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91_HB4266
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1 AN ACT in relation to adult education.
2 WHEREAS, The General Assembly, concerned about Illinois'
3 workforce preparedness in this era of low unemployment and
4 increased reliance on new American immigrants to meet labor
5 needs, wants adult education and adult literacy programs to
6 be planned and administered to help individuals and
7 businesses meet the challenges of severe labor shortages; and
8 WHEREAS, Meeting the State's employment needs requires a
9 high priority on developing the basic skills of adults to
10 read, write, compute, speak English, learn new job skills,
11 complete occupational training, and gain employment or
12 advance on the job; and
13 WHEREAS, Adult education and adult literacy programs are
14 supported by federal, State, and local investment; and
15 WHEREAS, The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and
16 House Resolution 304 of this 91st General Assembly draw adult
17 education into close partnership with workforce development
18 and postsecondary education to benefit individuals and
19 businesses; and
20 WHEREAS, the General Assembly finds the need to
21 strengthen the dynamic relationship between education and
22 workforce development to provide employers with a much needed
23 expanded pool of better qualified employees, to reduce
24 duplication of administrative functions to help streamline
25 the operation of State government and increase efficiency and
26 coordination, and to enable Illinois adults in need to learn
27 to function more effectively in society and the workplace;
28 therefore
29 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
30 represented in the General Assembly:
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1 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
2 Sections 2-3.101, 10-22.20, and 10-22.20b and adding Section
3 10-22.19a as follows:
4 (105 ILCS 5/2-3.101) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.101)
5 Sec. 2-3.101. Adult education. All funding for services
6 provided under the federal Adult Education Act shall be open
7 for direct funding access to public and private nonprofit
8 agencies. The State Board of Education or the Illinois
9 Community College Board, pursuant to the transfer of the
10 State Board of Education's powers and duties under Section
11 1-4 of the Adult Education Act, shall establish a general
12 competitive selection process and evaluate adult education
13 programs based upon federal rules and regulations under the
14 federal Adult Education Act.
15 (Source: P.A. 87-209; 87-895.)
16 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.19a new)
17 Sec. 10-22.19a. Adult education; transfer of powers and
18 duties. On July 1, 2001, all powers and duties of the State
19 Board of Education under Section 10-22.20 of this Code,
20 related grants and contracts, and Section 10-22.20b of this
21 Code shall be transferred to the Illinois Community College
22 Board, and references to the State Board of Education in
23 Sections 10-22.20 and 10-22.20b of this Code shall be deemed
24 to refer to the Illinois Community College Board. All rules,
25 standards, and procedures adopted by the State Board of
26 Education under Section 10-22.20 or 10-22.20b of this Code
27 shall continue in effect as the rules, standards, and
28 procedures of the Illinois Community College Board, until
29 they are modified by the Illinois Community College Board.
30 In order to effect an orderly transition, from July 1, 2000
31 until July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education shall
32 coordinate administration of Sections 10-22.20 and 10-22.20b
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1 of this Code with the Illinois Community College Board.
2 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.20) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20)
3 Sec. 10-22.20. Classes for adults and youths whose
4 schooling has been interrupted; conditions for State
5 reimbursement; use of child care facilities.
6 (a) To establish special classes for the instruction (1)
7 of persons of age 21 years or over, and (2) of persons less
8 than age 21 and not otherwise in attendance in public school,
9 for the purpose of providing adults in the community, and
10 youths whose schooling has been interrupted, with such
11 additional basic education, vocational skill training, and
12 other instruction as may be necessary to increase their
13 qualifications for employment or other means of self-support
14 and their ability to meet their responsibilities as citizens
15 including courses of instruction regularly accepted for
16 graduation from elementary or high schools and for
17 Americanization and General Educational Development Review
18 classes.
