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Public Act 099-0655 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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(30 ILCS 105/5.528 rep.) | ||||
Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing | ||||
Section 5.528. | ||||
Section 10. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 6 and 8 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 205/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 186)
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Sec. 6.
The Board , in cooperation with the Illinois | ||||
Community College Board, shall analyze the present and future | ||||
aims, needs and
requirements of higher education in the State | ||||
of Illinois and prepare a
master plan for the development, | ||||
expansion, integration, coordination and
efficient utilization | ||||
of the facilities, curricula and standards of higher
education | ||||
for the public institutions of higher education in the areas of
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teaching, research and public service. The master plan shall | ||||
also include higher education affordability and accessibility | ||||
measures. The Board , in cooperation with the Illinois Community | ||||
College Board, shall formulate the master
plan and prepare and | ||||
submit to the General Assembly and the Governor drafts
of | ||||
proposed legislation to effectuate the plan. The Board , in |
cooperation with the Illinois Community College Board, shall | ||
engage in a
continuing study, an analysis , and an evaluation of | ||
the master plan so
developed , and it shall be its | ||
responsibility to recommend, from time to
time as it | ||
determines, amendments and modifications of any master plan
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enacted by the General Assembly.
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(Source: P.A. 96-319, eff. 1-1-10.)
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(110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188)
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Sec. 8.
The Board of Trustees of the University of | ||
Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois | ||
University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, | ||
the Board of Trustees of
Eastern Illinois University, the Board | ||
of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of | ||
Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of | ||
Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of | ||
Northern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western | ||
Illinois University, and
the Illinois Community College Board | ||
shall submit to the Board not later
than the 15th day of | ||
November of each year its budget proposals for the
operation | ||
and capital needs of the institutions under its governance or
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supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal | ||
shall conform
to the procedures developed by the Board in the | ||
design of an information
system for State universities and | ||
colleges.
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In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher education, |
the Board and
its staff shall communicate on a regular basis | ||
with all public university
presidents. They shall meet at least | ||
semiannually to achieve economies of
scale where possible and | ||
provide the most innovative and efficient programs and
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services.
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The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual budget | ||
request,
shall consider rates of tuition and fees and | ||
undergraduate tuition and fee waiver programs at the State | ||
state universities and
colleges. The Board shall also consider | ||
the current and projected
utilization of the total physical | ||
plant of each campus of a university or
college in approving | ||
the capital budget for any new building or facility.
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The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the Governor, | ||
to the
General Assembly, and to the appropriate budget agencies | ||
of the Governor
and General Assembly its analysis and | ||
recommendations on such budget
proposals.
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The Board is directed to form a broad-based group of | ||
individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the | ||
General Assembly, public institutions of higher education, | ||
State agencies, business and industry, statewide Statewide | ||
organizations representing faculty and staff, and others as the | ||
Board shall deem appropriate to devise a system for allocating | ||
State resources to public institutions of higher education | ||
based upon performance in achieving State goals related to | ||
student success and certificate and degree completion. | ||
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the Board of Higher |
Education budget recommendations to the Governor and the | ||
General Assembly shall include allocations to public | ||
institutions of higher education based upon performance | ||
metrics designed to promote and measure student success in | ||
degree and certificate completion. Public university These | ||
metrics must be adopted by the Board by rule , and public | ||
community college metrics must be adopted by the Illinois | ||
Community College Board by rule. These metrics must be | ||
developed and promulgated in accordance with the following | ||
principles: | ||
(1) The metrics must be developed in consultation with | ||
public institutions of higher education, as well as other | ||
State educational agencies and other higher education | ||
organizations, associations, interests, and stakeholders | ||
as deemed appropriate by the Board. | ||
(2) The metrics shall include provisions for | ||
recognizing the demands on and rewarding the performance of | ||
institutions in advancing the success of students who are | ||
academically or financially at risk, including | ||
first-generation students, low-income students, and | ||
students traditionally underrepresented in higher | ||
education, as specified in Section 9.16 of this Act. | ||
(3) The metrics shall recognize and account for the | ||
differentiated missions of institutions and sectors of | ||
higher education. | ||
(4) The metrics shall focus on the fundamental goal of |
increasing completion of college courses, certificates, | ||
and degrees. Performance metrics shall recognize the | ||
unique and broad mission of public community colleges | ||
through consideration of additional factors including, but | ||
not limited to, enrollment, progress through key academic | ||
milestones, transfer to a baccalaureate institution, and | ||
degree completion. | ||
(5) The metrics must be designed to maintain the | ||
quality of degrees, certificates, courses, and programs. | ||
In devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by the | ||
report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission. | ||
Each State university state supported institution within | ||
the application of this Act must
submit its plan for capital | ||
improvements of non-instructional facilities to
the Board for | ||
approval before final commitments are made if the total cost of | ||
the project as approved by the institution's board of control | ||
is in excess of $2 million. Non-instructional
uses shall | ||
include but not be limited to dormitories, union buildings,
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field houses, stadium, other recreational facilities and | ||
parking lots. The
Board shall determine whether or not any | ||
project submitted for approval is
consistent with the master | ||
plan for higher education and with instructional
buildings that | ||
are provided for therein. If the project is found by a
majority | ||
of the Board not to be consistent, such capital improvement | ||
shall
not be constructed.
