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resides if he or she is: (a) a person who is 17 years of age or |
older, has maintained residence in the State of Illinois, and |
is not a high school graduate; (b) a person who is successfully |
completing an alternative education program under Section |
2-3.81, Article 13A, or Article 13B; or (c) a person who is |
enrolled in a youth education program sponsored by the |
Illinois National Guard. For purposes of this Section, |
residence is that abode which the applicant considers his or |
her home. Applicants may provide as sufficient proof of such |
residence and as an acceptable form of identification a |
driver's license, valid passport, military ID, or other form |
of government-issued national or foreign identification that |
shows the applicant's name, address, date of birth, signature, |
and photograph or other acceptable identification as may be |
allowed by law or as regulated by the Illinois Community |
College Board. Such regional superintendent shall determine if |
the applicant meets statutory and regulatory state standards. |
If qualified, the applicant shall at the time of such |
application pay a fee established by the Illinois Community |
College Board, which fee shall be paid into a special fund |
under the control and supervision of the regional |
superintendent to be used for administration of high school |
equivalency testing. Such moneys received by the regional |
superintendent shall be used, first, for the expenses incurred |
in administering and scoring the examination, and next for |
other educational programs that are developed and designed by |
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the regional superintendent of schools to assist those who |
successfully complete high school equivalency testing or meet |
the criteria for alternative methods of credentialing in |
furthering their academic development or their ability to |
secure and retain gainful employment, including programs for |
the competitive award based on test scores of college or adult |
education scholarship grants or similar educational |
incentives. Any excess moneys shall be paid into the institute |
fund. |
Any applicant who has achieved the minimum passing |
standards as established by the Illinois Community College |
Board shall be notified in writing by the regional |
superintendent and shall be issued a State of Illinois High |
School Diploma on the forms provided by the Illinois Community |
College Board. The regional superintendent shall then certify |
to the Illinois Community College Board the score of the |
applicant and such other and additional information that may |
be required by the Illinois Community College Board. The |
moneys received therefrom shall be used in the same manner as |
provided for in this Section. |
The Illinois Community College Board shall establish |
alternative methods of credentialing for the issuance of a |
State of Illinois High School Diploma. In addition to high |
school equivalency testing, the following alternative methods |
of receiving a State of Illinois High School Diploma shall be |
made available to qualified individuals on or after January 1, |
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2018: |
(A) High School Equivalency based on High School |
Credit. A qualified candidate may petition to have his or |
her high school transcripts evaluated to determine what |
the candidate needs to meet criteria as established by the |
Illinois Community College Board. |
(B) High School Equivalency based on Post-Secondary |
Credit. A qualified candidate may petition to have his or |
her post-secondary transcripts evaluated to determine what |
the candidate needs to meet criteria established by the |
Illinois Community College Board. |
(C) High School Equivalency based on a Foreign |
Diploma. A qualified candidate may petition to have his or |
her foreign high school or post-secondary transcripts |
evaluated to determine what the candidate needs to meet |
criteria established by the Illinois Community College |
Board. |
(D) High School Equivalency based on Completion of a |
Competency-Based Program as approved by the Illinois |
Community College Board. The Illinois Community College |
Board shall establish guidelines for competency-based high |
school equivalency programs. |
Any applicant who has attained the age of 17 years and |
maintained residence in the State of Illinois and is not a high |
school graduate, any person who has enrolled in a youth |
education program sponsored by the Illinois National Guard, or |
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any person who has successfully completed an alternative |
education program under Section 2-3.81, Article 13A, or |
Article 13B is eligible to apply for a State of Illinois High |
School Diploma (if he or she meets the requirements prescribed |
by the Illinois Community College Board) upon showing evidence |
that he or she has completed, successfully, high school |
equivalency testing, administered by the United States Armed |
Forces Institute, official high school equivalency testing |
centers established in other states, Veterans' Administration |
Hospitals, or the office of the State Superintendent of |
Education for the Illinois State Penitentiary System and the |
Department of Corrections. Such applicant shall apply to the |
regional superintendent of the region wherein he or she has |
maintained residence, and, upon payment of a fee established |
by the Illinois Community College Board, the regional |
superintendent shall issue a State of Illinois High School |
Diploma and immediately thereafter certify to the Illinois |
Community College Board the score of the applicant and such |
other and additional information as may be required by the |
Illinois Community College Board. |
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any |
applicant who has been out of school for at least one year may |
request the regional superintendent of schools to administer |
restricted high school equivalency testing upon written |
request of: the director of a program who certifies to the |
Chief Examiner of an official high school equivalency testing |
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center that the applicant has completed a program of |
instruction provided by such agencies as the Job Corps, the |
Postal Service Academy, or an apprenticeship training program; |
an employer or program director for purposes of entry into |
apprenticeship programs; another state's department of |
education in order to meet regulations established by that |
department of education; or a post high school educational |
institution for purposes of admission, the Department of |
Financial and Professional Regulation for licensing purposes, |
or the Armed Forces for induction purposes. The regional |
superintendent shall administer such testing, and the |
applicant shall be notified in writing that he or she is |
eligible to receive a State of Illinois High School Diploma |
