94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2225

 

Introduced 1/11/2006, by Sen. Edward D. Maloney

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 205/9.07   from Ch. 144, par. 189.07

    Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that if a public university admits a student who needs remedial coursework, then the university must require that the student complete the remedial coursework.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
5 changing Section 9.07 as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 205/9.07)  (from Ch. 144, par. 189.07)
7     Sec. 9.07. Admission standards.
8     (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), to
9 establish minimum admission standards for public community
10 colleges, colleges and state universities. However,
11 notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or any
12 other law of this State, the minimum admission standards
13 established by the Board shall not directly or indirectly
14 authorize or require a State college or university to
15 discriminate in the admissions process against an applicant for
16 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a charter
17 school established under Article 27A of the School Code.
18 Admission standards for out-of-state students may be higher
19 than for Illinois residents.
20     (b) Implementation of the new statewide minimum admission
21 requirements and standards for public colleges and
22 universities in Illinois established and announced by the Board
23 in December, 1985 shall be deferred as provided in this
24 subsection. The Board shall not attempt to implement or
25 otherwise effect adoption and establishment of those minimum
26 admission requirements and standards in any public community
27 college, college or State university prior to the fall of 1993,
28 and no public community college, college or State university
29 shall be under any duty or obligation to implement, establish
30 or otherwise apply those minimum admission requirements and
31 standards to any entering freshmen prior to the fall of 1993.
32 The Board of Higher Education shall provide the State

 

 

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1 Superintendent of Education, on or before January 1, 1990,
2 descriptions of course content, and such other criteria as are
3 necessary to determine and certify whether all school districts
4 maintaining grades 9-12 are offering courses which satisfy the
5 minimum admission requirements and standards established and
6 announced by the Board. In addition, there shall be established
7 a 9 member committee composed of 3 members selected by the
8 Board of Higher Education, 3 members selected by the State
9 Superintendent of Education and 3 members selected by the
10 President of the Illinois Vocational Association. The
11 committee shall be appointed within 30 days after the effective
12 date of this amendatory Act. It shall be the duty and
13 responsibility of the committee to identify and develop courses
14 and curricula in the vocational education area which meet the
15 minimum admission requirements and standards to be established
16 and implemented under this Section. The first meeting of the
17 committee shall be called by the Executive Director of the
18 Board of Higher Education within 10 days after the committee is
19 appointed. At its first meeting the committee shall organize
20 and elect a chairperson. The committee's report shall be
21 prepared and submitted by the committee to the Board of Higher
22 Education, the Illinois State Board of Education and the
23 General Assembly by April 1, 1989.
24     (c) By March 1, 1980, the Boards shall develop guidelines
25 which: (1) place the emphasis on postsecondary remedial
26 programs at Public Community Colleges and (2) reduces the role
27 of the state universities in offering remedial programs. By
28 June 30, 1981, the Board shall report to the General Assembly
29 the progress made toward this transition in the emphasis on
30 remedial programs at the postsecondary level and any
31 legislative action that it deems appropriate. Under the
32 guidelines, if a State university admits a student who needs
33 remedial coursework, then the university must require that the
34 student complete the remedial coursework.
35 (Source: P.A. 89-450, eff. 4-10-96.)