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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart E - FINANCE › Section 1501.512 - Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce Program (PATH) Grants

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a) PATH grant funds
				shall be determined annually by allocating the appropriation for this program
				among each community college district in accordance with the funding formula
				approved by the ICCB. The formula shall include:
1) Base Funding. A base allocation of
				$100,000 per district. The base allocation may be prorated if the amount of
				funds appropriated for this program are insufficient.
2) Student Completion Funding. Each district
				shall receive an additional amount based upon the average number of completions
				of students enrolled in eligible healthcare programs in the most recent
				academic year for which the board has collected data and the two prior academic
				years.
3) Prioritized Programs.
				Student completions shall be weighted based upon statewide industry workforce
				demand as determined by the State Board. Non-prioritized programs will be
				funded at 67 percent of the amount allocated per completion to prioritized
				programs. This weighting may be adjusted if the amount of funds appropriated
				are insufficient.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart E - FINANCE › Section 1501.516 - Deferred Maintenance Grants

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a)
				Districts may apply annually to ICCB for approval of deferred maintenance grant
				projects. Requests for ICCB approval of deferred maintenance grant projects
				shall be submitted using forms prescribed by ICCB.
b) Expenditures of funds from this grant are
				limited to deferred maintenance projects that are within the scope of the
				definition of deferred maintenance grants contained in Section
				1501.501.
c) Funds received from this grant shall be
				accounted for in the Operations and Maintenance Fund (Restricted) (see Section
				1501.511(a)(7)).
d) Other sources of funding may be added to
				deferred maintenance grant funds to finance larger projects.
e) Projects shall be designed and constructed
				to meet all applicable facilities codes as specified in Section
				1501.603(g).
f) Authority to approve deferred maintenance
				grant projects is delegated to the ICCB Executive Director.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart E - FINANCE › Section 1501.519 - Special Initiatives Grants

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a)
				Allowable expenditures for special initiatives grants will be specified in the
				grant agreement between the college or vendor and ICCB.
b) Special initiatives grant funds shall be
				accounted for in a restricted account.
c) The community college district or other
				vendor shall file a report with ICCB in a format used by ICCB or in accordance
				with the grant agreement, detailing how the funds were used.
d) Special initiatives grant funds shall be
				expended by the date specified in the grant agreement. If the grant agreement
				allows, goods and services for which funds have been obligated by the contract
				end date shall be received and paid for not later than 60 days after the grant
				agreement end date. Unexpended funds shall be returned to ICCB on or before
				December 30.
e) Special initiatives
				grant funds not used in accordance with the terms specified in the grant
				agreement regardless of the amount shall be returned to ICCB within six months
				after receipt of the external audit report by ICCB or other identification of
				improper expenditures subsequently verified by ICCB.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart E - FINANCE › Section 1501.520 - Lincoln's Challenge Scholarship Grants

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a) Lincoln's Challenge Scholarship Grants
				shall be vouchered to community colleges.
b) Students can qualify for their first
				Lincoln's Challenge Scholarship Grant if they meet the following criteria:
1) Graduate from the Lincoln's Challenge
				Academy;
2) Earn a high school
				equivalency certificate;
3) Enroll
				at an Illinois public community college in a certificate or degree program the
				next semester following graduation;
4) Maintain and complete an academic course
				load of at least six credit hours in each fall and spring semester;
				and
5) Present the "notification of
				award" letter signed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Community
				College Board to the community college at the time of registration.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart F - CAPITAL PROJECTS › Section 1501.602 - Approval of Capital Projects

