Article I - Short Title; Construction Transfer Of Powers And Duties - Illinois Statutes

      (105 ILCS 405/Art. I heading)ARTICLE I. SHORT TITLE; CONSTRUCTION; TRANSFER OF POWERS AND DUTIES

(105 ILCS 405/1‑1) (from Ch. 122, par. 201‑1)     Sec. 1‑1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Adult Education Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1475.)

(105 ILCS 405/1‑2) (from Ch. 122, par. 201‑2)     Sec. 1‑2. Construction.     The provisions of this Act, so far as they are the same as those of any prior statute, shall be construed as a continuation of such prior provisions, and not as a new enactment. (Source: Laws 1967, p. 3066.)

(105 ILCS 405/1‑3) (from Ch. 122, par. 201‑3)     Sec. 1‑3. Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings respectively prescribed for them, except as the context otherwise requires:     "Adult and Continuing Education" means organized, systematic instruction, and related educational services, for students enrolled in a program conducted by a publicly supported educational institution. Such students are beyond compulsory education age, not currently enrolled in a regular elementary or high school, and are not seeking college credit toward an associate degree or degree. The instruction may be full‑time or part‑time for the purpose of providing students or groups with opportunities for personal improvement and enrichment, preparation for effective participation as citizens (including English for foreign‑speaking individuals), family life and parent education, elementary and high school education, for which credit may be granted toward diploma requirements, occupational and technical training and retraining.     "Board" means (i) the State Board of Education until July 1, 2001 and (ii) the Illinois Community College Board on and after July 1, 2001. (Source: P.A. 91‑830, eff. 7‑1‑00.)

(105 ILCS 405/1‑4)     Sec. 1‑4. On July 1, 2001, all powers and duties of the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Education under this Act and related grants and contracts shall be transferred to the Illinois Community College Board, and references to the State Board of Education or the State Superintendent of Education in this Act or any other law concerning adult and continuing education shall be deemed to refer to the Illinois Community College Board. All rules, standards, and procedures adopted by the State Board of Education or the State Superintendent of Education under this Act shall continue in effect as the rules, standards, and procedures of the Illinois Community College Board, until they are modified by the Illinois Community College Board. In order to effect an orderly transition, from July 1, 2000 until July 1, 2001, the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Education shall coordinate administration of this Act with the Illinois Community College Board. (Source: P.A. 91‑830, eff. 7‑1‑00.)