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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1031 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD: INDEPENDENT COLLEGES CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Section 1031.80 - Accountability

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) This
			 State-funded grant program is subject to GATA and its associated regulations at
			 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.
b) In order
			 to account for the use of grant moneys, grantees shall comply with GATA
			 throughout the life of the grant, from qualification and application to audits,
			 grant closeout and continuing responsibilities.
c) Grant funds may not be expended except
			 pursuant to a written grant agreement, and the disbursement of grant funds
			 without a grant agreement is prohibited. At a minimum, a grant agreement shall:
1) Contain demonstrable milestones on the
			 development of the equity plan as submitted by the institution as part of its
			 application and as contemplated by the Board of Higher Education Act (see
			 110 ILCS
			 205/9.16 and
			 44 Ill. Admin. Code
			 7000.370(a)(7));
2) Contain a provision that the grantee
agrees to comply with the provisions of the Business Enterprise for
			 Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act [30 ILCS
			 575] and the equal employment practices of Section
			 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act
[775 ILCS 5].
			 (Section 45 of the State Finance Act [30 ILCS
			 105]);
3)
			 Specify the grant period;
4)
			 Contain a provision that the grantee will comply with all requirements of the
			 Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative for any project estimated to cost over
			 $500,000, subject to the exceptions in Section 20-20 of the Illinois Works Jobs
			 Program Act [30 ILCS 559]; and
5) Contain a provision that if, within 10
			 years after the completion of any capital project for which a grant was made
			 under this program, the property ceases to meet the nonsectarian requirements
			 of a capital project as defined in this Part or the institution ceases to be an
			 independent college as defined in the Act and this Part, the grantee shall
			 refund to the State an amount determined as follows. Grant Funds Used for
			 Project ($)/120 (months) x Duration of Noncompliance (months) = Required Refund
			 ($). For purposes of this formula, the grant agreement shall define the scope
			 of the project upon which the refund is required.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1031 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD: INDEPENDENT COLLEGES CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Section 1031.90 - Accessing Awards

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Upon the execution of a grant agreement, the Board will release
				the grant funds to the grantee in accordance with the terms of the grant
				agreement, provided that the funds have been appropriated or reappropriated and
				have been made available to the Board by the CDB.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1031 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD: INDEPENDENT COLLEGES CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Section 1031.100 - Post-Award Requirements

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Revision of Budget and Program Plan (See 44 Ill. Adm. Code
				7000.370).
a) A grantee shall not deviate from the
			 budget, project scope, or objective stated in the grant agreement except with
			 mutual agreement of the Board and the grantee. Any such deviation approved by
			 the Board shall be executed as an amendment to the grant agreement.
b) When requesting approval for budget
			 revisions to capital projects, including but not limited to budget transfers
			 between capital projects, a written request shall be sent to the Board. Any
			 budget revision approved by the Board must be executed as an amendment to the
			 grant agreement.
c) The grantee
			 shall comply with GATA closeout procedures to complete grant closeout at the
			 end of the grant period. (See 44 Ill. Adm. Code
			 7000.440.)
d) The grantee must promptly refund any
			 balances of unobligated cash that the Board paid in advance and that are not
			 authorized to be retained by the grantee for use in other
			 projects.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1031 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD: INDEPENDENT COLLEGES CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Section 1031.110 - Transfer of Funds to Another Independent College