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a)
				Requests for approval of State-funded capital projects shall be submitted to
				ICCB on the forms prescribed by ICCB.
b) An updated District Site and Construction
				Master Plan shall be filed with ICCB by July 1 of the year in which the
				district undergoes its recognition evaluation. The purpose of the plan is to
				apprise ICCB of possible primary site new construction and secondary site
				acquisition/construction plans for the next five years throughout the district.
				The plan should be updated, as needed, to ensure that any project submitted for
				approval has been reflected in the district plan on file with ICCB at least two
				months prior to submission of the project. Any primary site new construction or
				secondary site acquisition/construction projects must be reflected in the plan
				in order to receive consideration for approval. The plan, at a minimum, shall
				consist of a map of the district showing the location of all facilities owned
				by the district or leased for a period exceeding five years and a narrative
				describing the district's:
1) Current
				permanent facilities where additions are planned.
2) General plans for future site acquisition
				or acquisition/construction of permanent facilities either on the primary site
				or secondary sites. The location may be identified in terms of the general
				geographic area within the district.
3) Proposed schedule for acquiring additional
				sites, constructing additions to existing facilities, or acquiring/constructing
				new permanent facilities.
4) The
				intended use of all proposed site acquisitions and facility
				acquisition/construction.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart F - CAPITAL PROJECTS › Section 1501.603 - State-Funded Capital Projects

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a)
				Projects Eligible to Receive State Funds. State funds may be requested for
				capital projects, both those to be purchased and those to be constructed, as
				defined in this subsection (a). The funds shall be requested before
				construction and may include or consist of architectural and engineering fees
				associated with the project. These projects shall consist of:
1) Buildings, Additions, and/or Structures
				(including fixed equipment). Types of buildings that may be included are:
A) Administration and student personnel
				services facilities;
B) Central
				utility facilities;
C)
				Classrooms;
D) Fine and applied
				arts classrooms and laboratories;
E) Libraries;
F) Occupational technical, and semi-technical
				laboratories, shops and classrooms;
G) Other structures used for the operation
				and maintenance of the campus;
H)
				Physical education instructional facilities;
I) Science laboratories and related science
				facilities; and
J) Student areas
				appropriate to the needs of a commuter institution, including food services,
				lounge areas, study areas, storage lockers, child care facilities, and
				facilities for student activities such as newspaper editing and student
				government.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart F - CAPITAL PROJECTS › Section 1501.604 - Locally Funded Capital Projects

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All locally funded capital projects shall meet the same codes
				  or standards listed in Section
				  1501.603(g)(2).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart F - CAPITAL PROJECTS › Section 1501.607 - Reporting Requirements

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A college shall submit the items listed in this Section in a
				  format prescribed by ICCB by August 1 of each year:
a) Annual facility data, including:
1) acreage;
2) NASF of owned and leased space by
				classroom, lab, office, study, support and special use categories;
3) existing space in use for educational
				purposes at the end of the fiscal year (June 30); and
4) project updates.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart F - CAPITAL PROJECTS › Section 1501.608 - Approval of Projects from 110 ILCS 805/3-20.3.01

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Projects proposed for construction under Section 3-20.3.01 of
				  the Act shall meet the criteria listed in this Section.
a) A proposed project shall meet the
				definition of "alter" or "repair" in Section
				1501.601.
b) A proposed project shall meet the
				definition of "facility" in Section
				1501.601 and
				be owned by the district or leased where the district has assumed the
				obligation to make alterations or repairs.
c) A proposed project shall not be considered
				a maintenance project.
d) Projects
				to repair facilities shall be to correct a hazard.
e) A proposed project shall have an estimate
				by a licensed architect or engineer and, if financed through bonds in
				accordance with Article IIIA of the Act, shall be estimated to cost no more
				than $4,500,000, unless otherwise stated in statute. A project may have several
				component parts if these components clearly relate to the same
				objective.
f) A proposed energy
				conservation project shall provide an estimated "pay back" of eight years or
				less as certified by a licensed architect or engineer.
g) A project shall meet the codes specified
				in Section
				1501.603(g)(2).
h) If project costs are financed through
				bonds as referenced in subsection (e), all bonds for those purposes may not
				exceed $4,500,000 in the aggregate at any one time unless otherwise stated in
				statute.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart F - CAPITAL PROJECTS › Section 1501.609 - Completion of Projects from 110 ILCS 805/3-20.3.01

