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90_SB1634

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

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