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(Source: P.A. 97-290, eff. 8-10-11; 97-320, eff. 1-1-12; |
97-610, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
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(110 ILCS 205/6.2 rep.)
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Section 15. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | ||
repealing Section 6.2. | ||
Section 20. The Public Community College Act is amended by | ||
changing Sections 2-12, 3-2, 3-3, 3-20.3.01, 3-22.1, 3-29.8, | ||
3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-40, and 5-11 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 805/2-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 102-12)
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Sec. 2-12. The State Board shall have the power and it | ||
shall be its duty:
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(a) To provide statewide planning for community colleges as
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institutions of higher education and co-ordinate the programs, | ||
services
and activities of all community colleges in the State | ||
so as to encourage
and establish a system of locally initiated | ||
and administered
comprehensive community colleges.
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(b) To organize and conduct feasibility surveys for new | ||
community
colleges or for the inclusion of existing | ||
institutions as community
colleges and the locating of new | ||
institutions.
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(c) (Blank). To approve all locally funded capital projects | ||
for which no
State monies are required, in accordance with | ||
standards established by rule.
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(d) To cooperate with the community colleges in continuing |
studies
of student characteristics, admission standards, | ||
grading policies,
performance of transfer students, | ||
qualification and certification of
facilities and any other | ||
problem of community college education.
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(e) To enter into contracts with other governmental | ||
agencies and eligible
providers, such as local educational | ||
agencies, community-based
organizations of demonstrated | ||
effectiveness, volunteer literacy organizations
of | ||
demonstrated effectiveness, institutions of higher education, | ||
public and
private nonprofit agencies, libraries, and public | ||
housing authorities; to
accept federal funds and to plan with | ||
other State agencies when appropriate for
the allocation of | ||
such federal funds for instructional programs and student
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services including such funds for adult education and adult | ||
literacy,
vocational and technical education, and retraining | ||
as may be allocated by
state and federal agencies for the aid | ||
of community colleges. To receive,
receipt for, hold in trust, | ||
expend and administer, for all purposes of this
Act, funds and | ||
other aid made available by the federal government or by other
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agencies public or private, subject to appropriation by the | ||
General Assembly.
The changes to this subdivision (e) made by | ||
this amendatory Act of the 91st
General
Assembly apply on and | ||
after July 1, 2001.
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(f) To determine efficient and adequate standards for | ||
community
colleges for the physical plant, heating, lighting, | ||
ventilation,
sanitation, safety, equipment and supplies, |
instruction and teaching,
curriculum, library, operation, | ||
maintenance, administration and
supervision, and to grant | ||
recognition certificates to community colleges
meeting such | ||
standards.
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(g) To determine the standards for establishment of | ||
community
colleges and the proper location of the site in | ||
relation to existing
institutions of higher education offering | ||
academic, occupational and
technical training curricula, | ||
possible enrollment, assessed valuation,
industrial, business, | ||
agricultural, and other conditions reflecting
educational | ||
needs in the area to be served; however, no community
college | ||
may be considered as being recognized nor may the establishment
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of any community college be authorized in any district which | ||
shall be
deemed inadequate for the maintenance, in accordance | ||
with the desirable
standards thus determined, of a community | ||
college offering the basic
subjects of general education and | ||
suitable vocational and
semiprofessional and technical | ||
curricula.
