School Construction
Introduction The Illinois General Assembly passed the School
Construction Law (Public
Act 90-548) in December 1997, largely to address the shortage
of classroom space due to population growth or aging buildings.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Capital
Development Board (CDB) administer the program.
To date, the School Construction Grant Program
has benefited 497 School districts in every region of the state
and provided over $3.1 billion in state funds for building
and renovating
local public schools. In FY04, $500 million was distributed
in
the most recent round of grants which will provide for new
facilities
to reduce
student overcrowding and replace aged and crumbled buildings.
This
depletes all funds currently authorized for the program to
date by the Illinois
General Assembly.
For more information, please continue to visit
links within this site, the Capital
Development Board site or call the School Business and
Support Services Division at 217/785-8779.
 Application
Materials and Forms
Eligibility
Entitlement
Priority
Ranking Process
Public Act 93-0489 requires the Illinois State Board of
Education (ISBE) and the Capital Development Board (CDB)
to file a comprehensive assessment report of the capital
needs of all school districts to the General Assembly every
two years
Items of Interest
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Smart "School
Construction Guidelines Handbook"
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Flowchart
of Application Process
Sample
Entitlement Letter and Certificate of Entitlement
School
Construction Program Grant Awards 
School
Construction Guidelines Handbook
School
Construction Law, Public Act 90-548
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