upon reaching age 17, provided he or she meets the standards |
established by the Illinois Community College Board. |
Any test administered under this Section to an applicant |
who does not speak and understand English may at the |
discretion of the administering agency be given and answered |
in any language in which the test is printed. The regional |
superintendent of schools may waive any fees required by this |
Section in case of hardship. The regional superintendent of |
schools and the Illinois Community College Board shall waive |
any fees required by this Section for an applicant who meets |
all of the following criteria: |
(1) The applicant qualifies as a homeless person, |
child, or youth as defined in the Education for Homeless |
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Children Act. |
(2) The applicant has not attained 25 years of age as |
of the date of the scheduled test. |
(3) The applicant can verify his or her status as a |
homeless person, child, or youth. A homeless services |
provider that is qualified to verify an individual's |
housing status, as determined by the Illinois Community |
College Board, and that has knowledge of the applicant's |
housing status may verify the applicant's status for |
purposes of this subdivision (3). |
(4) The applicant has completed a high school |
equivalency preparation course through an Illinois |
Community College Board-approved provider. |
(5) The applicant is taking the test at a testing |
center operated by a regional superintendent of schools or |
the Cook County High School Equivalency Office. |
In counties of over 3,000,000 population, a State of |
Illinois High School Diploma shall contain the signatures of |
the Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board |
and the superintendent, president, or other chief executive |
officer of the institution where high school equivalency |
testing instruction occurred and any other signatures |
authorized by the Illinois Community College Board. |
The regional superintendent of schools shall furnish the |
Illinois Community College Board with any information that the |
Illinois Community College Board requests with regard to |
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testing and diplomas under this Section. |
A State of Illinois High School Diploma is a recognized |
high school equivalency certificate for purposes of |
reciprocity with other states. A high school equivalency |
certificate from another state is equivalent to a State of |
Illinois High School Diploma. |
(Source: P.A. 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23.)
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Section 7. The State Universities Civil Service Act is |
amended by changing Section 36e as follows:
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(110 ILCS 70/36e) (from Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b4) |
Sec. 36e. Coverage. All employees of the Illinois |
Community College Board, Southern Illinois University, Chicago |
State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State |
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois |
University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois |
University, the University of Illinois, the University System, |
the State Universities Retirement System, the Illinois Student |
Assistance Commission State Scholarship Commission, and the |
Board of Higher Education shall be covered by the University |
System described in Sections 36b to 36q, inclusive, of this |
Act, except the following persons: |
(1) The members and officers of the Merit Board and |
the board of trustees, and the commissioners of the |
institutions and agencies covered hereunder; |
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(2) The presidents and vice-presidents of each |
educational institution and the executive director, |
directors, deputy directors, managing directors, chiefs, |
and attorneys of each higher education agency; |
(3) Other principal administrative employees of each |
institution and agency as determined by the Merit Board; |
(4) The teaching, research and extension faculties of |
each institution and agency; |
(5) Students employed under rules prescribed by the |
Merit Board, without examination or certification. |
(Source: P.A. 100-615, eff. 1-1-19.)
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Section 10. The Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act |
is amended by changing Section 60 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 148/60) |
Sec. 60. Transitional mathematics instruction statewide |
supports. |
(a) (Blank). Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, |
ICCB shall permit transitional mathematics instruction that |
has been approved for statewide portability in accordance with |
the requirements of this Act to be funded, subject to |
appropriation, in a manner consistent with reimbursement rates |
for developmental education courses offered at a community |
college. Such funding must be used by a community college for |
costs associated with transitional mathematics or English |
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partnerships with school districts. |
(b) Subject to the availability of public or private |
resources, ISBE, ICCB, and IBHE, in collaboration with IMACC, |
shall support collaborative efforts among school districts and |
postsecondary institutions to develop model transitional |
mathematics instructional units. All State-supported models |
shall include real-world application projects that can be |
delivered to particular students based on career interests and |
shall enable transitional mathematics instructional resources |
to be included within integrated courses or competency-based |
learning systems. |
(c) Provided that statewide portability procedures have |
been established pursuant to subsection (f) of Section 45 of |
this Act, ISBE and ICCB shall identify and publicize courses |
for transitional mathematics instruction that meet the |
statewide portability requirements and that can be delivered |
fully online or through blended-learning models without the |
requirement for in-person mathematics instruction at the high |
school. |
(d) ISBE and ICCB shall jointly develop and provide a |
model partnership agreement for school districts and community |
colleges. |
(e) ISBE and ICCB shall provide standardized reports to |
school districts and community colleges, including, but not |
limited to: |
(1) reports that school districts and community |
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colleges can use for determining students 11th grade |
projected readiness for college-level mathematics courses |
upon high school graduation; and |
(2) reports that compare participating students' |
postsecondary outcomes with other students, particularly |
those in traditional developmental education course |
sequences. |
(Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16; 100-599, eff. 6-29-18.)
