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SB2126 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB2126

 

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-22.20  from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20
105 ILCS 405/1-3  from Ch. 122, par. 201-3
105 ILCS 405/2-4  from Ch. 122, par. 202-4
105 ILCS 405/3-1  from Ch. 122, par. 203-1
105 ILCS 405/2-1 rep.
105 ILCS 405/2-2 rep.
105 ILCS 405/3-2 rep.
105 ILCS 405/3-3 rep.
105 ILCS 410/Act rep.
110 ILCS 805/2-12  from Ch. 122, par. 102-12
110 ILCS 805/2-12.5 new

    Amends the School Code and the Public Community College Act. Moves provisions governing classes for adults and youths whose schooling has been interrupted from the School Code to the Public Community College Act. Amends the Adult Education Act. Defines "Adult Education" (rather than "Adult and Continuing Education") to mean academic instruction and educational services below the postsecondary level that increase an individual's ability to (i) read, write, and speak in English and perform mathematics or other activities necessary for the attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and (ii) transition to postsecondary education and training or obtain employment. Provides for apportionment for adult education courses for the instruction of those persons 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 (rather than persons over 21 years of age and youths under 21 years of age whose schooling has been interrupted). Repeals the Adult Education Reporting Act. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately.


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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 School Code is amended by changing Section
510-22.20 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
8schooling has been interrupted; conditions for State
9reimbursement; use of child care facilities.
10    (a) To establish special classes for the instruction (1) of
11persons of age 21 years or over and (2) of persons less than
12age 21 and not otherwise in attendance in public school, for
13the purpose of providing adults in the community and youths
14whose schooling has been interrupted with such additional basic
15education, vocational skill training, and other instruction as
16may be necessary to increase their qualifications for
17employment or other means of self-support and their ability to
18meet their responsibilities as citizens, including courses of
19instruction regularly accepted for graduation from elementary
20or high schools and for Americanization and high school
21equivalency testing review classes.
22    The board shall pay the necessary expenses of such classes
23out of school funds of the district, including costs of student

 

 

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1transportation and such facilities or provision for child-care
2as may be necessary in the judgment of the board to permit
3maximum utilization of the courses by students with children,
4and other special needs of the students directly related to
5such instruction. The expenses thus incurred shall be subject
6to State reimbursement, as provided in Section 2-12.5 of the
7Public Community College Act this Section. The board may make a
8tuition charge for persons taking instruction who are not
9subject to State reimbursement, such tuition charge not to
10exceed the per capita cost of such classes.
11    The cost of such instruction, including the additional
12expenses herein authorized, incurred for recipients of
13financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code, or for
14persons for whom education and training aid has been authorized
15under Section 9-8 of that Code, shall be assumed in its
16entirety from funds appropriated by the State to the Illinois
17Community College Board.
18    (b) The Illinois Community College Board shall establish
19the standards for the courses of instruction reimbursed under
20this Section. The Illinois Community College Board shall
21supervise the administration of the programs. The Illinois
22Community College Board shall determine the cost of instruction
23in accordance with standards established by the Illinois
24Community College Board, including therein other incidental
25costs as herein authorized, which shall serve as the basis of
26State reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of the

 

 

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1Public Community College Act this Section. In the approval of
2programs and the determination of the cost of instruction, the
3Illinois Community College Board shall provide for the maximum
4utilization of federal funds for such programs. The Illinois
5Community College Board shall also provide for:
6        (1) the development of an index of need for program
7    planning and for area funding allocations, as defined by
8    the Illinois Community College Board;
9        (2) the method for calculating hours of instruction, as
10    defined by the Illinois Community College Board, claimable
11    for reimbursement and a method to phase in the calculation
12    and for adjusting the calculations in cases where the
13    services of a program are interrupted due to circumstances
14    beyond the control of the program provider;
15        (3) a plan for the reallocation of funds to increase
16    the amount allocated for grants based upon program
17    performance as set forth in subsection (d) below; and
18        (4) the development of standards for determining
19    grants based upon performance as set forth in subsection
20    (d) below and a plan for the phased-in implementation of
21    those standards.
22    For instruction provided by school districts and community
23college districts beginning July 1, 1996 and thereafter,
24reimbursement provided by the Illinois Community College Board
25for classes authorized by this Section shall be provided from
26funds appropriated for the reimbursement criteria set forth in