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(h) To approve or disapprove new units of instruction, | ||
research or
public service as defined in Section 3-25.1
of this | ||
Act submitted by the
boards of trustees of the respective | ||
community college districts of this
State. The State Board may | ||
discontinue programs which fail to reflect
the educational | ||
needs of the area being served.
The community college district | ||
shall be granted 60 days following the
State Board staff | ||
recommendation and prior to the State Board's action to
respond |
to concerns regarding the program in question. If the State | ||
Board
acts to abolish a community college program, the | ||
community college district
has a right to appeal the decision | ||
in accordance with administrative rules
promulgated by the | ||
State Board under the provisions of the Illinois
Administrative | ||
Procedure Act.
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(i) To participate in, to recommend approval or | ||
disapproval, and to
assist in the coordination of the programs
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of community colleges participating in programs of | ||
interinstitutional
cooperation with other public or nonpublic | ||
institutions of higher education.
If the State Board does not | ||
approve a particular cooperative agreement,
the community | ||
college district has a right to appeal the decision in
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accordance with administrative rules promulgated by the State | ||
Board under
the provisions of the Illinois Administrative | ||
Procedure Act.
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(j) To establish guidelines regarding sabbatical leaves.
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(k) To establish guidelines for the admission into special,
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appropriate programs conducted or created by community | ||
colleges for
elementary and secondary school dropouts who have | ||
received truant status
from the school districts of this State | ||
in compliance with Section 26-14 of
The School Code.
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(l) The Community College Board shall conduct a study of | ||
community
college teacher education courses to determine how | ||
the community college
system can increase its participation in | ||
the preparation of elementary and
secondary teachers.
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(m) (Blank). To establish by July 1, 1997 uniform financial | ||
accounting and reporting
standards
and principles for | ||
community colleges and develop procedures and systems
for | ||
community colleges for reporting financial data to the State | ||
Board.
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(n) To create and participate in the conduct and operation | ||
of any
corporation, joint venture, partnership, association, | ||
or other organizational
entity that has the power: (i) to | ||
acquire land, buildings, and other capital
equipment for the | ||
use and benefit of the community colleges or their students;
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(ii) to accept gifts and make grants for the use and benefit of | ||
the community
colleges or their students; (iii) to aid in the | ||
instruction and education of
students of community colleges; | ||
and (iv) to promote activities to acquaint
members of the | ||
community with the facilities of the various community
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colleges.
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(o) On and after July 1, 2001, to ensure the effective | ||
teaching of adults
and to prepare them
for success in | ||
employment and lifelong learning by administering a
network of | ||
providers, programs, and services to provide adult basic
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education, adult secondary and high school equivalency testing | ||
education, English as a
second language, and any other | ||
instruction designed to prepare adult
students to function | ||
successfully in society and to experience success in
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postsecondary education and the world of work.
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(p) On and after July 1, 2001, to supervise the |
administration of adult
education and adult literacy programs, | ||
to establish the standards for such
courses of instruction and | ||
supervise the administration thereof, to contract
with other | ||
State and local agencies and eligible providers, such as local
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educational agencies, community-based organizations of | ||
demonstrated
effectiveness, volunteer literacy organizations | ||
of demonstrated effectiveness,
institutions of higher | ||
education, public and private nonprofit agencies,
libraries, | ||
and public housing authorities, for the purpose of promoting | ||
and
establishing classes for instruction under these programs, | ||
to contract with
other State and local agencies to accept and | ||
expend appropriations for
educational purposes to reimburse | ||
local eligible providers for the cost of
these programs, and to | ||
establish an advisory council consisting of all
categories of | ||
eligible providers; agency partners, such as the State Board of
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Education, the Department of Human Services, the Department of | ||
Employment
Security, and the Secretary of State literacy | ||
program; and other
stakeholders to identify, deliberate, and | ||
make recommendations to the State
Board on adult education | ||
policy and priorities. The State Board shall support statewide | ||
geographic distribution;
diversity of eligible providers; and | ||
the adequacy, stability, and
predictability of funding so as | ||
not to disrupt or diminish, but rather to
enhance, adult | ||
education by this change of administration.
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(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-2)
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Sec. 3-2.