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) If an institution received a grant award
			 under this program and subsequently fails to meet the definition of an
			 independent college in Section
			 1031.20 and fails to meet the
			 eligibility criteria in Section
			 1031.30, the remaining funds
			 shall be re-distributed as provided in Section
			 1031.70,
unless the
			 campus or facilities for which the grant was given are operated by another
			 independent college
. (Section 25-15 of the Act)
b) If the facilities of a former eligible
			 independent college are operated by another that meets the definition of
			 independent college in Section
			 1031.20 and meets the
			 eligibility criteria in Section 1031.30, then the entire balance of the grant
			 provided under this program remaining
on the date the former
			 independent college ceased operations, including any amount that had been
			 withheld after the former independent college ceased operations, shall be
			 transferred to the successor independent college for the duration of the
			 grant.
(Section 25-15 of the Act)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1033 - HIGHER EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING AND INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY › Section 1033.10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The purpose of
			 this Part is to address the powers and duties delegated to the Board of Higher
			 Education ("BHE" or the "Board") by the Higher Education Distance Learning Act
			 (the "Act"), including, but not limited to, minimum standards for institutions
			 of higher education participating in the interstate reciprocity agreements for
			 distance learning. The Board will collaborate with the Illinois Community
			 College Board (ICCB) to establish and ensure eligibility for Illinois public
			 community colleges that desire to participate.
b) The Higher Education Distance Learning Act
			 authorizes the State of Illinois to participate in a system of interstate
			 reciprocity to simplify regulation in the expanding field of distance learning.
			 The system of interstate reciprocity established by the National Council for
			 State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement allows willing post-secondary
			 institutions in member states to participate in that agreement on a voluntary
			 basis. Under the system, institutions participate through, and agree to be
			 regulated by, their home state. The Council and the Act establish minimum
			 requirements and provide a simplified method of regulating distance learning
			 programs. The system applies only to distance education. The Illinois Board of
			 Higher Education is designated by the Act to be the lead agency coordinating
			 all Illinois-based participating institutions in the distance learning
			 interstate reciprocity program. The Board of Higher Education will collaborate
			 with the ICCB to establish and ensure eligibility for Illinois public community
			 colleges that desire to participate in the program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1033 - HIGHER EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING AND INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY › Section 1033.30 - Institution Approval Requirements

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a) Authorization to Participate
1) Any degree-granting postsecondary
			 institution, including public, private nonprofit and private for-profit
			 institution, that desires to participate in SARA to offer distance education
			 under the authority of the State of Illinois must:
A) Be accredited as defined in Section
			 1032.20.
B) Have Illinois as the
			 designated home state, as defined in Section 1032.20, for postsecondary
			 education offerings.
C) Be
			 financially stable, evidenced by:
i) being a
			 public institution of higher education in Illinois; or
ii) being a private for-profit or private
			 nonprofit institution participating in federal student aid programs under Title
			 IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (PL 89-329), by meeting the following
			 criteria:
* having a most recent Federal Financial Responsibility
				Composite score of 1.5 or above; or
* having a financial responsibility score between 1 and
				1.4 and providing additional
				financial evidence described in subsection (a)(2) to the Board to determine the
				financial status of the institution; or
iii) being a private for-profit or private
			 nonprofit institution not participating in federal student aid programs and
			 without a Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score, providing a
			 comparable score that is calculated by an independent accountant using the U.S.
			 Department of Education's calculation methodology that matches the
			 institution's sector and is certified by the same independent accountant and
			 additional financial evidence described in subsection (a)(2) to the Board to
			 determine financial status of the institution.
D) No private for-profit or private nonprofit
			 institution with a Federal Financial Responsibility Score below 1.0 will be
			 determined eligible by the Board to participate in SARA through this State,
			 even if any such institution is cleared by the U.S. Department of Education to
			 participate in Title IV student aid programs.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1033 - HIGHER EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING AND INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY › Section 1033.50 - Provisional Admission or Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 The Board staff will approve an institution applying for initial or renewal
			 participation in SARA to participate on provisional status in any of the
			 following circumstances:
1) The institution
			 is on notice, show cause, provisional, or probationary status or the equivalent
			 with its institutional accrediting agency;
2) The institution is currently required by
			 the U.S. Department of Education to post a letter of credit or is under a cash
			 management agreement or under reimbursement payment method or Heightened Cash
			 Monitoring (HCM 1 or HCM 2) with the U.S. Department of Education (such
			 institutions must still have a Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score
			 of 1.0 or above);
3) The
			 institution has a Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Score between 1.0
			 and 1.5;
4) The institution is the subject of a
			 publicly announced investigation by a government agency, and the investigation
			 is related to the institution's academic quality, financial stability or
			 student consumer protection;
5) The
			 institution is the subject of a current investigation by its home state related
			 to the institution's academic quality, financial stability or student consumer
			 protection;
6) There is a
			 third-party action such as a private lawsuit or news story does not by itself
			 establish a government investigation. If such a third-party event results in an
			 investigation by a government agency as set forth in subsections (a)(4) and
			 (5), those subsections become applicable. Lawsuits by government entities are
			 considered to have resulted from a governmental investigation and can be the
			 basis of a determination of provisional status.
7) There is a lack of compliance with the
			 SARA Policy Manual related to data reporting.
8) The institution has a change of ownership
			 as determined by the home state.
9)
			 The institution is in violation of, or not compliant with the SARA Policy
			 Manual.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1033 - HIGHER EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING AND INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY › Section 1033.60 - Institutional Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In the event that an institution is notified by the Board staff
				of its intent to remove the institution from participating in SARA, or if the
				institution is denied initial participation in SARA, the institution may appeal
				the denial of participation or the removal from the participation list to the
				Executive Director of the Board.
a)
			 Institutions who choose to appeal must do so on the following grounds:
1) The Board staff did not follow procedures
			 as outlined in the SARA Policy Manual and this Part. The institution must
			 submit supporting documentation;
2)
			 The Board staff made a mistake in determining that the institution does not
			 meet the eligibility criteria to participate in SARA, as outlined in the SARA
			 Policy Manual and this Part. The institution must submit supporting
			 documentation to prove that the institution meets the eligibility criteria;
			 or
3) The Board staff made a
			 mistake in determining that the institution was in violation of, or is
			 non-compliant with the SARA Policy Manual and this Part. The institution must
			 submit supporting documentation to prove that the institution's actions or
			 failure to act was not in violation and complies with the SARA Policy Manual
			 and this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart A - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1035.10 - Purpose

