(110 ILCS 27/22)

Sec. 22. Notification of disapproval or withdrawal; appeal. A community college district with an established partnership agreement with a school district has 30 calendar days from the initial course request to notify the school district of the community college district's disapproval of the course request, instructor, or course documentation or the community college district's withdrawal of course or instructor approval. Thereafter, the school district may appeal the disapproval or withdrawal to the Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board within 14 calendar days after the notice is received. The Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board shall render a decision within 45 calendar days after the appeal is filed and provide notice of the Executive Director's decision to the community college district and school district. The decision of the Executive Director may be appealed to the Illinois Community College Board by either the community college district or the school district within 30 calendar days after the decision by submitting a written request for reconsideration of the decision to the Illinois Community College Board. If no appeal is received within 30 calendar days, the Executive Director's decision shall be final and binding. The community college district and school district may make both oral and written presentations to the Illinois Community College Board at the time the decision is reconsidered. The Illinois Community College Board's decision shall be final and binding.

(1) If the Illinois Community College Board finds in favor of the school district with respect to the course, instructor, or course documentation but the community college district elects not to offer the course or approve the instructor or course documentation, the school district may pursue an alternative postsecondary institution to provide that course and must notify the community college district within 14 calendar days after the Illinois Community College Board's decision with the school district's intent to do so, along with the reason for seeking an alternative postsecondary institution.

(2) If the Illinois Community College Board finds in favor of the community college district's decision to disapprove the school district's course request, instructor, or course documentation or the community college district's withdrawal of course or instructor approval, the school district may not approach an alternative postsecondary institution, including another community college district, with the same course or instructor proposal. The school district may not be prohibited from establishing a new partnership agreement with the community college district if the course request, instructor, or course documentation changes.

(Source: P.A. 104-12, eff. 6-30-25.)