Full Text of HB5024 103rd General Assembly
HB5024ham002 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Joyce Mason Filed: 5/1/2024 | | 10300HB5024ham002 | | LRB103 36139 RJT 72872 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5024
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5024, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | "Section 5. The Early Childhood Access Consortium for | 6 | | Equity Act is amended by changing Sections 15, 20, 25, and 30 | 7 | | as follows: | 8 | | (110 ILCS 28/15) | 9 | | Sec. 15. Creation of Consortium; purpose; administrative | 10 | | support. | 11 | | (a) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | 12 | | Community College Board shall create and establish the Early | 13 | | Childhood Access Consortium for Equity. | 14 | | (b) The purpose of the Consortium is to serve the needs of | 15 | | the incumbent early childhood workforce and the employers of | 16 | | early childhood educators and to advance racial equity while |
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| 1 | | meeting the needs of employers by streamlining, coordinating, | 2 | | and improving the accessibility of degree completion pathways | 3 | | for upskilling and the sustained expansion of educational | 4 | | pipelines at Illinois institutions of higher education. | 5 | | (c) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | 6 | | Community College Board shall convene the member institutions | 7 | | by July 1, 2021 or within 60 days after the effective date of | 8 | | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The Board | 9 | | of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board | 10 | | shall provide administrative support for the start up and | 11 | | operation of the Consortium until a permanent governance | 12 | | structure is developed and implemented. The Board of Higher | 13 | | Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall work | 14 | | with member institutions to establish geographic regional | 15 | | hubs, including public universities and the proximate | 16 | | community colleges responsible for serving each regional hub. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.) | 18 | | (110 ILCS 28/20) | 19 | | Sec. 20. Membership; functions. | 20 | | (a) Membership in the Consortium shall include all public | 21 | | universities and community colleges in this State that offer | 22 | | early childhood programs. Membership by private, | 23 | | not-for-profit universities is optional and conditional on the | 24 | | acceptance of the terms adopted by the public members, the | 25 | | related administrative rules, and the provisions of this Act. |
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| 1 | | For-profit institutions of higher education are not eligible | 2 | | for membership in the Consortium. Participating institutions | 3 | | must be accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and | 4 | | entitled to offer Gateways Credentials. | 5 | | (b) The members of the Consortium shall operate jointly | 6 | | and in cooperation through regional hubs to provide | 7 | | streamlined paths for students to attain associate degrees, | 8 | | bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, certificates, and | 9 | | Gateways Credentials and other licensure endorsements in early | 10 | | childhood education. The priority shall be to focus on the | 11 | | incumbent workforce, which includes working adults who require | 12 | | programs of study that offer flexibility in the times courses | 13 | | are offered, location, and format. The Consortium shall | 14 | | cooperate in all of the following: | 15 | | (1) Providing course offerings within each regional | 16 | | hub in online, hybrid, and in-person formats that are | 17 | | available to any student enrolled in a member institution | 18 | | in that hub for occasions in which a particular course is | 19 | | not available at the student's home institution. In this | 20 | | paragraph (1), "not available" may mean the course is not | 21 | | offered during a term, at a time, or in a format that works | 22 | | best for the student. Courses taken at any member | 23 | | institution shall be accepted toward the student's degree | 24 | | at any other member institution. Course offerings across | 25 | | institutions regional hubs may also be provided by an | 26 | | agreement between Consortium members. All course |
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| 1 | | registration shall take place in consultation with a | 2 | | student's academic advisor. | 3 | | (2) Shared responsibilities through the Consortium and | 4 | | within and across the State regional hubs to expand access | 5 | | for students. | 6 | | (3) Transfers in accordance with Section 130-10 of the | 7 | | Transitions in Education Act. | 8 | | (4) The development of standardized methods for | 9 | | awarding credit for prior learning. | 10 | | (5) The support necessary for student access, | 11 | | persistence, and completion shall be provided by the home | 12 | | institution, unless otherwise provided by agreement | 13 | | between Consortium members. | 14 | | (6) Admissions, financial arrangements, registration, | 15 | | and advising services shall be functions of the home | 16 | | institution but shall be honored across the Consortium. | 17 | | (7) Member institutions working with their regional | 18 | | pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and early childhood | 19 | | employer partners to determine demand throughout the | 20 | | region. | 21 | | (8) Data-sharing agreements. | 22 | | (9) An agreement that students enrolled in associate | 23 | | degree programs are encouraged to complete the associate | 24 | | degree program prior to transferring to a bachelor's | 25 | | degree program. | 26 | | (10) Development of other shared agreements and terms |
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| 1 | | necessary to implement the Consortium and its | 2 | | responsibilities. | 3 | | By January 31, 2022, the Consortium shall decide how to | 4 | | assign college credit for the incumbent workers who have a | 5 | | Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and for future | 6 | | workers obtaining a CDA. | 7 | | (c) The Consortium may facilitate or implement the | 8 | | following if deemed beneficial and feasible: | 9 | | (1) the creation of an open education resource | 10 | | library; | 11 | | (2) support and training for program coaches and | 12 | | cross-institutional navigators; and | 13 | | (3) support for the development, implementation, and | 14 | | participation in a statewide registry system through the | 15 | | Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral | 16 | | Agencies (INCCRRA) to provide tracking and data | 17 | | capabilities for students across the system as they attain | 18 | | competency through coursework. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.) | 20 | | (110 ILCS 28/25) | 21 | | Sec. 25. Advisory committee; membership. | 22 | | (a) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community | 23 | | College Board, the State Board of Education, the Department of | 24 | | Human Services, and the Governor's Office of Early Childhood | 25 | | Development shall jointly convene a Consortium advisory |
