105 ILCS 5/2-3.65a: Arts and foreign language education grant program.

There is created an arts and foreign language education grant program to fund arts education and foreign language education programs in the public schools, subject to appropriation to the State Board of Education. The grants shall be for the purpose of supporting arts and foreign language education in the schools, with an emphasis on ensuring that art and foreign language courses are available as part of a school's core curriculum. The State Board of Education shall enter into an agreement with the Illinois Arts Council to cooperate in administering and awarding grants under the program.