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Section 15. The Student Parent Data Collection Act is |
amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 149/20) |
Sec. 20. Reporting requirements. |
(a) On or before July 1, 2022, July 1, 2023, and October |
15, 2024 and on or before each October 15 and annually |
thereafter, each public university shall report the data |
collected under Sections 10 and 15 to the Board of Higher |
Education, and each public community college shall report the |
data collected under Sections 10 and 15 to the Illinois |
Community College Board. |
(b) Each institution, the Board of Higher Education, and |
the Illinois Community College Board shall make the data |
reported under subsection (a) publicly available annually on |
their Internet websites. |
(c) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois |
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Community College Board, in consultation with public |
institutions of higher education and advocates, may adopt |
rules concerning the reporting of data to protect student |
privacy while satisfying the requirements of this Act. |
(Source: P.A. 102-88, eff. 7-9-21.)
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Section 20. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended |
by changing Section 8 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188) |
Sec. 8. The Board of Trustees of the University of |
Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois |
University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, |
the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the |
Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of |
Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees |
of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of |
Northern Illinois University, and the Board of Trustees of |
Western Illinois University, and the Illinois Community |
College Board shall submit to the Board not later than the 15th |
day of November of each year its budget proposals for the |
operation and capital needs of the institutions under its |
governance or supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. The |
Illinois Community College Board shall submit to the Board by |
December 15 of each year its budget proposal for the operation |
and capital needs of the institutions under its governance or |
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supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal |
shall conform to the procedures developed by the Board in the |
design of an information system for State universities and |
colleges. |
In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher |
education, the Board and its staff shall communicate on a |
regular basis with all public university presidents. They |
shall meet at least semiannually to achieve economies of scale |
where possible and provide the most innovative and efficient |
programs and services. |
The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual |
budget request, shall consider rates of tuition and fees and |
undergraduate tuition and fee waiver programs at the State |
universities and colleges. The Board shall also consider the |
current and projected utilization of the total physical plant |
of each campus of a university or college in approving the |
capital budget for any new building or facility. |
The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the |
Governor, to the General Assembly, and to the appropriate |
budget agencies of the Governor and General Assembly its |
analysis and recommendations on such budget proposals. |
The Board is directed to form a broad-based group of |
individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the |
General Assembly, public institutions of higher education, |
State agencies, business and industry, statewide organizations |
representing faculty and staff, and others as the Board shall |
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deem appropriate to devise a system for allocating State |
resources to public institutions of higher education based |
upon performance in achieving State goals related to student |
success and certificate and degree completion. |
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the Board of Higher |
Education budget recommendations to the Governor and the |
General Assembly shall include allocations to public |
institutions of higher education based upon performance |
metrics designed to promote and measure student success in |
degree and certificate completion. Public university metrics |
must be adopted by the Board by rule, and public community |
college metrics must be adopted by the Illinois Community |
College Board by rule. These metrics must be developed and |
promulgated in accordance with the following principles: |
(1) The metrics must be developed in consultation with |
public institutions of higher education, as well as other |
State educational agencies and other higher education |
organizations, associations, interests, and stakeholders |
as deemed appropriate by the Board. |
(2) The metrics shall include provisions for |
recognizing the demands on and rewarding the performance |
of institutions in advancing the success of students who |
are academically or financially at risk, including |
first-generation students, low-income students, and |
students traditionally underrepresented in higher |
education, as specified in Section 9.16 of this Act. |
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(3) The metrics shall recognize and account for the |
differentiated missions of institutions and sectors of |
higher education. |
(4) The metrics shall focus on the fundamental goal of |
increasing completion of college courses, certificates, |
and degrees. Performance metrics shall recognize the |
unique and broad mission of public community colleges |
through consideration of additional factors including, but |
not limited to, enrollment, progress through key academic |
milestones, transfer to a baccalaureate institution, and |
degree completion. |
(5) The metrics must be designed to maintain the |
quality of degrees, certificates, courses, and programs. |
In devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by |
the report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission. |
Each State university must submit its plan for capital |
improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board for |
approval before final commitments are made if the total cost |
of the project as approved by the institution's board of |
control is in excess of $2 million. Non-instructional uses |
shall include but not be limited to dormitories, union |
buildings, field houses, stadium, other recreational |
facilities and parking lots. The Board shall determine whether |
or not any project submitted for approval is consistent with |
the strategic plan for higher education and with instructional |
buildings that are provided for therein. If the project is |
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found by a majority of the Board not to be consistent, such |
capital improvement shall not be constructed. |
(Source: P.A. 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22.)
