Bill Amendment: IL HB5024 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
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Bill Title: HIGHR ED-EARLY CHLD CONSORTIUM
Status: 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB5024 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5024-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: HIGHR ED-EARLY CHLD CONSORTIUM
Status: 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HB5024 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB5024-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5024 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5024 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 5-45.55 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.55 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 5-45.55. Emergency rulemaking; Early Childhood Access | ||||||
8 | Consortium for Equity Scholarship Program. To provide for the | ||||||
9 | expeditious and timely implementation of the Early Childhood | ||||||
10 | Access Consortium for Equity Scholarship Program under Section | ||||||
11 | 65.125 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, | ||||||
12 | emergency rules implementing the Early Childhood Access | ||||||
13 | Consortium for Equity Scholarship Program may be adopted in | ||||||
14 | accordance with Section 5-45 by the Illinois Student | ||||||
15 | Assistance Commission. The adoption of emergency rules | ||||||
16 | authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be |
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1 | necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare. This | ||||||
2 | Section is repealed one year after the effective date of this | ||||||
3 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
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4 | Section 10. The Early Childhood Access Consortium for | ||||||
5 | Equity Act is amended by changing Sections 15, 20, 25, and 30 | ||||||
6 | as follows:
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7 | (110 ILCS 28/15) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 15. Creation of Consortium; purpose; administrative | ||||||
9 | support. | ||||||
10 | (a) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Community College Board shall create and establish the Early | ||||||
12 | Childhood Access Consortium for Equity. | ||||||
13 | (b) The purpose of the Consortium is to serve the needs of | ||||||
14 | the incumbent early childhood workforce and the employers of | ||||||
15 | early childhood educators and to advance racial equity while | ||||||
16 | meeting the needs of employers by streamlining, coordinating, | ||||||
17 | and improving the accessibility of degree completion pathways | ||||||
18 | for upskilling and the sustained expansion of educational | ||||||
19 | pipelines at Illinois institutions of higher education. | ||||||
20 | (c) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | ||||||
21 | Community College Board shall convene the member institutions | ||||||
22 | by July 1, 2021 or within 60 days after the effective date of | ||||||
23 | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The Board | ||||||
24 | of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board |
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1 | shall provide administrative support for the start up and | ||||||
2 | operation of the Consortium until a permanent governance | ||||||
3 | structure is developed and implemented. The Board of Higher | ||||||
4 | Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall work | ||||||
5 | with member institutions to establish geographic regional | ||||||
6 | hubs, including public universities and the proximate | ||||||
7 | community colleges responsible for serving each regional hub. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.)
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9 | (110 ILCS 28/20) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 20. Membership; functions. | ||||||
11 | (a) Membership in the Consortium shall include all public | ||||||
12 | universities and community colleges in this State that offer | ||||||
13 | early childhood programs. Membership by private, | ||||||
14 | not-for-profit universities is optional and conditional on the | ||||||
15 | acceptance of the terms adopted by the public members, the | ||||||
16 | related administrative rules, and the provisions of this Act. | ||||||
17 | For-profit institutions of higher education are not eligible | ||||||
