Public Act 100-1008
 
HB5021 EnrolledLRB100 19167 JWD 34432 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended  by 
adding Section 16 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 205/16 new)
    Sec. 16. Closing an institution of higher education; 
student records.
    (a) In this Section: 
    "Academic records" means the academic records of each 
former student of an institution of higher education that is 
traditionally provided on an academic transcript, including, 
but not limited to, courses taken, terms, grades, and any other 
similar information.
    "Institution of higher education" means any publicly or 
privately operated university, college, junior college, 
business, technical or vocational school, or other educational 
institution offering degrees and instruction beyond the 
secondary school level. "Institution of higher education" does 
not include a public community college. 
    (b) In the event an institution of higher education 
proposes to discontinue its operations, the chief 
administrative officer of the institution shall submit a plan 
to the Board for permanent retention of all academic records of 
the institution. The plan must be approved by the Executive 
Director of the Board before it is executed.
    (c) If it appears to the Board that the academic records of 
an institution of higher education kept pursuant to an approved 
plan under subsection (b) of this Section may become lost, 
hidden, destroyed, or otherwise made unavailable to the Board, 
the Board may seize and take possession of the records, on its 
own motion and without order of a court. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.