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When completed, a project shall be certified by a licensed
				  architect or engineer as having been constructed within the budget and having
				  met applicable plans, codes and specifications.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart H - PERSONNEL › Section 1501.801 - Definition of Terms

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"Automatic Rollover Clause" means the renewal of an
				  employment contract after the anniversary date for an additional term without
				  any additional agreement or signature.
"Misconduct" includes, but is not limited to, the
				  following:
Conduct demonstrating conscious disregard of
a
college district's interest and found to be a deliberate violation or
				  disregard of the reasonable standards of behavior the district expects of its
				  employee.
Carelessness or negligence to a degree or recurrence
				  that manifests culpability or wrongful intent, or shows an intentional and
				  substantial disregard of the district's interests or of the employee's duties
				  and obligations to his or her college district.
Chronic absenteeism or tardiness in deliberate
				  violation of a known policy of the district or one or more unapproved absences
				  following a written reprimand or warning relating to more than one unapproved
				  absence.
A violation of
a
college district's
				  rule, unless the claimant can demonstrate that:
He or she did not know, and could not reasonably
				  know, of the rule's requirements;
The rule is not lawful or not reasonably related to
				  the job environment and performance; or
The rule is not fairly or consistently
				  enforced.
Other conduct, including, but not limited to,
				  committing criminal assault or battery on another employee,
student
, customer or invitee of the employer.
"Severance Pay" means the actual or constructive
				  compensation, including salary, benefits, or perquisites, for employment
				  services yet to be rendered that is provided to an employee who has recently
				  been or is about to be terminated.
[5 ILCS
				  415/5]
"Sabbatical Leave" means a leave of absence granted by the
				  Board of Trustees to eligible employees to provide opportunities for those
				  employees to engage in activities aimed at developing the employees
				  professionally and improving their abilities to perform their contractual
				  responsibilities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart H - PERSONNEL › Section 1501.802 - Sabbatical Leave

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Any Board of Trustees policy providing for sabbatical leave
				  for its employees shall contain the following provisions:
a) A statement of purpose and/or
				objectives;
b) A description of the
				types of leaves (e.g., professional development, project, exchange) that may be
				granted;
c) A statement of employee
				eligibility;
d) A procedure for
				making application;
e) A listing of
				criteria used in evaluating applications;
f) A procedure for selection;
g) A statement of limitations concerning the
				granting of leave (e.g., how many employees in a given year and subject to
				what, if any, financial limitations);
h) A schedule of compensation, if any, to be
				granted and for what period;
i) A
				statement of employee obligations (e.g., reporting requirements, returning to
				work after the leave); and
j) Other
				conditions the Board believes may affect the employee-employer relationship as
				a result of a leave being granted.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart H - PERSONNEL › Section 1501.803 - Employment Contracts

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a)
				Severance Pay. Any community college district that
enters
				into
, amends, renews or extends
an employment contract that
				includes a provision for severance pay must include the following in the
				contract
:
1) The limitation of
				severance pay to
not exceed any amount greater than 20 weeks of
				compensation; and
2)
A prohibition of severance pay when an employee has been fired by
				the
district
for misconduct.
[5 ILCS
				415/10]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart H - PERSONNEL › Section 1501.804 - President and Chancellor Performance Review

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The board
shall complete an annual performance review
				  of the president
or chancellor. The board
shall consider the
				  annual performance review
when contemplating
a bonus, raise,
				  or severance agreement for the president or chancellor.
[110 ILCS
				  805/3-75] The annual performance criteria and goals
				  shall be made available to the public on the district's official
				  website.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT › Subpart H - PERSONNEL › Appendix A - Fee Schedule for Data Matching

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NUMBER OF REQUESTOR RECORDS
							 PROCESSED
FEE
Up to 24,000 records
$1,900
24,001 to 80,000 records
$3,800
80,001 to 300,000 records
$8,300
300,001 to 1,000,000 records
$15,000
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1502 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD: RULES ON REVERSE TRANSFER OF CREDIT › Section 1502.10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this joint rule is to
foster the reverse
				transfer of credit for any student who has accumulated at least 15 hours of
				academic credit at a community college and a sufficient number of hours of
				academic credit at a State university in the prescribed courses necessary to
				meet a community college's requirements to be awarded an associate
				degree.
(Section 23 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1502 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD: RULES ON REVERSE TRANSFER OF CREDIT › Section 1502.20 - Definitions

