(105 ILCS 5/10-22.20a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20a)
Sec. 10-22.20a.
Advanced vocational training program, and career
education. To enter into joint agreements with community college
districts and other school districts for the purpose of providing
career education or advanced vocational training of students in the 11th
and higher grades who desire preparation for a trade. Transportation
for students to any facility covered by a joint agreement as described
in this Section shall be provided by the participating school district,
or by the participating school district in conjunction with other school
districts. Joint agreements entered into under this Section may
include provisions for joint authority to acquire and improve sites,
construct and equip facilities thereon and lease and equip facilities
deemed necessary by the parties to the joint agreement, to maintain
programs and to provide for financing of the foregoing jointly by the
respective parties, all in accordance with the terms of the joint
agreement.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to restrict or prohibit
the rights of community college districts or school districts to enter
into joint agreements under the provisions of the Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act, as now or hereinafter amended.
The duration of the career education or advanced vocational training
program shall be such period as the school district may approve but it
may not exceed 2 years for any school district pupil. Participation in
the program is accorded the same credit toward a high school diploma as
time spent in other courses.
The participating community college shall bill each participating
student's school district for an amount equal to the per capita cost of
operating the community college attended or a charge for participation
may be made in accordance with the joint agreement between the community
college district and the student's school district. Such agreement
shall not provide for payments in excess of the actual cost of operating
the course or courses in which the student is enrolled. Participating
high schools may use State aid monies to pay the charges.
The community college instructors teaching in such programs need not
be certified by the State Teacher Certification Board.
(Source: P.A. 79-76.)
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