(110 ILCS 805/3-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-2)
Sec. 3-2.
Upon the receipt of such a petition, the State Board shall, in
cooperation with the regional superintendent of the county or counties in
which the territory of the proposed district is located, cause a study to
be made of the territory of the proposed district and the community college
needs and condition thereof and the area within and adjacent thereto in
relation to existing facilities for general education, including
pre-professional curricula and for training in occupational activities, and
in relation to a factual survey of the possible enrollment, assessed
valuation, industrial business, agricultural and other conditions
reflecting educational needs in the area to be served, in order to
determine whether in its judgment the proposed district may adequately
maintain a community college in accordance with such desirable standards.
In reviewing the application the State Board shall consider the feasibility
of any proposed utilization of existing public or private educational
facilities and land within or in near proximity to the boundary of the
proposed district, and of contracting with such public or private
institutions for the provision of educational programs. If the State
Board finds as the result of its study that
it is not possible for the proposed district to produce a desirable program
of community college education at a reasonable cost, it shall provide a
brief statement of the reasons for this decision and shall thereupon cause
a copy of the statement to be published in a newspaper or newspapers having
a general circulation in the territory of the proposed district and no
election shall be held or further proceedings had on said petition to
establish such a community college district. In approving a request for a new community college district, the State Board
shall make a
determination as to whether or not the proposal is in conformity with a
comprehensive community college program. When the State Board
approves the request for a new community college, the State Board shall
prepare a report of such action on the petition. The report shall contain a
brief statement of the reasons for the decision and a resume stating why
the State Board deems it possible for the proposed district to provide a
desirable 2-year college program at reasonable cost, the conditions under
which such operation would be possible, the estimated results of such
operation in terms of local taxes, the nature and probable cost of
alternative methods of providing adequate community college educational
opportunities for students in the territory involved and such other
information as the State Board believes may be helpful to the voters in
such territory in voting on the proposition to establish a community
college district.
(Source: P.A. 99-655, eff. 7-28-16.)
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