SCH ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANTS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act and the School Construction Law. Provides that, notwithstanding the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act's 2-year time limitation on grant fund expenditures, for school energy efficiency grants awarded in 2014, grant funds may be made available for expenditure by a grantee for a period of 4 years from the date the funds were distributed by the State. Provides that any school energy efficiency grant funds not expended or legally obligated by the end of the grant agreement must be returned to the grantor agency within 45 days if the funds are not already on deposit with the grantor agency or the State Treasurer, and such returned funds must be deposited into the fund from which the original grant disbursement to the grantee was made. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Jul 2016
Introduced Apr 12, 2016
Signed Jul 22, 2016
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2016 · House Apr 12, 2016
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
May 19, 2016
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jul 22, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 19, 2016
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 3, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Education; 013-000-000
upper
Apr 27, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 12, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 12, 2016
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 12, 2016
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-3)
house
Apr 5, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 020-000-000
lower
Mar 23, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
lower
Jan 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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