HB0298 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0298

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 155/35 new

Amends the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act. Provides that certain higher education institutions shall note any violations of a comprehensive policy on any academic transcripts prepared for a student within 5 years following a finding of a violation. Provides that if a student transfers to another higher education institution, certain higher education institutions must also note the violation on any academic transcripts prepared within the 5 years following a finding of a violation. Limits the provisions to public universities and public community colleges.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act is amended by adding Section 35 as follows:

(110 ILCS 155/35 new)

Sec. 35. Notations on transcripts.

(a) This Section shall only apply to public universities and public community colleges and shall not be construed to apply to any other higher education institutions.

(b) If a student of a public university or public community college is found by that public university or public community college to have violated the comprehensive policy adopted under this Act, the public university or public community college shall include that violation on any academic transcripts prepared by the public university or public community college within the 5 years following the finding of a violation of the comprehensive policy, including any transcripts sent to other higher education institutions for the purpose of the student transferring to another higher education institution. If a student transfers from a public university or public community college to another public university or public community college, the public university or public community college to which the student transferred shall also include the violation on any academic transcripts prepared within the 5 years following the finding of a violation of the comprehensive policy at the public university or public community college from which the student transferred.

(c) A public university or public community college shall only include the violation on an academic transcript if the finding of a violation of the comprehensive policy occurred after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.