 

 

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1subsection (c) below.
2    (c) (Blank). Upon the annual approval of the Illinois
3Community College Board, reimbursement shall be first provided
4for transportation, child care services, and other special
5needs of the students directly related to instruction and then
6from the funds remaining an amount equal to the product of the
7total credit hours or units of instruction approved by the
8Illinois Community College Board, multiplied by the following:
9        (1) For adult basic education, the maximum
10    reimbursement per credit hour or per unit of instruction
11    shall be equal to (i) through fiscal year 2017, the general
12    state aid per pupil foundation level established in
13    subsection (B) of Section 18-8.05, divided by 60, or (ii)
14    in fiscal year 2018 and thereafter, the prior fiscal year
15    reimbursement level multiplied by the Consumer Price Index
16    for All Urban Consumers for all items published by the
17    United States Department of Labor;
18        (2) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or per
19    unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall be
20    weighted for students enrolled in classes defined as
21    vocational skills and approved by the Illinois Community
22    College Board by 1.25;
23        (3) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or per
24    unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall be
25    multiplied by .90 for students enrolled in classes defined
26    as adult secondary education programs and approved by the

 

 

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1    Illinois Community College Board;
2        (4) (Blank); and
3        (5) Funding for program years after 1999-2000 shall be
4    determined by the Illinois Community College Board.
5    (d) (Blank). Upon its annual approval, the Illinois
6Community College Board shall provide grants to eligible
7programs for supplemental activities to improve or expand
8services under the Adult Education Act. Eligible programs shall
9be determined based upon performance outcomes of students in
10the programs as set by the Illinois Community College Board.
11    (e) (Blank). Reimbursement under this Section shall not
12exceed the actual costs of the approved program.
13    If the amount appropriated to the Illinois Community
14College Board for reimbursement under this Section is less than
15the amount required under this Act, the apportionment shall be
16proportionately reduced.
17    School districts and community college districts may
18assess students up to $3.00 per credit hour, for classes other
19than Adult Basic Education level programs, if needed to meet
20program costs.
21    (f) (Blank). An education plan shall be established for
22each adult or youth whose schooling has been interrupted and
23who is participating in the instructional programs provided
24under this Section.
25    Each school board and community college shall keep an
26accurate and detailed account of the students assigned to and

 

 

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1receiving instruction under this Section who are subject to
2State reimbursement and shall submit reports of services
3provided commencing with fiscal year 1997 as required by the
4Illinois Community College Board.
5    For classes authorized under this Section, a credit hour or
6unit of instruction is equal to 15 hours of direct instruction
7for students enrolled in approved adult education programs at
8midterm and making satisfactory progress, in accordance with
9standards established by the Illinois Community College Board.
10    (g) (Blank). Upon proof submitted to the Illinois
11Department of Human Services of the payment of all claims
12submitted under this Section, that Department shall apply for
13federal funds made available therefor and any federal funds so
14received shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the
15State Treasury.
16    School districts or community colleges providing classes
17under this Section shall submit applications to the Illinois
18Community College Board for preapproval in accordance with the
19standards established by the Illinois Community College Board.
20Payments shall be made by the Illinois Community College Board
21based upon approved programs. Interim expenditure reports may
22be required by the Illinois Community College Board. Final
23claims for the school year shall be submitted to the regional
24superintendents for transmittal to the Illinois Community
25College Board. Final adjusted payments shall be made by
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1    If a school district or community college district fails to
2provide, or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient
3classes under this Section, the Illinois Community College
4Board may enter into agreements with public or private
5educational or other agencies other than the public schools for
6the establishment of such classes.
7    (h) (Blank). If a school district or community college
8district establishes child-care facilities for the children of
9participants in classes established under this Section, it may
10extend the use of these facilities to students who have
11obtained employment and to other persons in the community whose
12children require care and supervision while the parent or other
13person in charge of the children is employed or otherwise
14absent from the home during all or part of the day. It may make
15the facilities available before and after as well as during
16regular school hours to school age and preschool age children
17who may benefit thereby, including children who require care
18and supervision pending the return of their parent or other
19person in charge of their care from employment or other
20activity requiring absence from the home.
21    The Illinois Community College Board shall pay to the board
22the cost of care in the facilities for any child who is a
23recipient of financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
24    The board may charge for care of children for whom it
25cannot make claim under the provisions of this Section. The
26charge shall not exceed per capita cost, and to the extent