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Section 25. The Public Community College Act is amended by |
changing Sections 2-7, 2-12, 2-15, 3-16, 3-19, 3-27.1, 3-29.8, |
5-3, 5-4, 5-6, and 5-11 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 805/2-7) (from Ch. 122, par. 102-7) |
Sec. 2-7. The State Board shall recognize as a standing |
advisory organization to the State Board an association of |
community college boards authorized under Section 3-55 of this |
Act and an advisory council authorized under subdivision (p) |
of Section 2-12 of this Act. The State Board shall also |
recognize a statewide organization representing community |
college presidents and a statewide advisory organization |
representing community college faculty as additional standing |
advisory organizations. The State Board may recognize any |
other statewide association, committee, or group as a standing |
advisory organization that the State Board deems appropriate. |
The State Board may appoint additional advisory committees, as |
necessary. The the members of these committees of which shall |
serve without compensation. |
(Source: P.A. 96-910, eff. 7-1-10.)
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(110 ILCS 805/2-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 102-12) |
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Sec. 2-12. The State Board shall have the power and it |
shall be its duty: |
(a) To provide statewide planning for community |
colleges as institutions of higher education and to |
coordinate the programs, services and activities of all |
community colleges in the State so as to encourage and |
establish a system of locally initiated and administered |
comprehensive community colleges. |
(b) To organize and conduct feasibility surveys for |
new community colleges or for the inclusion of existing |
institutions as community colleges and the locating of new |
institutions. |
(c) (Blank). |
(c-5) In collaboration with the community colleges, to |
furnish information for State and federal accountability |
purposes, promote student and institutional improvement, |
and meet research needs. |
(d) To cooperate with the community colleges in |
collecting and maintaining student characteristics, |
enrollment and completion data, faculty and staff |
characteristics, financial data, admission standards, |
facility data qualification and certification of |
facilities, and any other issues facing community |
colleges. |
(e) To enter into contracts with other governmental |
agencies and eligible providers, such as local educational |
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agencies, community-based organizations of demonstrated |
effectiveness, volunteer literacy organizations of |
demonstrated effectiveness, institutions of higher |
education, public and private nonprofit agencies, |
libraries, and public housing authorities; to accept |
federal funds and to plan with other State agencies when |
appropriate for the allocation of such federal funds for |
instructional programs and student services including such |
funds for adult education and literacy, vocational and |
career and technical education, and retraining as may be |
allocated by state and federal agencies for the aid of |
community colleges. To receive, receipt for, hold in |
trust, expend and administer, for all purposes of this |
Act, funds and other aid made available by the federal |
government or by other agencies public or private, subject |
to appropriation by the General Assembly. The changes to |
this subdivision (e) made by Public Act 91-830 apply on |
and after July 1, 2001. |
(f) To determine efficient and adequate standards for |
community colleges for the physical plant, heating, |
lighting, ventilation, sanitation, safety, equipment and |
supplies, instruction and teaching, curriculum, library, |
operation, maintenance, and administration and |
supervision, and to grant recognition certificates to |
community colleges meeting such standards. |
(g) To determine the standards for establishment of |
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community colleges and the proper location of the site in |
relation to existing institutions of higher education |
offering academic, occupational and technical training |
curricula, possible enrollment, assessed valuation, |
industrial, business, agricultural, and other conditions |
reflecting educational needs in the area to be served; |
however, no community college may be considered as being |
recognized nor may the establishment of any community |
college be authorized in any district which shall be |
deemed inadequate for the maintenance, in accordance with |
the desirable standards thus determined, of a community |
college offering the basic subjects of general education |
and suitable vocational and semiprofessional and technical |
curricula. |
(h) To approve or disapprove new units of instruction, |
research or public service as defined in Section 3-25.1 of |
this Act submitted by the boards of trustees of the |
respective community college districts of this State. The |
State Board may discontinue programs which fail to reflect |
the educational needs of the area being served. The |
