Full Text of SB1621 99th General Assembly
SB1621 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB1621 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Pat McGuire SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Board of Higher Education Act, the Higher Education Cooperation Act, and the Public Community College Act. Removes application to public community colleges and the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) with respect to provisions concerning the Board of Higher Education's (IBHE) information system, approval of new units of instruction, research, and public service and review of existing programs of instruction, research, and public service, approval of plans for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities, and examination of the books, records, files, and other information of a public institution of higher education and submission of budget proposals to IBHE for operations and capital needs. Provides for IBHE's master plan and admission standards for public community colleges to be made in cooperation with the Illinois Community College Board. With respect to the authority of IBHE over community colleges in provisions concerning performance metrics and the underrepresentation of certain groups in higher education, changes that authority to ICCB. Removes the requirement that IBHE approve requests for new community college districts and approve educational service contracts (instead requiring just ICCB approval). Removes a requirement that ICCB file copies of community college financial statements with IBHE. Requires a community college district to report administrator and faculty salaries and benefits to ICCB instead of IBHE. Effective July 1, 2015.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 6, 6.2, 7, 8, 9.07, 9.08, 9.16, and 12 as | 6 | | follows:
| 7 | | (110 ILCS 205/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 186)
| 8 | | Sec. 6.
The Board , in cooperation with the Illinois | 9 | | Community College Board, shall analyze the present and future | 10 | | aims, needs and
requirements of higher education in the State | 11 | | of Illinois and prepare a
master plan for the development, | 12 | | expansion, integration, coordination and
efficient utilization | 13 | | of the facilities, curricula and standards of higher
education | 14 | | for the public institutions of higher education in the areas of
| 15 | | teaching, research and public service. The master plan shall | 16 | | also include higher education affordability and accessibility | 17 | | measures. The Board , in cooperation with the Illinois Community | 18 | | College Board, shall formulate the master
plan and prepare and | 19 | | submit to the General Assembly and the Governor drafts
of | 20 | | proposed legislation to effectuate the plan. The Board , in | 21 | | cooperation with the Illinois Community College Board, shall | 22 | | engage in a
continuing study, an analysis , and an evaluation of | 23 | | the master plan so
developed , and it shall be its |
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| 1 | | responsibility to recommend, from time to
time as it | 2 | | determines, amendments and modifications of any master plan
| 3 | | enacted by the General Assembly.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 96-319, eff. 1-1-10.)
| 5 | | (110 ILCS 205/6.2) (from Ch. 144, par. 186.2)
| 6 | | Sec. 6.2.
The Board shall, in consultation with the | 7 | | Department of
Central Management Services of the State of | 8 | | Illinois,
and after affording a
full opportunity to the State | 9 | | universities and colleges to be heard,
design and establish a | 10 | | State university and college information system
to provide | 11 | | comprehensive, meaningful, and timely information pertinent
to | 12 | | the formulation of decisions and recommendations by the Board. | 13 | | The
information submitted by the universities and colleges | 14 | | shall be in
comparable terms and the reports developed through | 15 | | the system shall
conform to the procedures established by the | 16 | | Board of Higher Education
in cooperation with the Department of | 17 | | Central Management
Services.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 82-789.)
| 19 | | (110 ILCS 205/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 187)
| 20 | | Sec. 7.
The Board of Trustees of the University of | 21 | | Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois | 22 | | University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, | 23 | | the Board of Trustees of
Eastern Illinois University, the Board | 24 | | of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of |
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| 1 | | Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of | 2 | | Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of | 3 | | Northern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western | 4 | | Illinois University,
the Illinois Community College Board and | 5 | | the campuses under their governance
or supervision shall not | 6 | | hereafter undertake the establishment of any new
unit of | 7 | | instruction, research or public service without the approval of | 8 | | the
Board. The term "new unit of instruction, research or | 9 | | public service"
includes the establishment of a college, | 10 | | school, division, institute,
department or other unit in any | 11 | | field of instruction, research or public
service not | 12 | | theretofore included in the program of the institution, and
| 13 | | includes the establishment of any new branch or campus. The | 14 | | term does not
include reasonable and moderate extensions of | 15 | | existing curricula, research,
or public service programs which | 16 | | have a direct relationship to existing
programs; and the Board | 17 | | may, under its rule making power, define the
character of such | 18 | | reasonable and moderate extensions.
| 19 | | Such governing boards shall submit to the Board all | 20 | | proposals for a new
unit of instruction, research, or public | 21 | | service. The Board may approve or
disapprove the proposal in | 22 | | whole or in part or approve modifications
thereof whenever in | 23 | | its judgment such action is consistent with the
objectives of | 24 | | an existing or proposed master plan of higher education.
