Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The Capital
Development Board (hereinafter "Board") will implement the School Construction
Law through its School Construction Program (hereinafter "SCP").
b) The objective of school grants is to fund
classrooms and costs necessary for the support of classrooms. Items not
fundable with grant funds may be funded with the school district's
funds.
c) The Board will make no
grant awards prior to compliance by the school district with the Illinois State
Board of Education (ISBE) regulations for grant entitlement [105 ILCS 230/5-5
].
d) The ISBE will forward the
application to the Board to determine if the program statement has been
provided and has adequate information to schedule a survey by the
Board.
e) Proof of local share will
be required by the Board prior to a grant award. A school district failing to
have access to the local share of funds within the time period set forth in
Section
40.130(c)(8)(H)
of this Part shall be reprioritized and must
update its application to establish its priority ranking for the following
fiscal year.
f) If the school
district begins the project in some manner (such as letting bids, awarding
contracts, or starting actual construction) after entitlement is issued by the
ISBE, such actions shall have no effect on the eligibility for a construction
grant.
g) Grant awards will be
issued in accordance with ISBE's priority ranking.
h) School districts shall enter into
intergovernmental agreements with the Board that may include, but are not
limited to, provisions for the following:
1)
That funding of the State share in progress payments to school districts for
project costs will be made upon submittal of required documentation by the
school district.
2) That the school
district agrees to comply with all applicable statutes, codes, and
rules.
3) That establishment and
maintenance of a separate set of accounts is required for the construction,
study, and planning of the project in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (FASB Accounting Standards, Financial Accounting
Standards Board, High Ridge Park, Stanford, Connecticut 06905
(1998)).
4) That access to the
work, materials, payrolls, and other data and records relevant to the project
for purposes of audit and inspection by the Board or other authorized agencies
is required.
5) That the architect
retained by the school district shall certify on each payment submittal that
the expenditures were in accordance with the provisions of the appropriation
Act and the terms of the intergovernmental agreement.
6) That increases in project costs added by
change order shall not increase the amount of the State share.
7) That if the school district requests the
Board to assume administrative or oversight duties, the extent of those duties
requested shall be described in the intergovernmental agreement.
8) Other provisions as may be necessary,
including those required to ensure a legal and binding agreement.
9) Green Building
A) 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.
B) With respect to those
school construction projects for which a school district first 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. (Section 5-40
of the School Construction Law)
C)
An allowance will be given to those districts seeking a green building
certification or rating as outlined in the School Construction Law Project
Standards.
