Construction is near completion on the project, but without these funds, money allocated for other projects and materials will have to be used to pay the construction costs. St. Anne was approved for 75 percent of the funds necessary to construct a new high school. The high school is literally crumbling on the heads of the students, but construction on a new school has yet to begin due to lack of money. Our schools already were approved for these grants, but it is very likely that we will be unable to move forward with these projects unless House Bill 3521 is passed. This legislation passed the House unanimously, but is currently being held in the Senate Rules Committee.
Politicians give a lot of lip service to making education funding a priority in Illinois.
Let's make them follow through on their words. Please, call your state senators and encourage them to support House Bill 3521. Without this legislation, our schools will lack the necessary funds to complete these much-needed projects. It surely seems so, when one man can control what legislation can be voted on. A classic example is House Bill 2236, which was passed by the House.