Illinois Administrative Code

Section 1075.300 Waiver Accounting Classifications All tuition and fees assessed against students should be recorded as revenue, even though there may be no intention of collecting the revenue from the student. A waiver is the amount of revenue that the university intentionally r…

Section 1075.400 Fiscal Year Reporting a) Public universities shall report tuition and fee waivers annually to the Board in a common format provided by the Board. b) Waivers shall be reported as budgeted, granted or expended waivers within the particular fiscal year in which the …

Section 1075.500 Standard Tuition and Fee Waiver Chart of Accounts Institutions must report waivers to the Board and Illinois General Assembly using the following waiver categories. The Board must approve all university requests for additional waiver reporting categories. a) Mand…

Section 1075.600 Institutional Requirements a) Waiver Approvals and Allocations 1) Each public university shall adopt written policies that specify the institutional processes for authorizing specific tuition and fee waiver programs and the purposes of such programs, establishing…

Section 1075.700 Waiver Limits (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 43 Ill. Reg. 1775, effective January 24, 2019)

Section 1085.10 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to provide for the distribution of grant funds through a competitive process to prepare highly skilled, committed teachers who will teach in hard-to-staff schools, including within the Department of Juvenile Justice School Distr…

Section 1085.100 Grant Agreement Between Grow Your Own Illinois and Consortium a) Grant funds may not be expended except pursuant to a written Grant Agreement, and disbursement of grant funds without a Grant Agreement is prohibited. At a minimum, a Grant Agreement shall: 1) Descr…

Section 1085.110 Audit Requirements for Grants Awarded by Grow Your Own Illinois a) To fulfill the audit requirements of this Part, the grantees shall contract with an external auditor who is a certified public accountant licensed by DFPR to perform an audit as specified in subse…

Section 1085.115 Grant Agreement and Audit Requirements for Allocation to Grow Your Own Illinois The Board of Higher Education shall, subject to appropriation, allocate funds to Grow Your Own Illinois for the purposes of administering the program and awarding grants, as needed, t…

Section 1085.120 Grant Funds Recovery Act (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 44 Ill. Reg. 11419, effective June 24, 2020)

Section 1085.20 Definitions "Accredited Teacher Preparation Program" means, for the purposes of this Part, a regionally accredited, Illinois approved teacher education program authorized to prepare individuals to fulfill all of the requirements to receive an Illinois initial teac…

Section 1085.25 Roles and Responsibilities a) The Board of Higher Education is responsible for, subject to appropriation, allocating funds to Grow Your Own Illinois for the purpose of administering the program (Section 20 of Act). b) GYOI is responsible for administration of the …

Section 1085.30 Eligibility a) A potential consortium, as defined in Section 1085.20, shall be eligible to apply for a planning grant. b) A consortium, as defined in Section 1085.20, shall be eligible to apply for an implementation grant or a continuation grant.

Section 1085.40 Grant Applications Offered by Grow Your Own Illinois Grow Your Own Illinois will release applications for planning, implementation and continuation grants when sufficient funding is made available to GYOI during any given fiscal year and GYOI determines a need for…

Section 1085.50 Planning Grant Grow Your Own Illinois may, if it chooses, award and administer a small number of planning grants during any fiscal year to potential consortia (Section 30 of the Act). GYOI shall indicate the maximum amount to be reserved for planning grants and th…

Section 1085.60 Implementation Grant New implementation grants shall be offered in years when the level of available funding allows one or more new programs or cohorts of candidates to be supported, given the requirements of Section 25 of the Act for ongoing support of cohorts th…

Section 1085.70 Continuation Grant a) A consortium that has received an implementation grant award or a continuation grant pursuant to this Part for a cohort of candidates in the prior fiscal year shall be subject to the requirements of this Section with respect to continued fund…

Section 1085.80 Candidates a) Candidate Eligibility. The candidate shall: 1) Meet the definition of a candidate in Section 1085.20; 2) Meet the selection criteria determined by the consortium; and 3) Be eligible for student financial aid and takes advantage of existing financial …

Section 1085.90 Forgivable Loan Program Every program under the initiative shall implement a program of forgivable loans to cover any portion of tuition, books, and fees of candidates under the program in excess of the candidates' grants-in-aid. All students admitted to a cohort …

Section 1090.10 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to provide for the distribution of competitive grant funds to help deliver upper division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities at a location geographically conven…

Section 1090.20 Definitions "Baccalaureate completion program" means upper division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by 4-year degree-granting colleges and universities at a location geographically convenient to student populations currently being served by existing…

Section 1090.30 Eligibility a) Eligible applications must be jointly submitted by one or more public community colleges and one or more public and/or private, not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities [110 ILCS 205/9.33(b)]. b) Each partnering institution (both the communit…

Section 1090.40 Application Applications must be jointly submitted by one or more public community colleges and one or more public or private, not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities [110 ILCS 205/9.33(b)]. a) Applications for grant funds shall be made on prescribed forms…

Section 1090.50 Use of Grant Funds a) Grant funds may be used for any combination of the following: 1) Instructional space on or near a community college [110 ILCS 205/9.33(c)(1)]; 2) Required training and advanced education of faculty for the new programs [110 ILCS 205/9.33(c)(2…

Section 1090.60 Review and Evaluation of Application Grant awards shall be determined using a competitive process after reviewing the applications for compliance and evaluating the applicant proposals. a) Board staff shall review the application for compliance that shall include …

Section 1090.70 Grant Award The number and amount of grant awards shall be determined annually, based upon the appropriation or allocation of funds. The awards will provide assistance with the grantee's starting costs to provide a baccalaureate completion program.

