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4-AN ACT concerning education.
5-Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6-represented in the General Assembly:
7-Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
8-adding Section 6-1.5 and by changing Sections 6-2 and 6-4.1 as
9-follows:
10-(110 ILCS 805/6-1.5 new)
11-Sec. 6-1.5. Attending community college outside of
12-resident district.
13-(a) The purpose of this Section is to expand educational
14-services to the greatest number of students in each community
15-college district and maximize the utilization of the finances,
16-facilities, equipment, and personnel of each district to
17-provide educational services that might otherwise be
18-impracticable for a district individually. This Section is not
19-intended to limit the ability of any community college
20-district to establish new units of instruction, research, or
21-public service under Section 3-25.1 of this Act.
22-(b) In this Section:
23-"Receiving college" means the community college
24-district receiving a student from another community
25-college district.
26-"Sending college" means the community college district
3+1 AN ACT concerning education.
4+2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5+3 represented in the General Assembly:
6+4 Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
7+5 adding Section 6-1.5 and by changing Sections 6-2 and 6-4.1 as
8+6 follows:
9+7 (110 ILCS 805/6-1.5 new)
10+8 Sec. 6-1.5. Attending community college outside of
11+9 resident district.
12+10 (a) The purpose of this Section is to expand educational
13+11 services to the greatest number of students in each community
14+12 college district and maximize the utilization of the finances,
15+13 facilities, equipment, and personnel of each district to
16+14 provide educational services that might otherwise be
17+15 impracticable for a district individually. This Section is not
18+16 intended to limit the ability of any community college
19+17 district to establish new units of instruction, research, or
20+18 public service under Section 3-25.1 of this Act.
21+19 (b) In this Section:
22+20 "Receiving college" means the community college
23+21 district receiving a student from another community
24+22 college district.
25+23 "Sending college" means the community college district
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33-sending a student to another community college district.
34-(c) Pursuant to this Section, if a resident of a community
35-college district wants to attend the community college
36-maintained by the district of his or her residence, but the
37-student wants to enroll in a program that is not offered by
38-that community college and the community college does not have
39-a contractual agreement under Section 3-40 of this Act for
40-such a program, then the student, subject to Section 3-17, may
41-attend any recognized public community college in any other
42-district and shall pay tuition and fees at the in-district
43-rate of the receiving college. If the student is seeking State
44-or federal financial assistance, then the student shall apply
45-for assistance at the receiving college.
46-(d) The State Board shall maintain a program directory on
47-the State Board's website to assist community colleges in
48-determining which programs are offered at each community
49-college. At a minimum, this directory shall provide a
50-comparison of program titles and classification of
51-instructional program codes. Delivery methods and minor
52-program differences, such as the length of a semester, online
53-versus in-person instruction, competency-based instruction,
54-and program credit hours, and minor course requirement
55-differences do not constitute a difference in a program for
56-purposes of attending another community college under this
57-Section. Programmatic differences shall be based upon
58-classification of instructional program codes, the
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35+2 (c) Pursuant to this Section, if a resident of a community
36+3 college district wants to attend the community college
37+4 maintained by the district of his or her residence, but the
38+5 student wants to enroll in a program that is not offered by
39+6 that community college and the community college does not have
40+7 a contractual agreement under Section 3-40 of this Act for
41+8 such a program, then the student, subject to Section 3-17, may
42+9 attend any recognized public community college in any other
43+10 district and shall pay tuition and fees at the in-district
44+11 rate of the receiving college. If the student is seeking State
45+12 or federal financial assistance, then the student shall apply
46+13 for assistance at the receiving college.
47+14 (d) The State Board shall maintain a program directory on
48+15 the State Board's website to assist community colleges in
49+16 determining which programs are offered at each community
50+17 college. At a minimum, this directory shall provide a
51+18 comparison of program titles and classification of
52+19 instructional program codes. Delivery methods and minor
53+20 program differences, such as the length of a semester, online
54+21 versus in-person instruction, competency-based instruction,
55+22 and program credit hours, and minor course requirement
56+23 differences do not constitute a difference in a program for
57+24 purposes of attending another community college under this
58+25 Section. Programmatic differences shall be based upon
59+26 classification of instructional program codes, the
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62-programmatic differences. Determinations regarding
63-programmatic differences shall be first determined by the
64-sending college. The State Board shall establish a process for
65-resolving disputes between community college districts
66-regarding programmatic differences.
