The Capital Development Board shall exercise general supervision over school construction projects financed pursuant to this Article. School districts, however, must be allowed to choose the architect and engineer for their school construction projects, and no project may be disapproved by the State Board of Education or the Capital Development Board solely due to a school district‘s selection of an architect or engineer.
     With respect to those school construction projects for which a school district first applies for a grant on or after July 1, 2007, the school construction project must receive certification from the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System or the Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes Green Building Rating System or must meet green building standards of the Capital Development Board and its Green Building Advisory Committee. With respect to those school construction projects for which a school district applies for a grant on or after July 1, 2009, the school construction project must receive silver certification from the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System unless all of the following are met:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 230/5-40

  • School construction project: means the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning, and installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment, and land for educational purposes. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 230/5-5
  • School district: includes a cooperative high school, if the cooperative agreement includes language that specifies how the debt obligation is to be paid, including if an entity withdraws from the cooperative agreement or the cooperative agreement is terminated. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 230/5-5
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

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         (3) the school construction project is located in a
    
county with a population of more than 38,000 and less than 39,000, according to the 2010 decennial census;
        (4) the school district for which the school
    
construction grant will be issued has no more than 500 students, with the relevant school facility housing no more than 150 students;
        (5) the facilities for which the school construction
    
grant will be used have been in use as of August 2019; and
        (6) the application for the school construction grant
    
has been approved prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
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