Upon the receipt of such a petition, the State | ||
Board shall, in
cooperation with the regional superintendent of | ||
the county or counties in
which the territory of the proposed | ||
district is located, cause a study to
be made of the territory | ||
of the proposed district and the community college
needs and | ||
condition thereof and the area within and adjacent thereto in
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relation to existing facilities for general education, | ||
including
pre-professional curricula and for training in | ||
occupational activities, and
in relation to a factual survey of | ||
the possible enrollment, assessed
valuation, industrial | ||
business, agricultural and other conditions
reflecting | ||
educational needs in the area to be served, in order to
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determine whether in its judgment the proposed district may | ||
adequately
maintain a community college in accordance with such | ||
desirable standards.
In reviewing the application the State | ||
Board shall consider the feasibility
of any proposed | ||
utilization of existing public or private educational
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facilities and land within or in near proximity to the boundary | ||
of the
proposed district, and of contracting with such public | ||
or private
institutions for the provision of educational | ||
programs. If the State
Board finds as the result of its study | ||
that
it is not possible for the proposed district to produce a | ||
desirable program
of community college education at a | ||
reasonable cost, it shall provide a
brief statement of the | ||
reasons for this decision and shall thereupon cause
a copy of |
the statement to be published in a newspaper or newspapers | ||
having
a general circulation in the territory of the proposed | ||
district and no
election shall be held or further proceedings | ||
had on said petition to
establish such a community college | ||
district. In approving a request for a new community college | ||
district, If approved the State Board
shall make submit its | ||
findings to the Board of Higher Education for a
determination | ||
as to whether or not the proposal is in conformity with a
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comprehensive community college program. When the State Board | ||
of Higher Education
approves the request for a new community | ||
college, the State Board shall
prepare a report of such action | ||
on the petition. The report shall contain a
brief statement of | ||
the reasons for the decision and a resume stating why
the State | ||
Board deems it possible for the proposed district to provide a
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desirable 2-year two-year college program at reasonable cost, | ||
the conditions under
which such operation would be possible, | ||
the estimated results of such
operation in terms of local | ||
taxes, the nature and probable cost of
alternative methods of | ||
providing adequate community college educational
opportunities | ||
for students in the territory involved and such other
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information as the State Board believes may be helpful to the | ||
voters in
such territory in voting on the proposition to | ||
establish a community
college district.
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(Source: P.A. 84-509.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-3)
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Sec. 3-3.
If the State Board of Higher Education | ||
disapproves the request for a new
community college, no | ||
election shall be held or further proceedings had on
such | ||
petition to establish a community college district. If the | ||
State Board of
Higher Education approves the request to | ||
establish a community college
district, the State Board shall | ||
cause notice of a hearing on the petition
to be given by | ||
publishing a notice thereof at least once each week for 3
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successive weeks in at least one newspaper having general | ||
circulation
within the territory of the proposed district, and | ||
if no such newspaper
exists, then the publication shall be made | ||
in 2 or more newspapers which
together cover the territory with | ||
general circulation. The notice shall
state when and to whom | ||
the petition was presented, the description of the
territory of | ||
the proposed district, and the day on which the hearing upon
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the petition and the report of the State Board will be held. On | ||
such day or
on a day to which the State Board shall continue | ||
said hearing, the State
Board or a hearing officer appointed by | ||
it shall hear the petition, present
the report and determine | ||
the sufficiency of the petition as herein
prescribed, and may | ||
adjourn the hearing from time to time or continue the
matter | ||
for want of sufficient notice or for other good cause. The | ||
State
Board or a hearing officer appointed by it shall hear any | ||
additional
evidence as to the school needs and conditions of | ||
the territory and in the
area within and adjacent thereto and | ||
if a hearing officer is appointed he
shall report a summary of |
the testimony to the State Board. Whereupon the
State Board | ||
shall determine whether it is for the best interests of the
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schools of such area and the educational welfare of the | ||
students therein
that such district be organized, and shall | ||
determine also whether the
territory described in the petition | ||
is compact and contiguous for college
purposes.
