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Public Act 91-0830
HB4266 Enrolled LRB9111628NTks
AN ACT in relation to adult education.
WHEREAS, The General Assembly, concerned about Illinois'
workforce preparedness in this era of low unemployment and
increased reliance on new American immigrants to meet labor
needs, wants adult education and adult literacy programs to
be planned and administered to help individuals and
businesses meet the challenges of severe labor shortages; and
WHEREAS, Meeting the State's employment needs requires a
high priority on developing the basic skills of adults to
read, write, compute, speak English, learn new job skills,
complete occupational training, and gain employment or
advance on the job; and
WHEREAS, Adult education and adult literacy programs are
supported by federal, State, and local investment; and
WHEREAS, The federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and
House Resolution 304 of this 91st General Assembly draw adult
education into close partnership with workforce development
and postsecondary education to benefit individuals and
businesses; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly finds the need to
strengthen the dynamic relationship between education and
workforce development to provide employers with a much needed
expanded pool of better qualified employees, to reduce
duplication of administrative functions to help streamline
the operation of State government and increase efficiency and
coordination, and to enable Illinois adults in need to learn
to function more effectively in society and the workplace;
therefore
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
Sections 2-3.101, 10-22.20, and 10-22.20b and adding Section
10-22.19a as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/2-3.101) (from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.101)
Sec. 2-3.101. Adult education. All funding for services
provided under the federal and State Adult Education Acts Act
shall be open for direct funding access to public and private
nonprofit agencies. The State Board of Education or the
Illinois Community College Board, pursuant to the transfer of
the State Board of Education's powers and duties under
Section 1-4 of the Adult Education Act, shall establish a
general competitive selection process and evaluate adult
education programs based upon federal rules and regulations
under the federal Adult Education Act.
(Source: P.A. 87-209; 87-895.)
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.19a new)
Sec. 10-22.19a. Adult education; transfer of powers and
duties. On July 1, 2001, all powers and duties of the State
Board of Education under Section 10-22.20 of this Code,
related grants and contracts, and Section 10-22.20b of this
Code shall be transferred to the Illinois Community College
Board, and references to the State Board of Education in
Sections 10-22.20 and 10-22.20b of this Code shall be deemed
to refer to the Illinois Community College Board. All rules,
standards, and procedures adopted by the State Board of
Education under Section 10-22.20 or 10-22.20b of this Code
shall continue in effect as the rules, standards, and
procedures of the Illinois Community College Board, until
they are modified by the Illinois Community College Board.
In order to effect an orderly transition, from July 1, 2000
until July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education shall
coordinate administration of Sections 10-22.20 and 10-22.20b
of this Code with the Illinois Community College Board.
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.20) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20)
Sec. 10-22.20. Classes for adults and youths whose
schooling has been interrupted; conditions for State
reimbursement; use of child care facilities.
(a) To establish special classes for the instruction (1)
of persons of age 21 years or over, and (2) of persons less
than age 21 and not otherwise in attendance in public school,
for the purpose of providing adults in the community, and
youths whose schooling has been interrupted, with such
additional basic education, vocational skill training, and
other instruction as may be necessary to increase their
qualifications for employment or other means of self-support
and their ability to meet their responsibilities as citizens
including courses of instruction regularly accepted for
graduation from elementary or high schools and for
Americanization and General Educational Development Review
classes.
The board shall pay the necessary expenses of such
classes out of school funds of the district, including costs
of student transportation and such facilities or provision
for child-care as may be necessary in the judgment of the
board to permit maximum utilization of the courses by
students with children, and other special needs of the
students directly related to such instruction. The expenses
thus incurred shall be subject to State reimbursement, as
provided in this Section. The board may make a tuition
charge for persons taking instruction who are not subject to
State reimbursement, such tuition charge not to exceed the
per capita cost of such classes.