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"Act" means the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act [110
				ILCS 150 ].
"Admissions Office" means an office within a community college
				or State university responsible for recruiting and communicating with new and
				transfer students.
"Community College" means a public community college in
				this State.
(Section 5 of the Act)
"Eligible Student" means a student who meets the criteria in
				Section 1502.30.
"Registrar's Office" means an office within a community college
				or State university responsible for registering students, keeping academic
				records, and corresponding with applicants and evaluating their
				credentials.
"Reverse Transfer of Credit" means the transfer of
				earned academic credit from a State university to a community college for the
				purpose of obtaining an associate degree at the community college.
(Section 23 of the Act)
"Reverse Transfer Data Sharing Platform" means a national
				electronic data sharing and exchange platform that meets nationally accepted
				standards, conventions and practices, such as the National Student
				Clearinghouse or similar platform.
"Reverse Transfer Agreement" means an institutional agreement
				between one or more community colleges and a State university to share student
				transcripts when a student requests a reverse transfer of credit.
"Opt-in" means the student's decision to seek a reverse
				transfer of credit.
"State University" means a public university in this
				State.
(Section 5 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1502 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD: RULES ON REVERSE TRANSFER OF CREDIT › Section 1502.30 - Student Eligibility

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The reverse transfer of credit option is available to a student
				who is currently enrolled in a State university and has:
a) Transferred to the State university from,
			 or previously attended, a community college;
b) Earned at least 15 credit hours of
			 transferrable course work completed at a community college;
c) Earned a cumulative total of at least 60
			 credit hours for transferrable course work successfully completed at the
			 student's current or previously attended postsecondary institutions;
			 and
d) Submitted a request to the
			 State university at which the student is currently enrolled.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1502 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD: RULES ON REVERSE TRANSFER OF CREDIT › Section 1502.40 - Student Request

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A student who meets the eligibility criteria in Section 1502.30
				may request a reverse transfer of credit from the State university to the
				community college previously attended.
a) The opportunity to opt-in may be taken at
			 enrollment or at any time thereafter while enrolled at the State university.
			 The student shall provide the information required in Section 1502.30(a), (b)
			 and (c) and authorize the release of his or her transcript information,
			 pursuant to State university procedures.
b) In the event that the student has earned
			 credit hours at more than one community college or State university, the
			 student shall:
1) Identify the community
			 colleges and State universities at which any credit hours have been earned;
			 and
2) Authorize release of his or
			 her transcript information from the community colleges and State universities
			 to the community college identified for the purpose of earning an associate
			 degree through a reverse transfer of credit.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1502 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD: RULES ON REVERSE TRANSFER OF CREDIT › Section 1502.50 - Institutional Responsibilities

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a) Each
			 State university and community college shall make available an opt-in process
			 for the reverse transfer of credit, pursuant to this Part.
b) Each State university shall notify
			 students who meet the eligibility criteria in Section 1502.30 each academic
			 year. The notification shall include information about the State university's
			 process to reverse transfer of credit.
c) State universities and community colleges
			 shall comply with the following process:
1)
			 Information about reverse transfer of credit shall, at a minimum, be clearly
			 identified on the institution's Internet website and printed in course
			 catalogs. This information shall also be made available through the admissions
			 office and the registrar's office.
2) After verifying student eligibility, the
			 student information may be transferred through a reverse transfer data sharing
			 platform or a reverse transfer agreement, or by contacting the institution
			 directly.
Institutions are encouraged to use a Reverse Transfer Data
				Sharing Platform as a cost-effective method to exchange course level data. Any
				student information obtained from the platform must be accepted as official
				documentation of the student record.
3) Transcript fees assessed to prepare and
			 send student transcripts to community colleges may be waived to help promote
			 the reverse transfer of credit. Community colleges may waive fees assessed to
			 conduct degree audits and to process graduation applications as part of the
			 reverse transfer of credits.
4)
			 After receiving the student information, the community college shall review the
			 information and, if the community college determines the student has earned the
			 credits required to receive an associate degree, may award the associate
			 degree.
5)
No later than 30
			 business days after receiving an application
for reverse transfer of
			 credit and all required transcripts,
a community college shall notify
			 an applicant if he or she qualifies for an associate degree based on the total
			 earned credits.
(Section 23 of the Act) The community college shall
			 send the same notification to the State university.
6) In the event that the community college
			 awards an associate degree pursuant to this Part, the community college shall
			 send a student transcript to the State university. The transcript shall include
			 the award of an associate degree.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1502 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD: RULES ON REVERSE TRANSFER OF CREDIT › Section 1502.60 - Community College Determination to Award Degree