 

 

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1feasible, shall be fixed at a level which will permit
2utilization by employed parents of low or moderate income. It
3may also permit any other State or local governmental agency or
4private agency providing care for children to purchase care.
5    After July 1, 1970 when the provisions of Section 10-20.20
6become operative in the district, children in a child-care
7facility shall be transferred to the kindergarten established
8under that Section for such portion of the day as may be
9required for the kindergarten program, and only the prorated
10costs of care and training provided in the Center for the
11remaining period shall be charged to the Illinois Department of
12Human Services or other persons or agencies paying for such
13care.
14    (i) (Blank). The provisions of this Section shall also
15apply to school districts having a population exceeding
16500,000.
17    (j) In addition to claiming reimbursement under this
18Section, a school district may claim general State aid under
19Section 18-8.05 or evidence-based funding under Section
2018-8.15 for any student under age 21 who is enrolled in courses
21accepted for graduation from elementary or high school and who
22otherwise meets the requirements of Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15,
23as applicable.
24(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)
 
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1Sections 1-3, 2-4, and 3-1 as follows:
 
2    (105 ILCS 405/1-3)  (from Ch. 122, par. 201-3)
3    Sec. 1-3. Definitions. The following terms shall have the
4meanings respectively prescribed for them, except as the
5context otherwise requires:
6    "Adult and Continuing Education" means academic
7instruction and educational services below the postsecondary
8level that increase an individual's ability to (i) read, write,
9and speak in English and perform mathematics or other
10activities necessary for the attainment of a secondary school
11diploma or its recognized equivalent and (ii) transition to
12postsecondary education and training or obtain employment
13organized, systematic instruction, and related educational
14services, for students enrolled in a program conducted by a
15publicly supported educational institution. Such students are
16beyond compulsory education age, not currently enrolled in a
17regular elementary or high school, and are not seeking college
18credit toward an associate degree or degree. The instruction
19may be full-time or part-time for the purpose of providing
20students or groups with opportunities for personal improvement
21and enrichment, preparation for effective participation as
22citizens (including English for foreign-speaking individuals),
23family life and parent education, elementary and high school
24education, for which credit may be granted toward diploma
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1retraining.
2    "Board" means (i) the State Board of Education until July
31, 2001 and (ii) the Illinois Community College Board on and
4after July 1, 2001.
5(Source: P.A. 91-830, eff. 7-1-00.)
 