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(Source: P.A. 78-669.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-20.3.01) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-20.3.01)
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Sec. 3-20.3.01. Whenever, as a result of any lawful order | ||
of any agency,
other than a local community college board, | ||
having authority to enforce any
law or regulation designed for | ||
the protection, health or safety of community
college students, | ||
employees or visitors, or any law or regulation for the
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protection and safety of the environment, pursuant to the | ||
"Environmental
Protection Act", any local community college | ||
district, including any district
to which Article VII of this | ||
Act applies, is required to alter or repair
any physical | ||
facilities, or whenever any district determines that it is
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necessary for energy conservation, health or safety, | ||
environmental
protection or accessibility purposes that any | ||
physical
facilities should be altered or repaired and that such | ||
alterations or
repairs will be made with funds not necessary | ||
for the completion of
approved and recommended projects for | ||
fire prevention and safety, or
whenever after the effective | ||
date of this amendatory Act of
1984 any district, including any |
district to which Article VII applies,
provides for alterations | ||
or repairs determined by the local community
college board to | ||
be necessary for health and safety, environmental
protection, | ||
accessibility or energy conservation purposes, such
district | ||
may, by proper resolution which specifically identifies the
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project and which is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the | ||
Open
Meetings Act, levy a tax for the purpose of paying for | ||
such alterations or
repairs, or survey by a licensed architect | ||
or engineer, upon the equalized
assessed value of all the | ||
taxable property of the district at a rate not to
exceed .05% | ||
per year for a period sufficient to finance such alterations or
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repairs, upon the following conditions:
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(a) When in the judgment of the local community college | ||
board of trustees
there are not sufficient funds available in | ||
the operations and
maintenance fund of the district to | ||
permanently pay for such alterations
or repairs so ordered, | ||
determined as necessary.
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(b) When a certified estimate of a licensed architect or | ||
engineer stating
the estimated amount that is necessary to make
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the alterations or repairs so ordered or determined as | ||
necessary has been
secured by the local community college | ||
district and the project and estimated
amount have been | ||
approved by the Executive Director of the State Board .
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The filing of a certified copy of the resolution or | ||
ordinance levying the
tax when accompanied by the certificate | ||
of approval of the Executive Director
of the State Board shall |
be the authority of the county clerk or clerks
to extend such | ||
tax; provided, however, that in no event shall the extension
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for the current and preceding years, if any, under this Section | ||
be greater
than the amount so approved, and interest on bonds | ||
issued pursuant to this
Section and in the event such current | ||
extension and preceding extensions
exceed such approval and | ||
interest, it shall be reduced proportionately.
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The county clerk of each of the counties in which any | ||
community college
district levying a tax under the authority of | ||
this Section is located, in
reducing raised levies, shall not | ||
consider any such tax as a part of the
general levy for | ||
community college purposes and shall not include the same
in | ||
the limitation of any other tax rate which may be extended. | ||
Such tax
shall be levied and collected in like manner as all | ||
other taxes of
community college districts.
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The tax rate limit hereinabove specified in this Section | ||
may be increased
to .10% upon the approval of a proposition to | ||
effect such increase by a
majority of the electors voting on | ||
that proposition at a regular scheduled
election. Such | ||
proposition may be initiated by resolution of the local
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community college board and shall be certified by the secretary | ||
of the
local community college board to the proper election | ||
authorities for
submission in accordance with the general | ||
election law.
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Each local community college district authorized to levy | ||
any tax pursuant
to this Section may also or in the alternative |
by proper resolution or
ordinance borrow money for such | ||
specifically identified purposes not in
excess of $4,500,000 in | ||
the aggregate at any one time when
in the judgment
of the local | ||
community college board of trustees there are not sufficient
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funds available in the operations and maintenance fund of the | ||
district to
permanently pay for such alterations or repairs so | ||
ordered or determined as
necessary and a certified estimate of | ||
a licensed architect or engineer
stating the estimated amount | ||
has been secured by
the local community college district and | ||
the project and the estimated
amount have been approved by the | ||
State Board , and as evidence of such
indebtedness may issue | ||
bonds without referendum. However, Community College District | ||
No. 522 and Community College District No. 536 may or in the | ||
alternative by proper resolution or
ordinance borrow money for | ||
such specifically identified purposes not in
excess of | ||
$20,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time when
in the | ||
judgment
of the community college board of trustees there are | ||
not sufficient
funds available in the operations and | ||
maintenance fund of the district to
permanently pay for such | ||
alterations or repairs so ordered or determined as
necessary | ||
and a certified estimate of a licensed architect or engineer
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stating the estimated amount has been secured by
the community | ||
college district and the project and the estimated
amount have | ||
been approved by the State Board , and as evidence of such
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indebtedness may issue bonds without referendum. Such bonds | ||
shall bear
interest at a rate or rates authorized by "An Act to |
authorize public
corporations to issue bonds, other evidences | ||
of indebtedness and tax
anticipation warrants subject to | ||
interest rate limitations set forth
therein", approved May 26, | ||
1970, as now or hereafter amended, shall mature
within 20 years | ||
from date, and shall be signed by the chairman, secretary
and | ||
treasurer of the local community college board.