| 25 | | The Board of Higher Education is authorized to review | 26 | | periodically all
existing programs of instruction, research |
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| 1 | | and public service at the State
universities and colleges and | 2 | | to advise the appropriate board of control if
the contribution | 3 | | of each program is not educationally and economically
| 4 | | justified. Each State university shall report annually to the | 5 | | Board on programs of instruction, research, or public service | 6 | | that have been terminated, dissolved, reduced, or consolidated | 7 | | by the university. Each State university shall also report to | 8 | | the Board all programs of instruction, research, and public | 9 | | service that exhibit a trend of low performance in enrollments, | 10 | | degree completions, and high expense per degree. The Board | 11 | | shall compile an annual report that shall contain information | 12 | | on new programs created, existing programs that have been | 13 | | closed or consolidated, and programs that exhibit low | 14 | | performance or productivity. The report must be submitted to | 15 | | the General Assembly. The Board shall have the authority to | 16 | | define relevant terms and timelines by rule with respect to | 17 | | this reporting.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 97-610, eff. 1-1-12.)
| 19 | | (110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188)
| 20 | | Sec. 8.
The Board of Trustees of the University of | 21 | | Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois | 22 | | University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, | 23 | | the Board of Trustees of
Eastern Illinois University, the Board | 24 | | of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of | 25 | | Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of |
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| 1 | | Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of | 2 | | Northern
Illinois University, and the Board of Trustees of | 3 | | Western Illinois University , and
the Illinois Community | 4 | | College Board shall submit to the Board not later
than the 15th | 5 | | day of November of each year its budget proposals for the
| 6 | | operation and capital needs of the institutions under its | 7 | | governance or
supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each | 8 | | budget proposal shall conform
to the procedures developed by | 9 | | the Board in the design of an information
system for State | 10 | | universities and colleges .
| 11 | | In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher education, | 12 | | the Board and
its staff shall communicate on a regular basis | 13 | | with all public university
presidents. They shall meet at least | 14 | | semiannually to achieve economies of
scale where possible and | 15 | | provide the most innovative and efficient programs and
| 16 | | services.
| 17 | | The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual budget | 18 | | request,
shall consider rates of tuition and fees and | 19 | | undergraduate tuition and fee waiver programs at the State | 20 | | state universities and
colleges . The Board shall also consider | 21 | | the current and projected
utilization of the total physical | 22 | | plant of each campus of a university or
college in approving | 23 | | the capital budget for any new building or facility.
| 24 | | The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the Governor, | 25 | | to the
General Assembly, and to the appropriate budget agencies | 26 | | of the Governor
and General Assembly its analysis and |
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| 1 | | recommendations on such budget
proposals.
| 2 | | The Board is directed to form a broad-based group of | 3 | | individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the | 4 | | General Assembly, public institutions of higher education, | 5 | | State agencies, business and industry, statewide Statewide | 6 | | organizations representing faculty and staff, and others as the | 7 | | Board shall deem appropriate to devise a system for allocating | 8 | | State resources to public institutions of higher education | 9 | | based upon performance in achieving State goals related to | 10 | | student success and certificate and degree completion. | 11 | | The Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the Board of Higher | 12 | | Education and the Illinois Community College Board budget | 13 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly shall | 14 | | include allocations to public institutions of higher education | 15 | | based upon performance metrics designed to promote and measure | 16 | | student success in degree and certificate completion. Public | 17 | | university These metrics must be adopted by the Board by rule , | 18 | | and public community college metrics must be adopted by the | 19 | | Illinois Community College Board by rule. These metrics must be | 20 | | developed and promulgated in accordance with the following | 21 | | principles: | 22 | | (1) The metrics must be developed in consultation with | 23 | | public institutions of higher education, as well as other | 24 | | State educational agencies and other higher education | 25 | | organizations, associations, interests, and stakeholders | 26 | | as deemed appropriate by the Board. |
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| 1 | | (2) The metrics shall include provisions for | 2 | | recognizing the demands on and rewarding the performance of | 3 | | institutions in advancing the success of students who are | 4 | | academically or financially at risk, including | 5 | | first-generation students, low-income students, and | 6 | | students traditionally underrepresented in higher | 7 | | education, as specified in Section 9.16 of this Act. | 8 | | (3) The metrics shall recognize and account for the | 9 | | differentiated missions of institutions and sectors of | 10 | | higher education. | 11 | | (4) The metrics shall focus on the fundamental goal of | 12 | | increasing completion of college courses, certificates, | 13 | | and degrees. Performance metrics shall recognize the | 14 | | unique and broad mission of public community colleges | 15 | | through consideration of additional factors including, but | 16 | | not limited to, enrollment, progress through key academic | 17 | | milestones, transfer to a baccalaureate institution, and | 18 | | degree completion. | 19 | | (5) The metrics must be designed to maintain the | 20 | | quality of degrees, certificates, courses, and programs. | 21 | | In devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by the | 22 | | report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission. | 23 | | Each State university state supported institution within | 24 | | the application of this Act must