The cost of such instruction, including the additional
expenses herein authorized, incurred for recipients of
financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code, or for
persons for whom education and training aid has been
authorized under Section 9-8 of that Code, shall be assumed
in its entirety from funds appropriated by the State to the
Illinois Community College Board State Board of Education.
(b) The State Board of Education and the Illinois
Community College Board shall annually enter into an
interagency agreement to implement this Section. The
Illinois Community College Board interagency agreement shall
establish the standards for the courses of instruction
reimbursed under this Section. The Illinois Community
College Board State Board of Education shall supervise the
administration of the programs. The Illinois Community
College Board State Board of Education shall determine the
cost of instruction in accordance with standards jointly
established by the State Board of Education and the Illinois
Community College Board as set forth in the interagency
agreement, including therein other incidental costs as herein
authorized, which shall serve as the basis of State
reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of this
Section. In the approval of programs and the determination of
the cost of instruction, the Illinois Community College Board
State Board of Education shall provide for the maximum
utilization of federal funds for such programs. The Illinois
Community College Board shall also provide for interagency
agreement shall also include:
(1) the development of an index of need for program
planning and for area funding allocations, as defined by
the Illinois Community College Board State Board of
Education;
(2) the method for calculating hours of
instruction, as defined by the Illinois Community College
Board State Board of Education, claimable for
reimbursement and a method to phase in the calculation
and for adjusting the calculations in cases where the
services of a program are interrupted due to
circumstances beyond the control of the program provider;
(3) a plan for the reallocation of funds to
increase the amount allocated for grants based upon
program performance as set forth in subsection (d) below;
and
(4) the development of standards for determining
grants based upon performance as set forth in subsection
(d) below and a plan for the phased-in implementation of
those standards.
For instruction provided by school districts and
community college districts beginning July 1, 1996 and
thereafter, reimbursement provided by the Illinois Community
College Board State Board of Education for classes authorized
by this Section shall be provided pursuant to the terms of
the interagency agreement from funds appropriated for the
reimbursement criteria set forth in subsection (c) below.
(c) Upon the annual approval of the Illinois Community
College Board interagency agreement, reimbursement shall be
first provided for transportation, child care services, and
other special needs of the students directly related to
instruction and then from the funds remaining an amount equal
to the product of the total credit hours or units of
instruction approved by the Illinois Community College Board
State Board of Education, multiplied by the following:
(1) For adult basic education, the maximum
reimbursement per credit hour or per unit of instruction
shall be equal to the general state aid per pupil
foundation level established in subsection (B) of Section
18-8.05, divided by 60;
(2) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or
per unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall
be weighted for students enrolled in classes defined as
vocational skills and approved by the Illinois Community
College Board State Board of Education by 1.25;
(3) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or
per unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall
be multiplied by .90 for students enrolled in classes
defined as adult secondary education programs and
approved by the Illinois Community College Board State
Board of Education;
(4) For community college districts the maximum
reimbursement per credit hour in subparagraphs (1), (2),
and (3) above shall be reduced by the Adult Basic
Education/Adult Secondary Education/English As A Second
Language credit hour grant rate prescribed in Section
2-16.02 of the Public Community College Act, as pro-rated
to the appropriation level; and
(5) Programs receiving funds under the formula that
was in effect during the 1994-1995 program year which
continue to be approved and which generate at least 80%
of the hours claimable in 1994-95, or in the case of
programs not approved in 1994-95 at least 80% of the
hours claimable in 1995-96, shall have funding for
subsequent years based upon 100% of the 1995-96 formula
funding level for 1996-97, 90% of the 1995-96 formula
funding level for 1997-98, 80% of the 1995-96 formula
funding level for 1998-99, and 70% of the 1995-96 formula
funding level for 1999-2000. For any approved program
which generates less than 80% of the claimable hours in
its base year, the level of funding pursuant to this
paragraph shall be reduced proportionately. Funding for
program years after 1999-2000 shall be determined by the
Illinois Community College Board pursuant to the
interagency agreement.
