Section 2405.17  Definitions

"Achievement test" means a nationally normed instrument, which has been approved by the Superintendent of School District #428, that measures an individual's educational grade level.

"Associate level courses" means academic and CTE courses that are approved by a college or university as meeting the requirements for an award of an Associate's Degree.

"Baccalaureate level courses" means academic and CTE courses that are approved by a college or university as meeting the requirements for an award of a Bachelor's Degree.

"Billable course work" means course work in which the committed youth is enrolled, or that begins on or after January 1, 1997 while in custody, that is necessary for a degree.

"Chief Administrative Officer" means the highest ranking official of a youth center.

"CTE" means career and technical education.

"Degree" means an academic title awarded by a college or university upon the completion of an approved course of study.  Types of degrees awarded are associate's, bachelor's, etc.

"Diploma" means an academic title awarded by School District #428 upon the completion of an approved course of study.  Types of diplomas awarded are eighth grade, high school, special education and the General Education Development (GED) Certificate.

"Department" means the Department of Juvenile Justice.

"Director" means the Director of the Department of Juvenile Justice.

"Educational programs" means courses of academic and CTE instruction offered to committed youth or persons 21 or under who have not yet earned a high school diploma or GED as approved by School District #428; or courses of academic and CTE instruction offered in the free community; or CTE work training programs offered by the Department or outside resources.

"Full-time student" means a committed youth who is enrolled in an educational program that has classes that are normally scheduled to meet a minimum of 15 hours a week; or a committed youth who is enrolled in college academics for a minimum of six credit hours per module or 12 credit hours per semester.

"90 instructional day program" means a period of 90 days of remedial education, excluding days of absence or days in which no instruction was offered.

"Instructional day" means a day in which instruction is provided.

"Sexually dangerous person" means any person as defined in Section 1.01 of the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act [725 ILCS 205].

"Superintendent" means the Superintendent of the Department of Juvenile Justice School District #428.

"Technical violator" means a committed youth who has been returned to a youth center due to a violation of the conditions of his or her parole, aftercare release or mandatory supervised release, but does not include a committed youth who has been adjudicated of a new offense.

"Unified Code of Corrections" means 730 ILCS 5.

"Working days" means Monday through Friday, excluding State holidays.

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 14170, effective November 25, 2019)