Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 1501 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT
Subpart A - ILLINOIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD ADMINISTRATION
Section 1501.113 - Administration of Detachments and Subsequent Annexations
Universal Citation: 23 IL Admin Code ยง 1501.113
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) ICCB decisions concerning approval or disapproval of requested detachments and subsequent annexations are required by Section 6-5.3 of the Act to be based on the criteria of being in the best interests of the schools in the general area and the educational welfare of the students residing within the territory. These criteria are defined as follows:
1)
In the best
interests of schools - The effect of the proposed annexation/new
district formation on:
A) Reasonableness of
cost to taxpayers of the territory being annexed to an existing community
college district or becoming part of a new community college district, that is,
whether the operating tax rate of the community college district exceeds the
charge back levy of the nondistrict territory;
B) Finances of the existing or new community
college district, that is, the equalized assessed valuation of the nondistrict
territory is examined to determine how much tax revenue will be generated for
the community college district to which the nondistrict territory could annex;
and
C) Enrollments of the existing
district,
i) which community college the
nondistrict territory students have been attending; and
ii) effect of additional enrollments when the
nondistrict territory is annexed to a community college district.
2)
Educational
welfare of students - The effect of the proposed annexation/new
district formation on:
A) Program availability
to students of the territory being annexed to an existing community college
district, that is, will the program be more available to students should
annexation be approved?
B) Physical
access of students to the campus(es) of the existing or new community college
district, that is, what is the distance and time which the students must travel
to attend?
C) Cost to students to
attend the existing or new community college district, that is, what are the
tuition and fees and commuting costs associated with attending that community
college district?
D) And
participation by students in their normal economic, cultural, and social
activities, that is, where do potential students shop, work, and attend
religious and cultural events?
b) In addition to the criteria identified in subsection (a), consideration will be given to the expressed wishes of local residents. The expression shall be in the form of signatures on a petition submitted in accordance with Section 6-5.3 of the Act.
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