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91_HB4617
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1 AN ACT in relation to adult education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing
5 Section 10-22.20 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/10-22.20) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20)
7 Sec. 10-22.20. Classes for adults and youths whose
8 schooling has been interrupted; conditions for State
9 reimbursement; use of child care facilities.
10 (a) To establish special classes for the instruction (1)
11 of persons of age 21 years of age or over, and (2) of persons
12 less than age 21 years of age and not otherwise in attendance
13 in public school, for the purpose of providing adults in the
14 community, and youths whose schooling has been interrupted,
15 with such additional basic education, vocational skill
16 training, and other instruction as may be necessary to
17 increase their qualifications for employment or other means
18 of self-support and their ability to meet their
19 responsibilities as citizens including courses of instruction
20 regularly accepted for graduation from elementary or high
21 schools and for Americanization and General Educational
22 Development Review classes.
23 The board shall pay the necessary expenses of such
24 classes out of school funds of the district, including costs
25 of student transportation and such facilities or provision
26 for child-care as may be necessary in the judgment of the
27 board to permit maximum utilization of the courses by
28 students with children, and other special needs of the
29 students directly related to such instruction. The expenses
30 thus incurred shall be subject to State reimbursement, as
31 provided in this Section. The board may make a tuition
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1 charge for persons taking instruction who are not subject to
2 State reimbursement, such tuition charge not to exceed the
3 per capita cost of such classes.
4 The cost of such instruction, including the additional
5 expenses herein authorized, incurred for recipients of
6 financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code, or for
7 persons for whom education and training aid has been
8 authorized under Section 9-8 of that Code, shall be assumed
9 in its entirety from funds appropriated by the State to the
10 State Board of Education.
11 (b) The State Board of Education and the Illinois
12 Community College Board shall annually enter into an
13 interagency agreement to implement this Section. The
14 interagency agreement shall establish the standards for the
15 courses of instruction reimbursed under this Section. The
16 State Board of Education shall supervise the administration
17 of the programs. The State Board of Education shall
18 determine the cost of instruction in accordance with
19 standards jointly established by the State Board of Education
20 and the Illinois Community College Board as set forth in the
21 interagency agreement, including therein other incidental
22 costs as herein authorized, which shall serve as the basis of
23 State reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of
24 this Section. In the approval of programs and the
25 determination of the cost of instruction, the State Board of
26 Education shall provide for the maximum utilization of
27 federal funds for such programs. The interagency agreement
28 shall also include:
29 (1) the development of an index of need for program
30 planning and for area funding allocations as defined by
31 the State Board of Education;
32 (2) the method for calculating hours of
33 instruction, as defined by the State Board of Education,
34 claimable for reimbursement and a method to phase in the
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1 calculation and for adjusting the calculations in cases
2 where the services of a program are interrupted due to
3 circumstances beyond the control of the program provider;
4 (3) a plan for the reallocation of funds to
5 increase the amount allocated for grants based upon
6 program performance as set forth in subsection (d) below;
7 and
8 (4) the development of standards for determining
9 grants based upon performance as set forth in subsection
10 (d) below and a plan for the phased-in implementation of
11 those standards.
12 For instruction provided by school districts and
13 community college districts beginning July 1, 1996 and
14 thereafter, reimbursement provided by the State Board of
15 Education for classes authorized by this Section shall be
16 provided pursuant to the terms of the interagency agreement
17 from funds appropriated for the reimbursement criteria set
18 forth in subsection (c) below.
19 (c) Upon the annual approval of the interagency
20 agreement, reimbursement shall be first provided for
21 transportation, child care services, and other special needs
22 of the students directly related to instruction and then from
23 the funds remaining an amount equal to the product of the
24 total credit hours or units of instruction approved by the
25 State Board of Education, multiplied by the following:
26 (1) For adult basic education, the maximum
27 reimbursement per credit hour or per unit of instruction
28 shall be equal to the general state aid per pupil
29 foundation level established in subsection (B) of Section
30 18-8.05, divided by 60;
31 (2) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or
32 per unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall
33 be weighted for students enrolled in classes defined as
34 vocational skills and approved by the State Board of
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1 Education by 1.25;
2 (3) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or
3 per unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall
4 be multiplied by .90 for students enrolled in classes
5 defined as adult secondary education programs and
6 approved by the State Board of Education;
7 (4) For community college districts the maximum
8 reimbursement per credit hour in subparagraphs (1), (2),
9 and (3) above shall be reduced by the Adult Basic
10 Education/Adult Secondary Education/English As A Second
11 Language credit hour grant rate prescribed in Section
12 2-16.02 of the Public Community College Act, as pro-rated
13 to the appropriation level; and
14 (5) Programs receiving funds under the formula that
15 was in effect during the 1994-1995 program year which
16 continue to be approved and which generate at least 80%
17 of the hours claimable in 1994-95, or in the case of
18 programs not approved in 1994-95 at least 80% of the
19 hours claimable in 1995-96, shall have funding for
20 subsequent years based upon 100% of the 1995-96 formula
21 funding level for 1996-97, 90% of the 1995-96 formula
22 funding level for 1997-98, 80% of the 1995-96 formula
23 funding level for 1998-99, and 70% of the 1995-96 formula
24 funding level for 1999-2000. For any approved program
25 which generates less than 80% of the claimable hours in
26 its base year, the level of funding pursuant to this
27 paragraph shall be reduced proportionately. Funding for
28 program years after 1999-2000 shall be pursuant to the
29 interagency agreement.
