(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.)