67-(e) Students who want to enroll at a receiving college
68-shall make an application to their sending college in
69-accordance with rules and procedures established and published
70-by their sending college. Community colleges shall make every
71-attempt to review such requests in a timely manner so as to not
72-impede the students' educational progress. Students shall
73-secure from their sending college a letter designating them as
74-participants in an approved program. A copy of such letter
75-shall be sent to the receiving college. A student may not
76-enroll under the provisions of this Section in a program of a
77-receiving college at the in-district tuition rate if the
78-student's educational objectives can be met at the sending
79-college.
80-(f) Upon written approval from the sending college, a
81-student shall register at the receiving college and shall be a
82-member of the receiving college's district for the term of the
83-student's enrollment. A student may choose to complete any
84-required general education coursework and may take approved
85-courses at the sending college or at the receiving college.
86-Upon successful completion, courses taken at either the
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90-for transfer to the sending college or receiving college for
91-completion of any program. The receiving college shall
92-maintain admission records and transcripts and issue any
93-degrees or certificates to the student upon completing the
94-educational program. The receiving college shall provide
95-copies of such records to the sending college at the student's
96-request or as part of any program verification for the sending
97-college.
98-(g) The receiving college shall provide access to its
99-learning resources center and other instructional resources
100-for students from the sending college, equal to those provided
101-for any other student at the receiving college. The receiving
102-college shall also provide counseling and guidance and other
103-services that facilitate the learning process.
104-(h) The receiving college shall be considered the
105-student's district for athletic eligibility, for any activity
106-in which the student officially represents a community
107-college, for the military, and for scholarships offered by the
108-Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Other athletic
109-eligibility requirements shall be determined by the rules of
110-the receiving college's athletic conference. Students from any
111-sending college are eligible at the receiving college for any
112-other extracurricular activities, scholarships, or other
113-recognition of excellence in the program for which they are
114-attending at the receiving college.
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117-(i) Except for equalization grants, the receiving college
118-is eligible to file claims for State grants under Section
119-2-16.02 of this Act for any student from the sending college
120-enrolled in courses offered at the receiving college. The
121-receiving college shall provide the sending college with the
122-semester credit hours taken by each student from the sending
123-college for purposes of equalization grants. If the student
124-enrolls in courses offered at the sending college, the sending
125-college shall claim semester credit hours provided to the
126-student in attendance at the sending college.
127-(110 ILCS 805/6-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 106-2)
128-Sec. 6-2. Any graduate of a recognized high school or
129-student otherwise qualified to attend a public community
130-college and residing outside a community college district but
131-within this State may, subject to Section 3-17, attend any
132-recognized public community college in the State at the
133-tuition rate of a student residing in the district. Subject to
134-appropriation, the State Board shall pay the difference
135-between the in-district and out-of-district tuition amounts to
136-the community college district for any semester or term of
137-that academic year.
138-If he or she becomes a resident of a community college
139-district, he or she shall be classified as a resident of that
140-district at the beginning of any semester or term following
141-that change of residence and the State Board shall no longer
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70+1 occupational outlook for completers, or other substantial
71+2 programmatic differences. Determinations regarding
72+3 programmatic differences shall be first determined by the
73+4 sending college. The State Board shall establish a process for
74+5 resolving disputes between community college districts
75+6 regarding programmatic differences.
76+7 (e) Students who want to enroll at a receiving college
77+8 shall make an application to their sending college in
78+9 accordance with rules and procedures established and published
79+10 by their sending college. Community colleges shall make every
80+11 attempt to review such requests in a timely manner so as to not
81+12 impede the students' educational progress. Students shall
82+13 secure from their sending college a letter designating them as
83+14 participants in an approved program. A copy of such letter
84+15 shall be sent to the receiving college. A student may not
85+16 enroll under the provisions of this Section in a program of a
86+17 receiving college at the in-district tuition rate if the
87+18 student's educational objectives can be met at the sending
88+19 college.