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The purposes of this Part are to provide for the distribution
				  of capital improvement grants to nonpublic Illinois institutions of higher
				  learning for the purposes of laboratory, research and instructional area
				  renovation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart A - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1035.20 - Definitions

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"Eligible gross square feet" means the total amount of gross
				  square feet less:
any space used as sectarian facilities;
space owned by the institution but leased to a second
				  party;
space not owned by the institution; and
space which is not used primarily to support education or
				  educational services.
"Gross square feet" means the on-campus nonresidential space
				  as determined by the Board of Higher Education based upon the most recent
				  submission for the Board's biennial Statewide Space Survey and other
				  documentation as requested by the Board for clarification or substantiation in
				  the event that material submitted by an applicant institution is incomplete or
				  not of sufficient detail to provide an understanding of the proposed project or
				  its justification.
"Institution" means a privately operated college or
				  university or a nonpublic institution of higher learning located in this State
				  which offers associate, baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degrees, and which
				  is operating privately, not-for-profit and in conformity with standards
				  substantially equivalent to those of the state-supported institutions of higher
				  learning, for example as evidenced by the transferability of credits to
				  state-supported institutions. "Institution" does not include any educational
				  organization used for sectarian instruction, as a place of religious teaching
				  or worship or for any religious denomination or the training of ministers,
				  priests, rabbis or other professional persons in the field of religion.
"Renovation project" means a capital improvement project
				  directly related to laboratory use, research or instruction and which falls
				  into one of the following categories:
"Remodeling" which means a capital improvement that has the
				  primary objective of restoring or upgrading a structure or facility to its
				  original operating condition or improving the existing functional capability or
				  capacity of the structure or facility.
"Utilities" which means a system for distributing or
				  disbursing utility services from beyond the boundary line of existing
				  buildings, additions or structures.
"Sectarian facilities" means facilities used to further the
				  religious interests of specific religions, denominations or sects and may
				  include but are not limited to campus churches, chapels or
				  temples.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart A - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1035.30 - Eligibility for Institutional Renovation Grants

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a) Institutions eligible to apply for
				institutional renovation grants are those defined in Section
				1035.20.
b) Grants will be awarded only for renovation
				projects.
c) To be eligible for a
				renovation grant, the space to be renovated must be on-campus nonresidential
				space owned by the institution and not leased to a second party.
d) Grants shall not be awarded for any
				renovation project where the real property or facilities are used for sectarian
				purposes.
e) No grant will be made
				to any institution that has not submitted required application documents,
				including audits, and that has not made required refunds, if any, for any
				grants made under either this or other grant programs administered by the
				Illinois Board of Higher Education, as provided for in Section
				1035.50(b)(5),(6).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart A - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1035.40 - Application Requirements