community college district shall be granted 60 days |
following the State Board staff recommendation and prior |
to the State Board's action to respond to concerns |
regarding the program in question. If the State Board acts |
to abolish a community college program, the community |
college district has a right to appeal the decision in |
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accordance with administrative rules promulgated by the |
State Board under the provisions of the Illinois |
Administrative Procedure Act. |
(i) To review and approve or disapprove any contract |
or agreement that community colleges enter into with any |
organization, association, educational institution, or |
government agency to provide educational services for |
academic credit. The State Board is authorized to monitor |
performance under any contract or agreement that is |
approved by the State Board. If the State Board does not |
approve a particular contract or agreement, the community |
college district has a right to appeal the decision in |
accordance with administrative rules promulgated by the |
State Board under the provisions of the Illinois |
Administrative Procedure Act. Nothing in this subdivision |
(i) shall be interpreted as applying to collective |
bargaining agreements with any labor organization. |
(j) To establish guidelines regarding sabbatical |
leaves. |
(k) (Blank). To establish guidelines for the admission |
into special, appropriate programs conducted or created by |
community colleges for elementary and secondary school |
dropouts who have received truant status from the school |
districts of this State in compliance with Section 26-14 |
of the School Code. |
(l) (Blank). |
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(m) (Blank). |
(n) To create and participate in the conduct and |
operation of any corporation, joint venture, partnership, |
association, or other organizational entity that has the |
power: (i) to acquire land, buildings, and other capital |
equipment for the use and benefit of the community |
colleges or their students; (ii) to accept gifts and make |
grants for the use and benefit of the community colleges |
or their students; (iii) to aid in the instruction and |
education of students of community colleges; and (iv) to |
promote activities to acquaint members of the community |
with the facilities of the various community colleges. |
(o) To ensure the effective teaching of adult learners |
and to prepare them for success in employment and lifelong |
learning by administering a network of providers, |
programs, and services to provide classes for the |
instruction of those individuals who (i) are 16 years of |
age or older, are not enrolled or required to be enrolled |
in a secondary school under State law, and are |
basic-skills deficient, (ii) do not have a secondary |
school diploma or its recognized equivalent and have not |
achieved an equivalent level of education, or (iii) are an |
English language learner. Classes in adult education may |
include adult basic education, adult secondary and high |
school equivalency testing education, high school credit, |
literacy, English language acquisition, integrated |
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education and training in coordination with vocational |
skills training, and any other instruction designed to |
prepare adult students to function successfully in society |
and to experience success in postsecondary education and |
employment. |
(p) To supervise the administration of adult education |
and literacy programs, to establish the standards for such |
courses of instruction and supervise the administration |
thereof, to contract with other State and local agencies |
and eligible providers of demonstrated effectiveness, such |
as local educational agencies, community-based |
organizations, volunteer literacy organizations, |
institutions of higher education, public and private |
nonprofit agencies, libraries, public housing authorities, |
and nonprofit institutions for the purpose of promoting |
and establishing classes for instruction under these |
programs, to contract with other State and local agencies |
to accept and expend appropriations for educational |
purposes to reimburse local eligible providers for the |
cost of these programs, and to establish an advisory |
council consisting of all categories of eligible |
providers; agency partners, such as the State Board of |
Education, the Department of Human Services, the |
Department of Employment Security, the Department of |
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Secretary of |
State literacy program; and other stakeholders to |
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identify, deliberate, and make recommendations to the |
State Board on adult education policy and priorities. The |
State Board shall support statewide geographic |
distribution; diversity of eligible providers; and the |
adequacy, stability, and predictability of funding so as |
not to disrupt or diminish, but rather to enhance, adult |
education and literacy services. |
(Source: P.A. 100-884, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; |
101-289, eff. 8-9-19.)