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| 1 | | committee to provide guidance on the operation of the | 2 | | Consortium. | 3 | | (b) Membership on the advisory committee shall be | 4 | | comprised of employers and experts appointed by the Board of | 5 | | Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the | 6 | | Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development, and the | 7 | | State Board of Education. Membership shall also include all of | 8 | | the following members: | 9 | | (1) An employer from a community-based child care | 10 | | provider, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early | 11 | | Childhood Development. | 12 | | (2) An employer from a for-profit child care provider, | 13 | | appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood | 14 | | Development. | 15 | | (3) An employer from a nonprofit child care provider, | 16 | | appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood | 17 | | Development. | 18 | | (4) A provider of family child care, appointed by the | 19 | | Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | 20 | | (5) An employer located in southern Illinois, | 21 | | appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood | 22 | | Development. | 23 | | (6) An employer located in central Illinois, appointed | 24 | | by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | 25 | | (7) At least one member who represents an urban school | 26 | | district, appointed by the State Board of Education. |
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| 1 | | (8) At least one member who represents a suburban | 2 | | school district, appointed by the State Board of | 3 | | Education. | 4 | | (9) At least one member who represents a rural school | 5 | | district, appointed by the State Board of Education. | 6 | | (10) At least one member who represents a school | 7 | | district in a city with a population of 500,000 or more, | 8 | | appointed by the State Board of Education. | 9 | | (11) Two early childhood advocates with statewide | 10 | | expertise in early childhood workforce issues, appointed | 11 | | by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | 12 | | (12) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson and the | 13 | | Minority Spokesperson or a designee of the Senate | 14 | | Committee on Higher Education. | 15 | | (13) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson and the | 16 | | Minority Spokesperson or a designee of the House Committee | 17 | | on Higher Education. | 18 | | (14) One member representing the Illinois Community | 19 | | College Board, who shall serve as co-chairperson, | 20 | | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | 21 | | (15) One member representing the Board of Higher | 22 | | Education, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by | 23 | | the Board of Higher Education. | 24 | | (16) One member representing the Illinois Student | 25 | | Assistance Commission, appointed by the Illinois Student | 26 | | Assistance Commission Board of Higher Education . |
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| 1 | | (17) One member representing the State Board of | 2 | | Education, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by | 3 | | the State Board of Education. | 4 | | (18) One member representing the Governor's Office of | 5 | | Early Childhood Development, who shall serve as | 6 | | co-chairperson, appointed by the Governor's Office of | 7 | | Early Childhood Development. | 8 | | (19) One member representing the Department of Human | 9 | | Services, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by | 10 | | the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | 11 | | (20) One member representing INCCRRA, appointed by the | 12 | | Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | 13 | | (21) One member representing the Department of | 14 | | Children and Family Services, appointed by the Governor's | 15 | | Office of Early Childhood Development. | 16 | | (22) One member representing an organization that | 17 | | advocates on behalf of community college trustees, | 18 | | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | 19 | | (23) One member of a union representing child care and | 20 | | early childhood providers, appointed by the Governor's | 21 | | Office of Early Childhood Development. | 22 | | (24) Two members of unions representing higher | 23 | | education faculty, appointed by the Board of Higher | 24 | | Education. | 25 | | (25) A representative from the College of Education of | 26 | | an urban public university, appointed by the Board of |
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| 1 | | Higher Education. | 2 | | (26) A representative from the College of Education of | 3 | | a suburban public university, appointed by the Board of | 4 | | Higher Education. | 5 | | (27) A representative from the College of Education of | 6 | | a rural public university, appointed by the Board of | 7 | | Higher Education. | 8 | | (28) A representative from the College of Education of | 9 | | a private university, appointed by the Board of Higher | 10 | | Education. | 11 | | (29) A representative of an urban community college, | 12 | | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | 13 | | (30) A representative of a suburban community college, | 14 | | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | 15 | | (31) A representative of rural community college, | 16 | | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | 17 | | (c) The advisory committee shall meet at least twice a | 18 | | year quarterly . The committee meetings shall be open to the | 19 | | public in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings | 20 | | Act. | 21 | | (d) Except for the co-chairpersons of the advisory | 22 | | council, the initial terms for advisory committee members | 23 | | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd | 24 | | General Assembly shall set by lottery at the first meeting | 25 | | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd | 26 | | General Assembly as follows: |