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a)
				Applications for renovation projects shall include the following:
1) a list of proposed projects with a
				description and estimated cost for each project;
2) an accounting of the total gross square
				feet of space; and
3) an accounting
				of the total eligible gross square feet of space.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart A - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1035.50 - Grant Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Once the
				Board of Higher Education has approved a grant, the institution and the Board
				shall execute a grant agreement.
b)
				Such grant agreement shall:
1) be signed by
				the chief executive officer or chairman of the institution's board;
2) specify the two-year period of time for
				which the grant is valid and during which grant funds may be expended by the
				institution;
3) provide that
				construction on any renovation project funded under the grant shall not
				commence prior to the date specified in the grant agreement;
4) provide that institutions shall contract
				annually with external auditors to conduct an audit of the expenditure of grant
				funds provide under this program; to verify the eligible gross square feet upon
				which the grant is based; and to verify that funds were expended pursuant to
				the grant agreement and not for sectarian purposes. The audits shall be
				conducted annually until such time that all grants funds have been expended or
				refunded to the State, and certified reports of such audits shall be filed
				annually with the Board of Higher Education;
5) provide that all funds remaining at the
				end of the period of the grant agreement, or any funds that are spent for
				purposes not listed in the grant agreement shall be returned to the State of
				Illinois; and
6) comply with the
				terms of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 127,
				pars. 2301 et seq.).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart A - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1035.60 - Funding Formula

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a) Grants will
				be determined by allocating the appropriation for this program among eligible
				institutions in accordance with a formula based on the ratio of the individual
				applicant institution's eligible gross square feet to the combined total of all
				applicant institutions' total eligible gross square feet.
b) The eligible institutional gross square
				feet used in calculating the grant amount shall be determined by the Board of
				Higher Education as provided for in the definition of "eligible gross square
				feet."
c) The amount listed in the
				application for a grant by the institution for proposed renovation projects
				should equal or exceed the grant amount determined under the formula in this
				Section. If the amount for proposed renovation projects is less than the grant
				amount calculated by this Section, the institution's grant will be reduced
				accordingly.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart A - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1035.70 - Audit Guidelines

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) To
				fulfill audit requirements in Section
				1035.50(b)(4),
				institutions shall contract with an external auditor who is registered as a
				public accountant by the Illinois Department of Registration and Education. The
				cost of the audit is an authorized use of grant funds.
b) The auditors shall obtain copies of the
				following grant documents: the institution's application; the certified grant
				agreement; a copy of the most recent Board of Higher Education Statewide Space
				Survey document submitted by the institution; and a copy of this
				Part.
c) The auditors shall verify
				the claim of eligible gross square feet.
d) The auditors shall verify the expenditure
				of funds as provided for in this Part, and shall ensure that funds were
				expended on projects listed in the grant agreement.
e) The auditors shall verify that renovation
				of sectarian facilities has not been supported by grant funds.
f) The auditors shall provide an audit to the
				Board including a description of the tests performed and the audit
				findings.
g) Refunds shall be made
				to the State by the institutions for the following reasons:
1) Grant funds not expended;
2) Grant funds expended for purposes not
				covered under the grant agreement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart A - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1035.80 - Construction Grant-Elmhurst College (Repealed)

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart B - GRANTS FOR OTHER PURPOSES DESIGNATED BY STATUTE › Section 1035.101 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to provide for the distribution
				  of other designated grants to nonpublic institutions of higher learning for
				  purposes as appropriated under the Build Illinois Program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1035 - BUILD ILLINOIS GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING › Subpart B - GRANTS FOR OTHER PURPOSES DESIGNATED BY STATUTE › Section 1035.102 - Other Designated Grants