18 | for membership in the Consortium. Participating institutions | ||||||
19 | must be accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and | ||||||
20 | entitled to offer Gateways Credentials. | ||||||
21 | (b) The members of the Consortium shall operate jointly | ||||||
22 | and in cooperation through regional hubs to provide | ||||||
23 | streamlined paths for students to attain associate degrees, | ||||||
24 | bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, certificates, and | ||||||
25 | Gateways Credentials and other licensure endorsements in early |
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1 | childhood education. The priority shall be to focus on the | ||||||
2 | incumbent workforce, which includes working adults who require | ||||||
3 | programs of study that offer flexibility in the times courses | ||||||
4 | are offered, location, and format. The Consortium shall | ||||||
5 | cooperate in all of the following: | ||||||
6 | (1) Providing course offerings within each regional | ||||||
7 | hub in online, hybrid, and in-person formats that are | ||||||
8 | available to any student enrolled in a member institution | ||||||
9 | in that hub for occasions in which a particular course is | ||||||
10 | not available at the student's home institution. In this | ||||||
11 | paragraph (1), "not available" may mean the course is not | ||||||
12 | offered during a term, at a time, or in a format that works | ||||||
13 | best for the student. Courses taken at any member | ||||||
14 | institution shall be accepted toward the student's degree | ||||||
15 | at any other member institution. Course offerings across | ||||||
16 | institutions regional hubs may also be provided by an | ||||||
17 | agreement between Consortium members. All course | ||||||
18 | registration shall take place in consultation with a | ||||||
19 | student's academic advisor. | ||||||
20 | (2) Shared responsibilities through the Consortium and | ||||||
21 | within and across the State regional hubs to expand access | ||||||
22 | for students. | ||||||
23 | (3) Transfers in accordance with Section 130-10 of the | ||||||
24 | Transitions in Education Act. | ||||||
25 | (4) The development of standardized methods for | ||||||
26 | awarding credit for prior learning. |
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1 | (5) The support necessary for student access, | ||||||
2 | persistence, and completion shall be provided by the home | ||||||
3 | institution, unless otherwise provided by agreement | ||||||
4 | between Consortium members. | ||||||
5 | (6) Admissions, financial arrangements, registration, | ||||||
6 | and advising services shall be functions of the home | ||||||
7 | institution but shall be honored across the Consortium. | ||||||
8 | (7) Member institutions working with their regional | ||||||
9 | pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and early childhood | ||||||
10 | employer partners to determine demand throughout the | ||||||
11 | region. | ||||||
12 | (8) Data-sharing agreements. | ||||||
13 | (9) An agreement that students enrolled in associate | ||||||
14 | degree programs are encouraged to complete the associate | ||||||
15 | degree program prior to transferring to a bachelor's | ||||||
16 | degree program. | ||||||
17 | (10) Development of other shared agreements and terms | ||||||
18 | necessary to implement the Consortium and its | ||||||
19 | responsibilities. | ||||||
20 | By January 31, 2022, the Consortium shall decide how to | ||||||
21 | assign college credit for the incumbent workers who have a | ||||||
22 | Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and for future | ||||||
23 | workers obtaining a CDA. | ||||||
24 | (c) The Consortium may facilitate or implement the | ||||||
25 | following if deemed beneficial and feasible: | ||||||
26 | (1) the creation of an open education resource |
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1 | library; | ||||||
2 | (2) support and training for program coaches and | ||||||
3 | cross-institutional navigators; and | ||||||
4 | (3) support for the development, implementation, and | ||||||
5 | participation in a statewide registry system through the | ||||||
6 | Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral | ||||||
7 | Agencies (INCCRRA) to provide tracking and data | ||||||
8 | capabilities for students across the system as they attain | ||||||
9 | competency through coursework. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.)