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In awarding an associate degree, the community college
				shall evaluate the applicant's course work completed, along with the transfer
				credit earned, and shall determine whether the associate degree requirements
				have been met.
(Section 23 of the Act) Nothing in this Part affects
				the ability of the community college to determine the course work required to
				earn an associate degree awarded by that institution.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1502 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD: RULES ON REVERSE TRANSFER OF CREDIT › Section 1502.70 - Voluntary Participation by Others

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This Part does not preclude private colleges and universities
				from voluntarily participating in the reverse transfer of
				credit.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1506 - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR ADULT LEARNERS › Section 1506.100 - Purpose

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Section 3-15.12a of the School Code [ 105 ILCS 5 ] provides
				eligible applicants with a process for attaining the authority to award a high
				school diploma to adult learners. This Part sets forth the rules for eligible
				applicants to apply for approval from the Illinois Community College Board to
				award a high school diploma to adult learners.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1506 - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR ADULT LEARNERS › Section 1506.200 - Definitions

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"Adult Learner" means a person ineligible for
				reenrollment under subsection (b) of Section 26-2(b) of
the
				School Code and
				34 CFR
				300.102.
[
				105 ILCS
				5/3-15.12a (a-5)]
"Board"
or "ICCB"
means the Illinois
				Community College Board
. [
				105 ILCS
				5/3-15.12a (a-5)]
"Career and Technical Education" or "CTE" means organized
				educational programs of study that prepare students for employment in a
				specific field and should be aligned with related secondary and/or
				upper-division programs that require a common knowledge and skill set.
"Dual Credit" means an instructional arrangement in which an
				academically qualified student enrolls in a college-level course and, upon
				successful course completion, concurrently earns both college credit and high
				school credit.
"Eligible Applicant" means an entity listed in Section
				1506.300.
"High School Diploma Program for Adult Learners" or
				"Program" means a program approved to operate under Section 3-15.12a of the
				School Code that provides a program of alternative study to adult learners
				leading to the issuance of a high school diploma.
[
				105 ILCS
				5/3-15.12a (a-5)]
"Illinois Adult Education Content Standards" means basic
				reading, language arts, mathematics, and writing standards for adult learners
				approved by the Illinois Community College Board. These standards are aligned
				with the Illinois Learning Standards.
"Illinois Learning Standards" means academic standards approved
				by the Illinois State Board of Education that define what all students in all
				Illinois public schools should know and be able to do in the seven core areas
				as a result of their elementary and secondary schooling.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1506 - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR ADULT LEARNERS › Section 1506.300 - Eligible Applicants

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a)
			 Applicants must be one of the following entities:
1) A community college established and
			 operating under the authority of the Public Community College Act [ 110 ILCS 85
			 ].
2) A nonprofit entity in
			 partnership with the regional superintendent of schools.
3) A chief administrator of an intermediate
			 service center that has the authority, under rules adopted by the State Board
			 of Education, to issue a high school diploma.
4) A school district organized under Article
			 34 of the Illinois School Code [
			 105 ILCS
			 5/34A-101 ].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1506 - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR ADULT LEARNERS › Section 1506.400 - Application Process