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(110 ILCS 805/2-15) (from Ch. 122, par. 102-15) |
Sec. 2-15. Recognition. The State Board shall grant |
recognition to community colleges which maintain equipment, |
courses of study, standards of scholarship and other |
requirements set by the State Board. Application for |
recognition shall be made to the State Board. The State Board |
shall set the criteria by which the community colleges shall |
be judged and through the executive officer of the State Board |
shall arrange for an official evaluation of the community |
colleges and shall grant recognition of such community |
colleges as may meet the required standards. |
Recognition shall include a review of compliance with |
Section 3-65 of this Act and other applicable State and |
federal laws regarding employment contracts and compensation. |
Annually, the State Board shall convene an advisory committee |
to review the findings and make recommendations for changes or |
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additions to the laws or the review procedures. |
If a community college district fails to meet the |
recognition standards set by the State Board, and if the |
district, in accordance with: (a) generally accepted |
Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller |
General of the United States, (b) auditing standards |
established by the American Institute of Certified Public |
Accountants, or (c) other applicable State and federal |
standards, is found by the district's auditor or the State |
Board working in cooperation with the district's auditor to |
have material deficiencies in the design or operation of |
financial control structures that could adversely affect the |
district's financial integrity and stability, or is found to |
have misused State or federal funds and jeopardized its |
participation in State or federal programs, the State Board |
may, notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, implement one |
or more of the following emergency powers: |
(1) To direct the district to develop and implement a |
plan that addresses the budgetary, programmatic, and other |
relevant factors contributing to the need to implement |
emergency measures. The State Board shall assist in the |
development and shall have final approval of the plan. |
(2) To direct the district to contract for educational |
services in accordance with Section 3-40. The State Board |
shall assist in the development and shall have final |
approval of any such contractual agreements. |
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(3) To approve and require revisions of the district's |
budget. |
(4) To appoint a Financial Administrator to exercise |
oversight and control over the district's budget. The |
Financial Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the |
State Board and may be an individual, partnership, |
corporation, including an accounting firm, or other entity |
determined by the State Board to be qualified to serve, |
and shall be entitled to compensation. Such compensation |
shall be provided through specific appropriations made to |
the State Board for that express purpose. |
(5) To develop and implement a plan providing for the |
dissolution or reorganization of the district if in the |
judgment of the State Board the circumstances so require. |
All local funds under the control of the State Board as a |
result of the dissolution or reorganization of the |
district shall be expended by the State Board for purposes |
of providing educational services in the territory from |
which those local funds were acquired. |
(Source: P.A. 99-691, eff. 1-1-17; 100-884, eff. 1-1-19.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-16) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-16) |
Sec. 3-16. The academic term of community college |
districts shall be determined by the community college board |
in accordance with rules adopted by with the consent of the |
State Board. However, days within such term designated for the |
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purpose of enrollment, testing, orientation or examination of |
students and all days on which scheduled classes are held |
shall be considered as days of student attendance. Classes may |
be held on Saturdays, notwithstanding any other provisions of |
this Act. |
(Source: P.A. 78-669.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-19) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-19) |
Sec. 3-19. Before entering upon his duties, each treasurer |
shall execute a bond with 2 or more persons having an interest |
in real estate who are not members of the board of the |
district, or with a surety company authorized to do business |
in this State, as sureties, payable to the board of the |
community college district for which he is treasurer and |
conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties. The |
penalty of the bond shall be 25% of the amount of all bonds, |
notes, mortgages, moneys, and effects of which the treasurer |
is to have custody, whether individuals act as surety or |
whether the surety is given by a surety authorized to do |
business in this State. The penalty of the bond of the |
treasurer shall be increased or decreased from time to time, |
as the increase or decrease of the amount of notes, bonds, |
mortgages, moneys and effects may require, and whenever in the |
judgment of the State board the penalty of the bond should be |
increased or decreased. The bond must be approved by at least a |
majority of the board of the community college district and |
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filed with the State Board. A copy of the bond must also be |
filed with the county clerk of each county in which any part of |
the community college district is situated. The bond shall be |
in substantially the following form: |
STATE OF ILLINOIS)
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.......... COUNTY) |
We, .... and .... are obligated, jointly and severally, to |
the Board of Community College District No. ...., County (or |
Counties) of .... and State of Illinois in the penal sum of |
$...., for the payment of which we obligate ourselves, our |
heirs, executors and administrators. |
Dated (insert date). |
The condition of this obligation is such that if ...., |
treasurer in the district above stated, faithfully discharges |
the duties of his or her office, according to law, and delivers |
to his or her successor in office, after that successor has |
qualified by giving bond as provided by law, all moneys, |
books, papers, securities and property, which shall come into |
his or her possession or control, as such treasurer, from the |
date of his or her bond to the time that his or her successor |
has qualified as treasurer, by giving such bond as is required |
by law, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in |
full force and effect. |
Signed:.....................