19 The board shall pay the necessary expenses of such
20 classes out of school funds of the district, including costs
21 of student transportation and such facilities or provision
22 for child-care as may be necessary in the judgment of the
23 board to permit maximum utilization of the courses by
24 students with children, and other special needs of the
25 students directly related to such instruction. The expenses
26 thus incurred shall be subject to State reimbursement, as
27 provided in this Section. The board may make a tuition
28 charge for persons taking instruction who are not subject to
29 State reimbursement, such tuition charge not to exceed the
30 per capita cost of such classes.
31 The cost of such instruction, including the additional
32 expenses herein authorized, incurred for recipients of
33 financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code, or for
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1 persons for whom education and training aid has been
2 authorized under Section 9-8 of that Code, shall be assumed
3 in its entirety from funds appropriated by the State to the
4 Illinois Community College Board State Board of Education.
5 (b) The State Board of Education and the Illinois
6 Community College Board shall annually enter into an
7 interagency agreement to implement this Section. The
8 Illinois Community College Board interagency agreement shall
9 establish the standards for the courses of instruction
10 reimbursed under this Section. The Illinois Community
11 College Board State Board of Education shall supervise the
12 administration of the programs. The Illinois Community
13 College Board State Board of Education shall determine the
14 cost of instruction in accordance with standards jointly
15 established by the State Board of Education and the Illinois
16 Community College Board as set forth in the interagency
17 agreement, including therein other incidental costs as herein
18 authorized, which shall serve as the basis of State
19 reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of this
20 Section. In the approval of programs and the determination of
21 the cost of instruction, the Illinois Community College Board
22 State Board of Education shall provide for the maximum
23 utilization of federal funds for such programs. The Illinois
24 Community College Board shall also provide for interagency
25 agreement shall also include:
26 (1) the development of an index of need for program
27 planning and for area funding allocations, as defined by
28 the Illinois Community College Board State Board of
29 Education;
30 (2) the method for calculating hours of
31 instruction, as defined by the Illinois Community College
32 Board State Board of Education, claimable for
33 reimbursement and a method to phase in the calculation
34 and for adjusting the calculations in cases where the
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1 services of a program are interrupted due to
2 circumstances beyond the control of the program provider;
3 (3) a plan for the reallocation of funds to
4 increase the amount allocated for grants based upon
5 program performance as set forth in subsection (d) below;
6 and
7 (4) the development of standards for determining
8 grants based upon performance as set forth in subsection
9 (d) below and a plan for the phased-in implementation of
10 those standards.
11 For instruction provided by school districts and
12 community college districts beginning July 1, 1996 and
13 thereafter, reimbursement provided by the Illinois Community
14 College Board State Board of Education for classes authorized
15 by this Section shall be provided pursuant to the terms of
16 the interagency agreement from funds appropriated for the
17 reimbursement criteria set forth in subsection (c) below.
18 (c) Upon the annual approval of the Illinois Community
19 College Board interagency agreement, reimbursement shall be
20 first provided for transportation, child care services, and
21 other special needs of the students directly related to
22 instruction and then from the funds remaining an amount equal
23 to the product of the total credit hours or units of
24 instruction approved by the Illinois Community College Board
25 State Board of Education, multiplied by the following:
26 (1) For adult basic education, the maximum
27 reimbursement per credit hour or per unit of instruction
28 shall be equal to the general state aid per pupil
29 foundation level established in subsection (B) of Section
30 18-8.05, divided by 60;
31 (2) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or
32 per unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall
33 be weighted for students enrolled in classes defined as
34 vocational skills and approved by the Illinois Community
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1 College Board State Board of Education by 1.25;
2 (3) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or
3 per unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall
4 be multiplied by .90 for students enrolled in classes
5 defined as adult secondary education programs and
6 approved by the Illinois Community College Board State
7 Board of Education;
8 (4) For community college districts the maximum
9 reimbursement per credit hour in subparagraphs (1), (2),
10 and (3) above shall be reduced by the Adult Basic
11 Education/Adult Secondary Education/English As A Second
12 Language credit hour grant rate prescribed in Section
13 2-16.02 of the Public Community College Act, as pro-rated
14 to the appropriation level; and
15 (5) Programs receiving funds under the formula that
16 was in effect during the 1994-1995 program year which
17 continue to be approved and which generate at least 80%
18 of the hours claimable in 1994-95, or in the case of
19 programs not approved in 1994-95 at least 80% of the
20 hours claimable in 1995-96, shall have funding for
21 subsequent years based upon 100% of the 1995-96 formula
22 funding level for 1996-97, 90% of the 1995-96 formula
23 funding level for 1997-98, 80% of the 1995-96 formula
24 funding level for 1998-99, and 70% of the 1995-96 formula
25 funding level for 1999-2000. For any approved program
26 which generates less than 80% of the claimable hours in
27 its base year, the level of funding pursuant to this
28 paragraph shall be reduced proportionately. Funding for
29 program years after 1999-2000 shall be determined by the
30 Illinois Community College Board pursuant to the
31 interagency agreement.
