ICCB UPDATES & GUIDANCE
- IBHE Updated Higher Education Phase 5 Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions – July 18, 2022
- COVID-19 Guidance for IAI Online Lab and Speech Courses
- GEER Fund FAQ – August 6, 2020
- ICCB Guidance for the Return to Campus for Illinois Community Colleges – July 28, 2020
- FAQ for IAI Course Grading – July 7, 2020
- Guidance on IAI Online Lab and Speech Courses Through Spring ’21 – June 15, 2020
- Phase 3: Reopening of HSE Testing Centers – June 15, 2020
- Federal Grant Extensions Due to COVID-19 – June 8, 2020
- Placement Guidance for Fall 2020 – May 29, 2020
- Phase 3: Helping Career and Technical Education Students to Complete Their Coursework – May 29, 2020
- SU/SR Submissions – May 27, 2020
- State Grant Agreement Extensions due to COVID-19 – May 4, 2020
- Joint Pass-Fail and AP and IB Score Guidance for Spring and Summer 2020 (ICCB/IBHE/IAI) – May 15, 2020
- Wi-Fi Hotspot Map Released to Support Students During COVID-19 Pandemic – April 17, 2020
- Joint Guidance for Courses with Online Labs and Speeches for Spring & Summer 2020 Terms COVID-19 (ICCB/IBHE/IAI) – April 9, 2020
- Joint Pass-Fail and AP and IB Score Guidance for Spring 2020 (ICCB/IBHE/IAI) – April 9, 2020
- Financial/ Expenditure and Performance Reporting Extension for ICCB Grantees – April 2, 2020
- Joint Dual Credit Guidance During the Suspension of In-Person Instruction (ICCB, IBHE, ISBE) – March 27, 2020
- Workforce Equity Initiative Update – March 23, 2020
- ICCB Guidance on Governor Pritzker’s Stay At Home Executive Order – March 20, 2020
- ICCB Guidance to Community Colleges on COVID 19 – March 17, 2020
- ICCB Guidance to Community Colleges on COVID 19 – March 13, 2020
- Suggested Technology and Remote Options – April 7, 2020
- ICCB Adult Education Instruction Update – March 25, 2020
- ICCB Temporary Statewide Adult Education Program Closure – March 15, 2020
EMERGENCY ACTIONS
- Executive Order 2020-33: Stay At Home Order Extension– extends the state’s disaster proclamation, requiring individuals to stay at home through May 29, 2020. – April 30, 2020
- Executive Order 2020-31: Suspends Provisions in the Public Community College Act – suspends prohibition on bids for construction purposes from being submitted electronically. – April 24, 2020
- Executive Order 2020-18: Stay At Home Order Extension– extends the state’s disaster proclamation, requiring individuals to stay at home through April 30, 2020. – April 1, 2020
- Executive Order 2020-15: Suspends Provisions in the Illinois School Code –suspends all state assessments, creates Remote Learning Days and Remote Learning Plan Days, and addresses Early Childhood Block Grant funds. – March 27, 2020
- Executive Order 2020-10: Stay At Home Order– individuals must stay at home, with exceptions for essential activities, government functions, and businesses. All non-essential business and operations must cease, except business can continue with employees working from home. – April 1, 2020
- Executive Order 2020-07: Open Meetings Act– the provisions of the Open Meetings Act relating to in-person attendance by members of a public body and the conditions limiting when remote participation is permitted are suspended. – March 16, 2020
- Executive Order 2020-05: K-12 Schools – all public and private K-12 schools must close through March 30, 2020.– March 13, 2020
- Complete List of Executive Orders in Response to COVID-19
The Illinois Community College Board provides the following links to guidance by federal and state entities as a convenient resource for colleges and stakeholders; the links do not constitute an endorsement of the resource.
- Interim Final Rule – CARES ACT Student Emergency Grant Eligibility – June 15, 2020
- Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Reporting- Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students – May 6, 2020
- College System CARES Act Allocations – June 3, 2020
- U.S. Dept. of Education CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund Website – April 30, 2020
- American Association of Community Colleges – CARES Act Webinar
If you have questions concerning this program, please submit them via e-mail to HEERF@ed.gov., or by phone, at 202-377-3711.
- Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development
- Guidance on Providing Emergency Child Care for Essential Workers – April 10, 2020
- Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Specialized Accreditor Actions in Response to COVID-19 – March 26, 2020
- IBHE Guidance Regarding the Governor’s Executive Order 2020-10 – March 24, 2020
- IBHE Notifications for Degree Granting Institutions – March 12, 2020
- Illinois Department of Commerence
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
- Resources for Illinois Residents and Licensees Impacted by COVID-19
- Guidance For Nursing Students – April 17, 2020
- Variance for BCENT Schools Regarding Online Courses – April 9,2020
- Remote Notarization During the COVID-19 Pandemic – April 8, 2020
- Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic – March 18, 2020
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- Division of EMS Updates Webinar – April 9, 2020
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency
- Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
- Illinois State Board of Education
- Office of the Attorney General
Visit https://www.coronavirus.gov/ for centralized federal information.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Grants Portal Webinars – April 20-24, 2020
- Request for Public Assistance
- U.S. Department of Education
- COVID-19 FAQ’s for Title III, IV, V, and VII Grantees
- Guidance from Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (5.12.20) on serving College students with disabilities – May 15, 2020
- Office of Civil Rights Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility – March 17, 2020
- COVID-19 Information and Resources
- Q&A on Donation or Loan of Personal Protective Equipment and Other Medical Supplies and Equipment Purchased with Federal Funds – April 15, 2020
- Q&A on the use of Department of Education grant funds during COVID-19 – April 8, 2020
- Office of Postsecondary Education – UPDATED Guidance for Interruptions of Study Related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) – April 3, 2020
- Office of Postsecondary Education – Guidance for Interruptions of Study Related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) – March 20, 2020
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- COVID-19 FAQs for School Certifying Officials – April 2, 2020
- COVID-19 FAQs for VA Work StudySite Mangers – March 30, 2020
- Veterans’ GI Bill benefits to continue during COVID-19 pandemic – March 30, 2020
- COVID_19_SCO_FAQs _IHL
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcementt
- Guidance for Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) Stakeholders – March 13, 2020
- CDC – Considerations for Institutes of Higher Education – May 19, 2020
- CDC/EPA Cleaning and Disinfection Guidance – May 7, 2020
- IDPH – Face Covering Do’s and Don’ts – April 20, 2020
- IDPH – Guidance on the Use of Masks by the General Public – April 6, 2020
- CDC – Travel Information – April 16, 2020
- CDC – Resources for Institutes of Higher Education – March 21, 2020
- Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education – March 18, 2020
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases – by Johns Hopkins CSSE
Illinois Community Colleges’ Coronavirus Webpages - Last Updated: August 4, 2020
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