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Approved and accepted by Board of Community College |
District No. .... County (or Counties) of .... and State of |
Illinois. By .... Chairman .... Secretary |
No part of any State or other district funds may be paid to |
any treasurer or other persons authorized to receive it unless |
the treasurer has filed his or her bond as required herein. |
(Source: P.A. 92-167, eff. 7-26-01; 93-163, eff. 7-10-03.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-27.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-27.1) |
Sec. 3-27.1. Contracts. To award all contracts for |
purchase of supplies, materials or work involving an |
expenditure in excess of $25,000 or a lower amount as required |
by board policy to the lowest responsible bidder considering |
conformity with specifications, terms of delivery, quality, |
and serviceability; after due advertisement, except the |
following: (a) contracts for the services of individuals |
possessing a high degree of professional skill where the |
ability or fitness of the individual plays an important part; |
(b) contracts for the printing of finance committee reports |
and departmental reports; (c) contracts for the printing or |
engraving of bonds, tax warrants and other evidences of |
indebtedness; (d) contracts for materials and work which have |
been awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after due |
advertisement, but due to unforeseen revisions, not the fault |
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of the contractor for materials and work, must be revised |
causing expenditures not in excess of 10% of the contract |
price; (e) contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or |
provision of repair parts for, equipment which are made with |
the manufacturer or authorized service agent of that equipment |
where the provision of parts, maintenance, or servicing can |
best be performed by the manufacturer or authorized service |
agent; (f) purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, |
delivery, movement, or installation of data processing |
equipment, software, or services and telecommunications and |
inter-connect equipment, software, and services; (g) contracts |
for duplicating machines and supplies; (h) contracts for the |
purchase of natural gas when the cost is less than that offered |
by a public utility; (i) purchases of equipment previously |
owned by some entity other than the district itself; (j) |
contracts for repair, maintenance, remodeling, renovation, or |
construction, or a single project involving an expenditure not |
to exceed $50,000 and not involving a change or increase in the |
size, type, or extent of an existing facility; (k) contracts |
for goods or services procured from another governmental |
agency; (l) contracts for goods or services which are |
economically procurable from only one source, such as for the |
purchase of magazines, books, periodicals, pamphlets and |
reports, and for utility services such as water, light, heat, |
telephone or telegraph; (m) where funds are expended in an |
emergency and such emergency expenditure is approved by 3/4 of |
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the members of the board; and (n) contracts for the purchase of |
perishable foods and perishable beverages. |
All competitive bids for contracts involving an |
expenditure in excess of $25,000 or a lower amount as required |
by board policy must be sealed by the bidder and must be opened |
by a member or employee of the board at a public bid opening at |
which the contents of the bids must be announced. Each bidder |
must receive at least 3 days' notice of the time and place of |
such bid opening. For purposes of this Section due |
advertisement includes, but is not limited to, at least one |
public notice at least 10 days before the bid date in a |
newspaper published in the district, or if no newspaper is |
published in the district, in a newspaper of general |
circulation in the area of the district. Electronic bid |
submissions shall be considered a sealed document for |
competitive bid requests if they are received at the |
designated office by the time and date set for receipt for |
bids. However, bids for construction purposes are prohibited |
from being submitted electronically. Electronic bid |
submissions must be authorized by specific language in the bid |
documents in order to be considered and must be opened in |
accordance with electronic security measures in effect at the |
community college at the time of opening. Unless the |
electronic submission procedures provide for a secure receipt, |
the vendor assumes the risk of premature disclosure due to |
submission in an unsealed form. |
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The provisions of this Section do not apply to guaranteed |
energy savings contracts entered into under Article V-A. The |
provisions of this Section do not prevent a community college |
from complying with the terms and conditions of a grant, gift, |
or bequest that calls for the procurement of a particular good |
or service, provided that the grant, gift, or bequest provides |
all funding for the contract, complies with all applicable |
laws, and does not interfere with or otherwise impair any |
collective bargaining agreements the community college may |
have with labor organizations. |
(Source: P.A. 97-1031, eff. 8-17-12; 98-269, eff. 1-1-14.)
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(110 ILCS 805/3-29.8) |
Sec. 3-29.8. Administrator and faculty salary and |
benefits; report. Each board of trustees shall report to the |
State Board, on or before August July 1 of each year, the base |
salary and benefits of the president or chief executive |
officer of the community college and all administrators, |
faculty members, and instructors employed by the community |
college district. For the purposes of this Section, "benefits" |
includes without limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses, |
annuities, and retirement enhancements. |
(Source: P.A. 99-655, eff. 7-28-16.)
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(110 ILCS 805/5-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 105-3) |
Sec. 5-3. Community college districts desiring to |
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participate in the program authorized in Section 5-1 of this |
Act shall make a written application to the State Board on |
forms provided by such Board. The State Board shall evaluate |
the need for the building purposes proposed. The State Board |
may require the following information: |
(a) Description of present facilities and those |
planned for construction. |
(b) Present community college enrollment. |
(c) (Blank). |
(d) Outline of community college curricula, including |
vocational and technical education, present and proposed. |
(e) District financial report including financing |
plans demonstrating the district's ability to finance 25% |
of the project costs for district's share of costs. |
(f) Facts showing adequate standards for the physical |
plant, heating, lighting, ventilation, sanitation, safety, |
equipment and supplies, instruction and teaching, |
curricula, library, operation, maintenance, |
administration and supervision. |
(g) Survey of the existing community college or |
proposed community college service area and the proper |
location of the site in relation to the existing |
institutions of higher education offering |
pre-professional, occupational and technical training |
curricula. The factual survey must show the possible |
enrollment, assessed valuation, industrial, business, |
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agricultural and other conditions reflecting educational |
needs in the area to be served; however, no community |
college will be authorized in any location which, on the |
basis of the evidence supplied by the factual survey, |
shall be deemed inadequate for the maintenance of |
desirable standards for the offering of basic subjects of |
general education, semiprofessional and technical |
curricula. |
(h) Such other information as the State Board may |
require. |
(Source: P.A. 100-884, eff. 1-1-19.)