89+20 (f) Upon written approval from the sending college, a
90+21 student shall register at the receiving college and shall be a
91+22 member of the receiving college's district for the term of the
92+23 student's enrollment. A student may choose to complete any
93+24 required general education coursework and may take approved
94+25 courses at the sending college or at the receiving college.
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145-If a resident of a community college district wishes to
146-attend the community college maintained by the district of his
147-or her residence but the program in which the student wishes to
148-enroll is not offered by that community college, and the
149-community college maintained by the district of his residence
150-does not have a contractual agreement under Section 3-40 of
151-this Act for such program, the student may attend any
152-recognized public community college in some other district,
153-subject to the provisions of Section 3-17, and have his or her
154-tuition, as defined herein, paid by the community college
155-district of his or her residence while enrolled in a program at
156-that college which is not offered by his or her home community
157-college if he or she makes application to his or her home board
158-at least 30 days prior to the beginning of any semester,
159-quarter or term in accordance with rules, regulations and
160-procedures established and published by his or her home board.
161-The payment of tuition by his or her district of residence may
162-not exceed the per Per capita cost shall of the community
163-college attended for the previous year, less certain
164-deductions, to be computed by adding all of the non-capital
165-expenditures for the previous year, including interest, to the
166-depreciation on the capital outlay expenditures paid from
167-sources other than State and federal funds, less any payments
168-toward non-capital expenditures received from State and
169-federal sources for the previous year (except for grants
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173-and dividing that amount by the number of full-time equivalent
174-students for that fiscal year as defined under this Section.
175-This average per student computation shall be converted to a
176-semester hour base and further reduced by the combined rate of
177-State grants, other than equalization grants for the current
178-year as provided under Section 2-16.02 of this Act, and any
179-rate of tuition and fees assessed for all students for the
180-current year as authorized under Section 6-4 of this Act.
181-Payment shall be made hereunder to the community college
182-district of attendance immediately upon receipt, by the
183-district liable for the payment, of a statement from that
184-community college district of the amount due it. Before
185-sending such a statement requesting payment, however, the
186-community college district of attendance shall make all
187-calculations and deductions required under this Section so
188-that the amount requested for payment is the exact amount
189-required under this Section to be paid by the district liable
190-for payment.
191-If the moneys in the educational fund are insufficient to
192-meet such payments, the district liable for such payments may
193-issue tax anticipation warrants as provided in Section
194-3-20.10.
195-A full-time equivalent student for a semester or term is
196-defined as a student doing 15 semester hours of work per
197-semester or the equivalent thereof, and the number of
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201-determined by dividing by 15 the total number of semester
202-hours for which State Board grants are received, or the
203-equivalent thereof, carried by all students of the college
204-through the mid-term of each semester or term. The number of
205-full-time equivalent students for a fiscal year shall be
206-computed by adding the total number of semester hours of work
207-or the equivalent thereof carried by all students of the
208-college through the mid-term of each semester or term during
209-that fiscal year and dividing that sum by 30 semester hours.
210-Tuition of students carrying more or less than 15 semester
211-hours of work per semester or the equivalent thereof shall be
212-computed in the proportion which the number of hours so
213-carried bears to 15 semester hours or the equivalent thereof.
214-If the United States Government, the State of Illinois, or
215-any agency pays tuition for any community college student,
216-neither the district of residence of the student nor the
217-student may be required to pay that tuition or such part
218-thereof as is otherwise paid. No part of the State's financial
219-responsibility provided for in Section 2-16 may be transferred
220-to a student's district of residence under this Section.
221-(Source: P.A. 100-884, eff. 1-1-19.)
222-(110 ILCS 805/6-4.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 106-4.1)
223-Sec. 6-4.1. If a resident of Illinois qualifies for
224-admission to a public community college under Section 3-17 but
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106+1 sending college or the receiving college shall be acceptable
107+2 for transfer to the sending college or receiving college for
108+3 completion of any program. The receiving college shall
109+4 maintain admission records and transcripts and issue any
110+5 degrees or certificates to the student upon completing the
111+6 educational program. The receiving college shall provide
112+7 copies of such records to the sending college at the student's
113+8 request or as part of any program verification for the sending
114+9 college.