32 (d) Upon its the annual approval, of the interagency
33 agreement, the Illinois Community College Board State Board
34 of Education shall provide grants to eligible programs for
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1 supplemental activities to improve or expand services under
2 the Adult Education Act. Eligible programs shall be
3 determined based upon performance outcomes of students in the
4 programs as set by the Illinois Community College Board forth
5 in the interagency agreement.
6 (e) Reimbursement under this Section shall not exceed
7 the actual costs of the approved program.
8 If the amount appropriated to the Illinois Community
9 College Board State Board of Education for reimbursement
10 under this Section is less than the amount required under
11 this Act, the apportionment shall be proportionately reduced.
12 School districts and community college districts may
13 assess students up to $3.00 per credit hour, for classes
14 other than Adult Basic Education level programs, if needed to
15 meet program costs.
16 (f) An education plan shall be established for each
17 adult or youth whose schooling has been interrupted and who
18 is participating in the instructional programs provided under
19 this Section.
20 Each school board and community college shall keep an
21 accurate and detailed account of the students assigned to and
22 receiving instruction under this Section who are subject to
23 State reimbursement and shall submit reports of services
24 provided commencing with fiscal year 1997 as required by the
25 Illinois Community College Board in the interagency
26 agreement.
27 For classes authorized under this Section, a credit hour
28 or unit of instruction is equal to 15 hours of direct
29 instruction for students enrolled in approved adult education
30 programs at midterm and making satisfactory progress, in
31 accordance with standards jointly established by the State
32 Board of Education and the Illinois Community College Board
33 as set forth in the interagency agreement.
34 (g) Upon proof submitted to the Illinois Department of
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1 Human Services of the payment of all claims submitted under
2 this Section, that Department shall apply for federal funds
3 made available therefor and any federal funds so received
4 shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State
5 Treasury.
6 School districts or community colleges providing classes
7 under this Section shall submit applications to the Illinois
8 Community College Board State Board of Education for
9 preapproval in accordance with the standards jointly
10 established by the State Board of Education and the Illinois
11 Community College Board as set forth in the interagency
12 agreement. Payments shall be made by the Illinois Community
13 College Board State Board of Education based upon approved
14 programs. Interim expenditure reports may be required by the
15 Illinois Community College Board State Board of Education as
16 set forth in the interagency agreement. Final claims for the
17 school year shall be submitted to the regional
18 superintendents for transmittal to the Illinois Community
19 College Board State Board of Education as set forth in the
20 interagency agreement. Final adjusted payments shall be made
21 by September 30.
22 If a school district or community college district fails
23 to provide, or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient
24 classes under this Section, the Illinois Community College
25 Board State Board of Education may enter into agreements with
26 public or private educational or other agencies other than
27 the public schools for the establishment of such classes.