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a)
				Prior to the award of any funds under this category, the institution shall:
1) provide to the Board of Higher Education
				program and scope statements for the project setting forth parameters for the
				programmatic use, activities and functions related to the project.
2) sign a grant agreement with the Board of
				Higher Education which agreement shall:
A)
				describe the purposes of the grant;
B) specify how payment shall be made, what
				constitutes permissible expenditure of the grant funds, and the financial
				controls applicable to the grant;
C) specify the period of time for which the
				grant is valid and during which the grant funds may be expended by the
				institution;
D) provide that all
				funds remaining at the end of the period of the grant agreement, or any funds
				that are spent for purposes not listed in the grant agreement, shall be
				returned promptly to the State of Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1036 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY › Section 1036.10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to provide for the distribution of
				matching grants to nonpublic Illinois institutions of higher learning for
				capital improvement projects to improve facilities used for instruction and
				research in science and technology.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1036 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY › Section 1036.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Board" means the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
"Eligible Degrees" means the number of associate,
				baccalaureate, masters, and first professional degrees conferred in science and
				technology fields as determined by the Board based upon submissions for the
				Board's Degrees Conferred Survey and other documentation as requested by the
				Board for clarification or substantiation in the event that material submitted
				by an applicant institution is incomplete or not of sufficient detail.
"Grant period" means the twenty-four month period of time
				specified in the grant agreement.
"Institution" means a nonpublic institution of higher learning
				located in this State which offers associate, baccalaureate or
				post-baccalaureate degrees, and which is operating privately, not-for-profit
				and in conformity with standards substantially equivalent to those of the
				state-supported institutions of higher learning, for example as evidenced by
				the transferability of credits to state-supported institutions. "Institution"
				does not include any educational organization used for sectarian instruction,
				as a place of religious teaching or worship or for any religious denomination
				or the training of ministers, priests, rabbis or other professional persons in
				the field of religion. (Section 2 of "The Illinois Financial Assistance Act for
				Nonpublic Institutions of Higher Learning" (the Act), Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch.
				144, par. 1332.)
"Matching funds" means monies which are allocated for
				expenditure for a science and technology project supported by this grant
				program, provided such funds are not used to support any other purpose and are
				not appropriated by the General Assembly or do not result from tuition, fees,
				or other student assessment.
"Science and technology fields" means one or more of the
				following program areas as determined by the Board: computer and information
				sciences, engineering, engineering related technologies, health sciences
				clinical programs, life sciences, mathematics, physical sciences, and science
				technologies.
"Science and technology project" means a capital improvement
				project directly related to areas used for instruction or research in science
				and technology fields and which falls into one of the following
				categories:
"Buildings or Additions" which means a capital improvement that
				involves the construction of a new facility or building addition.
"Remodeling" which means a capital improvement that has the
				primary objective of restoring or upgrading a structure or facility to its
				original operating condition or improving the existing functional capability or
				capacity of the structure or facility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1036 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY › Section 1036.30 - Eligibility for Science and Technology Grants

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Institutions eligible to apply for Science
			 and Technology Grants are those defined in Section
			 1036.20.
b) Grants will be awarded for science and
			 technology projects that directly relate to instruction or research in science
			 and technology fields.
c) Grants
			 will be awarded for constructing new facilities or building additions that will
			 be owned and used by the institution and not leased to a second
			 party.
d) Grants will be awarded
			 for remodeling on-campus, nonresidential space owned and used by the
			 institution and not leased to a second party.
e) Grants shall not be awarded for any
			 project on real property or facilities used for sectarian purposes.
f) No grant will be made to any institution
			 that has not submitted required application documents or that has not made
			 required refunds, if any, for grant programs administered by the
			 Board.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1036 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY › Section 1036.40 - Application Requirements

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a)
			 Applications for science and technology projects shall include the following:
1) A list of proposed project(s) with a
			 description and estimated cost for each project;
2) An explanation of how the project(s) will
			 enhance current instruction and research in science and technology
			 fields;
3) An explanation of the
			 relationship of the project(s) to institutional goals for instruction and
			 research in science and technology fields; and
4) The amount and source of matching funds
			 earmarked for the science and technology project.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1036 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY › Section 1036.50 - Grant Agreement

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a) Once the
			 Board has approved a grant, the institution and the Board shall execute a grant
			 agreement.
b) Such agreement shall:
1) be signed by the chief executive officer
			 or chairman of the institution's board;
2) specify the twenty-four month period of
			 time for which the grant is valid and during which grant funds may be expended
			 by the institution;
3) specify the
			 matching funds requirement;
4)
			 provide assurance that matching funds are not being used to support other
			 projects;
5) provide that any
			 project funded under the grant shall not commence prior to the date specified
			 in the grant agreement;
6) provide
			 that the institution shall contract with external auditors to conduct an audit
			 of the expenditure of grant funds provided under this program and matching
			 funds at the end of the grant period to verify the following:
A) the number of eligible degrees awarded
			 upon which the grant is based;
B)
			 that grant funds and matching funds were expended pursuant to the grant
			 agreement and not for sectarian purposes; and
C) the actual amount of matching funds
			 claimed by the institution for the science and technology project(s) supported
			 under this program;
7)
			 provide that the institution shall make refunds to the State of Illinois for
			 the following reasons:
A) grant funds not
			 expended;
B) grant funds expended
			 for purposes not covered under the grant agreement;
C) when matching funds expenditures are less
			 than state grant fund expenditures; and
D) any grant funds received by the grantee
			 for which the grantee is subsequently determined not to be eligible.
8) comply with the terms of the
			 Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 127, pars. 2301 et
			 seq., as amended by Public Act 86-602, effective January 1, 1990).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1036 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY › Section 1036.60 - Funding Formula