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a) An
			 application from an eligible applicant for a high school diploma program for
			 adult learners shall be submitted electronically to the Illinois Community
			 College Board on forms prescribed by the Board.
b) Each application submitted to the Board
			 shall include:
1) Cover Packet
A) Contact information, including the Chief
			 Executive Officer, the Program Director, and Fiscal Officer or the
			 equivalent.
B) A letter from the
			 eligible applicant, other than a school district, that indicates that an
			 agreement cannot be reached between the eligible applicant and a secondary or
			 unit school district in the area. The letter must summarize the discussion and
			 the dates as well as the reasons an agreement could not be established.
			 Additional documentation may also be included (e.g., minutes of
			 meetings).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1506 - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR ADULT LEARNERS › Section 1506.500 - Approval Process

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a) Initial
			 approval of an eligible applicant by the Board shall be for a period of two
			 school years.
b) After initial
			 approval, renewal of an eligible applicant by the Board shall be for a period
			 of four school years and shall be contingent upon submission to the Board of an
			 application for renewal in accordance with the provisions of Section 1506.400
			 and demonstration to the Board of specific documented outcomes of:
1) Student progression data;
2) Attendance hours;
3) Enrollment data;
4) Program goals and metrics;
5) Graduation rates and completion;
6) Earning of industry recognized
			 credentials;
7) Program recruitment
			 and retention;
8) Professional
			 development of staff;
9) Program
			 costs; and
10) Evaluation
			 processes.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1506 - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR ADULT LEARNERS › Section 1506.600 - Reporting Requirements

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a) Programs
			 are required to provide quarterly reports to ICCB.
b) Quarterly reports are to include, at
			 minimum:
1) Student enrollment and progression
			 data.
A) Program recruitment, enrollment and
			 retention data.
B) Attendance
			 hours.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1506 - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR ADULT LEARNERS › Section 1506.700 - Revocation of Program Approval

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a) If
			 an entity authorized to offer a Program fails to meet any of the requirements
			 of this Part or Section 3-15.12a(b) of the School Code, the Board shall place
			 the Program on probationary review.
b) Programs in review status shall follow a
			 corrective action plan outlined by the Board to regain approved status.
			 Corrective action plans will be designed to address the specific deficiencies
			 and may include such elements as monitoring of program performance and outcomes
			 identified in Section 1506.500(b).
c) Programs under a corrective action plan
			 that fail to complete the requirements of their corrective action plan within
			 the time allotted by the plan will have their status as an approved Program
			 revoked by the Board.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1506 - HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FOR ADULT LEARNERS › Section 1506.800 - Appeal Process

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a) All decisions
			 of the Board that result in nonapproval of a Program or revocation of an
			 approved Program shall be provided in writing in the form of a letter delivered
			 by certified mail and shall specify the reason for the nonapproval or
			 revocation.
b) All decisions of the
			 Board that result in nonapproval or revocation may be appealed within 30 days
			 after receipt of the written notification by submitting a written request for
			 reconsideration of the decision to the ICCB Chair.
c) The ICCB Chair shall review the request
			 and place it on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
			 Board.
d) The appellant may make
			 both oral and written presentations to ICCB at the time the decision is
			 reconsidered.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart B - FILING, AMENDMENTS, VARIANCES AND VALIDITY (Repealed) › Section 1600.230 - Variances (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart C - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION (Repealed) › Section 1600.320 - State Community College Board By-laws and Handbook (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart C - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION (Repealed) › Section 1600.345 - Relationship to State Offices in the College's Status of a "State Agency" (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart F - FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY (Repealed) › Section 1600.610 - Remodeling and Renovation (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart F - FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY (Repealed) › Section 1600.620 - Remodeling, Renovation and Construction (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart F - FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY (Repealed) › Section 1600.630 - Major Remodeling and Renovation (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart F - FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND SECURITY (Repealed) › Section 1600.690 - Recognized and Affiliated Campus Groups (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart G - SALARY SCALE OF PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL (Repealed) › Section 1600.710 - Indices for Professional and Administrative Salary Increments (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart G - SALARY SCALE OF PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL (Repealed) › Section 1600.730 - Administrative Responsibility (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart G - SALARY SCALE OF PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL (Repealed) › Section 1600.750 - Creditable Experience (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart G - SALARY SCALE OF PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL (Repealed) › Section 1600.770 - Overloads (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart G - SALARY SCALE OF PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL (Repealed) › Section 1600.780 - Administrative Salary Schedule (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart H - REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES (Repealed) › Section 1600.810 - Statement of Policy (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1600 - STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF EAST SAINT LOUIS (Repealed) › Subpart H - REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES (Repealed) › Section 1600.820 - Definitions (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.10 - Purpose