28 (h) If a school district or community college district
29 establishes child-care facilities for the children of
30 participants in classes established under this Section, it
31 may extend the use of these facilities to students who have
32 obtained employment and to other persons in the community
33 whose children require care and supervision while the parent
34 or other person in charge of the children is employed or
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1 otherwise absent from the home during all or part of the day.
2 It may make the facilities available before and after as well
3 as during regular school hours to school age and preschool
4 age children who may benefit thereby, including children who
5 require care and supervision pending the return of their
6 parent or other person in charge of their care from
7 employment or other activity requiring absence from the home.
8 The Illinois Community College Board State Board of
9 Education shall pay to the board the cost of care in the
10 facilities for any child who is a recipient of financial aid
11 under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
12 The board may charge for care of children for whom it
13 cannot make claim under the provisions of this Section. The
14 charge shall not exceed per capita cost, and to the extent
15 feasible, shall be fixed at a level which will permit
16 utilization by employed parents of low or moderate income.
17 It may also permit any other State or local governmental
18 agency or private agency providing care for children to
19 purchase care.
20 After July 1, 1970 when the provisions of Section
21 10-20.20 become operative in the district, children in a
22 child-care facility shall be transferred to the kindergarten
23 established under that Section for such portion of the day as
24 may be required for the kindergarten program, and only the
25 prorated costs of care and training provided in the Center
26 for the remaining period shall be charged to the Illinois
27 Department of Human Services or other persons or agencies
28 paying for such care.
29 (i) The provisions of this Section shall also apply to
30 school districts having a population exceeding 500,000.
31 (j) In addition to claiming reimbursement under this
32 Section, a school district may claim general State aid under
33 Section 18-8.05 for any student under age 21 who is enrolled
34 in courses accepted for graduation from elementary or high
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1 school and who otherwise meets the requirements of Section
2 18-8.05.
3 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 89-524, eff. 7-19-96;
4 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-802, eff.
5 12-15-98.)
6 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.20b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20b)
7 Sec. 10-22.20b. To appoint a person, who meets the
8 standards of qualification and certification established by
9 the Illinois Community College Board State Board of
10 Education, as director of adult education to be responsible
11 for the development and general supervision of the adult
12 education program described in Section 10-22.20 and the Adult
13 Education Act.
14 (Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
15 Section 10. The Adult Education Act is amended by
16 changing the headings of Articles I and II, changing Sections
17 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 3-1, 3-3, and 4-1, and adding Section 1-4
18 as follows:
19 (105 ILCS 405/Art. I heading)
20 ARTICLE I. SHORT TITLE; CONSTRUCTION;
21 TRANSFER OF POWERS AND DUTIES
22 (105 ILCS 405/1-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 201-3)
23 Sec. 1-3. Definitions. The following terms shall have
24 the meanings respectively prescribed for them, except as the
25 context otherwise requires:
26 (a) "Adult and Continuing Education" means: organized,
27 systematic instruction, and related educational services, for
28 students enrolled in a program conducted by a publicly
29 supported educational institution. Such students are beyond
30 compulsory education age, not currently enrolled in a regular
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1 elementary or high school, and are not seeking college credit
2 toward an associate degree or degree. The instruction may be
3 full-time or part-time for the purpose of providing students
4 or groups with opportunities for personal improvement and
5 enrichment, preparation for effective participation as
6 citizens (including English for foreign-speaking
7 individuals), family life and parent education, elementary
8 and high school education, for which credit may be granted
9 toward diploma requirements, occupational and technical
10 training and retraining.
11 "Board" means (i) the State Board of Education until July
12 1, 2001 and (ii) the Illinois Community College Board on and
13 after July 1, 2001.
14 (Source: P.A. 82-622.)