submit its plan for capital | 25 | | improvements of non-instructional facilities to
the Board for | 26 | | approval before final commitments are made if the total cost of |
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| 1 | | the project as approved by the institution's board of control | 2 | | is in excess of $2 million. Non-instructional
uses shall | 3 | | include but not be limited to dormitories, union buildings,
| 4 | | field houses, stadium, other recreational facilities and | 5 | | parking lots. The
Board shall determine whether or not any | 6 | | project submitted for approval is
consistent with the master | 7 | | plan for higher education and with instructional
buildings that | 8 | | are provided for therein. If the project is found by a
majority | 9 | | of the Board not to be consistent, such capital improvement | 10 | | shall
not be constructed.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 97-290, eff. 8-10-11; 97-320, eff. 1-1-12; | 12 | | 97-610, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
| 13 | | (110 ILCS 205/9.07) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.07)
| 14 | | Sec. 9.07. Admission standards.
| 15 | | (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), to
| 16 | | establish minimum admission standards for public community | 17 | | colleges, in cooperation with the Illinois Community College | 18 | | Board, and for State
colleges and state universities. However, | 19 | | notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section or any | 20 | | other law of this State, the minimum admission
standards | 21 | | established by the Board shall not directly or indirectly | 22 | | authorize
or require a State college or university or public | 23 | | community college to discriminate in the admissions
process | 24 | | against an applicant for admission because of the applicant's
| 25 | | enrollment in a charter school
established under
Article 27A of |
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| 1 | | the School Code. Admission standards for out-of-state
students | 2 | | may be higher than for Illinois residents.
| 3 | | (b) Implementation of the new statewide minimum admission | 4 | | requirements
and standards for public colleges and | 5 | | universities in Illinois established
and announced by the Board | 6 | | in December, 1985 shall be deferred as provided
in this | 7 | | subsection. The Board shall not attempt to implement or | 8 | | otherwise
effect adoption and establishment of those minimum | 9 | | admission requirements
and standards in any public community | 10 | | college, college or State university
prior to the fall of 1993, | 11 | | and no public community college, college or
State university | 12 | | shall be under any duty or obligation to implement,
establish | 13 | | or otherwise apply those minimum admission requirements and
| 14 | | standards to any entering freshmen prior to the fall of 1993.
| 15 | | The Board of Higher Education shall provide the State | 16 | | Superintendent of
Education, on or before January 1, 1990, | 17 | | descriptions of
course content, and such other criteria as are | 18 | | necessary to determine and
certify whether all school districts | 19 | | maintaining grades 9-12 are offering
courses which satisfy the | 20 | | minimum admission requirements and standards
established and | 21 | | announced by the Board.
In addition, there shall be established | 22 | | a 9 member committee composed
of 3 members selected by the | 23 | | Board of Higher Education, 3 members selected
by the State | 24 | | Superintendent of Education and 3 members selected by the
| 25 | | President of the Illinois Vocational Association. The | 26 | | committee shall be
appointed within 30 days after the effective |
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| 1 | | date of this amendatory Act.
It shall be the duty and | 2 | | responsibility of the committee to identify and
develop courses | 3 | | and curricula in the vocational education area which meet
the | 4 | | minimum admission requirements and standards to be established | 5 | | and
implemented under this Section. The first meeting of the | 6 | | committee shall
be called by the Executive Director of the | 7 | | Board of Higher Education
within 10 days after the committee is | 8 | | appointed. At its first meeting the
committee shall organize | 9 | | and elect a chairperson. The committee's report
shall be | 10 | | prepared and submitted by the committee to the Board of Higher
| 11 | | Education, the Illinois State Board of Education and the | 12 | | General Assembly
by April 1, 1989.
| 13 | | (c) By March 1, 1980, the Boards shall develop guidelines | 14 | | which: (1) place
the emphasis on postsecondary remedial | 15 | | programs at Public Community Colleges
and (2) reduces the role | 16 | | of the state universities in offering remedial
programs. By | 17 | | June 30, 1981, the Board shall report to the General Assembly
| 18 | | the progress made toward this transition in the emphasis on | 19 | | remedial programs
at the postsecondary level and any | 20 | | legislative action that it deems
appropriate. Under the | 21 | | guidelines, if a State university determines that a student | 22 | | needs remedial coursework, then the university must require | 23 | | that the student complete the remedial coursework before | 24 | | pursuing his or her major course of study.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 95-272, eff. 8-17-07.)