Section 1090.80 Grant Agreement a) Grant funds may not be expended except pursuant to a written grant agreement, and disbursement of grant funds without a grant agreement is prohibited. At a minimum, a grant agreement shall: 1) Include how the State's grant will be matched by dol…

Section 1090.90 Audit Guidelines a) To fulfill the audit requirements of this Part, the grantee shall contract with an external auditor who is a certified public accountant licensed by DFPR to perform an audit as specified in subsection (b). b) The external auditor shall: 1) Rece…

Section 1100.100 Purpose The purpose of the Nursing School Grant Program is to address the nursing shortage in Illinois by increasing the number of nurses graduating from Illinois institutions of higher learning [110 ILCS 205/9.31]. Grants shall be awarded on the basis of perform…

Section 1100.200 Definitions "ACEN" means Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. "Awardee" or "Grantee" means, for the purposes of this Part, an institution of higher learning that offers an eligible nursing program and carries out a grant/award as a recipient. "Bacca…

Section 1100.300 Eligible Nursing Program Illinois institutions of higher learning offering registered professional nursing degree programs must meet the following criteria to be eligible to receive a grant under this Part: a) ADN programs must: 1) Be approved by DFPR; 2) Be accr…

Section 1100.400 Application Process a) Eligible nursing programs, as defined in this Part, will be notified by the Board when funding opportunities and application materials for grant opportunities under this Part are available. b) Application materials may be obtained from the …

Section 1100.420 Grant Awards a) In a given fiscal year, the Program appropriations shall be allocated for projects based on the following order of priority: 1) Funding for baccalaureate completion programs to facilitate student articulation from an ADN program offered by a commu…

Section 1100.500 Expansion Grants (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 43 Ill. Reg. 7429, effective June 20, 2019)

Section 1100.600 Improvement Grants (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 43 Ill. Reg. 7429, effective June 20, 2019)

Section 1100.700 Award Process a) Board staff shall review application materials pursuant to this Part and make recommendations to the Board for approval. b) Once grants are awarded by the Board, the Board staff shall notify each applicant in writing concerning its application. c…

Section 1100.800 Audit Requirements Grantees are subject to the Auditing Standards stipulated by GATU (see GATA Rule Section 7000.90). (Source: Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 7429, effective June 20, 2019)

Section 1100.900 Post-Award Requirements a) The awardee shall not deviate from the budget, project scope, or objectives stated in the Grant Agreement except with mutual agreement of the Board and the awardee. (See GATA Rule Section 7000.370(b).) The Board shall review a request a…

Section 1105.100 Purpose of the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program The purpose of the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program is to ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty by supplementing nursing faculty salaries at institutions of higher learning that award degrees in n…

Section 1105.200 Definitions "Act" means the Board of Higher Education Act [110 ILCS 205]. "Board" means the Board of Higher Education. "Institution of Higher Learning" means a public or nonpublic institution of higher education located within Illinois that offers associate, bacc…

Section 1105.300 Fellow Eligibility A qualified applicant must: a) be an Illinois resident; b) have a minimum of a master's degree in nursing; c) be employed in a nursing faculty position with a minimum of a .50 full-time equivalent at an eligible institution; d) be employed by t…

Section 1105.400 Nomination Process a) Eligible institutions will be notified by the Board when funding opportunities and nomination materials for the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program are available. b) Nomination materials may be obtained from the Illinois Board of Higher Educat…

Section 1105.500 Approval Process a) The Board shall accept nominations for Fellowships in accordance with Section 1105.400. b) Board staff shall review nominations to ensure the eligibility requirements are met in accordance with Section 1105.300. c) Board staff shall make recom…

Section 1105.600 Awards a) The amount of the Fellowship shall be no greater than $25,000. b) The number of Fellowships awarded in a given fiscal year is contingent upon available funding. c) If, for any reason, the appropriation to the Board is insufficient to fund Fellowships fo…

Section 1105.700 Fellow Responsibilities a) As a condition for acceptance of the Fellowship, the Fellow shall agree to participate in the following activities: 1) Collaboration with the Board and Illinois Nursing Workforce Center regarding statewide nursing issues, as needed and …

Section 1105.800 Post-Award Requirements a) Recipient institutions are subject to the Auditing Standards required by GATU (see GATA Rule Section 7000.90). b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (b), the recipient institution shall submit a financial report to the Boar…

Section 1400.10 Administrative Functions The administrative functions of the Illinois Board of Examiners (the Board or IBOE) under the Illinois Public Accounting Act (the Act) shall be performed by an Executive Director appointed by and responsible to the Board, or others designa…

Section 1400.100 Examinations − General Examinations as prescribed in the Act shall be held at the dates, times and locations determined by the Board's approved vendor, unless the Board determines otherwise, in which case, the Board will post the dates, times and locations of the…

Section 1400.105 Examinations − Misconduct a) Misconduct is a serious matter and is strictly prohibited. b) The following actions will be considered misconduct: 1) Communication between candidates inside or outside the examination room, or copying via any media another candidate'…

Section 1400.110 Examinations − Uniform Examination − Non-Disclosure − Security The Board may use the Uniform CPA Examination prepared by AICPA. In accordance with the requirements of the Uniform CPA Examination, the examination is a non-disclosed examination. Candidates are requ…