Illinois § 7-1.1 Additional powers

Illinois Statutes

§ 7-1.1 — Additional powers

Illinois § 7-1.1

JurisdictionIllinois

TopicEDUCATION

Ch. 110HIGHER EDUCATION

Act 110 ILCS 805/Public Community College Act.

Art.Article VII -

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Bluebook

110 Ill. Comp. Stat. 7-1.1 (2026).

Text

(a)In addition to other powers and authority now possessed by it, the board shall have power (1) to lease from any public building commission created pursuant to the provisions of the "Public Building Commission Act", approved July 5, 1955, as now or hereafter amended, any real or personal property for the purpose of securing office or other space for its administrative functions or for community college purposes for a period of time not exceeding 40 years; and (2) to pay for the use of this leased property in accordance with the terms of the lease and with the provisions of the "Public Building Commission Act", approved July 5, 1955, as now or hereafter amended. Such lease may be entered into without making a previous appropriation for the expense thereby incurred; provided, however, tha

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(a) In addition to other powers and authority now possessed by it, the board shall have power (1) to lease from any public building commission created pursuant to the provisions of the "Public Building Commission Act", approved July 5, 1955, as now or hereafter amended, any real or personal property for the purpose of securing office or other space for its administrative functions or for community college purposes for a period of time not exceeding 40 years; and (2) to pay for the use of this leased property in accordance with the terms of the lease and with the provisions of the "Public Building Commission Act", approved July 5, 1955, as now or hereafter amended. Such lease may be entered into without making a previous appropriation for the expense thereby incurred; provided, however, that if the board undertakes to pay all or any part of the costs of operating and maintaining the property of a public building commission as authorized in this Section, such expenses of operation and maintenance shall be included in the annual budget of such board annually during the term of such undertaking. In addition, the board may undertake, either in the lease with a public building commission or by separate agreement or contract with a public building commission, to pay all or any part of the costs of maintaining and operating the property of a public building commission for any period of time not exceeding 40 years. (b) In addition, the board shall have power to borrow money (including, without limitation, in the form of a line of credit which may vary from time to time as to outstanding principal amount) from any source, public or private, for the purpose of refunding or continuing to refund bonds, notes or other indebtedness when they become due and payable, and to enter into agreements in connection with such borrowing, including agreements providing for the issuance of indebtedness to evidence the obligation to repay such borrowing and agreements providing for the pledge of and the granting of a lien on tuition and fees established and collected by the board pursuant to Section 6-4; provided that the proceeds of any such indebtedness shall be used only to refund or continue to refund bonds, notes or other indebtedness initially issued between February 1, 1994 and March 1, 1994 in an amount not exceeding $34,000,000, and that any such indebtedness be repaid within 20 years.