15 (105 ILCS 405/1-4 new)
16 Sec 1-4. On July 1, 2001, all powers and duties of the
17 State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of
18 Education under this Act and related grants and contracts
19 shall be transferred to the Illinois Community College Board,
20 and references to the State Board of Education or the State
21 Superintendent of Education in this Act or any other law
22 concerning adult and continuing education shall be deemed to
23 refer to the Illinois Community College Board. All rules,
24 standards, and procedures adopted by the State Board of
25 Education or the State Superintendent of Education under this
26 Act shall continue in effect as the rules, standards, and
27 procedures of the Illinois Community College Board, until
28 they are modified by the Illinois Community College Board.
29 In order to effect an orderly transition, from July 1, 2000
30 until July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education and the
31 State Superintendent of Education shall coordinate
32 administration of this Act with the Illinois Community
33 College Board.
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1 (105 ILCS 405/Art. II heading)
2 ARTICLE II. ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
3 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
4 (105 ILCS 405/2-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 202-1)
5 Sec. 2-1. Contracting with other state agencies. For the
6 purpose of promoting and establishing special classes for the
7 instruction (1) of persons of age 21 or older and (2) of
8 persons less than age 21 and not otherwise in attendance in
9 the public schools, the State Board of Education may contract
10 with other state agencies to accept and expend appropriations
11 given such agencies for educational purposes to reimburse the
12 community college district or local school district for the
13 cost of such program.
14 (Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
15 (105 ILCS 405/2-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 202-2)
16 Sec. 2-2. Agreement with public or private agencies. If
17 in the judgment of the State Board of Education a school
18 district or community college district is failing to provide,
19 or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient classes for
20 the instruction or training of adults and youths whose
21 schooling has been interrupted, pursuant to the provisions of
22 Section 10-22.20 of "The School Code," approved, March 18,
23 1961, as amended, the State Board may enter into agreements
24 with public or private welfare, educational, or other
25 agencies, other than the public common schools, competent to
26 provide the education or training defined in said Section,
27 for the establishment of such special classes by such
28 agencies.
29 The State Board of Education shall establish the
30 standards for such courses of instruction and supervise the
31 administration thereof. The State Board of Education shall
32 determine the cost of such instruction, including therein
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1 such incidental costs of student transportation, facilities,
2 or provision for child care for students who are parents, and
3 other special needs of the students, as authorized by Section
4 10-22.20 of The School Code.
5 The provisions of Section 10-22.20 of the School Code
6 respecting the reimbursement of the total cost of such
7 instruction or training by the Department of Employment
8 Security for students who may be authorized under the
9 Illinois Public Aid Code, approved April 11, 1967, shall be
10 applicable to classes established under this Act. Each agency
11 entering into an agreement shall keep accurate and detailed
12 accounts of students assigned to it and receiving instruction
13 in such special classes and submit claims for reimbursement
14 in the manner provided for school districts or community
15 college districts under said Section 10-22.20, and claims for
16 reimbursement shall be processed as therein provided.
17 Any such agreement may be terminated by the State Board
18 of Education when it determines (1) that such classes are no
19 longer necessary, or (2) that the instruction or training
20 established by an agency fails to meet the established
21 standards, or (3) that the classes established by a school
22 district or community college district, within whose
23 geographical limits the agency is located, pursuant to
24 Section 10-22.20 of the School Code, are adequate for the
25 purpose.
26 (Source: P.A. 83-1503.)
27 (105 ILCS 405/2-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 202-4)
28 Sec. 2-4. Area Planning Councils. On or before October
29 15, 1982, an Area Planning Council shall be established
30 within the boundaries of each community college district.
31 Each school district included within the boundaries of the
32 community college district maintaining either grades
33 kindergarten through 12 or grades 9 through 12; each regional
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1 superintendent of schools, the majority of whose region is
2 included within the boundaries of the community college
3 district; and the community college district shall be
4 entitled to one representative on the Area Planning Council.
5 Area Planning Councils may elect to form a joint Area
6 Planning Council consisting of 2 two or more community
7 college districts as approved by the State Board of Education
8 in consultation with the Illinois Community College Board.
