REI Initiative. These funds shall be 20 distributed to school districts based on the number of 21 full-time certified instructional staff employed in the 22 district. 23 (c) An Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be 24 created by combining the following programs: Preschool 25 Education, Parental Training and Prevention Initiative. 26 These funds shall be distributed to school districts and 27 other entities on a competitive basis. Eight percent of this 28 grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0 29 through 30-3. 30 (Source: P.A. 89-397, eff. 8-20-95; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 31 90-653, eff. 7-29-98.)