(a) The State Board of Education shall classify destruction or disrepair of a public school as an emergency that is eligible for emergency funding if the public school (i) does not otherwise meet the minimum enrollment requirements to be eligible for emergency funding, (ii) has a majority-minority student population, and (iii) is located within a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 outside of Cook County and the destruction or disrepair occurred during the time in which proclamations issued by the Governor during the 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022 school years declaring a disaster due to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act were in effect.
     (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any school district that receives funding pursuant to subsection (a) is exempt from providing local matching funds.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 230/5-500

  • 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