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The Treasurer may establish and administer the Pool as a
				qualified State tuition program under section 529 of the Code. The Pool shall
				be structured to enable account owners to own an interest in a pool of assets,
				which may include, but need not be limited to, equities, bonds, money market
				instruments, financial institution deposits, or investment funds consisting
				primarily of those assets. The Treasurer, in a manner that is in compliance
				with federal and State securities laws, may issue interests in the Pool. The
				Treasurer may receive, hold, and invest moneys paid into the Pool in trust for
				the benefit of the account owners and designated beneficiaries and
perform any other action
the Treasurer
deems necessary
				to administer the Pool
. In order to qualify the Pool as a qualified
				state tuition program under section 529 of the Code and to so hold the assets
				of the Pool in trust, the Treasurer may create a trust by declaration of trust.
				The trust shall be an instrumentality of the State of Illinois. [15 ILCS
				505/16.5(b) ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.30 - Application Process

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a)
The
			 Treasurer may permit persons, including trustees of trusts and custodians under
			 a Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or Uniform Gifts to Minors Act account, and
			 certain legal entities to be account owners, including as part of a scholarship
			 program, provided that:
1)
An individual, trustee or custodian must have a valid social security
			 number or taxpayer identification number, be at least 18 years of age, and have
			 a valid United States street address; and
2)
A legal entity must have a valid
			 taxpayer identification number and a valid United States street
			 address.
[15 ILCS
			 505/16.5(d)]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.40 - Program Administration

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a) The
			 Treasurer is the trustee and administrator of the College Savings Pool. The
			 Treasurer's duties include, but are not limited to:
1) Providing administrative support to the
			 Pool;
2) Developing and
			 implementing investment policies for the Pool; and
3) Appointing program managers and vendors to
			 provide management, oversight and other tasks necessary to administer the
			 Pool.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.50 - Investment Policy

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a) The Treasurer
			 will select the investment options to be offered by the Pool to the account
			 owners.
The Treasurer shall develop, publish, and implement an
			 investment policy covering the investment of the moneys in each of the programs
			 in the Pool. The policy shall be published each year as part of the audit of
			 the Pool by the Auditor General. The policy shall be distributed to all account
			 owners in each program. The Treasurer shall notify all account owners in the
			 program in writing, and the Treasurer shall publish, in a newspaper of general
			 circulation in both Chicago and Springfield, any changes to the previously
			 published investment policy at least 30 calendar days before implementing the
			 policy.
[15 ILCS
			 505/16.5(g) ]
b) The investment policy is a written
			 statement describing the risk management and oversight program and should be
			 designed to:
1) ensure that an effective risk
			 management process is in place to monitor the risk levels of the
			 Pool;
2) ensure that risks taken
			 are prudent, properly managed, and adequately compensated compared to
			 applicable performance benchmarks and standards;
3) describe the Treasurer's investment
			 objectives; and
4) describe the
			 process of evaluating performance of employees and contractors that provide
			 investment management services to the Pool.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.60 - Contributions

