103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2023 and 2024   

SB3898

 

Introduced 2/28/2024,  by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Community College Board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, as follows:

 

General Funds                    $352,389,000

Other State Funds                $116,395,000

Federal Funds                    $ 51,000,000

Total                            $519,784,000

 

 

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    AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

        Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for ordinary and contingent expenses:

  For Personal Services........................... 1,705,800

  For State Paid Retirement........................... 3,000

  For State Contributions to Social

   Security, for Medicare............................ 22,000

  For Contractual Services.......................... 500,000

  For Travel......................................... 40,000

  For Commodities..................................... 4,600

  For Printing........................................ 2,100

  For Equipment....................................... 3,700

  For Electronic Data Processing..................... 698,610

  For Telecommunications............................. 17,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment................ 3,700

    Total                                         $3,000,510

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $1,348,420, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with administering high school equivalency tests.

 

    Section 15.  The sum of $4,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants to the alternative schools network and other providers.

 

    Section 20.  The sum of $60,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for awarding scholarships to qualifying graduates of the Lincoln's Challenge Program.

 

    Section 25.  The sum of $15,201,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the City Colleges of Chicago for educational-related expenses.

 

    Section 30.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for distribution to qualifying public community colleges for the purposes specified:

  Small College Grants.............................. 548,400

  Performance Funding Grants........................ 359,000

    Total                                           $907,400

 

    Section 35.  The sum of $650,360, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with the development, support or administration of the Illinois Longitudinal Data System.

 

    Section 40.  The sum of $1,447,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to operate an educational facility in the former community college district #541 in East St. Louis.

 

    Section 45.  The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with transitional and developmental instruction.

 

    Section 50.  The sum of $28,794,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for all costs associated with the bridge and workforce programs.

 

    Section 51.  The sum of $5,900,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for Southwestern Illinois College to operate an educational facility in the former Lindenwood University campus in Belleville.

 

    Section 52. The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with trade schools.

 

    Section 55.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois Community College Board for all costs associated with career and technical education activities:

  From the General Revenue Fund................... 18,972,900

  From the Career and Technical Education Fund.... 22,000,000

    Total                                        $40,972,900

 

    Section 60.  The following named amounts, or so much of those amounts as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes named, are appropriated to the Illinois Community College Board for adult education and literacy activities:

From the General Revenue Fund:

  For payment of costs associated

   with education and educational-related

   services for adult education

   and literacy activities....................... 23,783,600

  For payment of costs associated

   with education and educational-related

   services to local eligible providers

   for performance-based awards................... 11,798,500

From the ICCB Adult Education Fund:

  For payment of costs associated with

   education and educational-related

   services to local eligible providers

   and to Support Leadership Activities,

   as Defined by U.S.D.O.E.

   for adult education and literacy

   as provided by the United States

   Department of Education....................... 27,400,000

 

    Section 65.  The following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Illinois Community College Board for distribution to qualifying public community colleges for the purposes specified:

From the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund:

  Base Operating Grants......................... 105,570,000

From the Education Assistance Fund:

  Base Operating Grants......................... 100,636,010

  Equalization Grants............................ 81,597,600

    Total                                       $182,233,610

 

    Section 70.  The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Research and Technology Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with maintaining and updating instructional technology.

 

    Section 75.  The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the High School Equivalency Testing Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with administering high school equivalency tests.

 

    Section 80.  The sum of $10,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Community College Board Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to be expended under the terms and conditions associated with the moneys being received, including prior years’ expenditures.

 

    Section 85.  The sum of $625,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Federal Trust Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board.

 

    Section 90.  The sum of $1,600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ICCB Adult Education Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for operational expenses associated with administration of adult education and literacy activities.

 

    Section 95.  The sum of $4,264,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board to reimburse colleges for costs associated with the Illinois Veterans Grant and Illinois National Guard Grant.

 

    Section 100. The sum of $20,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the Pipeline for Advancement of the Healthcare (PATH) Workforce Program.

 

    Section 105. The sum of $175,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for operational expenses associated with the PATH Workforce Program.

 

          Section 110. The sum of $3,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for the administration and distribution of grants for the implementation of the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act.

 

    Section 115. The sum of $9,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with advanced manufacturing and electric vehicle technologies programs.

 

    Section 120. The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with digital instruction for Title II adult education.

 

    Section 125. The sum of $750,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for costs associated with the expansion of English-language services.

 

    Section 130. The sum of $3,175,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants and administrative costs associated with dual credit grants.

 

    Section 135. The sum of $5,175,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants and administrative costs associated with non-credit workforce programs.

 

    Section 140. The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for grants and administrative costs associated with the community college Homelessness Prevention Grant program.

 

    Section 145. The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Community College Board for operational expenses associated with grant management.

 

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2024.