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A minimum grant of $20,000 will be allocated to each
				institution determined to be eligible under this Part. The remainder of the
				appropriation for this program will be allocated in accordance with a formula
				based on the most recent two year average of the number of eligible degrees
				conferred in science and technology fields with double credit being given to
				baccalaureate degrees, and triple credit being given to graduate and first
				professional degrees at such institutions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1036 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY › Section 1036.70 - Audit Guidelines

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a) To
			 fulfill audit requirements in Section
			 1036.50(b)(6)
			 an institution shall contract with an external auditor who is registered as a
			 public accountant by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. The
			 cost of the audit is an authorized use of grant funds.
b) The auditors shall obtain copies of the
			 following grant documents: the institution's application; the executed grant
			 agreement; copies of the Board's Degrees Conferred Surveys used to determine
			 the number of eligible degrees; and a copy of this Part.
c) The auditors shall verify the claim of
			 eligible science and technology degrees awarded.
d) The auditors shall verify the expenditure
			 of grant funds and matching funds as provided for in this Part, and shall
			 ensure that such funds were expended on project(s) listed in the grant
			 agreement.
e) The auditors shall
			 verify that renovation of sectarian facilities has not been supported by grant
			 funds.
f) The auditors shall
			 provide an audit including a description of the tests performed and the audit
			 findings to the Board of Higher Education within 90 days of end of the grant
			 period or within 90 days of the end of an institution's fiscal year for
			 institutions electing to fulfill audit requirements in Section
			 1036.50(b)(6)
			 as part of their annual audit as provided by the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery
			 Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 127, par. 2302, as amended by Public Act 86-602,
			 effective January 1, 1990).
g)
			 Refunds shall be made to the State by the institutions for the following
			 reasons:
1) Grant funds not
			 expended.
2) Grant funds expended
			 for purposes not covered under the grant agreement.
3) When matching funds expenditures are less
			 than state grant fund expenditures.
4) Any grant funds received by the grantee
			 for which the grantee is subsequently determined not to be eligible.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1037 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1037.10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to provide for the distribution of
				capital improvement grants to nonpublic Illinois institutions of higher
				learning for the purposes of laboratory, research and instructional area
				renovation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1037 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1037.20 - Definitions

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"Eligible gross square feet" means the total amount of gross
				square feet less:
any space used as sectarian facilities;
space owned by the institution but leased to a second
				party;
space not owned by the institution; and
space which is not used primarily to support education or
				educational services.
"Grant period" means the twenty-four month period specified in
				the grant agreement during which an institution may expend grant funds.
"Gross square feet" means the on-campus nonresidential space as
				determined by the Board of Higher Education based upon the most recent
				submission for the Board's Statewide Space Survey and other documentation as
				requested by the Board for clarification or substantiation in the event that
				material submitted by an applicant institution is incomplete or not of
				sufficient detail to provide an understanding of the proposed project or its
				justification.
"Institution" means a nonpublic institution of higher learning
				located in this State which offers associate, baccalaureate or
				post-baccalaureate degrees, and which is operating privately, not-for-profit
				and in conformity with standards substantially equivalent to those of the
				state-supported institutions of higher learning, for example as evidenced by
				the transferability of credits to state-supported institutions.
"Institution" does not include any educational organization
				used for sectarian instruction, as a place of religious teaching or worship or
				for any religious denomination or the training of ministers, priests, rabbis or
				other professional persons in the field of religion. (Section 2 of "The
				Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic Institutions of Higher
				Learning" (the Act), Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 144, par. 1332.)
"Renovation project" means a capital improvement project
				directly related to laboratory use, research or instruction and which falls
				into one of the following categories:
"Remodeling" which means a capital improvement that has the
				primary objective of restoring or upgrading a structure or facility to its
				original operating condition or improving the existing functional capability or
				capacity of the structure or facility.
"Utilities" which means a system for distributing or disbursing
				utility services from beyond the boundary line of existing buildings, additions
				or structures.
"Sectarian facilities" means facilities used to further the
				religious interests of specific religions, denominations or sects and may
				include but are not limited to campus churches, chapels or
				temples.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1037 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1037.30 - Eligibility for Institutional Renovation Grants

