94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0462

 

Introduced 2/16/2005, by Sen. Edward D. Maloney

 

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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
5 10-22.20 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 and youths whose
8 schooling has been interrupted; conditions for State
9 reimbursement; use of child care facilities.
10     (a) To establish special classes for the instruction (1) of
11 persons of age 21 years or over, and (2) of persons less than
12 age 21 and not otherwise in attendance in public school, for
13 the purpose of providing adults in the community, and youths
14 whose schooling has been interrupted, with such additional
15 basic education, vocational skill training, and other
16 instruction as may be necessary to increase their
17 qualifications for employment or other means of self-support
18 and their ability to meet their responsibilities as citizens
19 including courses of instruction regularly accepted for
20 graduation from elementary or high schools and for
21 Americanization and General Educational Development Review
22 classes.
23     The board shall pay the necessary expenses of such classes
24 out of school funds of the district, including costs of student
25 transportation and such facilities or provision for child-care
26 as may be necessary in the judgment of the board to permit
27 maximum utilization of the courses by students with children,
28 and other special needs of the students directly related to
29 such instruction. The expenses thus incurred shall be subject
30 to State reimbursement, as provided in this Section. The board
31 may make a tuition charge for persons taking instruction who
32 are not subject to State reimbursement, such tuition charge not

 

 

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1 to exceed the per capita cost of such classes.
2     The cost of such instruction, including the additional
3 expenses herein authorized, incurred for recipients of
4 financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code, or for
5 persons for whom education and training aid has been authorized
6 under Section 9-8 of that Code, shall be assumed in its
7 entirety from funds appropriated by the State to the Illinois
8 Community College Board.
9     (b) The Illinois Community College Board shall establish
10 the standards for the courses of instruction reimbursed under
11 this Section. The Illinois Community College Board shall
12 supervise the administration of the programs. The Illinois
13 Community College Board shall determine the cost of instruction
14 in accordance with standards established by the the Illinois
15 Community College Board, including therein other incidental
16 costs as herein authorized, which shall serve as the basis of
17 State reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of this
18 Section. In the approval of programs and the determination of
19 the cost of instruction, the Illinois Community College Board
20 shall provide for the maximum utilization of federal funds for
21 such programs. The Illinois Community College Board shall also
22 provide for:
23         (1) the development of an index of need for program
24     planning and for area funding allocations, as defined by
25     the Illinois Community College Board;
26         (2) the method for calculating hours of instruction, as
27     defined by the Illinois Community College Board, claimable
28     for reimbursement and a method to phase in the calculation
29     and for adjusting the calculations in cases where the
30     services of a program are interrupted due to circumstances
31     beyond the control of the program provider;
32         (3) a plan for the reallocation of funds to increase
33     the amount allocated for grants based upon program
34     performance as set forth in subsection (d) below; and
35         (4) the development of standards for determining
36     grants based upon performance as set forth in subsection

 

 

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1     (d) below and a plan for the phased-in implementation of
2     those standards.
3     For instruction provided by school districts and community
4 college districts beginning July 1, 1996 and thereafter,
5 reimbursement provided by the Illinois Community College Board
6 for classes authorized by this Section shall be provided from
7 funds appropriated for the reimbursement criteria set forth in
8 subsection (c) below.
9     (c) Upon the annual approval of the Illinois Community
10 College Board, reimbursement shall be first provided for
11 transportation, child care services, and other special needs of
12 the students directly related to instruction and then from the
13 funds remaining an amount equal to the product of the total
14 credit hours or units of instruction approved by the Illinois
15 Community College Board, multiplied by the following:
16         (1) For adult basic education, the maximum
17     reimbursement per credit hour or per unit of instruction
18     shall be equal to the general state aid per pupil
19     foundation level established in subsection (B) of Section
20     18-8.05, divided by 60;
21         (2) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or per
22     unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall be
23     weighted for students enrolled in classes defined as
24     vocational skills and approved by the Illinois Community
25     College Board by 1.25;
26         (3) The maximum reimbursement per credit hour or per
27     unit of instruction in subparagraph (1) above shall be
28     multiplied by .90 for students enrolled in classes defined
29     as adult secondary education programs and approved by the
30     Illinois Community College Board;
31         (4) (Blank); and
32         (5) Funding for program years after 1999-2000 shall be
33     determined by the Illinois Community College Board.
34     (d) Upon its annual approval, the Illinois Community
35 College Board shall provide grants to eligible programs for
36 supplemental activities to improve or expand services under the

