Sec. 31z.
(1) From the federal funds allocated under section 11n, there is allocated $75,000,000.00 for 2021-2022 from the federal funding awarded to this state from the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund under the American rescue plan act of 2021, title IX, subtitle M of Public Law 117-2, to provide capital infrastructure grants to districts.
(2) From the funds allocated under subsection (1), $75,000,000.00 must be allocated for matching grants to districts for HVAC and other one-time infrastructure or equipment costs necessary to operate a year-round, balanced calendar. A district that receives a grant under this subsection shall commit to operating a year-round, balanced calendar in the 2022-2023 school year, and if it is unable to do so, the department must deduct the amount of the grant paid under this subsection from the district's state aid payments that are otherwise due to the district under this article during the 2022-2023 school year. The department shall establish a sliding scale for grant payments under this section such that districts that received higher total ESSER payments under section 11r, evaluated on a per-pupil and total dollar basis, receive smaller matching grants than those with lower total ESSER payments, evaluated on a per-pupil and total dollar basis.
History: Add. 2021, Act 48, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021