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Institutions eligible to apply for
			 institutional renovation grants are those defined in Section
			 1037.20.
b) Grants will be awarded only for renovation
			 projects.
c) To be eligible for a
			 renovation grant, the space to be renovated must be on-campus nonresidential
			 space owned and used by the institution and not leased to a second
			 party.
d) Grants shall not be
			 awarded for any renovation project on real property or facilities used for
			 sectarian purposes.
e) No grant
			 will be made to any institution that has not submitted required application
			 documents, including audits, and that has not made required refunds, if any,
			 for any grants made under either this or other grant programs administered by
			 the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1037 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1037.40 - Application Requirements

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a)
			 Applications for renovation project(s) shall include the following:
1) a list of proposed projects with a
			 description and estimated cost for each project;
2) an accounting of the total gross square
			 feet of space;
3) an accounting of
			 the total eligible gross square feet of space; and
4) an explanation of how the project(s) will
			 enhance current instruction and research.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1037 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1037.50 - Grant Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Once the
			 Board of Higher Education has approved a grant, the institution and the Board
			 shall execute a grant agreement.
b)
			 Such grant agreement shall:
1) be signed by
			 the chief executive officer or chairman of the institution's board;
2) specify the two-year period of time for
			 which the grant is valid and during which grant funds may be expended by the
			 institution;
3) provide that
			 construction on any renovation project funded under the grant shall not
			 commence prior to the date specified in the grant agreement;
4) provide that the institution shall
			 contract with external auditors to conduct an audit of the expenditure of grant
			 funds provided under this program; to verify the eligible gross square feet
			 upon which the grant is based; and to verify that funds were expended pursuant
			 to the grant agreement and not for sectarian purposes. The audits shall be
			 conducted upon termination of the grant period and certified reports of such
			 audits shall be filed with the Board of Higher Education;
5) provide that all funds remaining at the
			 end of the period of the grant agreement, or any funds that are spent for
			 purposes not listed in the grant agreement or any grant funds received by the
			 grantee for which the grantee is subsequently determined not to be eligible
			 shall be returned to the State of Illinois; and
6) comply with the terms of the Illinois
			 Grant Funds Recovery Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 127, pars. 2301 et seq., as
			 amended by Public Act 86-602, effective January 1, 1990).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1037 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1037.60 - Funding Formula

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A minimum grant of $10,000 will be allocated to each
				institution determined to be eligible for a grant under this Part. The
				remainder of funds appropriated for this program will be allocated among
				eligible institutions in accordance with a formula based on the ratio of the
				individual applicant institution's eligible gross square feet to the combined
				total of all applicant institutions' total eligible gross square
				feet.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1037 - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS TO NONPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING FOR LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTIONAL AREA RENOVATION › Section 1037.70 - Audit Guidelines

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) To
			 fulfill audit requirements in Section
			 1037.50(b)(4),
			 institutions shall contract with an external auditor who is registered as a
			 public accountant by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. The
			 cost of the audit is an authorized use of grant funds.
b) The auditors shall obtain copies of the
			 following grant documents: the institution's application; the executed grant
			 agreement; a copy of the most recent Board of Higher Education Statewide Space
			 Survey document submitted by the institution; and a copy of this
			 Part.
c) The auditors shall verify
			 the claim of eligible gross square feet.
d) The auditors shall verify the expenditure
			 of funds as provided for in this Part, and shall ensure that funds were
			 expended on projects listed in the grant agreement.
e) The auditors shall verify that renovation
			 of sectarian facilities has not been supported by grant funds.
f) The auditors shall provide an audit
			 including a description of the tests performed and the audit findings to the
			 Board within 90 days of the termination of the grant period or within 90 days
			 of the end of an institution's fiscal year for institutions electing to fulfill
			 the audit requirements in Section
			 1037.50(b)(4)
			 as part of their annual audit as provided by the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery
			 Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 127, par. 2032, as amended by Public Act 86-602,
			 effective January 1, 1990).
g)
			 Refunds shall be made to the State by the institutions for the following
			 reasons:
1) Grant funds not
			 expended;
2) Grant funds expended
			 for purposes not covered under the grant agreement.
3) Any grant funds received by the grantee
			 for which the grantee is subsequently determined not to be eligible.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1038 - STATE MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM › Section 1038.10 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The purpose of this Part is to provide for the distribution of
				matching grants to Illinois institutions of higher education as incentives in
				the competition for external grants and contracts. Grants will be made to
				stimulate increased federal and corporate research funds and to improve the
				research capabilities of those institutions. [110 ILCS
				205/9.26 ]