6    (105 ILCS 405/2-4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 202-4)
7    Sec. 2-4. Area Planning Councils. An On or before October
815, 1982, an Area Planning Council shall be established within
9the boundaries of each community college district. A
10representative of each approved adult education provider is
11required to participate on the Area Planning Council. Other
12members may include:
13        (1) regional superintendents of schools;
14        (2) representatives of school districts;
15        (3) representatives of the community college
16    district's career and technical education program;
17        (4) representatives of the community college
18    district's financial aid office;
19        (5) representatives of the community college
20    district's student services office;
21        (6) representatives of local workforce boards under
22    the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act;
23        (7) persons with an interest in adult education
24    services provided within the community college district;
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1        (8) persons with an interest in adult education
2    services provided within the Area Planning Council
3    district, including, but not limited to, representatives
4    of social service agencies, businesses and employers,
5    vocational rehabilitation services of the Department of
6    Human Services, and the Department of Employment Security.
7Each Area Planning Council must elect officers and develop
8bylaws that indicate the membership of the Council. The Area
9Planning Council chairperson must be a representative of an
10adult education provider approved by the Board. In areas where
11large multiple-provider Area Planning Councils exist, the
12Board may designate sub-areas within an Area Planning Council
13district to ensure maximum representation of need. The Board
14shall determine the guidelines for the bylaws and operation of
15the Area Planning Council.
16    On or before March 1 of each year each Area Planning
17Council shall submit an annual Adult Education Plan for the
18area. The Area Adult Education Plan shall provide for the
19development and coordination of adult education programs in the
20area as prescribed by the Board. The Area Adult Education Plan
21must be aligned with Title II of the federal Workforce
22Innovation and Opportunity Act, the State Unified Plan, local
23workforce boards, and one-stop activities and must include
24involvement of the local Board-approved adult education
25workforce board representative. The local adult education
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1Area Planning Council chairpersons in a local workforce area to
2provide information regarding the development of the Area Adult
3Education Plans and related federal Workforce Innovation and
4Opportunity Act activities. If the Board finds that the annual
5Area Adult Education Plan submitted by the Area Planning
6Council meets the requirements of this amendatory Act of 1982
7and the established standards and guidelines, the Board shall
8approve the Plan. The approval of adult education programs by
9the Board for reimbursement under Section 2-12.5 of the Public
10Community College Act 10-22.20 of the School Code shall be
11based on the Adult Education Plan approved for the Area. The
12Area Adult Education Plan must be approved prior to funding
13being made available to an Area Planning Council district.
14    On or before March 1, 2002 and each year thereafter, the
15Board shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the
16General Assembly for adult education for the preceding school
17year. The annual report shall include a summary of adult
18education needs and programs; the number of students served,
19federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act activities,
20high school equivalency information, credit hours or units of
21instruction, performance data, total adult education
22allocations, and State reimbursement for adult basic
23education, adult secondary education, English language
24acquisition, high school credit, integrated English literacy
25and , civics education, and bridge and integrated education and
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1training programs; the criteria used for program approval; and
2any recommendations.
3(Source: P.A. 99-650, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
4    (105 ILCS 405/3-1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 203-1)
5    Sec. 3-1. Apportionment for Adult Education Courses. Any
6school district maintaining adult education classes for the
7instruction of persons over 21 years of age and youths under 21
8years of age whose schooling has been interrupted shall be
9entitled to claim an apportionment in accordance with the
10provisions of Section 10-22.20 of the School Code and Section
112-4 of this Act. Any public community college district
12maintaining adult education classes for the instruction of
13those persons who (i) are 16 years of age or older, are not
14enrolled or required to be enrolled in a secondary school under
15State law, and are basic-skills deficient, (ii) do not have a
16secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and have
17not achieved an equivalent level of education, or (iii) are an
18English language learner over 21 years of age and youths under
1921 years of age whose schooling has been interrupted shall be
20entitled to claim an apportionment in accordance with the
21provisions of Section 2-16.02 of the Public Community College
22Act.
23    Reimbursement as herein provided shall be limited to adult
24basic education, adult secondary and high school equivalency
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1language acquisition, integrated English literacy and civics
2education, integrated education and training in coordination
3with vocational skills training, and any other activities that
4to courses regularly accepted for graduation from elementary or
5high schools and for Americanization and high school
6equivalency testing review classes which are approved by the
7Board.
8    If the amount appropriated for this purpose is less than
9the amount required under the provisions of this Section, the
10apportionment for local districts shall be proportionately
11reduced.
12(Source: P.A. 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
13    (105 ILCS 405/2-1 rep.)
14    (105 ILCS 405/2-2 rep.)
15    (105 ILCS 405/3-2 rep.)
16    (105 ILCS 405/3-3 rep.)
17    Section 15. The Adult Education Act is amended by repealing
18Sections 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, and 3-3.
 
19    (105 ILCS 410/Act rep.)
20    Section 20. The Adult Education Reporting Act is repealed.
 
21    Section 25. The Public Community College Act is amended by
22changing Section 2-12 and by adding Section 2-12.5 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 805/2-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 102-12)
2    Sec. 2-12. The State Board shall have the power and it
3shall be its duty:
4        (a) To provide statewide planning for community
5    colleges as institutions of higher education and to
6    coordinate the programs, services and activities of all
7    community colleges in the State so as to encourage and
8    establish a system of locally initiated and administered
9    comprehensive community colleges.
10        (b) To organize and conduct feasibility surveys for new
11    community colleges or for the inclusion of existing
12    institutions as community colleges and the locating of new
13    institutions.
14        (c) (Blank).
15        (c-5) In collaboration with the community colleges, to
16    furnish information for State and federal accountability
17    purposes, promote student and institutional improvement,
18    and meet research needs.
19        (d) To cooperate with the community colleges in
20    collecting and maintaining student characteristics,
21    enrollment and completion data, faculty and staff
22    characteristics, financial data, admission standards,
23    qualification and certification of facilities, and any
24    other issues facing community colleges.
25        (e) To enter into contracts with other governmental
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1    agencies, community-based organizations of demonstrated
2    effectiveness, volunteer literacy organizations of
3    demonstrated effectiveness, institutions of higher
4    education, public and private nonprofit agencies,
5    libraries, and public housing authorities; to accept
6    federal funds and to plan with other State agencies when
7    appropriate for the allocation of such federal funds for
8    instructional programs and student services including such
9    funds for adult education and literacy, vocational and
10    career and technical education, and retraining as may be
11    allocated by state and federal agencies for the aid of
12    community colleges. To receive, receipt for, hold in trust,
13    expend and administer, for all purposes of this Act, funds
14    and other aid made available by the federal government or
15    by other agencies public or private, subject to
16    appropriation by the General Assembly. The changes to this
17    subdivision (e) made by Public Act 91-830 this amendatory
18    Act of the 91st General Assembly apply on and after July 1,
19    2001.
20        (f) To determine efficient and adequate standards for
21    community colleges for the physical plant, heating,
22    lighting, ventilation, sanitation, safety, equipment and
23    supplies, instruction and teaching, curriculum, library,
24    operation, maintenance, administration and supervision,
25    and to grant recognition certificates to community
26    colleges meeting such standards.