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In order to authorize and issue such bonds the local | ||
community college
board shall adopt a resolution fixing the | ||
amount of bonds, the date thereof,
the maturities thereof and | ||
rates of interest thereof, and the board by such
resolution, or | ||
in a district to which Article VII applies the city council
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upon demand and under the direction of the board by ordinance, | ||
shall provide
for the levy and collection of a direct annual | ||
tax upon all the taxable
property in the local community | ||
college district sufficient to pay the
principal and interest | ||
on such bonds to maturity. Upon the filing in the
office of the | ||
county clerk of each of the counties in which the community
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college district is located of a certified copy of such | ||
resolution or
ordinance it is the duty of the county clerk or | ||
clerks to extend the tax
therefor without limit as to rate or | ||
amount and in addition to and in
excess of all other taxes | ||
heretofore or hereafter authorized to be levied
by such | ||
community college district.
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The State Board shall set through administrative rule | ||
prepare and enforce regulations and specifications
for minimum | ||
requirements for the construction, remodeling or |
rehabilitation
of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, | ||
lighting, seating, water supply,
toilet, accessibility, fire | ||
safety and any other matter that
will conserve, preserve or | ||
provide for the protection and the health or
safety of | ||
individuals in or on community college property and will | ||
conserve
the integrity of the physical facilities of the | ||
district.
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This Section is cumulative and constitutes complete | ||
authority for the
issuance of bonds as provided in this Section | ||
notwithstanding any other
statute or law to the contrary.
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(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-22.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-22.1)
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Sec. 3-22.1.
To cause an audit to be made as of the end of | ||
each fiscal year
by an accountant licensed to practice public | ||
accounting in Illinois and
appointed by the board. The auditor | ||
shall perform his or her examination in
accordance with | ||
generally accepted auditing standards and regulations
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prescribed by the State Board, and submit his or her report | ||
thereon in
accordance
with generally accepted accounting | ||
principles. The examination and report
shall include a | ||
verification of student enrollments and any other bases
upon | ||
which claims are filed with the State Board. The audit report | ||
shall
include a statement of the scope and findings of the | ||
audit and a
professional opinion signed by the auditor. If a | ||
professional opinion is
denied by the auditor he or she shall |
set forth the reasons for that
denial. The
board shall not | ||
limit the scope of the examination to the extent that the
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effect of such limitation will result in the qualification of | ||
the auditor's
professional opinion. The procedures for payment | ||
for the expenses of the
audit shall be in accordance with | ||
Section 9 of the Governmental Account
Audit Act.
Copies of the | ||
audit report shall be
filed with the State Board in
accordance | ||
with regulations prescribed by the State Board. The State Board
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shall file one copy of the audit report with the Auditor
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General. The State Board shall file copies of the uniform | ||
financial
statements from the audit report with the Board of | ||
Higher Education.
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(Source: P.A. 90-468, eff. 8-17-97.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-29.8) | ||
Sec. 3-29.8. Administrator and faculty salary and | ||
benefits; report. Each board of trustees shall report to the | ||
State Board of Higher Education , on or before July 1 of each | ||
year, the base salary and benefits of the president or chief | ||
executive officer of the community college and all | ||
administrators, faculty members, and instructors employed by | ||
the community college district. For the purposes of this | ||
Section, "benefits" includes without limitation vacation days, | ||
sick days, bonuses, annuities, and retirement enhancements.
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(Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-36) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-36)
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Sec. 3-36.
To buy one or more sites for college purposes | ||
with necessary ground, and
to take and purchase the site for a | ||
college site either with or without the
owner's consent, by | ||
condemnation or otherwise; to pay the amount of any
award made | ||
by a jury in a condemnation proceedings; and to select and
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purchase all sites without the submission of the question to | ||
any
referendum. No such purchase may be made without the prior | ||
approval of the
State Board. Purchases under this Section may | ||
be made by contract for deed
when the board considers the use | ||
of such a contract to be advantageous to
the district but a | ||
contract for deed may not provide for interest on the
unpaid | ||
balance of the purchase price at a rate in excess of 6% per | ||
year nor
for a period of more than 10 years in which that price | ||
is to be paid. Title
to all real estate shall be taken and held | ||
in the name of the board of the
community college district.