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| 1 | | (110 ILCS 205/9.08) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.08)
| 2 | | Sec. 9.08.
To design, establish, and supervise the | 3 | | operation of an information
system for all State universities | 4 | | and colleges, to provide the Board with
timely, comprehensive, | 5 | | and meaningful information pertinent to the exercise of
its | 6 | | duties. The information system shall be designed to provide | 7 | | comparable
data on each State university institution of higher | 8 | | education .
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 79-94.)
| 10 | | (110 ILCS 205/9.16) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.16)
| 11 | | Sec. 9.16. Underrepresentation of certain groups in higher | 12 | | education.
To require public universities institutions of | 13 | | higher education to develop and implement
methods and | 14 | | strategies to increase the participation of minorities, women
| 15 | | and handicapped individuals who are traditionally | 16 | | underrepresented in
education programs and activities. For the | 17 | | purpose of this Section,
minorities shall mean persons who are | 18 | | citizens of the United States or
lawful permanent resident | 19 | | aliens of the United States and who are any of the following: | 20 | | (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having | 21 | | origins in any of the original peoples of North and South | 22 | | America, including Central America, and who maintains | 23 | | tribal affiliation or community attachment). | 24 | | (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the | 25 | | original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the |
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| 1 | | Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to, | 2 | | Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, | 3 | | the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam). | 4 | | (3) Black or African American (a person having origins | 5 | | in any of the black racial groups of Africa). Terms such as | 6 | | "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or | 7 | | African American". | 8 | | (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican, | 9 | | Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish | 10 | | culture or origin, regardless of race). | 11 | | (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a person | 12 | | having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, | 13 | | Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
| 14 | | The Board shall adopt any rules necessary to administer | 15 | | this Section.
The Board shall also do the following:
| 16 | | (a) require all public universities institutions of | 17 | | higher education to develop and
submit plans for the | 18 | | implementation of this Section;
| 19 | | (b) conduct periodic review of public universities | 20 | | institutions of higher education to
determine compliance | 21 | | with this Section; and if the Board finds that a public | 22 | | university
institution of higher education is not in | 23 | | compliance with this Section,
it shall notify the | 24 | | institution of steps to take to attain compliance;
| 25 | | (c) provide advice and counsel pursuant to this | 26 | | Section;
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| 1 | | (d) conduct studies of the effectiveness of methods and | 2 | | strategies
designed to increase participation of students | 3 | | in education programs and
activities in which minorities, | 4 | | women and handicapped individuals are
traditionally | 5 | | underrepresented, and monitor the success of students in | 6 | | such
education programs and activities;
| 7 | | (e) encourage minority student recruitment and | 8 | | retention in colleges
and universities. In implementing | 9 | | this paragraph, the Board shall undertake
but need not be | 10 | | limited to the following: the establishment of guidelines
| 11 | | and plans for public universities institutions of higher | 12 | | education for minority student
recruitment and retention, | 13 | | the review and monitoring of minority student
programs | 14 | | implemented at public universities institutions of higher | 15 | | education to
determine their compliance with any | 16 | | guidelines and plans so established,
the determination of | 17 | | the effectiveness and funding requirements of minority
| 18 | | student programs at public universities institutions of | 19 | | higher education , and the
dissemination of successful | 20 | | programs as models , and the encouragement of
cooperative | 21 | | partnerships between community colleges and local school
| 22 | | attendance centers which are experiencing difficulties in | 23 | | enrolling
minority students in four-year colleges and | 24 | | universities ;
| 25 | | (f) mandate all public universities institutions of | 26 | | higher education to submit data
and information essential |
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| 1 | | to determine compliance with this Section. The
Board shall | 2 | | prescribe the format and the date for submission of this | 3 | | data
and any other education equity data; and
| 4 | | (g) report to the General Assembly and the Governor | 5 | | annually with a
description of the plans submitted by each | 6 | | public university institution of higher
education for | 7 | | implementation of this Section, including financial data
| 8 | | relating to the most recent fiscal year expenditures for | 9 | | specific minority
programs, the effectiveness of such
| 10 | | plans and programs and the effectiveness of the methods and | 11 | | strategies developed by the
Board in meeting the purposes | 12 | | of this Section, the degree of compliance
with this Section | 13 | | by each public university institution of higher education | 14 | | as
determined by the Board pursuant to its periodic review | 15 | | responsibilities,
and the findings made by the Board in | 16 | | conducting its studies and monitoring
student success as | 17 | | required by paragraph ( d) of this Section. With
respect to | 18 | | each public university, institution of higher education | 19 | | such report also shall
include, but need not be limited to, | 20 | | information with respect to each
institution's minority | 21 | | program budget allocations; minority student
admission, | 22 | | retention and graduation statistics; admission, retention, | 23 | | and graduation statistics of all students who are the first | 24 | | in their immediate family to attend an institution of | 25 | | higher education; number of financial
assistance awards to | 26 | | undergraduate and graduate minority students; and
minority |
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| 1 | | faculty representation. This paragraph shall not be | 2 | | construed to
prohibit the Board from making, preparing or | 3 | | issuing additional surveys or
studies with respect to | 4 | | minority education in Illinois.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 97-396, eff. 1-1-12; 97-588, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, | 6 | | eff. 7-13-12.)