(d) Upon its the annual approval, of the interagency
agreement, the Illinois Community College Board State Board
of Education shall provide grants to eligible programs for
supplemental activities to improve or expand services under
the Adult Education Act. Eligible programs shall be
determined based upon performance outcomes of students in the
programs as set by the Illinois Community College Board forth
in the interagency agreement.
(e) Reimbursement under this Section shall not exceed
the actual costs of the approved program.
If the amount appropriated to the Illinois Community
College Board State Board of Education for reimbursement
under this Section is less than the amount required under
this Act, the apportionment shall be proportionately reduced.
School districts and community college districts may
assess students up to $3.00 per credit hour, for classes
other than Adult Basic Education level programs, if needed to
meet program costs.
(f) An education plan shall be established for each
adult or youth whose schooling has been interrupted and who
is participating in the instructional programs provided under
this Section.
Each school board and community college shall keep an
accurate and detailed account of the students assigned to and
receiving instruction under this Section who are subject to
State reimbursement and shall submit reports of services
provided commencing with fiscal year 1997 as required by the
Illinois Community College Board in the interagency
agreement.
For classes authorized under this Section, a credit hour
or unit of instruction is equal to 15 hours of direct
instruction for students enrolled in approved adult education
programs at midterm and making satisfactory progress, in
accordance with standards jointly established by the State
Board of Education and the Illinois Community College Board
as set forth in the interagency agreement.
(g) Upon proof submitted to the Illinois Department of
Human Services of the payment of all claims submitted under
this Section, that Department shall apply for federal funds
made available therefor and any federal funds so received
shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State
Treasury.
School districts or community colleges providing classes
under this Section shall submit applications to the Illinois
Community College Board State Board of Education for
preapproval in accordance with the standards jointly
established by the State Board of Education and the Illinois
Community College Board as set forth in the interagency
agreement. Payments shall be made by the Illinois Community
College Board State Board of Education based upon approved
programs. Interim expenditure reports may be required by the
Illinois Community College Board State Board of Education as
set forth in the interagency agreement. Final claims for the
school year shall be submitted to the regional
superintendents for transmittal to the Illinois Community
College Board State Board of Education as set forth in the
interagency agreement. Final adjusted payments shall be made
by September 30.
If a school district or community college district fails
to provide, or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient
classes under this Section, the Illinois Community College
Board State Board of Education may enter into agreements with
public or private educational or other agencies other than
the public schools for the establishment of such classes.
(h) If a school district or community college district
establishes child-care facilities for the children of
participants in classes established under this Section, it
may extend the use of these facilities to students who have
obtained employment and to other persons in the community
whose children require care and supervision while the parent
or other person in charge of the children is employed or
otherwise absent from the home during all or part of the day.
It may make the facilities available before and after as well
as during regular school hours to school age and preschool
age children who may benefit thereby, including children who
require care and supervision pending the return of their
parent or other person in charge of their care from
employment or other activity requiring absence from the home.
The Illinois Community College Board State Board of
Education shall pay to the board the cost of care in the
facilities for any child who is a recipient of financial aid
under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
The board may charge for care of children for whom it
cannot make claim under the provisions of this Section. The
charge shall not exceed per capita cost, and to the extent
feasible, shall be fixed at a level which will permit
utilization by employed parents of low or moderate income.
It may also permit any other State or local governmental
agency or private agency providing care for children to
purchase care.
After July 1, 1970 when the provisions of Section
10-20.20 become operative in the district, children in a
child-care facility shall be transferred to the kindergarten
established under that Section for such portion of the day as
may be required for the kindergarten program, and only the
prorated costs of care and training provided in the Center
for the remaining period shall be charged to the Illinois
Department of Human Services or other persons or agencies
paying for such care.
(i) The provisions of this Section shall also apply to
school districts having a population exceeding 500,000.
(j) In addition to claiming reimbursement under this
Section, a school district may claim general State aid under
Section 18-8.05 for any student under age 21 who is enrolled
in courses accepted for graduation from elementary or high
school and who otherwise meets the requirements of Section
18-8.05.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 89-524, eff. 7-19-96;
90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-802, eff.
