Section 2700.80  Contractual and Consortium Agreement Requirements

a)         The primary purpose of a course of study in a contractual or consortium agreement must be educational and must lead to, and be required for, a degree or health education certificate in a published course of study offered by the home institution.

b)         Contractual Agreement requirements

1)         All contractual agreements must involve programs approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) or the appropriate state accrediting agency and, if applicable, licensing agency.

2)         The home institution is responsible for all the administration of ISAC student aid including, but not limited to, disbursements, refunds, maintenance of financial aid records and student eligibility determinations for students attending the host institution consistent with the requirements in 34 CFR 668.5(c).

3)         A home institution may enter into a contractual agreement with a host institution only if the home institution does not have faculty and specific educational facilities available within the institution to offer the approved programs.

4)         Only courses required for these programs that are included in the published curriculum of the home institution will be eligible for ISAC payment except in relation to study abroad programs as provided in 34 CFR 668.5(B).

5)         The home institution must ensure that the percentage of all students enrolled in the host institution who will receive tuition assistance through a contractual agreement meets the requirements of 34 CFR 668.5(a) and does not exceed:

A)        25% if the host and home institutions are owned or controlled by the same entity; or

B)        50% if they are not, owned or controlled by the same entity.

c)         Consortium Agreement requirements

1)         Both the home and host institutions must be ISAC eligible institutions; and

2)         The consortium agreement must be consistent with 34 CFR 668.5(a).

(Source:  Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 8430, effective July 1, 2021)