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| 1 | | (1) One-third of members shall serve a 1-year term. | 2 | | (2) One-third of members shall serve a 2-year term. | 3 | | (3) One-third of members shall serve a 3-year term. | 4 | | (e) The initial term of co-chairpersons of the advisory | 5 | | councils shall be for 3 years. | 6 | | (f) After the initial term, each subsequent term for the | 7 | | members of the advisory committee shall be for 3 years or until | 8 | | a successor is appointed. | 9 | | (g) The members of the advisory committee shall serve | 10 | | without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement | 11 | | for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of | 12 | | their official duties as members of the advisory committee | 13 | | from funds appropriated for that purpose. | 14 | | (Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.) | 15 | | (110 ILCS 28/30) | 16 | | Sec. 30. Reporting. The Consortium shall report to the | 17 | | General Assembly, to the Senate and House Committees with | 18 | | oversight over higher education, to the Governor, and to the | 19 | | advisory committee on the progress made by the Consortium. A | 20 | | report must include, but is not limited to, all of the | 21 | | following information: | 22 | | (1) Student enrollment numbers by academic year for | 23 | | the fall and spring terms or semesters , retention rates, | 24 | | persistence , and completion in relevant associate, | 25 | | baccalaureate, and credential programs, including |
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| 1 | | demographic data that is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, | 2 | | geography, higher education sector, and federal Pell Grant | 3 | | status, reported annually twice per year. Completion | 4 | | numbers and rates, employer type, and years worked shall | 5 | | be reported annually . | 6 | | (2) For students enrolled in early childhood programs, | 7 | | average assessed tuition, average Tuition rates charged | 8 | | and net price, number of students receiving student loans, | 9 | | and average loan amount prices paid, reported both as | 10 | | including and excluding student loans, by enrolled members | 11 | | of the incumbent workforce , reported annually. | 12 | | (3) Outreach plans to recruit and enroll incumbent | 13 | | workforce members, reported annually twice per year . | 14 | | (4) Participation of the incumbent workforce in | 15 | | outreach programs, which may include participation in an | 16 | | informational session, social media engagement, or other | 17 | | activities, reported annually twice per year . | 18 | | (5) Student academic and holistic support plans to | 19 | | help the enrolled incumbent workforce persist in their | 20 | | education, reported annually. | 21 | | (6) Evidence of engagement and responsiveness to the | 22 | | needs of employer partners, reported annually. | 23 | | (7) The Consortium budget including the use of federal | 24 | | funds, reported annually. | 25 | | (8) Member contributions, including financial, | 26 | | physical, or in-kind contributions, provided to the |
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| 1 | | Consortium, reported annually. | 2 | | (9) Information on Early Childhood Access Consortium | 3 | | for Equity Scholarships awarded under the Higher Education | 4 | | Student Assistance Act, including demographic data that is | 5 | | disaggregated by race and ethnicity, federal Pell Grant | 6 | | eligibility status, geography, age, gender, and higher | 7 | | education sector, reported annually. Employer type and | 8 | | years worked, as provided by students via the scholarship | 9 | | application, reported annually. To the extent possible | 10 | | given available data and resources, information on | 11 | | scholarship recipients' subsequent employment in the early | 12 | | childhood care and education field in this State. | 13 | | (Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.) | 14 | | Section 15. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | 15 | | amended by adding Section 65.125 as follows: | 16 | | (110 ILCS 947/65.125 new) | 17 | | Sec. 65.125. Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity | 18 | | Scholarship Program. | 19 | | (a) As used in this Section, "incumbent workforce" has the | 20 | | meaning ascribed to that term in the Early Childhood Access | 21 | | Consortium for Equity Act. | 22 | | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall | 23 | | implement and administer an early childhood educator | 24 | | scholarship program, to be known as the Early Childhood Access |
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| 1 | | Consortium for Equity Scholarship Program. Under the Program, | 2 | | the Commission shall annually award scholarships to early | 3 | | childhood education students enrolled in institutions of | 4 | | higher education participating in the Early Childhood Access | 5 | | Consortium for Equity under the Early Childhood Access | 6 | | Consortium for Equity Act with preference given to members of | 7 | | the incumbent workforce. | 8 | | (c) To ensure alignment with Consortium goals and changing | 9 | | workforce needs, the Commission shall work in partnership with | 10 | | the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community | 11 | | College Board in program design, and the Board of Higher | 12 | | Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall | 13 | | solicit feedback from the Consortium advisory committee | 14 | | established under Section 25 of the Early Childhood Access | 15 | | Consortium for Equity Act. | 16 | | (d) In awarding a scholarship under this Section, the | 17 | | Commission may give preference to applicants who received a | 18 | | scholarship under this Section during the prior academic year, | 19 | | to applicants with financial need, or both. | 20 | | (e) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any | 21 | | academic year, each recipient of a scholarship awarded under | 22 | | this Section shall be required by the Commission to sign an | 23 | | agreement under which the recipient pledges to continue or | 24 | | return to teaching or direct services in the early childhood | 25 | | care and education field in this State after they complete | 26 | | their program of study. |
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| 1 | | (f) The Commission may adopt any rules necessary to | 2 | | implement and administer the Program. | 3 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 | | becoming law.". |
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