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11 | (110 ILCS 28/25) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 25. Advisory committee; membership. | ||||||
13 | (a) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community | ||||||
14 | College Board, the State Board of Education, the Department of | ||||||
15 | Human Services, and the Governor's Office of Early Childhood | ||||||
16 | Development shall jointly convene a Consortium advisory | ||||||
17 | committee to provide guidance on the operation of the | ||||||
18 | Consortium. | ||||||
19 | (b) Membership on the advisory committee shall be | ||||||
20 | comprised of employers and experts appointed by the Board of | ||||||
21 | Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the | ||||||
22 | Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development, and the | ||||||
23 | State Board of Education. Membership shall also include all of | ||||||
24 | the following members: | ||||||
25 | (1) An employer from a community-based child care |
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1 | provider, appointed by the Governor's Office of Early | ||||||
2 | Childhood Development. | ||||||
3 | (2) An employer from a for-profit child care provider, | ||||||
4 | appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood | ||||||
5 | Development. | ||||||
6 | (3) An employer from a nonprofit child care provider, | ||||||
7 | appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood | ||||||
8 | Development. | ||||||
9 | (4) A provider of family child care, appointed by the | ||||||
10 | Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | ||||||
11 | (5) An employer located in southern Illinois, | ||||||
12 | appointed by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood | ||||||
13 | Development. | ||||||
14 | (6) An employer located in central Illinois, appointed | ||||||
15 | by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | ||||||
16 | (7) At least one member who represents an urban school | ||||||
17 | district, appointed by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
18 | (8) At least one member who represents a suburban | ||||||
19 | school district, appointed by the State Board of | ||||||
20 | Education. | ||||||
21 | (9) At least one member who represents a rural school | ||||||
22 | district, appointed by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
23 | (10) At least one member who represents a school | ||||||
24 | district in a city with a population of 500,000 or more, | ||||||
25 | appointed by the State Board of Education. | ||||||
26 | (11) Two early childhood advocates with statewide |
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1 | expertise in early childhood workforce issues, appointed | ||||||
2 | by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | ||||||
3 | (12) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson and the | ||||||
4 | Minority Spokesperson or a designee of the Senate | ||||||
5 | Committee on Higher Education. | ||||||
6 | (13) The Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson and the | ||||||
7 | Minority Spokesperson or a designee of the House Committee | ||||||
8 | on Higher Education. | ||||||
9 | (14) One member representing the Illinois Community | ||||||
10 | College Board, who shall serve as co-chairperson, | ||||||
11 | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
12 | (15) One member representing the Board of Higher | ||||||
13 | Education, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by | ||||||
14 | the Board of Higher Education. | ||||||
15 | (16) One member representing the Illinois Student | ||||||
16 | Assistance Commission, appointed by the Board of Higher | ||||||
17 | Education. | ||||||
18 | (17) One member representing the State Board of | ||||||
19 | Education, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by | ||||||
20 | the State Board of Education. | ||||||
21 | (18) One member representing the Governor's Office of | ||||||
22 | Early Childhood Development, who shall serve as | ||||||
23 | co-chairperson, appointed by the Governor's Office of | ||||||
24 | Early Childhood Development. | ||||||
25 | (19) One member representing the Department of Human | ||||||
26 | Services, who shall serve as co-chairperson, appointed by |
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1 | the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | ||||||
2 | (20) One member representing INCCRRA, appointed by the | ||||||
3 | Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development. | ||||||
4 | (21) One member representing the Department of | ||||||
5 | Children and Family Services, appointed by the Governor's | ||||||
6 | Office of Early Childhood Development. | ||||||
7 | (22) One member representing an organization that | ||||||
8 | advocates on behalf of community college trustees, | ||||||
9 | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
10 | (23) One member of a union representing child care and | ||||||
11 | early childhood providers, appointed by the Governor's | ||||||
12 | Office of Early Childhood Development. | ||||||
13 | (24) Two members of unions representing higher | ||||||
14 | education faculty, appointed by the Board of Higher | ||||||
15 | Education. | ||||||
16 | (25) A representative from the College of Education of | ||||||
17 | an urban public university, appointed by the Board of | ||||||
18 | Higher Education. | ||||||
19 | (26) A representative from the College of Education of | ||||||
20 | a suburban public university, appointed by the Board of | ||||||
21 | Higher Education. | ||||||
22 | (27) A representative from the College of Education of | ||||||
23 | a rural public university, appointed by the Board of | ||||||
24 | Higher Education. | ||||||
25 | (28) A representative from the College of Education of | ||||||
26 | a private university, appointed by the Board of Higher |
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1 | Education. | ||||||
2 | (29) A representative of an urban community college, | ||||||
3 | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
4 | (30) A representative of a suburban community college, | ||||||
5 | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
6 | (31) A representative of rural community college, | ||||||
7 | appointed by the Illinois Community College Board. | ||||||
8 | All appointed positions on the advisory committee shall | ||||||
9 | have their term length chosen by agreement among the | ||||||
10 | co-chairpersons of the advisory committee. | ||||||
11 | (c) The advisory committee shall meet at least twice a | ||||||
12 | year quarterly . The committee meetings shall be open to the | ||||||
13 | public in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings | ||||||
14 | Act. | ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.)