9 School districts which are not included within the boundaries
10 of a community college district may elect to participate in
11 an Area Planning Council associated with a community college
12 district with the approval of the State Board of Education in
13 consultation with the Illinois Community College Board; or
14 they may elect to establish an Area Planning Council which is
15 not associated with a community college district with the
16 approval of the State Board of Education.
17 On or before March 1 of each year each Area Planning
18 Council shall submit an annual Adult Education Plan for the
19 area. The Area Adult Education Plan shall provide for the
20 development and coordination of adult education programs in
21 the area. If the State Board of Education, in consultation
22 with the Illinois Community College Board, finds that the
23 annual Area Adult Education Plan submitted by the Area
24 Planning Council meets the requirements of this amendatory
25 Act of 1982 and the established standards and guidelines, the
26 State Board of Education shall approve the Plan. The
27 approval of adult education programs by the State Board of
28 Education for reimbursement under Section 10-22.20 of the
29 School Code shall be based on the Adult Education Plan
30 approved for the Area.
31 On or before March 1, 2002 1983 and each year thereafter,
32 the State Board of Education shall submit an annual report to
33 the Governor and the General Assembly for adult education for
34 the preceding school year. The annual report shall include a
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1 summary of adult education needs and programs; the number of
2 students, credit hours or units of instruction, total adult
3 education costs, and State reimbursement for adult basic,
4 adult secondary and vocational skills programs; the criteria
5 used for program approval and any recommendations.
6 (Source: P.A. 83-460.)
7 (105 ILCS 405/3-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 203-1)
8 Sec. 3-1. Apportionment for Adult Education Courses. Any
9 school district or public community college district
10 maintaining adult education classes for the instruction of
11 persons over 21 years of age and youths under 21 years of age
12 whose schooling has been interrupted shall be entitled to
13 claim an apportionment in accordance with the provisions of
14 Section 10-22.20 of the School Code and Section 2-4 of this
15 Act.
16 Reimbursement as herein provided shall be limited to
17 courses regularly accepted for graduation from elementary or
18 high schools and for Americanization and General Educational
19 Development Review classes which are approved by the State
20 Board of Education.
21 If the amount appropriated for this purpose is less than
22 the amount required under the provisions of this Section, the
23 apportionment for local districts shall be proportionately
24 reduced.
25 (Source: P.A. 83-460.)
26 (105 ILCS 405/3-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 203-3)
27 Sec. 3-3. Bilingual courses; State grants. In school
28 districts having a substantial Spanish-speaking population,
29 the Board State Superintendent of Education shall establish
30 standards for and supervise the development of bilingual,
31 adult vocational and educational programs under this Act.
32 Such classes, when approved, qualify for the reimbursement
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1 provided under Section 3-1 of this Act. In addition, from
2 moneys appropriated for that purpose, the Board State
3 Superintendent may provide grants to school districts to
4 establish pilot programs under this Section.
5 (Source: P.A. 79-933.)
6 (105 ILCS 405/4-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 204-1)
7 Sec. 4-1. Hard Core Dropouts. School boards or
8 community college boards may establish or enter into
9 contracts with public or private agencies for approved
10 programs which provide essential academic and employability
11 skills needed to obtain gainful employment for hard core
12 dropout youth between the ages of 16 and 21 years who are no
13 longer enrolled in school, including necessary support
14 services.
15 Pursuant to appropriation, the State Board of Education
16 may award grants for the establishment and operation of such
17 programs which are contained within the area adult education
18 plans as required under this Act. Such grants, to the extent
19 practicable, shall be based upon student performance outcomes
20 of academic achievement and attendance as well as the extent
21 of contributions to such programs by proposed recipients.
22 The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules for the
23 administration of grants and the operation and evaluation of
24 such programs.
25 (Source: P.A. 84-1068.)