| 7 | | (110 ILCS 205/12) (from Ch. 144, par. 192)
| 8 | | Sec. 12.
The Board may examine the books, records and files | 9 | | of any public university
institution of higher education, and | 10 | | of any office of State state government ,
as to matters germane | 11 | | to its responsibilities hereunder, subject only to
laws or | 12 | | regulations pertaining to the confidential nature of | 13 | | information
or data. The officers and employees of all public | 14 | | universities institutions of higher
education, and of State | 15 | | state agencies of government , shall afford the Board,
its | 16 | | members, and authorized agents and representatives , access to | 17 | | all
such books, records and files , and furnish to them such | 18 | | information as
they have relating to the Board's functions and | 19 | | responsibilities. The
Board may hold hearings at such places as | 20 | | it deems desirable.
| 21 | | (Source: Laws 1961, p. 3819.)
| 22 | | Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended by | 23 | | adding Section 2-26 and by changing Sections 3-2, 3-3, 3-22.1, | 24 | | 3-25.1, 3-29.8, 3-40, and 5-11 as follows: |
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| 1 | | (110 ILCS 805/2-26 new) | 2 | | Sec. 2-26. Underrepresentation of certain groups in higher | 3 | | education.
| 4 | | (a) The State Board shall require community colleges to | 5 | | develop and implement
methods and strategies to increase the | 6 | | participation of minorities, women,
and disabled individuals | 7 | | who are traditionally underrepresented in
education programs | 8 | | and activities. For the purpose of this Section,
"minorities" | 9 | | shall mean persons who are citizens of the United States or
| 10 | | lawful permanent resident aliens of the United States and who | 11 | | are any of the following: | 12 | | (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having | 13 | | origins in any of the original peoples of North and South | 14 | | America, including Central America, and who maintains | 15 | | tribal affiliation or community attachment). | 16 | | (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the | 17 | | original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the | 18 | | Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to, | 19 | | Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, | 20 | | the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam). | 21 | | (3) Black or African American (a person having origins | 22 | | in any of the black racial groups of Africa). Terms such as | 23 | | "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or | 24 | | African American". | 25 | | (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican, |
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| 1 | | Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish | 2 | | culture or origin, regardless of race). | 3 | | (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a person | 4 | | having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, | 5 | | Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
| 6 | | (b) The State Board shall adopt any rules necessary to | 7 | | administer this Section.
The State Board shall also do all of | 8 | | the following:
| 9 | | (1) Require all community colleges to develop and
| 10 | | submit plans for the implementation of this Section.
| 11 | | (2) Conduct periodic review of community colleges to
| 12 | | determine compliance with this Section; and if the State | 13 | | Board finds that a community college is not in compliance | 14 | | with this Section,
it shall notify the institution of steps | 15 | | to take to attain compliance.
| 16 | | (3) Provide advice and counsel pursuant to this | 17 | | Section.
| 18 | | (4) Conduct studies of the effectiveness of methods and | 19 | | strategies
designed to increase participation of students | 20 | | in education programs and
activities in which minorities, | 21 | | women, and disabled individuals are
traditionally | 22 | | underrepresented and monitor the success of students in | 23 | | such
education programs and activities.