 

 

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1        (g) To determine the standards for establishment of
2    community colleges and the proper location of the site in
3    relation to existing institutions of higher education
4    offering academic, occupational and technical training
5    curricula, possible enrollment, assessed valuation,
6    industrial, business, agricultural, and other conditions
7    reflecting educational needs in the area to be served;
8    however, no community college may be considered as being
9    recognized nor may the establishment of any community
10    college be authorized in any district which shall be deemed
11    inadequate for the maintenance, in accordance with the
12    desirable standards thus determined, of a community
13    college offering the basic subjects of general education
14    and suitable vocational and semiprofessional and technical
15    curricula.
16        (h) To approve or disapprove new units of instruction,
17    research or public service as defined in Section 3-25.1 of
18    this Act submitted by the boards of trustees of the
19    respective community college districts of this State. The
20    State Board may discontinue programs which fail to reflect
21    the educational needs of the area being served. The
22    community college district shall be granted 60 days
23    following the State Board staff recommendation and prior to
24    the State Board's action to respond to concerns regarding
25    the program in question. If the State Board acts to abolish
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1    district has a right to appeal the decision in accordance
2    with administrative rules promulgated by the State Board
3    under the provisions of the Illinois Administrative
4    Procedure Act.
5        (i) To review and approve or disapprove any contract or
6    agreement that community colleges enter into with any
7    organization, association, educational institution, or
8    government agency to provide educational services for
9    academic credit. The State Board is authorized to monitor
10    performance under any contract or agreement that is
11    approved by the State Board. If the State Board does not
12    approve a particular contract or agreement, the community
13    college district has a right to appeal the decision in
14    accordance with administrative rules promulgated by the
15    State Board under the provisions of the Illinois
16    Administrative Procedure Act. Nothing in this subdivision
17    subsection (i) shall be interpreted as applying to
18    collective bargaining agreements with any labor
19    organization.
20        (j) To establish guidelines regarding sabbatical
21    leaves.
22        (k) To establish guidelines for the admission into
23    special, appropriate programs conducted or created by
24    community colleges for elementary and secondary school
25    dropouts who have received truant status from the school
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1    the The School Code.
2        (l) (Blank).
3        (m) (Blank).
4        (n) To create and participate in the conduct and
5    operation of any corporation, joint venture, partnership,
6    association, or other organizational entity that has the
7    power: (i) to acquire land, buildings, and other capital
8    equipment for the use and benefit of the community colleges
9    or their students; (ii) to accept gifts and make grants for
10    the use and benefit of the community colleges or their
11    students; (iii) to aid in the instruction and education of
12    students of community colleges; and (iv) to promote
13    activities to acquaint members of the community with the
14    facilities of the various community colleges.
15        (o) To On and after July 1, 2001, to ensure the
16    effective teaching of adult learners adults and to prepare
17    them for success in employment and lifelong learning by
18    administering a network of providers, programs, and
19    services to provide classes for the instruction of those
20    individuals who (i) are 16 years of age or older, are not
21    enrolled or required to be enrolled in a secondary school
22    under State law, and are basic-skills deficient, (ii) do
23    not have a secondary school diploma or its recognized
24    equivalent and have not achieved an equivalent level of
25    education, or (iii) are an English language learner.
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1    education, adult secondary and high school equivalency
2    testing education, high school credit, literacy, English
3    language acquisition, integrated education and training in
4    coordination with vocational skills training English as a
5    second language, and any other instruction designed to
6    prepare adult students to function successfully in society
7    and to experience success in postsecondary education and
8    employment.
9        (p) To On and after July 1, 2001, to supervise the
10    administration of adult education and literacy programs,
11    to establish the standards for such courses of instruction
12    and supervise the administration thereof, to contract with
13    other State and local agencies and eligible providers of
14    demonstrated effectiveness, such as local educational
15    agencies, community-based organizations, volunteer
16    literacy organizations, institutions of higher education,
17    public and private nonprofit agencies, libraries, public
18    housing authorities, and nonprofit non-profit institutions
19    for the purpose of promoting and establishing classes for
20    instruction under these programs, to contract with other
21    State and local agencies to accept and expend
22    appropriations for educational purposes to reimburse local
23    eligible providers for the cost of these programs, and to
24    establish an advisory council consisting of all categories
25    of eligible providers; agency partners, such as the State
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1    Department of Employment Security, the Department of
2    Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Secretary of
3    State literacy program; and other stakeholders to
4    identify, deliberate, and make recommendations to the
5    State Board on adult education policy and priorities. The
6    State Board shall support statewide geographic
7    distribution; diversity of eligible providers; and the
8    adequacy, stability, and predictability of funding so as
9    not to disrupt or diminish, but rather to enhance, adult
10    education and literacy services.
11(Source: P.A. 99-655, eff. 7-28-16; 100-884, eff. 1-1-19;
12revised 10-9-18.)
 