115+10 (g) The receiving college shall provide access to its
116+11 learning resources center and other instructional resources
117+12 for students from the sending college, equal to those provided
118+13 for any other student at the receiving college. The receiving
119+14 college shall also provide counseling and guidance and other
120+15 services that facilitate the learning process.
121+16 (h) The receiving college shall be considered the
122+17 student's district for athletic eligibility, for any activity
123+18 in which the student officially represents a community
124+19 college, for the military, and for scholarships offered by the
125+20 Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Other athletic
126+21 eligibility requirements shall be determined by the rules of
127+22 the receiving college's athletic conference. Students from any
128+23 sending college are eligible at the receiving college for any
129+24 other extracurricular activities, scholarships, or other
130+25 recognition of excellence in the program for which they are
131+26 attending at the receiving college.
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227-does not qualify for financial support under Section 6-1.5 or
228-6-2, that person he may be enrolled in the college upon payment
229-of the difference between the per capita cost as defined in
230-Section 6-2 less any payments toward noncapital expenditures
231-received from State and federal sources for the previous year
232-except grants through the State Board as authorized in Section
233-2-16 or 2-16.02, as the case may be, converted to a semester
234-hour base, and the combined rate of State grants other than
235-equalization grants for the current year as authorized in
236-Section 2-16.02, notwithstanding tuition limits of Section
237-6-4. Subject to Section 3-17, a public community college may
238-accept out-of-state students upon payment of the per capita
239-cost as defined in Section 6-2. Notwithstanding the provisions
240-of this Section, the out-of-district or out-of-state tuition,
241-whichever is applicable, may be waived for a student who is
242-employed for at least 35 hours per week by an entity located in
243-the district or is enrolled in a course that is being provided
244-under terms of a contract for services between the employing
245-entity and the college.
246-(Source: P.A. 100-884, eff. 1-1-19.)
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142+1 (i) Except for equalization grants, the receiving college
143+2 is eligible to file claims for State grants under Section
144+3 2-16.02 of this Act for any student from the sending college
145+4 enrolled in courses offered at the receiving college. The
146+5 receiving college shall provide the sending college with the
147+6 semester credit hours taken by each student from the sending
148+7 college for purposes of equalization grants. If the student
149+8 enrolls in courses offered at the sending college, the sending
150+9 college shall claim semester credit hours provided to the
151+10 student in attendance at the sending college.
152+11 (110 ILCS 805/6-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 106-2)
153+12 Sec. 6-2. Any graduate of a recognized high school or
154+13 student otherwise qualified to attend a public community
155+14 college and residing outside a community college district but
156+15 within this State may, subject to Section 3-17, attend any
157+16 recognized public community college in the State at the
158+17 tuition rate of a student residing in the district. Subject to
159+18 appropriation, the State Board shall pay the difference
160+19 between the in-district and out-of-district tuition amounts to
161+20 the community college district for any semester or term of
162+21 that academic year.
163+22 If he or she becomes a resident of a community college
164+23 district, he or she shall be classified as a resident of that
165+24 district at the beginning of any semester or term following
166+25 that change of residence and the State Board shall no longer
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177+1 pay the difference in tuition rates.
178+2 If a resident of a community college district wishes to
179+3 attend the community college maintained by the district of his
180+4 or her residence but the program in which the student wishes to
181+5 enroll is not offered by that community college, and the
182+6 community college maintained by the district of his residence
183+7 does not have a contractual agreement under Section 3-40 of
184+8 this Act for such program, the student may attend any
185+9 recognized public community college in some other district,
186+10 subject to the provisions of Section 3-17, and have his or her
187+11 tuition, as defined herein, paid by the community college
188+12 district of his or her residence while enrolled in a program at
189+13 that college which is not offered by his or her home community
190+14 college if he or she makes application to his or her home board
191+15 at least 30 days prior to the beginning of any semester,
192+16 quarter or term in accordance with rules, regulations and
193+17 procedures established and published by his or her home board.