| 24 | | (5) Encourage minority student recruitment and | 25 | | retention in community colleges. In implementing this | 26 | | subdivision (5), the State Board shall undertake,
but need |
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| 1 | | not be limited to, the following: the establishment of | 2 | | guidelines
and plans for community colleges for minority | 3 | | student
recruitment and retention, the review and | 4 | | monitoring of minority student
programs implemented at | 5 | | community colleges to
determine their compliance with any | 6 | | guidelines and plans so established,
the determination of | 7 | | the effectiveness and funding requirements of minority
| 8 | | student programs at community colleges, the
dissemination | 9 | | of successful programs as models, and the encouragement of
| 10 | | cooperative partnerships between community colleges and | 11 | | local school
attendance centers that are experiencing | 12 | | difficulties in enrolling
minority students in 4-year | 13 | | colleges and universities.
| 14 | | (6) Mandate all community colleges to submit data
and | 15 | | information essential to determine compliance with this | 16 | | Section. The
State Board shall prescribe the format and the | 17 | | date for submission of this data
and any other education | 18 | | equity data.
| 19 | | (7) Report to the General Assembly and the Governor | 20 | | annually with a
description of the plans submitted by each | 21 | | community college for implementation of this Section, | 22 | | including financial data
relating to the most recent fiscal | 23 | | year expenditures for specific minority
programs, the | 24 | | effectiveness of such
plans and programs and the | 25 | | effectiveness of the methods and strategies developed by | 26 | | the State
Board in meeting the purposes of this Section, |
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| 1 | | the degree of compliance
with this Section by each | 2 | | community college as
determined by the State Board pursuant | 3 | | to its periodic review responsibilities,
and the findings | 4 | | made by the State Board in conducting its studies and | 5 | | monitoring
student success as required by subdivision (4) | 6 | | of this subsection (b). With
respect to each community | 7 | | college, such report also shall
include, but need not be | 8 | | limited to, information with respect to each
institution's | 9 | | minority program budget allocations; minority student
| 10 | | admission, retention, and graduation statistics; | 11 | | admission, retention, and graduation statistics of all | 12 | | students who are the first in their immediate family to | 13 | | attend an institution of higher education; number of | 14 | | financial
assistance awards to minority students; and
| 15 | | minority faculty representation. This subdivision (7) | 16 | | shall not be construed to
prohibit the State Board from | 17 | | making, preparing, or issuing additional surveys or
| 18 | | studies with respect to minority education in Illinois.
| 19 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-2)
| 20 | | Sec. 3-2.
Upon the receipt of such a petition, the State | 21 | | Board shall, in
cooperation with the regional superintendent of | 22 | | the county or counties in
which the territory of the proposed | 23 | | district is located, cause a study to
be made of the territory | 24 | | of the proposed district and the community college
needs and | 25 | | condition thereof and the area within and adjacent thereto in
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| 1 | | relation to existing facilities for general education, | 2 | | including
pre-professional curricula and for training in | 3 | | occupational activities, and
in relation to a factual survey of | 4 | | the possible enrollment, assessed
valuation, industrial | 5 | | business, agricultural and other conditions
reflecting | 6 | | educational needs in the area to be served, in order to
| 7 | | determine whether in its judgment the proposed district may | 8 | | adequately
maintain a community college in accordance with such | 9 | | desirable standards.
In reviewing the application the State | 10 | | Board shall consider the feasibility
of any proposed | 11 | | utilization of existing public or private educational
| 12 | | facilities and land within or in near proximity to the boundary | 13 | | of the
proposed district, and of contracting with such public | 14 | | or private
institutions for the provision of educational | 15 | | programs. If the State
Board finds as the result of its study | 16 | | that
it is not possible for the proposed district to produce a | 17 | | desirable program
of community college education at a | 18 | | reasonable cost, it shall provide a
brief statement of the | 19 | | reasons for this decision and shall thereupon cause
a copy of | 20 | | the statement to be published in a newspaper or newspapers | 21 | | having
a general circulation in the territory of the proposed | 22 | | district and no
election shall be held or further proceedings | 23 | | had on said petition to
establish such a community college | 24 | | district. In approving a request for a new community college | 25 | | district, If approved the State Board
shall make submit its | 26 | | findings to the Board of Higher Education for a
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| 1 | | as to whether or not the proposal is in conformity with a
| 2 | | comprehensive community college program. When the State Board | 3 | | of Higher Education
approves the request for a new community | 4 | | college, the State Board shall
prepare a report of such action | 5 | | on the petition. The report shall contain a
brief statement of | 6 | | the reasons for the decision and a resume stating why
the State | 7 | | Board deems it possible for the proposed district to provide a
| 8 | | desirable 2-year two-year college program at reasonable cost, | 9 | | the conditions under
which such operation would be possible, | 10 | | the estimated results of such
operation in terms of local | 11 | | taxes, the nature and probable cost of
alternative methods of | 12 | | providing adequate community college educational
opportunities | 13 | | for students in the territory involved and such other
| 14 | | information as the State Board believes may be helpful to the | 15 | | voters in
such territory in voting on the proposition to | 16 | | establish a community
college district.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 84-509.)
| 18 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-3)
| 19 | | Sec. 3-3.