13    (110 ILCS 805/2-12.5 new)
14    Sec. 2-12.5. Classes for adults and youths whose schooling
15has been interrupted.
16    (a) The State Board shall reimburse adult education
17providers for approved expenses that are established and
18determined by the State Board in compliance with the federal
19Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other State and
20federal requirements. The State Board shall establish
21standards to determine the cost of instruction, including any
22other authorized incidental costs, which shall serve as the
23basis of State reimbursement in accordance with the provisions
24of this Section. In the approval of programs and the
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1provide for the maximum utilization of federal and State funds
2for those programs. The State Board shall also provide for:
3        (1) the development of an index of need for program
4    planning and for area funding allocations, as defined by
5    the State Board;
6        (2) the method for calculating hours of instruction, as
7    defined by the State Board, claimable for reimbursement and
8    a method to phase in the calculation and for adjusting the
9    calculations in cases in which the services of a program
10    are interrupted due to circumstances beyond the control of
11    the program provider;
12        (3) a plan for the reallocation of funds to increase
13    the amount allocated for grants based upon program
14    performance; and
15        (4) the development of standards, programs, and
16    guidelines consistent with the federal Workforce
17    Innovation and Opportunity Act.
18    (b) For adult education instruction as listed under
19subdivision (o) of Section 2-12, the maximum generation rate
20for reimbursement per credit hour or per unit of instruction
21shall be equal to the community college system reimbursement
22rate for adult education divided by one-third.
23    (c) Upon its annual approval, the State Board shall provide
24grants to eligible programs for activities to improve or expand
25services under the federal Workforce Innovation and
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1Eligible programs shall be determined based upon competitive
2processes and based on federal and State program
3considerations, as set by the State Board.
4    (d) Reimbursement under this Section may not exceed the
5actual costs of the approved program. Approved programs may
6assess students, except those students receiving public aid
7under the Illinois Public Aid Code, up to $6.00 per credit hour
8or unit of instruction, not to exceed $30.00 per semester per
9student, if needed to meet program costs.
10    (e) An education plan shall be established for each adult
11learner who is participating in the instructional programs
12provided under this Section.
13    (f) Each adult education provider shall keep an accurate
14and detailed account of the students assigned to and receiving
15instruction under this Section who are enrolled in classroom
16instruction. Each adult education provider shall submit
17reports of services provided as required by the State Board.
18    (g) For classes authorized under this Section, a credit
19hour or unit of instruction is equal to 15 hours of direct
20instruction for students enrolled in approved adult education
21programs at midterm and making satisfactory progress, in
22accordance with standards established by the State Board.
23    (h) If an approved adult education provider fails to
24provide or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient classes
25under Section 2-12 and this Section, the State Board may enter
26into agreements with other eligible providers.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.