12-15-98.)
(105 ILCS 5/10-22.20b) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20b)
Sec. 10-22.20b. To appoint a person, who meets the
standards of qualification and certification established by
the Illinois Community College Board State Board of
Education, as director of adult education to be responsible
for the development and general supervision of the adult
education program described in Section 10-22.20 and the Adult
Education Act.
(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
Section 10. The Adult Education Act is amended by
changing the headings of Articles I and II, changing Sections
1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 3-1, 3-3, and 4-1, and adding Section 1-4
as follows:
(105 ILCS 405/Art. I heading)
ARTICLE I. SHORT TITLE; CONSTRUCTION;
TRANSFER OF POWERS AND DUTIES
(105 ILCS 405/1-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 201-3)
Sec. 1-3. Definitions. The following terms shall have
the meanings respectively prescribed for them, except as the
context otherwise requires:
(a) "Adult and Continuing Education" means: organized,
systematic instruction, and related educational services, for
students enrolled in a program conducted by a publicly
supported educational institution. Such students are beyond
compulsory education age, not currently enrolled in a regular
elementary or high school, and are not seeking college credit
toward an associate degree or degree. The instruction may be
full-time or part-time for the purpose of providing students
or groups with opportunities for personal improvement and
enrichment, preparation for effective participation as
citizens (including English for foreign-speaking
individuals), family life and parent education, elementary
and high school education, for which credit may be granted
toward diploma requirements, occupational and technical
training and retraining.
"Board" means (i) the State Board of Education until July
1, 2001 and (ii) the Illinois Community College Board on and
after July 1, 2001.
(Source: P.A. 82-622.)
(105 ILCS 405/1-4 new)
Sec 1-4. On July 1, 2001, all powers and duties of the
State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of
Education under this Act and related grants and contracts
shall be transferred to the Illinois Community College Board,
and references to the State Board of Education or the State
Superintendent of Education in this Act or any other law
concerning adult and continuing education shall be deemed to
refer to the Illinois Community College Board. All rules,
standards, and procedures adopted by the State Board of
Education or the State Superintendent of Education under this
Act shall continue in effect as the rules, standards, and
procedures of the Illinois Community College Board, until
they are modified by the Illinois Community College Board.
In order to effect an orderly transition, from July 1, 2000
until July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education and the
State Superintendent of Education shall coordinate
administration of this Act with the Illinois Community
College Board.
(105 ILCS 405/Art. II heading)
ARTICLE II. ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
(105 ILCS 405/2-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 202-1)
Sec. 2-1. Contracting with other state agencies. For the
purpose of promoting and establishing special classes for the
instruction (1) of persons of age 21 or older and (2) of
persons less than age 21 and not otherwise in attendance in
the public schools, the State Board of Education may contract
with other state agencies to accept and expend appropriations
given such agencies for educational purposes to reimburse the
community college district or local school district for the
cost of such program.
(Source: P.A. 81-1508.)
(105 ILCS 405/2-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 202-2)
Sec. 2-2. Agreement with public or private agencies. If
in the judgment of the State Board of Education a school
district or community college district is failing to provide,
or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient classes for
the instruction or training of adults and youths whose
schooling has been interrupted, pursuant to the provisions of
Section 10-22.20 of "The School Code," approved, March 18,
1961, as amended, The State Board shall may enter into
agreements with public or private welfare, educational, or
other agencies, other than the public common schools,
competent to provide the education or training defined in
said Section, for the establishment of such special classes
by such agencies.
The State Board of Education shall establish the
standards for such courses of instruction and supervise the
administration thereof. The State Board of Education shall
determine the cost of such instruction, including therein
such incidental costs of student transportation, facilities,
or provision for child care for students who are parents, and
other special needs of the students, as authorized by Section
10-22.20 of The School Code.