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16 | (110 ILCS 28/30) | ||||||
17 | Sec. 30. Reporting. The Consortium shall report to the | ||||||
18 | General Assembly, to the Senate and House Committees with | ||||||
19 | oversight over higher education, to the Governor, and to the | ||||||
20 | advisory committee on the progress made by the Consortium. A | ||||||
21 | report must include, but is not limited to, all of the | ||||||
22 | following information: | ||||||
23 | (1) Student enrollment numbers for the fall and spring | ||||||
24 | terms or semesters, retention rates, persistence in | ||||||
25 | relevant associate, baccalaureate, and credential |
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1 | programs, including demographic data that is disaggregated | ||||||
2 | by race, ethnicity, and federal Pell Grant status, | ||||||
3 | reported annually twice per year . Completion numbers and | ||||||
4 | rates, employer type, and years worked shall be reported | ||||||
5 | annually. | ||||||
6 | (2) For students enrolled in early childhood programs, | ||||||
7 | average assessed tuition, average Tuition rates charged | ||||||
8 | and net price, number of students receiving student loans, | ||||||
9 | and average loan amount prices paid, reported both as | ||||||
10 | including and excluding student loans, by enrolled members | ||||||
11 | of the incumbent workforce , reported annually. | ||||||
12 | (3) Outreach plans to recruit and enroll incumbent | ||||||
13 | workforce members, reported annually twice per year . | ||||||
14 | (4) Participation of the incumbent workforce in | ||||||
15 | outreach programs, which may include participation in an | ||||||
16 | informational session, social media engagement, or other | ||||||
17 | activities, reported annually twice per year . | ||||||
18 | (5) Student academic and holistic support plans to | ||||||
19 | help the enrolled incumbent workforce persist in their | ||||||
20 | education, reported annually. | ||||||
21 | (6) Evidence of engagement and responsiveness to the | ||||||
22 | needs of employer partners, reported annually. | ||||||
23 | (7) The Consortium budget including the use of federal | ||||||
24 | funds, reported annually. | ||||||
25 | (8) Member contributions, including financial, | ||||||
26 | physical, or in-kind contributions, provided to the |
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1 | Consortium, reported annually. | ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 102-174, eff. 7-28-21.)
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3 | Section 15. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | ||||||
4 | amended by adding Section 65.125 as follows:
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5 | (110 ILCS 947/65.125 new) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 65.125. Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity | ||||||
7 | Scholarship Program. | ||||||
8 | (a) As used in this Section, "incumbent workforce" has the | ||||||
9 | meaning ascribed to that term in the Early Childhood Access | ||||||
10 | Consortium for Equity Act. | ||||||
11 | (b) Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall | ||||||
12 | implement and administer an early childhood educator | ||||||
13 | scholarship program, to be known as the Early Childhood Access | ||||||
14 | Consortium for Equity Scholarship Program. Under the Program, | ||||||
15 | the Commission shall annually award scholarships to early | ||||||
16 | childhood education students enrolled in institutions of | ||||||
17 | higher education participating in the Early Childhood Access | ||||||
18 | Consortium for Equity under the Early Childhood Access | ||||||
19 | Consortium for Equity Act, upon application to the Commission. | ||||||
20 | (c) The Commission shall determine, by rule, the | ||||||
21 | scholarship eligibility criteria, with preference given to | ||||||
22 | members of the incumbent workforce, the application process, | ||||||
23 | the amount of scholarship assistance awarded to a recipient, | ||||||
24 | and the manner in which scholarships are issued and utilized. |
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1 | To ensure alignment with Consortium goals and changing | ||||||
2 | workforce needs, the Commission shall consult with the Board | ||||||
3 | of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board in | ||||||
4 | establishing and, as needed, updating the Program's | ||||||
5 | parameters. | ||||||
6 | (d) The Commission may adopt any rules necessary to | ||||||
7 | implement and administer the Program.
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