26 Section 15. The Adult Education Reporting Act is amended
27 by changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
28 (105 ILCS 410/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1851)
29 Sec. 1. As used in this Act, "agency" means: the
30 Departments of Corrections, Public Aid, Commerce and
31 Community Affairs, Human Services, and Public Health; the
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1 Secretary of State; the Illinois Community College Board; and
2 the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. On and
3 after July 1, 2001, "agency" includes the State Board of
4 Education and does not include the Illinois Community College
5 Board.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
7 (105 ILCS 410/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 1852)
8 Sec. 2. (a) Within 90 days of the effective date of this
9 Act, each agency shall file with the State Board of Education
10 a report listing all education, training or intern programs,
11 grants, loans or other services it administers or makes
12 available for providing education or training to Illinois
13 adult citizens as defined in Section 10-22.20 of the School
14 Code. Before July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education shall
15 file with the Illinois Community College Board a report
16 listing all education, training or intern programs, grants,
17 loans, or other services it administers or makes available
18 for providing education or training to Illinois adult
19 citizens as defined in Section 10-22.20 of the School Code.
20 (b) Such list shall be updated annually, with the list
21 being updated with the Illinois Community College Board
22 instead of the State Board of Education beginning on July 1,
23 2001. Before July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education shall
24 forward a copy of each updated list to the Illinois Community
25 College Board.
26 (c) If an agency has no education or training services
27 for adult citizens in Illinois, the report shall so state.
28 (Source: P.A. 85-807.)
29 Section 20. The Public Community College Act is amended
30 by changing Section 2-12 as follows:
31 (110 ILCS 805/2-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 102-12)
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1 Sec. 2-12. The State Board shall have the power and it
2 shall be its duty:
3 (a) To provide statewide planning for community colleges
4 as institutions of higher education and co-ordinate the
5 programs, services and activities of all community colleges
6 in the State so as to encourage and establish a system of
7 locally initiated and administered comprehensive community
8 colleges.
9 (b) To organize and conduct feasibility surveys for new
10 community colleges or for the inclusion of existing
11 institutions as community colleges and the locating of new
12 institutions.
13 (c) To approve all locally funded capital projects for
14 which no State monies are required, in accordance with
15 standards established by rule.
16 (d) To cooperate with the community colleges in
17 continuing studies of student characteristics, admission
18 standards, grading policies, performance of transfer
19 students, qualification and certification of facilities and
20 any other problem of community college education.
21 (e) To enter into contracts with other governmental
22 agencies and eligible providers; to accept federal funds and
23 to plan with other State agencies when appropriate for the
24 allocation of such federal funds for instructional programs
25 and student services including such funds for adult education
26 and adult literacy, vocational and technical education, and
27 retraining as may be allocated by state and federal agencies
28 for the aid of community colleges. To receive, receipt for,
29 hold in trust, expend and administer, for all purposes of
30 this Act, funds and other aid made available by the federal
31 government or by other agencies public or private, subject to
32 appropriation by the General Assembly. The changes to this
33 subdivision (e) made by this amendatory Act of the 91st
34 General Assembly apply on and after July 1, 2001.
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1 (f) To determine efficient and adequate standards for
2 community colleges for the physical plant, heating, lighting,
3 ventilation, sanitation, safety, equipment and supplies,
4 instruction and teaching, curriculum, library, operation,
5 maintenance, administration and supervision, and to grant
6 recognition certificates to community colleges meeting such
7 standards.
8 (g) To determine the standards for establishment of
9 community colleges and the proper location of the site in
10 relation to existing institutions of higher education
11 offering academic, occupational and technical training
12 curricula, possible enrollment, assessed valuation,
13 industrial, business, agricultural, and other conditions
14 reflecting educational needs in the area to be served;
15 however, no community college may be considered as being
16 recognized nor may the establishment of any community college
17 be authorized in any district which shall be deemed
18 inadequate for the maintenance, in accordance with the
19 desirable standards thus determined, of a community college
20 offering the basic subjects of general education and suitable
21 vocational and semiprofessional and technical curricula.