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(110 ILCS 805/5-4) (from Ch. 122, par. 105-4) |
Sec. 5-4. Any community college district desiring to |
participate in the program for new academic facilities shall |
file an application with the State Board prior to such dates as |
are designated by the State Board. The State Board in |
providing priorities if such are needed because of limited |
funds shall be regulated by objective criteria which shall be |
such as will tend best to achieve the objectives of this |
Article, while leaving opportunity and flexibility for the |
development of standards and methods that will best |
accommodate the varied needs of the community colleges in the |
State. Basic criteria shall give special consideration to the |
expansion of enrollment capacity and shall include |
consideration of the degree to which the applicant districts |
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effectively utilize existing facilities and which allow the |
Board, for priority purposes, to provide for the grouping in a |
reasonable manner, the application for facilities according to |
functional or educational type. |
(Source: P.A. 100-884, eff. 1-1-19.)
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(110 ILCS 805/5-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 105-6) |
Sec. 5-6. Any community college district may, as a part of |
its 25% contribution for building purposes, contribute real |
property situated within the geographical boundaries of such |
community college district at market value as determined at |
the time the contribution is made to the Capital Development |
Board in accordance with the program and budget, the plan as |
approved by the State Board by 3 licensed appraisers, except |
that where a community college district has acquired such |
lands without cost or for a consideration substantially less |
than the market value thereof at the time of acquisition, the |
amount of the community college district's contribution for |
the land shall be limited (a) to the difference, if any, |
between the appraised market value at the time of acquisition |
and the appraised market value at the time the contribution is |
made to the Capital Development Board, if the grantor is the |
Federal government, (except that no property acquired prior to |
December 18, 1975 shall be affected by the provisions of this |
Section), or any department, agency, board or commission |
thereof or (b) to the actual amount, if any, of the |
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consideration paid for the land if the grantor is the State of |
Illinois or any department, agency, board or commission |
thereof. |
In the event the highest appraisal exceeds the average of |
the other two appraisals by more than 10%, such appraisal |
shall not be considered in determining the market value of the |
land and a new appraiser shall be appointed by the State Board, |
who shall re-appraise the land. The re-appraisal shall then |
become the third appraisal as required by this Section. The |
cost of the appraisement shall be paid by the community |
college district. |
(Source: P.A. 100-884, eff. 1-1-19.)
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(110 ILCS 805/5-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 105-11) |
Sec. 5-11. Any public community college which subsequent |
to July 1, 1972 but before July 1, 2016, commenced |
construction of any facilities approved by the State Board and |
the Illinois Board of Higher Education may, after completion |
thereof, apply to the State for a grant for expenditures made |
by the community college from its own funds for building |
purposes for such facilities in excess of 25% of the cost of |
such facilities as approved by the State Board and the |
Illinois Board of Higher Education. Any public community |
college that, on or after July 1, 2016, commenced construction |
of any facilities approved by the State Board may, after |
completion thereof, apply to the State for a grant for |
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expenditures made by the community college from its own funds |
for building purposes for such facilities in excess of 25% of |
the cost of such facilities as approved by the State Board. A |
grant shall be contingent upon said community college having |
otherwise complied with Sections 5-3, 5-4, 5-5 and 5-10 of |
this Act. |
If any payments or contributions of any kind which are |
based upon, or are to be applied to, the cost of such |
construction are received from the Federal government, or an |
agency thereof, subsequent to receipt of the grant herein |
provided, the amount of such subsequent payment or |
contributions shall be paid over to the Capital Development |
Board by the community college for deposit in the Capital |
Development Bond Interest and Retirement Fund. |
(Source: P.A. 99-655, eff. 7-28-16.)
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(110 ILCS 805/5-5 rep.) |
Section 30. The Public Community College Act is amended by |
repealing Section 5-5.
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(110 ILCS 983/20 rep.) |
Section 35. The Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan |
Act is amended by repealing Section 20.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |
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