(105 ILCS 405/Art. I heading)
(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 Education" means academic instruction and educational services below the postsecondary level that increase an individual's ability to (i) read, write, and speak in English and perform mathematics or other activities necessary for the attainment of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and (ii) transition to postsecondary education and training or obtain employment.
"Board" means
the Illinois Community College Board.
(Source: P.A. 101-289, eff. 8-9-19.)
(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.)