Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 210 - ILLINOIS HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY PATHWAYS THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAM › Subpart A - PROGRAM APPROVAL › Section 210.110 - Terms and Conditions of Approval

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All contracts, subcontracts, and
				cooperative or intergovernmental agreements necessary for the operation of the
				program shall be approved by the regional superintendent of schools or, in the
				case of CPS, the board of education, and shall specify the roles of, and amount
				to be paid to, each entity subject to the contract or agreement.
b) Student records for each student enrolled
				in the IHOPE program shall be maintained by the student's resident district in
				accordance with the requirements of the Illinois School Student Records Act
				[105 ILCS 10 ], the State Board of Education rules governing Student Records
				(23 Ill. Adm. Code 375), and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
				(FERPA) (
				20
				USC 1232 g).
c) Programs established and operated in
				accordance with Section 2-3.66b of the School Code and this Part must comply
				with all State and federal laws applicable to education providers, including,
				but not limited to, those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race,
				color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical
				or mental disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, such as
				Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (
				20 USC
				1681 et seq.), the Illinois Human Rights Act
				[775 ILCS 5 ], the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (
				20 USC
				1400 et seq.), the Age Discrimination in
				Employment Act of 1967 (
				29 USC
				621 et seq.), Titles VI and VII of the Civil
				Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 USC 2000 d et seq., 2000e et seq.), the Americans With
				Disabilities Act of 1990 (
				42 USC 12101
				et seq.), the Illinois School Code [105 ILCS 5 ], and relevant case law,
				including Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202, 102 S.Ct. 2382 (1982), or status of
				being homeless (Section 1-56 of the Education of Homeless Children Act [105
				ILCS 45/1-56 ] and Section 11434a(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
				Act (
				42 USC
				11434 a(2)).
d) Each IHOPE program not subject to Section
				34-18.5 of the School Code [105 ILCS
				5/34-18.5] must certify that a fingerprint-based
				criminal history records check through the Illinois State Police and a check of
				the Statewide Sex Offender Database will be performed for all of its employees,
				volunteers, and all employees of persons or firms holding contracts with the
				program who have direct contact with students enrolled. Further, an IHOPE
				program shall not employ individuals, allow individuals to volunteer, or enter
				into a contract with a person or firm who employs individuals, who will have
				direct contact with students enrolled in the IHOPE program who have been
				convicted of any offense identified in Section 10-21.9(c) of the School Code
				[105 ILCS
				5/10-21.9(c)] or have been found to be the perpetrator
				of sexual or physical abuse of any minor under 18 years of age pursuant to
				proceedings under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 [705 ILCS 405
				/Art. II].
e) It will be the
				responsibility of the IHOPE program to maintain records of attendance for the
				students enrolled in the program and to make those records available to the
				State Superintendent of Education upon request.