If the State Board of Higher Education | 20 | | disapproves the request for a new
community college, no | 21 | | election shall be held or further proceedings had on
such | 22 | | petition to establish a community college district. If the | 23 | | State Board of
Higher Education approves the request to | 24 | | establish a community college
district, the State Board shall | 25 | | cause notice of a hearing on the petition
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| 1 | | publishing a notice thereof at least once each week for 3
| 2 | | successive weeks in at least one newspaper having general | 3 | | circulation
within the territory of the proposed district, and | 4 | | if no such newspaper
exists, then the publication shall be made | 5 | | in 2 or more newspapers which
together cover the territory with | 6 | | general circulation. The notice shall
state when and to whom | 7 | | the petition was presented, the description of the
territory of | 8 | | the proposed district, and the day on which the hearing upon
| 9 | | the petition and the report of the State Board will be held. On | 10 | | such day or
on a day to which the State Board shall continue | 11 | | said hearing, the State
Board or a hearing officer appointed by | 12 | | it shall hear the petition, present
the report and determine | 13 | | the sufficiency of the petition as herein
prescribed, and may | 14 | | adjourn the hearing from time to time or continue the
matter | 15 | | for want of sufficient notice or for other good cause. The | 16 | | State
Board or a hearing officer appointed by it shall hear any | 17 | | additional
evidence as to the school needs and conditions of | 18 | | the territory and in the
area within and adjacent thereto and | 19 | | if a hearing officer is appointed he
shall report a summary of | 20 | | the testimony to the State Board. Whereupon the
State Board | 21 | | shall determine whether it is for the best interests of the
| 22 | | schools of such area and the educational welfare of the | 23 | | students therein
that such district be organized, and shall | 24 | | determine also whether the
territory described in the petition | 25 | | is compact and contiguous for college
purposes.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 78-669.)
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| 1 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-22.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-22.1)
| 2 | | Sec. 3-22.1.
To cause an audit to be made as of the end of | 3 | | each fiscal year
by an accountant licensed to practice public | 4 | | accounting in Illinois and
appointed by the board. The auditor | 5 | | shall perform his or her examination in
accordance with | 6 | | generally accepted auditing standards and regulations
| 7 | | prescribed by the State Board, and submit his or her report | 8 | | thereon in
accordance
with generally accepted accounting | 9 | | principles. The examination and report
shall include a | 10 | | verification of student enrollments and any other bases
upon | 11 | | which claims are filed with the State Board. The audit report | 12 | | shall
include a statement of the scope and findings of the | 13 | | audit and a
professional opinion signed by the auditor. If a | 14 | | professional opinion is
denied by the auditor he or she shall | 15 | | set forth the reasons for that
denial. The
board shall not | 16 | | limit the scope of the examination to the extent that the
| 17 | | effect of such limitation will result in the qualification of | 18 | | the auditor's
professional opinion. The procedures for payment | 19 | | for the expenses of the
audit shall be in accordance with | 20 | | Section 9 of the Governmental Account
Audit Act.
Copies of the | 21 | | audit report shall be
filed with the State Board in
accordance | 22 | | with regulations prescribed by the State Board. The State Board
| 23 | | shall file one copy of the audit report with the Auditor
| 24 | | General. The State Board shall file copies of the uniform | 25 | | financial
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| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 90-468, eff. 8-17-97.)
| 3 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-25.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-25.1)
| 4 | | Sec. 3-25.1.