The provisions of Section 10-22.20 of the School Code
respecting the reimbursement of the total cost of such
instruction or training by the Department of Employment
Security for students who may be authorized under the
Illinois Public Aid Code, approved April 11, 1967, shall be
applicable to classes established under this Act. Each agency
entering into an agreement shall keep accurate and detailed
accounts of students assigned to it and receiving instruction
in such special classes and submit claims for reimbursement
in the manner provided for school districts or community
college districts under said Section 10-22.20, and claims for
reimbursement shall be processed as therein provided.
Any such agreement may be terminated by the State Board
of Education when it determines (1) that such classes are no
longer necessary, or (2) that the instruction or training
established by an agency fails to meet the established
standards, or (3) that the classes established by a school
district or community college district, within whose
geographical limits the agency is located, pursuant to
Section 10-22.20 of the School Code, are adequate for the
purpose.
(Source: P.A. 83-1503.)
(105 ILCS 405/2-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 202-4)
Sec. 2-4. Area Planning Councils. On or before October
15, 1982, an Area Planning Council shall be established
within the boundaries of each community college district.
Each school district included within the boundaries of the
community college district maintaining either grades
kindergarten through 12 or grades 9 through 12; each regional
superintendent of schools, the majority of whose region is
included within the boundaries of the community college
district; and the community college district shall be
entitled to one representative on the Area Planning Council.
Area Planning Councils may elect to form a joint Area
Planning Council consisting of 2 two or more community
college districts as approved by the State Board of Education
in consultation with the Illinois Community College Board.
School districts which are not included within the boundaries
of a community college district may elect to participate in
an Area Planning Council associated with a community college
district with the approval of the State Board of Education in
consultation with the Illinois Community College Board; or
they may elect to establish an Area Planning Council which is
not associated with a community college district with the
approval of the State Board of Education.
On or before March 1 of each year each Area Planning
Council shall submit an annual Adult Education Plan for the
area. The Area Adult Education Plan shall provide for the
development and coordination of adult education programs in
the area. If the State Board of Education, in consultation
with the Illinois Community College Board, finds that the
annual Area Adult Education Plan submitted by the Area
Planning Council meets the requirements of this amendatory
Act of 1982 and the established standards and guidelines, the
State Board of Education shall approve the Plan. The
approval of adult education programs by the State Board of
Education for reimbursement under Section 10-22.20 of the
School Code shall be based on the Adult Education Plan
approved for the Area.
On or before March 1, 2002 1983 and each year thereafter,
the State Board of Education shall submit an annual report to
the Governor and the General Assembly for adult education for
the preceding school year. The annual report shall include a
summary of adult education needs and programs; the number of
students, credit hours or units of instruction, total adult
education costs, and State reimbursement for adult basic,
adult secondary and vocational skills programs; the criteria
used for program approval and any recommendations.
(Source: P.A. 83-460.)
(105 ILCS 405/3-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 203-1)
Sec. 3-1. Apportionment for Adult Education Courses. Any
school district or public community college district
maintaining adult education classes for the instruction of
persons over 21 years of age and youths under 21 years of age
whose schooling has been interrupted shall be entitled to
claim an apportionment in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10-22.20 of the School Code and Section 2-4 of this
Act.
Reimbursement as herein provided shall be limited to
courses regularly accepted for graduation from elementary or
high schools and for Americanization and General Educational
Development Review classes which are approved by the State
Board of Education.
If the amount appropriated for this purpose is less than
the amount required under the provisions of this Section, the
apportionment for local districts shall be proportionately
reduced.
(Source: P.A. 83-460.)
(105 ILCS 405/3-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 203-3)
Sec. 3-3. Bilingual courses; State grants. In school
districts having a substantial Spanish-speaking population,
the Board State Superintendent of Education shall establish
standards for and supervise the development of bilingual,
adult vocational and educational programs under this Act.
Such classes, when approved, qualify for the reimbursement
provided under Section 3-1 of this Act. In addition, from
moneys appropriated for that purpose, the Board State
Superintendent may provide grants to school districts to
establish pilot programs under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 79-933.)
