110 ILCS 40/ Educational Partnership Act.
(110 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 2201)
Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Educational Partnership Act.
(Source: P.A. 84‑712.) |
(110 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 2202)
Sec. 2. The General Assembly finds that there is a need for greater cooperation between all levels of the educational system of this State in order to encourage students to complete and realize maximum benefit from their elementary and secondary education.
(Source: P.A. 84‑712.) |
(110 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 2203)
Sec. 3. To facilitate such cooperation, each public institution of higher education as defined in "An Act creating a Board of Higher Education, defining its powers and duties, making an appropriation therefor, and repealing an Act herein named", approved August 22, 1961, as amended, is authorized to establish programs under which qualified students of such institution provide tutorial services to elementary and secondary school students who are in need of such services, as determined and requested by their respective school districts. Each public institution of higher education is encouraged to work in partnership with public schools in this State maintaining any of grades 9 through 12 in order to help assure that all students entering 9th grade in the 1989‑90 school year and thereafter are offered, during their years of enrollment as high school students, all coursework required to satisfy statewide minimum admission requirements and standards established by the Board of Higher Education pursuant to Section 9.07 of "An Act creating a Board of Higher Education, defining its powers and duties, making an appropriation therefor, and repealing an Act herein named".
(Source: P.A. 86‑787.) |
(110 ILCS 40/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 2204)
Sec. 4. Students selected by a public institution of higher education to furnish tutorial services: (i) shall meet basic requirements established by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 2‑3.49 of The School Code, as now or hereafter amended; and (ii) shall be assigned by such institution to a specific school district or districts, on a regularly recurring basis, and to a particular representative of such district who shall be responsible for providing any necessary supervision and direction to the student furnishing such tutorial services.
(Source: P.A. 84‑712.) |
(110 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 2205)
Sec. 5. Public institutions of higher education shall, whenever possible, make arrangements for awarding academic credit to students furnishing tutoring services, and in addition shall provide for appropriate full or partial waiver of its tuition or fees to students furnishing tutoring services.
(Source: P.A. 84‑712.) |
(110 ILCS 40/5.5)
Sec. 5.5. Tutorial services by pre‑service teacher candidates. Public and private institutions of higher education that have approved teacher education programs may engage pre‑service teacher candidates in the tutorial services provided for in this Act. Students furnishing tutorial services under this Section may receive compensation for such services while also receiving academic or clinical experience credit or both.
(Source: P.A. 95‑39, eff. 8‑10‑07.)