22 (h) To approve or disapprove new units of instruction,
23 research or public service as defined in Section 3-25.1 of
24 this Act submitted by the boards of trustees of the
25 respective community college districts of this State. The
26 State Board may discontinue programs which fail to reflect
27 the educational needs of the area being served. The community
28 college district shall be granted 60 days following the State
29 Board staff recommendation and prior to the State Board's
30 action to respond to concerns regarding the program in
31 question. If the State Board acts to abolish a community
32 college program, the community college district has a right
33 to appeal the decision in accordance with administrative
34 rules promulgated by the State Board under the provisions of
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1 the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
2 (i) To participate in, to recommend approval or
3 disapproval, and to assist in the coordination of the
4 programs of community colleges participating in programs of
5 interinstitutional cooperation with other public or nonpublic
6 institutions of higher education. If the State Board does not
7 approve a particular cooperative agreement, the community
8 college district has a right to appeal the decision in
9 accordance with administrative rules promulgated by the State
10 Board under the provisions of the Illinois Administrative
11 Procedure Act.
12 (j) To establish guidelines regarding sabbatical leaves.
13 (k) To establish guidelines for the admission into
14 special, appropriate programs conducted or created by
15 community colleges for elementary and secondary school
16 dropouts who have received truant status from the school
17 districts of this State in compliance with Section 26-14 of
18 The School Code.
19 (l) The Community College Board shall conduct a study of
20 community college teacher education courses to determine how
21 the community college system can increase its participation
22 in the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers.
23 (m) To establish by July 1, 1997 uniform financial
24 accounting and reporting standards and principles for
25 community colleges and develop procedures and systems for
26 community colleges for reporting financial data to the State
27 Board.
28 (n) To create and participate in the conduct and
29 operation of any corporation, joint venture, partnership,
30 association, or other organizational entity that has the
31 power: (i) to acquire land, buildings, and other capital
32 equipment for the use and benefit of the community colleges
33 or their students; (ii) to accept gifts and make grants for
34 the use and benefit of the community colleges or their
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1 students; (iii) to aid in the instruction and education of
2 students of community colleges; and (iv) to promote
3 activities to acquaint members of the community with the
4 facilities of the various community colleges.
5 (o) On and after July 1, 2001, to ensure the effective
6 teaching of adults and to prepare them for success in
7 employment and lifelong learning by administering a network
8 of providers, programs, and services to provide adult basic
9 education, adult secondary/general education development,
10 English as a second language, and any other instruction
11 designed to prepare adult students to function successfully
12 in society and to experience success in postsecondary
13 education and the world of work. In order to effect an
14 orderly transition as provided under Section 10-22.19a of the
15 School Code and Section 1-4 of the Adult Education Act, from
16 July 1, 2000 until July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education
17 shall coordinate administration of the powers and duties
18 listed in this subdivision (o) with the State Board.
19 (p) On and after July 1, 2001, to supervise the
20 administration of adult education and adult literacy
21 programs, to establish the standards for such courses of
22 instruction and supervise the administration thereof, to
23 contract with other State and local agencies and eligible
24 providers for the purpose of promoting and establishing
25 classes for instruction under these programs, and to contract
26 with other State and local agencies to accept and expend
27 appropriations for educational purposes to reimburse local
28 eligible providers for the cost of these programs. In order
29 to effect an orderly transition as provided under Section
30 10-22.19a of the School Code and Section 1-4 of the Adult
31 Education Act, from July 1, 2000 until July 1, 2001, the
32 State Board of Education shall coordinate administration of
33 the powers and duties listed in this subdivision (p) with the
34 State Board.
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1 (Source: P.A. 87-1023; 88-322.)
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
3 July 1, 2000, except that the changes to Sections 10-22.20
4 and 10-22.20b of the School Code and the changes to the
5 heading of Article II and Sections 2-4 and 3-3 of the Adult
6 Education Act take effect on July 1, 2001.