30 (d) Upon the annual approval of the interagency
31 agreement, the State Board of Education shall provide grants
32 to eligible programs for supplemental activities to improve
33 or expand services under the Adult Education Act. Eligible
34 programs shall be determined based upon performance outcomes
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1 of students in the programs as set forth in the interagency
2 agreement.
3 (e) Reimbursement under this Section shall not exceed
4 the actual costs of the approved program.
5 If the amount appropriated to the State Board of
6 Education for reimbursement under this Section is less than
7 the amount required under this Act, the apportionment shall
8 be proportionately reduced.
9 School districts and community college districts may
10 assess students up to $3.00 per credit hour, for classes
11 other than Adult Basic Education level programs, if needed to
12 meet program costs.
13 (f) An education plan shall be established for each
14 adult or youth whose schooling has been interrupted and who
15 is participating in the instructional programs provided under
16 this Section.
17 Each school board and community college shall keep an
18 accurate and detailed account of the students assigned to and
19 receiving instruction under this Section who are subject to
20 State reimbursement and shall submit reports of services
21 provided commencing with fiscal year 1997 as required in the
22 interagency agreement.
23 For classes authorized under this Section, a credit hour
24 or unit of instruction is equal to 15 hours of direct
25 instruction for students enrolled in approved adult education
26 programs at midterm and making satisfactory progress, in
27 accordance with standards jointly established by the State
28 Board of Education and the Illinois Community College Board
29 as set forth in the interagency agreement.
30 (g) Upon proof submitted to the Illinois Department of
31 Human Services of the payment of all claims submitted under
32 this Section, that Department shall apply for federal funds
33 made available therefor and any federal funds so received
34 shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State
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1 Treasury.
2 School districts or community colleges providing classes
3 under this Section shall submit applications to the State
4 Board of Education for preapproval in accordance with the
5 standards jointly established by the State Board of Education
6 and the Illinois Community College Board as set forth in the
7 interagency agreement. Payments shall be made by the State
8 Board of Education based upon approved programs. Interim
9 expenditure reports may be required by the State Board of
10 Education as set forth in the interagency agreement. Final
11 claims for the school year shall be submitted to the regional
12 superintendents for transmittal to the State Board of
13 Education as set forth in the interagency agreement. Final
14 adjusted payments shall be made by September 30.
15 If a school district or community college district fails
16 to provide, or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient
17 classes under this Section, the State Board of Education may
18 enter into agreements with public or private educational or
19 other agencies other than the public schools for the
20 establishment of such classes.
21 (h) If a school district or community college district
22 establishes child-care facilities for the children of
23 participants in classes established under this Section, it
24 may extend the use of these facilities to students who have
25 obtained employment and to other persons in the community
26 whose children require care and supervision while the parent
27 or other person in charge of the children is employed or
28 otherwise absent from the home during all or part of the day.
29 It may make the facilities available before and after as well
30 as during regular school hours to school age and preschool
31 age children who may benefit thereby, including children who
32 require care and supervision pending the return of their
33 parent or other person in charge of their care from
34 employment or other activity requiring absence from the home.
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1 The State Board of Education shall pay to the board the
2 cost of care in the facilities for any child who is a
3 recipient of financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid
4 Code.
5 The board may charge for care of children for whom it
6 cannot make claim under the provisions of this Section. The
7 charge shall not exceed per capita cost, and to the extent
8 feasible, shall be fixed at a level which will permit
9 utilization by employed parents of low or moderate income.
10 It may also permit any other State or local governmental
11 agency or private agency providing care for children to
12 purchase care.
13 After July 1, 1970 when the provisions of Section
14 10-20.20 become operative in the district, children in a
15 child-care facility shall be transferred to the kindergarten
16 established under that Section for such portion of the day as
17 may be required for the kindergarten program, and only the
18 prorated costs of care and training provided in the Center
19 for the remaining period shall be charged to the Illinois
20 Department of Human Services or other persons or agencies
21 paying for such care.
22 (i) The provisions of this Section shall also apply to
23 school districts having a population exceeding 500,000.
24 (j) In addition to claiming reimbursement under this
25 Section, a school district may claim general State aid under
26 Section 18-8.05 for any student under age 21 who is enrolled
27 in courses accepted for graduation from elementary or high
28 school and who otherwise meets the requirements of Section
29 18-8.05.
30 (Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97; 89-524, eff. 7-19-96;
31 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-548, eff. 1-1-98; 90-802, eff.
32 12-15-98.)
33 Section 10. The Adult Education Act is amended by
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1 changing Section 3-1 as follows:
2 (105 ILCS 405/3-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 203-1)
3 Sec. 3-1. Apportionment for Adult Education Courses. A
4 Any school district or public community college district
5 maintaining adult education classes for the instruction of
6 persons over 21 years of age and youths under 21 years of age
7 whose schooling has been interrupted shall be entitled to
8 claim an apportionment in accordance with the provisions of
9 Section 10-22.20 of The School Code and Section 2-4 of this
10 Act.
11 Reimbursement as herein provided shall be limited to
12 courses regularly accepted for graduation from elementary or
13 high schools and for Americanization and General Educational
14 Development Review classes which are approved by the State
15 Board of Education.
16 If the amount appropriated for this purpose is less than
17 the amount required under the provisions of this Section, the
18 apportionment for local districts shall be proportionately
19 reduced.
20 (Source: P.A. 83-460.)