SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Deletes the word "construction" throughout and renames the "Safe Routes to School Construction Program" as the "Safe Routes to School Program" in a provision concerning State use of federal Safe Routes to Schools Program funds. Provides that federal Safe Routes to School funds shall be competitively awarded to project proposals including planning, design, construction, training, education, and program coordination, with a minimum of 10% and a maximum of 30% allocated to non-infrastructure projects. Provides that the amounts of grants of all federal Safe Routes to Schools Program funds shall be apportioned to projects located in the following areas: (1) within a municipality with a population over 500,000; (2) within municipalities with a population between 40,000 and 500,000; and (3) all other municipalities and unincorporated areas. Effective immediately.