194+18 The payment of tuition by his or her district of residence may
195+19 not exceed the per Per capita cost shall of the community
196+20 college attended for the previous year, less certain
197+21 deductions, to be computed by adding all of the non-capital
198+22 expenditures for the previous year, including interest, to the
199+23 depreciation on the capital outlay expenditures paid from
200+24 sources other than State and federal funds, less any payments
201+25 toward non-capital expenditures received from State and
202+26 federal sources for the previous year (except for grants
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213+1 through the State Board under Section 2-16.02 of this Act),
214+2 and dividing that amount by the number of full-time equivalent
215+3 students for that fiscal year as defined under this Section.
216+4 This average per student computation shall be converted to a
217+5 semester hour base and further reduced by the combined rate of
218+6 State grants, other than equalization grants for the current
219+7 year as provided under Section 2-16.02 of this Act, and any
220+8 rate of tuition and fees assessed for all students for the
221+9 current year as authorized under Section 6-4 of this Act.
222+10 Payment shall be made hereunder to the community college
223+11 district of attendance immediately upon receipt, by the
224+12 district liable for the payment, of a statement from that
225+13 community college district of the amount due it. Before
226+14 sending such a statement requesting payment, however, the
227+15 community college district of attendance shall make all
228+16 calculations and deductions required under this Section so
229+17 that the amount requested for payment is the exact amount
230+18 required under this Section to be paid by the district liable
231+19 for payment.
232+20 If the moneys in the educational fund are insufficient to
233+21 meet such payments, the district liable for such payments may
234+22 issue tax anticipation warrants as provided in Section
235+23 3-20.10.
236+24 A full-time equivalent student for a semester or term is
237+25 defined as a student doing 15 semester hours of work per
238+26 semester or the equivalent thereof, and the number of
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249+1 full-time equivalent students enrolled per term shall be
250+2 determined by dividing by 15 the total number of semester
251+3 hours for which State Board grants are received, or the
252+4 equivalent thereof, carried by all students of the college
253+5 through the mid-term of each semester or term. The number of
254+6 full-time equivalent students for a fiscal year shall be
255+7 computed by adding the total number of semester hours of work
256+8 or the equivalent thereof carried by all students of the
257+9 college through the mid-term of each semester or term during
258+10 that fiscal year and dividing that sum by 30 semester hours.
259+11 Tuition of students carrying more or less than 15 semester
260+12 hours of work per semester or the equivalent thereof shall be
261+13 computed in the proportion which the number of hours so
262+14 carried bears to 15 semester hours or the equivalent thereof.
263+15 If the United States Government, the State of Illinois, or
264+16 any agency pays tuition for any community college student,
265+17 neither the district of residence of the student nor the
266+18 student may be required to pay that tuition or such part
267+19 thereof as is otherwise paid. No part of the State's financial
268+20 responsibility provided for in Section 2-16 may be transferred
269+21 to a student's district of residence under this Section.
270+22 (Source: P.A. 100-884, eff. 1-1-19.)
271+23 (110 ILCS 805/6-4.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 106-4.1)
272+24 Sec. 6-4.1. If a resident of Illinois qualifies for
273+25 admission to a public community college under Section 3-17 but
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284+1 does not qualify for financial support under Section 6-1.5 or
285+2 6-2, that person he may be enrolled in the college upon payment
286+3 of the difference between the per capita cost as defined in
287+4 Section 6-2 less any payments toward noncapital expenditures
288+5 received from State and federal sources for the previous year
289+6 except grants through the State Board as authorized in Section
290+7 2-16 or 2-16.02, as the case may be, converted to a semester
291+8 hour base, and the combined rate of State grants other than
292+9 equalization grants for the current year as authorized in
293+10 Section 2-16.02, notwithstanding tuition limits of Section
294+11 6-4. Subject to Section 3-17, a public community college may
295+12 accept out-of-state students upon payment of the per capita
296+13 cost as defined in Section 6-2. Notwithstanding the provisions
297+14 of this Section, the out-of-district or out-of-state tuition,
298+15 whichever is applicable, may be waived for a student who is
299+16 employed for at least 35 hours per week by an entity located in
300+17 the district or is enrolled in a course that is being provided
301+18 under terms of a contract for services between the employing
302+19 entity and the college.
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