97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1864

 

Introduced , by Rep. John E. Bradley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 805/2-16.02  from Ch. 122, par. 102-16.02

    Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that as of July 1, 2012, a community college district must maintain a minimum required combined in-district tuition and universal fee rate per semester credit hour equal to 70% (instead of 85%) of the State-average combined rate, as determined by the Illinois Community College Board, or the total revenue received by the community college district from combined in-district tuition and universal fees must be at least 30% of the total revenue received by the community college district, as determined by the Board, for equalization funding. Effective July 1, 2011.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
5changing Section 2-16.02 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 805/2-16.02)  (from Ch. 122, par. 102-16.02)
7    Sec. 2-16.02. Grants. Any community college district that
8maintains a community college recognized by the State Board
9shall receive, when eligible, grants enumerated in this
10Section. Funded semester credit hours or other measures or both
11as specified by the State Board shall be used to distribute
12grants to community colleges. Funded semester credit hours
13shall be defined, for purposes of this Section, as the greater
14of (1) the number of semester credit hours, or equivalent, in
15all funded instructional categories of students who have been
16certified as being in attendance at midterm during the
17respective terms of the base fiscal year or (2) the average of
18semester credit hours, or equivalent, in all funded
19instructional categories of students who have been certified as
20being in attendance at midterm during the respective terms of
21the base fiscal year and the 2 prior fiscal years. For purposes
22of this Section, "base fiscal year" means the fiscal year 2
23years prior to the fiscal year for which the grants are

 

 

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1appropriated. Such students shall have been residents of
2Illinois and shall have been enrolled in courses that are part
3of instructional program categories approved by the State Board
4and that are applicable toward an associate degree or
5certificate. Courses that are eligible for reimbursement are
6those courses for which the district pays 50% or more of the
7program costs from unrestricted revenue sources, with the
8exception of courses offered by contract with the Department of
9Corrections in correctional institutions. For the purposes of
10this Section, "unrestricted revenue sources" means those
11revenues in which the provider of the revenue imposes no
12financial limitations upon the district as it relates to the
13expenditure of the funds. Base operating grants shall be paid
14based on rates per funded semester credit hour or equivalent
15calculated by the State Board for funded instructional
16categories using cost of instruction, enrollment, inflation,
17and other relevant factors. A portion of the base operating
18grant shall be allocated on the basis of non-residential gross
19square footage of space maintained by the district.
20    Equalization grants shall be calculated by the State Board
21by determining a local revenue factor for each district by: (A)
22adding (1) each district's Corporate Personal Property
23Replacement Fund allocations from the base fiscal year or the
24average of the base fiscal year and prior year, whichever is
25less, divided by the applicable statewide average tax rate to
26(2) the district's most recently audited year's equalized

 

 

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1assessed valuation or the average of the most recently audited
2year and prior year, whichever is less, (B) then dividing by
3the district's audited full-time equivalent resident students
4for the base fiscal year or the average for the base fiscal
5year and the 2 prior fiscal years, whichever is greater, and
6(C) then multiplying by the applicable statewide average tax
7rate. The State Board shall calculate a statewide weighted
8average threshold by applying the same methodology to the
9totals of all districts' Corporate Personal Property Tax
10Replacement Fund allocations, equalized assessed valuations,
11and audited full-time equivalent district resident students
12and multiplying by the applicable statewide average tax rate.
13The difference between the statewide weighted average
14threshold and the local revenue factor, multiplied by the
15number of full-time equivalent resident students, shall
16determine the amount of equalization funding that each district
17is eligible to receive. A percentage factor, as determined by
18the State Board, may be applied to the statewide threshold as a
19method for allocating equalization funding. A minimum
20equalization grant of an amount per district as determined by
21the State Board shall be established for any community college
22district which qualifies for an equalization grant based upon
23the preceding criteria, but becomes ineligible for
24equalization funding, or would have received a grant of less
25than the minimum equalization grant, due to threshold
26prorations applied to reduce equalization funding. As of July

 

 

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11, 2012 2004, a community college district must maintain a
2minimum required combined in-district tuition and universal
3fee rate per semester credit hour equal to 70% 85% of the
4State-average combined rate, as determined by the State Board,
5or the total revenue received by the community college district
6from combined in-district tuition and universal fees must be at
7least 30% of the total revenue received by the community
8college district, as determined by the State Board, for
9equalization funding. As of July 1, 2004, a community college
10district must maintain a minimum required operating tax rate
11equal to at least 95% of its maximum authorized tax rate to
12qualify for equalization funding. This 95% minimum tax rate
13requirement shall be based upon the maximum operating tax rate
14as limited by the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law.
15    The State Board shall distribute such other grants as may
16be authorized or appropriated by the General Assembly.
17    Each community college district entitled to State grants
18under this Section must submit a report of its enrollment to
19the State Board not later than 30 days following the end of
20each semester, quarter, or term in a format prescribed by the
21State Board. These semester credit hours, or equivalent, shall
22be certified by each district on forms provided by the State
23Board. Each district's certified semester credit hours, or
24equivalent, are subject to audit pursuant to Section 3-22.1.
25    The State Board shall certify, prepare, and submit monthly
26vouchers to the State Comptroller setting forth an amount equal

 

 

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1to one-twelfth of the grants approved by the State Board for
2base operating grants and equalization grants. The State Board
3shall prepare and submit to the State Comptroller vouchers for
4payments of other grants as appropriated by the General
5Assembly. If the amount appropriated for grants is different
6from the amount provided for such grants under this Act, the
7grants shall be proportionately reduced or increased
8accordingly.
9    For the purposes of this Section, "resident student" means
10a student in a community college district who maintains
11residency in that district or meets other residency definitions
12established by the State Board, and who was enrolled either in
13one of the approved instructional program categories in that
14district, or in another community college district to which the
15resident's district is paying tuition under Section 6-2 or with
16which the resident's district has entered into a cooperative
17agreement in lieu of such tuition.
18    For the purposes of this Section, a "full-time equivalent"
19student is equal to 30 semester credit hours.
20    The Illinois Community College Board Contracts and Grants
21Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. Items of income
22to this fund shall include any grants, awards, endowments, or
23like proceeds, and where appropriate, other funds made
24available through contracts with governmental, public, and
25private agencies or persons. The General Assembly shall from
26time to time make appropriations payable from such fund for the

 

 

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1support, improvement, and expenses of the State Board and
2Illinois community college districts.
3(Source: P.A. 96-911, eff. 7-1-10.)
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
52011.