(105 ILCS 405/4-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 204-1)
Sec. 4-1. Hard Core Dropouts. School boards or
community college boards may establish or enter into
contracts with public or private agencies for approved
programs which provide essential academic and employability
skills needed to obtain gainful employment for hard core
dropout youth between the ages of 16 and 21 years who are no
longer enrolled in school, including necessary support
services.
Pursuant to appropriation, the State Board of Education
may award grants for the establishment and operation of such
programs which are contained within the area adult education
plans as required under this Act. Such grants, to the extent
practicable, shall be based upon student performance outcomes
of academic achievement and attendance as well as the extent
of contributions to such programs by proposed recipients.
The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules for the
administration of grants and the operation and evaluation of
such programs.
(Source: P.A. 84-1068.)
Section 15. The Adult Education Reporting Act is amended
by changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
(105 ILCS 410/1) (from Ch. 122, par. 1851)
Sec. 1. As used in this Act, "agency" means: the
Departments of Corrections, Public Aid, Commerce and
Community Affairs, Human Services, and Public Health; the
Secretary of State; the Illinois Community College Board; and
the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. On and
after July 1, 2001, "agency" includes the State Board of
Education and does not include the Illinois Community College
Board.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
(105 ILCS 410/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 1852)
Sec. 2. (a) Within 90 days of the effective date of this
Act, each agency shall file with the State Board of Education
a report listing all education, training or intern programs,
grants, loans or other services it administers or makes
available for providing education or training to Illinois
adult citizens as defined in Section 10-22.20 of the School
Code. Before July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education shall
file with the Illinois Community College Board a report
listing all education, training or intern programs, grants,
loans, or other services it administers or makes available
for providing education or training to Illinois adult
citizens as defined in Section 10-22.20 of the School Code.
(b) Such list shall be updated annually, with the list
being updated with the Illinois Community College Board
instead of the State Board of Education beginning on July 1,
2001. Before July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education shall
forward a copy of each updated list to the Illinois Community
College Board.
(c) If an agency has no education or training services
for adult citizens in Illinois, the report shall so state.
(Source: P.A. 85-807.)
Section 20. The Public Community College Act is amended
by changing Section 2-12 as follows:
(110 ILCS 805/2-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 102-12)
Sec. 2-12. The State Board shall have the power and it
shall be its duty:
(a) To provide statewide planning for community colleges
as 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.
(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.
(c) To approve all locally funded capital projects for
which no State monies are required, in accordance with
standards established by rule.
(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.
(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
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 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.
(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.
(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 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.
(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.
(i) To participate in, to recommend approval or
disapproval, and to assist in the coordination of the
programs 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
accordance with administrative rules promulgated by the State
Board under the provisions of the Illinois Administrative
Procedure Act.
(j) To establish guidelines regarding sabbatical leaves.
(k) To establish guidelines for the admission into
special, 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.
(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.
(m) 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.
(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; (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 colleges.
(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
education, adult secondary/general education development,
English as a second language, and any other instruction
designed to prepare adult students to function successfully
in society and to experience success in postsecondary
education and the world of work. In order to effect an
orderly transition as provided under Section 10-22.19a of the
School Code and Section 1-4 of the Adult Education Act, from
July 1, 2000 until July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education
shall coordinate administration of the powers and duties
listed in this subdivision (o) with the State Board.
(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 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 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. In order to effect an
orderly transition as provided under Section 10-22.19a of the
School Code and Section 1-4 of the Adult Education Act, from
July 1, 2000 until July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education
shall coordinate administration of the powers and duties
listed in this subdivision (p) with the State Board. 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.
(Source: P.A. 87-1023; 88-322.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
July 1, 2000, except that the changes to Sections 10-22.20
and 10-22.20b of the School Code and the changes to the
heading of Article II and Sections 2-4 and 3-3 of the Adult
Education Act take effect on July 1, 2001.
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