TITLE 23: EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES SUBTITLE A: EDUCATION CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SUBCHAPTER f: INSTRUCTION FOR SPECIFIC STUDENT POPULATIONS PART 235 EARLY CHILDHOOD BLOCK GRANT The General Assembly's Illinois Administrative Code database includes only those rulemakings that have been permanently adopted. This menu will point out the Sections on which an emergency rule (valid for a maximum of 150 days, usually until replaced by a permanent rulemaking) exists. The emergency rulemaking is linked through the notation that follows the Section heading in the menu. View Entire Part SUBPART A: PRESCHOOL EDUCATION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE PROGRAMS Section 235.10 Purpose; Eligible Applicants Section 235.20 Application Procedure and Content for New or Expanding Programs Section 235.30 Additional Program Components for Preschool Education Proposals Section 235.40 Additional Program Components for Prevention Initiative Proposals Section 235.50 Proposal Review and Approval for New or Expanding Programs Section 235.55 Proposal Review Process and Additional Funding Priorities for Preschool Education Programs Section 235.60 Application Content and Approval for Continuation Programs Section 235.65 ExceleRate Illinois: Quality Rating and Improvement System Section 235.67 Program Monitoring Section 235.70 Terms of the Grant Section 237.75 Child Care Centers During a Public Health Emergency Section 235.80 Chronic Absenteeism Data Report and Support SUBPART B: GRANTS FOR TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND HIGH-QUALITY SUPPORTS AND FOR WEB-BASED SERVICES Section 235.100 Purpose Section 235.105 Eligible Applicants Section 235.110 Application Procedure and Content for New Programs Section 235.120 Proposal Review and Approval for New Programs Section 235.130 Application Content and Approval for Continuation Programs Section 235.140 Terms of the Grant SUBPART C: SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CONSULTATION SERVICES Section 235.200 Implementation and Purpose; Eligible Applicants Section 235.210 Application Procedure and Content Section 235.220 Proposal Review and Approval of Proposals SUBPART D: EXCLUSIONARY DISCIPLINE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS Section 235.300 Purpose Section 235.310 Definitions Section 235.320 Behavior Support Plans Section 235.330 Program Transition Plans Section 235.340 Reporting Section 235.APPENDIX A Illinois Early Learning and Development Standards - Children Age 3 to Kindergarten Enrollment Age Section 235.APPENDIX B Illinois Birth to Five Program Standards Section 235.APPENDIX C Illinois Early Learning Guidelines – Children from Birth to Age 3

AUTHORITY: Authorized by Section 1C-2 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/1C-2] and implementing Sections 2-3.71 and 2-3.89 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/2-3.71 and 2-3.89].

SOURCE: Adopted at 16 Ill. Reg. 10181, effective June 10, 1992; expedited correction at 16 Ill. Reg. 15186, effective June 10, 1992; amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 903, effective January 15, 2002; old Part repealed at 30 Ill. Reg. 4618 and new Part adopted at 30 Ill. Reg. 4620, effective February 28, 2006; emergency amendment adopted at 30 Ill. Reg. 11793, effective June 26, 2006, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired November 22, 2006; amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 19383, effective November 28, 2006; amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 13357, effective July 25, 2008; amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 4027, effective February 23, 2009; amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 11615, effective July 26, 2010; amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 3742, effective February 17, 2011; amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 6827, effective April 18, 2012; amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 6674, effective April 27, 2015; amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 15168, effective October 24, 2016; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 1942, effective January 10, 2020; emergency amendment at 44 Ill. Reg. 5924, effective March 27, 2020, for a maximum of 150 days; emergency expired August 23, 2020; amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 13359, effective July 28, 2020; amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 917, effective January 4, 2021.