Sen. Ram Villivalam
Filed: 5/16/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3643 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3643 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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 
14youths whose schooling has been
interrupted with such 
15additional basic education, vocational skill
training, and 
16other instruction as may be necessary to increase their

 
 
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1qualifications for employment or other means of self-support 
2and their
ability to meet their responsibilities as citizens, 
3including courses of
instruction regularly accepted for 
4graduation from elementary or high
schools and for 
5Americanization and high school equivalency testing review 
6classes.
7    The board shall pay the necessary expenses of such classes 
8out of
school funds of the district, including costs of 
9student transportation
and such facilities or provision for 
10child-care as may be necessary in
the judgment of the board to 
11permit maximum utilization of the courses
by students with 
12children, and other special needs of the students
directly 
13related to such instruction.  The expenses thus incurred shall

14be subject to State reimbursement, as provided in Section 
152-12.5 of the Public Community College Act.  The
board may make 
16a tuition charge for persons taking instruction who are
not 
17subject to State reimbursement, such tuition charge not to 
18exceed
the per capita cost of such classes.

19    The cost of such instruction, including the additional 
20expenses herein
authorized, shall be assumed in its entirety

21from funds appropriated by the State to the Illinois Community 
22College
Board as provided in Section 2-12.5 of the Public 
23Community College Act.

24    (b) The
Illinois Community College Board shall establish

25the standards for the
courses of instruction reimbursed
under 
26this Section.  The Illinois Community College Board shall 
 
 
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1supervise the
administration of the programs.  The Illinois 
2Community College Board shall
determine the cost
of 
3instruction in accordance with standards established by the 
4Illinois
Community College Board, including therein
other 
5incidental costs as herein authorized, which shall serve as 
6the basis of
State reimbursement in accordance with the 
7provisions of the Public Community College Act. In the

8approval of programs and the determination of the cost of 
9instruction, the
Illinois Community College Board shall 
10provide
for the maximum utilization of federal
funds for such 
11programs.


12    (c) (Blank).

13    (d) (Blank).

14    (e) (Blank).

15    (f) (Blank).

16    (g) (Blank).

17    (h) (Blank).

18    (i) (Blank).

19    (j) In addition to claiming reimbursement under this 
20Section, a school
district may claim evidence-based funding 
21under Section 18-8.15 for any student
under age 21 who is 
22enrolled in courses accepted for graduation from elementary
or 
23high school and who otherwise meets the requirements of 
24Section  18-8.15.

25(Source: P.A. 100-465, eff. 8-31-17; 101-289, eff. 8-9-19.)".