To authorize application to the Illinois | 5 | | Community College
Board for the
approval of new units of | 6 | | instruction, research or public service as defined
in this | 7 | | Section and to establish such new units following approval
in
| 8 | | accordance with the provisions of this Act and the Board of | 9 | | Higher Education
Act .
| 10 | | The term "new unit of instruction, research or public | 11 | | service" includes
the establishment of a college, school, | 12 | | division, institute, department
or other unit including majors | 13 | | and curricula in any field of instruction,
research, or public | 14 | | service not theretofore included in the program of the
| 15 | | community college, and includes the establishment of any new | 16 | | branch or campus
of the institution. The term shall not include | 17 | | reasonable and moderate
extensions
of existing curricula, | 18 | | research, or public service programs which have a
direct | 19 | | relationship to existing programs; and the State Board may, | 20 | | under
its rule making power define the character of reasonable | 21 | | and moderate
extensions.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 88-322.)
| 23 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-29.8) | 24 | | Sec. 3-29.8. Administrator and faculty salary and |
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| 1 | | benefits; report. Each board of trustees shall report to the | 2 | | State Board of Higher Education , on or before July 1 of each | 3 | | year, the base salary and benefits of the president or chief | 4 | | executive officer of the community college and all | 5 | | administrators, faculty members, and instructors employed by | 6 | | the community college district. For the purposes of this | 7 | | Section, "benefits" includes without limitation vacation days, | 8 | | sick days, bonuses, annuities, and retirement enhancements.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
| 10 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-40) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-40)
| 11 | | Sec. 3-40.
To enter into contracts with any person, | 12 | | organization,
association, educational institution, or | 13 | | governmental agency for
providing or securing educational
| 14 | | services.
Any initial contract with a public university or a | 15 | | private
degree-granting college or university entered into on | 16 | | or after July 1, 1985 but before July 1, 2015
shall have prior | 17 | | approval of the State Board and the Illinois Board of
Higher | 18 | | Education. Any initial contract with a public university or a | 19 | | private
degree-granting college or university entered into on | 20 | | or after July 1, 2015
shall have prior approval of the State | 21 | | Board.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 84-509.)
| 23 | | (110 ILCS 805/5-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 105-11)
| 24 | | Sec. 5-11.
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1972 but before July 1, 2015 , commenced construction of | 2 | | any facilities approved by the State Board
and the Illinois | 3 | | Board of Higher Education may, after completion thereof,
apply | 4 | | to the State for a grant for expenditures made by the community | 5 | | college
from its own funds for building purposes for such | 6 | | facilities in excess of
25% of the cost of such facilities as | 7 | | approved by the State Board and the
Illinois Board of Higher | 8 | | Education. Any public community college that, on or after July | 9 | | 1, 2015, commenced construction of any facilities approved by | 10 | | the State Board may, after completion thereof,
apply to the | 11 | | State for a grant for expenditures made by the community | 12 | | college
from its own funds for building purposes for such | 13 | | facilities in excess of
25% of the cost of such facilities as | 14 | | approved by the State Board. A Such grant shall be contingent | 15 | | upon
said community college having otherwise complied with | 16 | | Sections 5-3, 5-4,
5-5 and 5-10 of this Act.
| 17 | | If any payments or contributions of any kind which are | 18 | | based upon, or
are to be applied to, the cost of such | 19 | | construction are received from the
Federal government, or an | 20 | | agency thereof, subsequent to receipt of the grant
herein | 21 | | provided, the amount of such subsequent payment or | 22 | | contributions shall be
paid over to the Capital Development | 23 | | Board by the community college for deposit in the
Capital | 24 | | Development Bond Interest and Retirement Fund.
| 25 | | (Source: P.A. 80-1200.)
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
| | 3 | | 110 ILCS 205/6 | from Ch. 144, par. 186 | | 4 | | 110 ILCS 205/6.2 | from Ch. 144, par. 186.2 | | 5 | | 110 ILCS 205/7 | from Ch. 144, par. 187 | | 6 | | 110 ILCS 205/8 | from Ch. 144, par. 188 | | 7 | | 110 ILCS 205/9.07 | from Ch. 144, par. 189.07 | | 8 | | 110 ILCS 205/9.08 | from Ch. 144, par. 189.08 | | 9 | | 110 ILCS 205/9.16 | from Ch. 144, par. 189.16 | | 10 | | 110 ILCS 205/12 | from Ch. 144, par. 192 | | 11 | | 110 ILCS 805/2-26 new | | | 12 | | 110 ILCS 805/3-2 | from Ch. 122, par. 103-2 | | 13 | | 110 ILCS 805/3-3 | from Ch. 122, par. 103-3 | | 14 | | 110 ILCS 805/3-22.1 | from Ch. 122, par. 103-22.1 | | 15 | | 110 ILCS 805/3-25.1 | from Ch. 122, par. 103-25.1 | | 16 | | 110 ILCS 805/3-29.8 | | | 17 | | 110 ILCS 805/3-40 | from Ch. 122, par. 103-40 | | 18 | | 110 ILCS 805/5-11 | from Ch. 122, par. 105-11 |
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