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(Source: P.A. 78-669.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-37) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-37)
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Sec. 3-37.
To build, buy or lease suitable buildings upon a | ||
site approved by
the
State Board and issue bonds, in the manner | ||
provided in Article IIIA, or ,
with the prior approval of the | ||
Illinois
Community College Board, enter into an installment | ||
loan arrangement with
a financial institution with a payback | ||
period of less than 20 years provided
the board has entered | ||
into a contractual agreement which provides sufficient
revenue |
to pay such loan in full from sources other than local taxes, | ||
tuition,
or State appropriations and to provide adequate | ||
additional operation and
maintenance funding for the term of | ||
the agreement, for
the purpose of borrowing money to buy sites | ||
and to either or both buy or
build and equip buildings and | ||
improvements.
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Any provision in a contractual agreement providing for an | ||
installment
loan agreement authorized by this Section that | ||
obligates the State of Illinois
is against public policy and | ||
shall be null and void.
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(Source: P.A. 91-776, eff. 6-9-00.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-38) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-38)
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Sec. 3-38.
To lease, with or without an option to purchase, | ||
for a period
not to exceed 5 years or purchase under an | ||
installment contract extending
over a period of not more than 5 | ||
years, with interest at a rate not to
exceed 6% per year on the | ||
unpaid principal, such apparatus, equipment,
machinery or | ||
other personal property as may be required when authorized by
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the affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members of the board. To | ||
lease for a
period not to exceed 20 years such rooms, buildings | ||
and land, or any one or
more of such items, as may be required | ||
when authorized by the affirmative
vote of 2/3 of the members | ||
of the board. Any lease for rooms, buildings or
land for a | ||
period exceeding 5 years must have the prior approval of the
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State Board. The provisions of this Section do not apply to |
guaranteed
energy savings contracts or leases entered into | ||
under Article V-A.
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(Source: P.A. 88-173.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-40) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-40)
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Sec. 3-40.
To enter into contracts with any person, | ||
organization,
association, educational institution, or | ||
governmental agency for
providing or securing educational
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services.
Any initial contract with a public university or a | ||
private
degree-granting college or university entered into on | ||
or after July 1, 1985 but before July 1, 2016
shall have prior | ||
approval of the State Board and the Illinois Board of
Higher | ||
Education. Any initial contract with a public university or a | ||
private
degree-granting college or university entered into on | ||
or after July 1, 2016
shall have prior approval of the State | ||
Board.
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(Source: P.A. 84-509.)
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(110 ILCS 805/5-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 105-11)
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Sec. 5-11.
Any public community college which subsequent to | ||
July 1,
1972 but before July 1, 2016 , commenced construction of | ||
any facilities approved by the State Board
and the Illinois | ||
Board of Higher Education may, after completion thereof,
apply | ||
to the State for a grant for expenditures made by the community | ||
college
from its own funds for building purposes for such | ||
facilities in excess of
25% of the cost of such facilities as |
approved by the State Board and the
Illinois Board of Higher | ||
Education. Any public community college that, on or after July | ||
1, 2016, commenced construction of any facilities approved by | ||
the State Board may, after completion thereof,
apply to the | ||
State for a grant for expenditures made by the community | ||
college
from its own funds for building purposes for such | ||
facilities in excess of
25% of the cost of such facilities as | ||
approved by the State Board. A Such grant shall be contingent | ||
upon
said community college having otherwise complied with | ||
Sections 5-3, 5-4,
5-5 and 5-10 of this Act.
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If any payments or contributions of any kind which are | ||
based upon, or
are to be applied to, the cost of such | ||
construction are received from the
Federal government, or an | ||
agency thereof, subsequent to receipt of the grant
herein | ||
provided, the amount of such subsequent payment or | ||
contributions shall be
paid over to the Capital Development | ||
Board by the community college for deposit in the
Capital | ||
Development Bond Interest and Retirement Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 80-1200.)
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(110 ILCS 805/2-10 rep.)
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(110 ILCS 805/2-19 rep.)
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(110 ILCS 805/2-23 rep.)
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(110 ILCS 805/2-16.05 rep.)
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(110 ILCS 805/2-18a rep.)
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Section 25. The Public Community College Act is amended by |
repealing Sections 2-10, 2-19, 2-23, 2-16.05, and 2-18a.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2016.
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