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a) Contributions
			 may be made only in cash. Cash contributions may be made by check, money order,
			 electronic transfer, payroll contribution, wire transfer, or similar methods
			 allowed by the Code.
b) The Pool
			 shall have no requirement on minimum contributions, and donors may make
			 contributions at any time.
The Pool shall not permit any additional
			 contributions to an account as soon as the sum of:
1)
the aggregate balance in all
			 accounts in the Pool for the designated beneficiary; and
2)
the aggregate contributions in the
			 Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program for the designated beneficiary reaches the
			 specified balance limit established from time to time by the Treasurer
in accordance with Section
			 2500.90.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.70 - Distributions

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a)
Distributions made from
an account in
the Pool may be
			 made directly to the eligible educational institution, directly to a vendor, in
			 the form of a check payable to both the designated beneficiary and the
			 institution or vendor, directly to the designated beneficiary or account owner,
			 or in any other manner that is permissible under section 529 of the
			 Code.
[15 ILCS
			 505/16.5(i) ]
b)
Funds contained in
an
account may be rolled over into
other eligible Illinois
			 programs, including
an eligible ABLE account
(see
			 15 ILCS
			 505/16.6 )
or another qualified tuition
			 program, to the extent permitted by section 529 of the Code
.
c) The Treasurer will comply with all
			 reporting requirements regarding distributions under section 529 of the
			 Code.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.80 - Administrative Fees, Costs, and Expenses

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a)
Any
fees, costs, and
			 expenses
, including investment fees and expenses and payments to third
			 parties, related to the Pool,
shall be paid from the
assets of
			 the Pool
. [15 ILCS
			 505/16.5(e) ]
b)
The Treasurer must use
their
best efforts to keep these fees as low as possible and consistent
			 with administration of high quality competitive college savings
			 programs.
[15 ILCS
			 505/16.5(e) ]
c) Fees, costs, and expenses shall include
			 sufficient reserve funds in line with industry standards for government
			 operated funds.
d) The Treasurer
			 may permit a third-party service provider to provide compensation to
			 participating financial institutions or other financial services providers that
			 promote the Pool to their customers, provided that the cost of the compensation
			 is not passed on to account owners without their consent.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.90 - Account Limits

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a) The Treasurer
			 shall limit the contributions that may be made to the Pool on behalf of a
			 designated beneficiary to prevent contributions in excess of those necessary to
			 provide for the qualified expenses of the designated beneficiary. The account
			 balance limit will be reflected on the Treasurer's website or in another form
			 that provides adequate notice to account owners. No donor may make a
			 contribution to an account for a designated beneficiary if that contribution
			 would cause the aggregate balance of all accounts for the designated
			 beneficiary in State of Illinois section 529 programs to exceed the account
			 balance limit established by the Treasurer. For purposes of the account balance
			 limit, the aggregate balance shall be comprised of all accounts under all
			 section 529 qualified tuition programs in the State of Illinois for a
			 particular designated beneficiary. An account may only exceed the account
			 balance limit in the event that investment earnings accrue after the last
			 permitted contribution. The Treasurer may, from time to time, adjust the
			 account balance limit.
b) Account
			 Balance Limit Calculation
When adjusting the account balance limit, the Treasurer will
				consider the following:
1) Estimates
			 of tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, and room and board as set forth
			 in the cost of attendance for an undergraduate, graduate and professional
			 degree from at least 12 eligible educational institutions, including at least
			 two public and two private eligible educational institutions reasonably
			 believed to have the highest cost qualified expenses in:
A) Illinois;
B) the Midwest; and
C) nationally.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.100 - Debt

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a) The Pool may not
			 incur any indebtedness. The interests of the account owners and the designated
			 beneficiaries shall not be treated as indebtedness under this
			 Section.
b) No interest in the
			 Pool, or any portion of the Pool, may be used as security for a loan.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2500 - COLLEGE SAVINGS POOL › Section 2500.110 - Program Documents

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In order to establish and administer the Pool, the Treasurer
				may enter into all necessary agreements, documents and instruments with terms
				and provisions that shall not be inconsistent with the Act, section 529 of the
				Code and any regulations promulgated under the Code, or this
				Part.