101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3310

 

Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
105 ILCS 5/10-22.20  from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.20

    Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning classes for adults and youths whose schooling has been interrupted.


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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 the instruction
11(1) of persons of age 21 years or over and (2) of persons less
12than age 21 and not otherwise in attendance in public school,
13for the 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 this Section. The board
7may make a tuition charge for persons taking instruction who
8are not subject to State reimbursement, such tuition charge not
9to exceed the per capita cost of such classes.
10    The cost of such instruction, including the additional
11expenses herein authorized, incurred for recipients of
12financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code, or for
13persons for whom education and training aid has been authorized
14under Section 9-8 of that Code, shall be assumed in its
15entirety from funds appropriated by the State to the Illinois
16Community College Board.
17    (b) The Illinois Community College Board shall establish
18the standards for the courses of instruction reimbursed under
19this Section. The Illinois Community College Board shall
20supervise the administration of the programs. The Illinois
21Community College Board shall determine the cost of instruction
22in accordance with standards established by the Illinois
23Community College Board, including therein other incidental
24costs as herein authorized, which shall serve as the basis of
25State reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of this
26Section. In the approval of programs and the determination of

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1State reimbursement and shall submit reports of services
2provided commencing with fiscal year 1997 as required by the
3Illinois Community College Board.
4    For classes authorized under this Section, a credit hour or
5unit of instruction is equal to 15 hours of direct instruction
6for students enrolled in approved adult education programs at
7midterm and making satisfactory progress, in accordance with
8standards established by the Illinois Community College Board.
9    (g) Upon proof submitted to the Illinois Department of
10Human Services of the payment of all claims submitted under
11this Section, that Department shall apply for federal funds
12made available therefor and any federal funds so received shall
13be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury.
14    School districts or community colleges providing classes
15under this Section shall submit applications to the Illinois
16Community College Board for preapproval in accordance with the
17standards established by the Illinois Community College Board.
18Payments shall be made by the Illinois Community College Board
19based upon approved programs. Interim expenditure reports may
20be required by the Illinois Community College Board. Final
21claims for the school year shall be submitted to the regional
22superintendents for transmittal to the Illinois Community
23College Board. Final adjusted payments shall be made by
24September 30.
25    If a school district or community college district fails to
26provide, or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient

 

 

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1classes under this Section, the Illinois Community College
2Board may enter into agreements with public or private
3educational or other agencies other than the public schools for
4the establishment of such classes.
5    (h) If a school district or community college district
6establishes child-care facilities for the children of
7participants in classes established under this Section, it may
8extend the use of these facilities to students who have
9obtained employment and to other persons in the community whose
10children require care and supervision while the parent or other
11person in charge of the children is employed or otherwise
12absent from the home during all or part of the day. It may make
13the facilities available before and after as well as during
14regular school hours to school age and preschool age children
15who may benefit thereby, including children who require care
16and supervision pending the return of their parent or other
17person in charge of their care from employment or other
18activity requiring absence from the home.
19    The Illinois Community College Board shall pay to the board
20the cost of care in the facilities for any child who is a
21recipient of financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
22    The board may charge for care of children for whom it
23cannot make claim under the provisions of this Section. The
24charge shall not exceed per capita cost, and to the extent
25feasible, shall be fixed at a level which will permit
26utilization by employed parents of low or moderate income. It

 

 

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1may also permit any other State or local governmental agency or
2private agency providing care for children to purchase care.
3    After July 1, 1970 when the provisions of Section 10-20.20
4become operative in the district, children in a child-care
5facility shall be transferred to the kindergarten established
6under that Section for such portion of the day as may be
7required for the kindergarten program, and only the prorated
8costs of care and training provided in the Center for the
9remaining period shall be charged to the Illinois Department of
10Human Services or other persons or agencies paying for such
11care.
12    (i) The provisions of this Section shall also apply to
13school districts having a population exceeding 500,000.
14    (j) In addition to claiming reimbursement under this
15Section, a school district may claim general State aid under
16Section 18-8.05 or evidence-based funding under Section
1718-8.15 for any student under age 21 who is enrolled in courses
18accepted for graduation from elementary or high school and who
19otherwise meets the requirements of Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15,
20as applicable.
21(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17.)