Illinois Administrative Code › Title 71 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND REAL PROPERTY › Part 43 - EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSTRUCTION GRANT RULES › Section 43.100 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Part, the following terms shall be defined as
				follows:
"Act" means Section 5-300 of the School Construction Law [105
				ILCS 230].
"Board" means the Capital Development Board.
"Early Childhood Center" means a facility where a public school
				district or not-for-profit entity provides educational, health, social and/or
				child development services to young children, ages 0 to 5 years old, and their
				families.
"Early Childhood Construction Grant" or "Grant" means the Early
				Childhood Construction Grant created by the Act.
"Early Childhood Construction Project" or "Project" means a
				project, other than a school construction project, school maintenance project,
				or school energy efficiency project as defined in the School Construction Law,
				that provides for the acquisition, construction, expansion or renovation of an
				Early Childhood Center that is owned or will be owned by the Grant recipient. A
				Project may include, as part of the overall capital project, equipping the
				facility. Other equipment purchases are also allowed provided that the
				equipment has a significant useful life and otherwise complies with the
				requirements of this Part. Projects may not include any ongoing operational
				costs.
"Equipment" means movable equipment, including all items of
				equipment, other than built-in equipment, necessary and appropriate for the
				functioning of a facility that is purchased, renovated, or constructed with
				Grant funds, and that will be used solely or primarily for purposes related to
				the mission of an Early Childhood Center. Further, equipment is defined as
				durable manufactured items that have a significant useful life of at least 20
				years, that are not affixed to a building and are capable of being moved or
				relocated from room to room or building to building, that are not consumed in
				use, and that have an identity and function that will not be lost through
				incorporation into a more complex unit.
Equipment includes:
office/household equipment and furniture;
machinery, implements and major tools;
scientific instruments and apparatus with the exception of
				those items that are subject to a short useful life (e.g., glassware, tubing,
				crockery, and light bulbs); and
Transportation costs and installation costs incurred from an
				outside source.
Equipment does not include:
commodities;
library books, maps, and paintings;
livestock, for any use;
rolling stock (e.g., cars, trucks, boats, related items);
				or
spare and replacement parts.
"GATA" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act [30
				ILCS 708].
"GATA Rules" means 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.
"Not-for-profit Entity" means an organization:
incorporated under state laws and in good standing with the
				Illinois Secretary of State; and
operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic
				or humanitarian purposes.
"Notice of Funding Opportunity" means the Board's formally
				issued announcement of the availability of State funding for the Early
				Childhood Construction Grant program.
"Underserved Children" means children from marginalized
				communities and populations aged 0 to 5 years old who exceed the number of
				enrollment slots designated for their age groups at Early Childhood Centers in
				the area served by those centers.