 

 

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1 Adult Education Act. Eligible programs shall be determined
2 based upon performance outcomes of students in the programs as
3 set by the Illinois Community College Board.
4     (e) Reimbursement under this Section shall not exceed the
5 actual costs of the approved program.
6     If the amount appropriated to the Illinois Community
7 College Board for reimbursement under this Section is less than
8 the amount required under this Act, the apportionment shall be
9 proportionately reduced.
10     School districts and community college districts may
11 assess students up to $3.00 per credit hour, for classes other
12 than Adult Basic Education level programs, if needed to meet
13 program costs.
14     (f) An education plan shall be established for each adult
15 or youth whose schooling has been interrupted and who is
16 participating in the instructional programs provided under
17 this Section.
18     Each school board and community college shall keep an
19 accurate and detailed account of the students assigned to and
20 receiving instruction under this Section who are subject to
21 State reimbursement and shall submit reports of services
22 provided commencing with fiscal year 1997 as required by the
23 Illinois Community College Board.
24     For classes authorized under this Section, a credit hour or
25 unit of instruction is equal to 15 hours of direct instruction
26 for students enrolled in approved adult education programs at
27 midterm and making satisfactory progress, in accordance with
28 standards established by the Illinois Community College Board.
29     (g) Upon proof submitted to the Illinois Department of
30 Human Services of the payment of all claims submitted under
31 this Section, that Department shall apply for federal funds
32 made available therefor and any federal funds so received shall
33 be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury.
34     School districts or community colleges providing classes
35 under this Section shall submit applications to the Illinois
36 Community College Board for preapproval in accordance with the

 

 

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1 standards established by the Illinois Community College Board.
2 Payments shall be made by the Illinois Community College Board
3 based upon approved programs. Interim expenditure reports may
4 be required by the Illinois Community College Board. Final
5 claims for the school year shall be submitted to the regional
6 superintendents for transmittal to the Illinois Community
7 College Board. Final adjusted payments shall be made by
8 September 30.
9     If a school district or community college district fails to
10 provide, or is providing unsatisfactory or insufficient
11 classes under this Section, the Illinois Community College
12 Board may enter into agreements with public or private
13 educational or other agencies other than the public schools for
14 the establishment of such classes.
15     (h) If a school district or community college district
16 establishes child-care facilities for the children of
17 participants in classes established under this Section, it may
18 extend the use of these facilities to students who have
19 obtained employment and to other persons in the community whose
20 children require care and supervision while the parent or other
21 person in charge of the children is employed or otherwise
22 absent from the home during all or part of the day. It may make
23 the facilities available before and after as well as during
24 regular school hours to school age and preschool age children
25 who may benefit thereby, including children who require care
26 and supervision pending the return of their parent or other
27 person in charge of their care from employment or other
28 activity requiring absence from the home.
29     The Illinois Community College Board shall pay to the board
30 the cost of care in the facilities for any child who is a
31 recipient of financial aid under the Illinois Public Aid Code.
32     The board may charge for care of children for whom it
33 cannot make claim under the provisions of this Section. The
34 charge shall not exceed per capita cost, and to the extent
35 feasible, shall be fixed at a level which will permit
36 utilization by employed parents of low or moderate income. It

 

 

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1 may also permit any other State or local governmental agency or
2 private agency providing care for children to purchase care.
3     After July 1, 1970 when the provisions of Section 10-20.20
4 become operative in the district, children in a child-care
5 facility shall be transferred to the kindergarten established
6 under that Section for such portion of the day as may be
7 required for the kindergarten program, and only the prorated
8 costs of care and training provided in the Center for the
9 remaining period shall be charged to the Illinois Department of
10 Human Services or other persons or agencies paying for such
11 care.
12     (i) The provisions of this Section shall also apply to
13 school districts having a population exceeding 500,000.
14     (j) In addition to claiming reimbursement under this
15 Section, a school district may claim general State aid under
16 Section 18-8.05 for any student under age 21 who is enrolled in
17 courses accepted for graduation from elementary or high school
18 and who otherwise meets the requirements of Section 18-8.05.
19 (Source: P.A. 93-21, eff. 7-1-03.)