99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2505
 
Introduced 2/9/2016, by Sen. Heather A. Steans
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
105 ILCS 302/30

     Amends the College and Career Success for All Students Act. Provides that scores of 4 or higher on International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme examinations shall be accepted for credit to satisfy degree requirements by all public institutions of higher education.  Provides that each institution shall determine for each International Baccalaureate test whether credit will be granted for electives, general education requirements, or major requirements and the International Baccalaureate scores required to grant credit for those purposes. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The College and Career Success for All Students 
5Act is amended  by changing Section 30 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 302/30)
7    Sec. 30. Examination; postsecondary-level course credit.
8    (a)  In this Section, "institution of higher education" 
9means a public university or public  community college located 
10in this State.
11    (b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of 
123, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement 
13examinations and scores of 4 or higher on International 
14Baccalaureate Diploma Programme examinations shall be accepted 
15for credit to satisfy degree requirements by all institutions 
16of higher education. Each institution of higher education shall 
17determine for each Advanced Placement and International 
18Baccalaureate test whether credit will be granted for 
19electives, general education requirements, or major 
20requirements and the Advanced Placement and International 
21Baccalaureate scores required to grant credit for those 
22purposes.
23    (c) By the conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
 
 
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1Board of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Illinois 
2Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced Placement 
3examination score course granting policy of each institution of 
4higher education and the research used by each institution in 
5determining the level of credit and the number of credits 
6provided for the Advanced Placement scores in accordance with 
7the requirements of this Section and file a report that 
8includes findings and recommendations to the General Assembly 
9and the Governor. Each institution of higher education shall 
10provide the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 
11Community College Board with all necessary data, in accordance 
12with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
131974, to conduct the analysis.
14    (d) Each institution of higher education shall publish its 
15updated Advanced Placement examination score course granting 
16policy in accordance with the requirements of this Section on 
17its Internet website before the beginning of the 2016-2017 
18academic year.

19(Source: P.A. 99-358, eff. 8-13-15.)
 
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
21becoming law.