Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 151 - SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM › Subpart B - SCHOOL MAINTENANCE PROJECT GRANTS › Section 151.110 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
As used in this Subpart:
"Cooperative high school" means a program established
				  pursuant to Section 10-22.22c of the School Code [105 ILCS
				  5/10-22.22c ].
"Emergency project" means a project made necessary by a
				  disaster described in Section 5-30(1) of the School Construction Law.
				  Conditions caused by age or lack of timely maintenance shall not constitute an
				  emergency. Costs of an emergency project that are covered by insurance may not
				  be claimed as part of an emergency project.
"Grant" means a school maintenance project grant.
"Health/life safety project" means a project that is
				  necessary to correct a violation of the Health/Life Safety Code for Public
				  Schools (23 Ill. Adm. Code 180) or to provide handicapped accessibility or
				  school security.
"Ongoing operational costs" means ordinary maintenance
				  expenses incurred in the course of the applicant's operations, including
				  expenses for employee salaries and benefits, materials and supplies.
"Other project" means a project other than an emergency
				  project, health/life safety project, State program priority project or
				  permanent improvement project.
"Permanent improvement project" means a project designed to
				  upgrade or install building systems (e.g., air conditioning, electrical or
				  plumbing systems) or involving other improvements to a building or structure so
				  that the building or structure is better adapted to the applicant's educational
				  programs.
"Regional office of education" has the meaning set forth in
				  Article 3A of the School Code [105 ILCS 5 /Art. 3A] and includes
the
				  chief administrative officer of the educational service centers established
				  pursuant to Section 2-3.62 of
the School Code [105 ILCS
				  5/2-3.62 ] (Section 3-0.01 of the School Code).
"School maintenance project" or "project" means
a
				  project, other than a school construction project
as defined in
				  Section 5-5 of the School Construction Law or a school energy efficiency
				  project as defined in Section 5-200 of the School Construction Law [105 ILCS
				  230/5-5 and 5 -200]
, intended to provide for the maintenance or upkeep
				  of buildings or structures for educational purposes, but does not include
				  ongoing operational costs
[105 ILCS
				  230/5-5 ]. A project may involve different types of
				  work on a single building or structure, or may involve a single type of work
				  (e.g., new roofing or windows) on several buildings or structures. There is no
				  limit to the cost of a project; however, grant awards shall not exceed $50,000
				  per project, and applicants shall provide a match from local funds equal to the
				  grant amount requested.
"Special education cooperative" means a cooperative
				  established pursuant to Section 10-22.31 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				  5/10-22.31 ].
"State program priority project" means a project that is
				  necessary for energy conservation or that adapts a building or structure to
				  better serve students in a specific program for which the applicant receives
				  funding under the School Code (e.g., preschool education, school
				  technology).
"Type 40 area vocational center" means a career center that
				  is designated by the State Superintendent of Education and jointly owned and
				  operated by member school districts.