Illinois Administrative Code › Title 71 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND REAL PROPERTY › Part 40 - STANDARDS FOR AWARD OF GRANTS: SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM › Section 40.110 - General

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 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.