Sen. Dan Kotowski

Filed: 5/12/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 806

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 806 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Community college" means a public community college in
8this State.
9    "State university" means a public university in this State.
 
10    Section 10. Associate degree for transfer.
11    (a) Commencing with the fall term of the 2016-2017 academic
12year, a community college student who earns an associate degree
13for transfer, an Associate of Arts, or an Associate of Science
14that is consistent with degree requirements of the Illinois
15Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education and

 

 

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1aligned with the policies and procedures of the Illinois
2Articulation Initiative, granted pursuant to subsection (b) of
3this Section is deemed eligible for transfer into the
4baccalaureate program of a State university if the student
5meets the requirements of the transfer degree and
6major-specific prerequisites and obtains a minimum grade point
7average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
8    (b) As a condition of receipt of State funds, a community
9college district shall develop and grant associate degrees for
10transfer that meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this
11Section. A community college district may not impose any
12requirements in addition to the requirements of this Section
13for a student to be eligible for an associate degree for
14transfer and subsequent admission to a State university
15pursuant to Section 15 of this Act without the approval of the
16Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher
17Education.
18    (c) The General Assembly encourages a community college
19district to consider the articulation agreements and other work
20between the respective faculties from the affected community
21college and State universities in implementing the
22requirements of this Section.
23    (d) The General Assembly encourages community colleges to
24facilitate the acceptance of credits earned at other community
25colleges toward an associate degree for transfer pursuant to
26this Section.

 

 

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1    (e) This Section does not preclude students who are
2assessed below collegiate level from acquiring remedial
3noncollegiate level coursework in preparation for obtaining an
4associate degree for transfer. Remedial noncollegiate level
5coursework and all other non-transfer coursework must not be
6counted as part of the transferable units required pursuant to
7subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section.
 
8    Section 15. Admission to a State university.
9Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a
10State university shall admit and grant junior status in a
11program, subject to available program capacity, to any Illinois
12community college student who:
13        (1) meets all of the requirements of Section 10 of this
14    Act;
15        (2) has completed all lower-division prerequisites;
16    and
17        (3) meets the admission requirements of the State
18    university's program or major.
 
19    Section 20. Coursework.
20    (a) A State university may not require a student
21transferring pursuant to this Act to take more than 60
22additional semester units beyond the lower-division major
23requirements for majors requiring 120 semester units, provided
24that the student remains enrolled in the same program of study

 

 

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1and has completed university major transfer requirements.
2Specified high unit majors are exempt from this subsection (a)
3upon agreement by the board of trustees of the State university
4and the Board of Higher Education.
5    (b) A State university may not require students
6transferring pursuant to this Act to repeat courses that are
7articulated with those taken at the community college and
8counted toward an associate degree for transfer granted
9pursuant to Section 10 of this Act.
10    (c) The General Assembly encourages State universities to
11facilitate the seamless transfer of credits toward a
12baccalaureate degree pursuant to the intent of this Act.
 
13    Section 25. Board of Higher Education reviews and reports.
14    (a) The Board of Higher Education shall review the
15implementation of this Act and file a report on that review
16with the General Assembly on or before May 31, 2017, as
17provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
18Act.
19    (b) The Board of Higher Education shall review both of the
20following and file a report on that review with the General
21Assembly within 4 years after the effective date of this Act,
22as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
23Act:
24        (1) The outcomes of implementation of this Act,
25    including, but not limited to, all of the following:

 

 

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1            (A) The number and percentage of community college
2        students who transferred to a State university and
3        earned an associate degree for transfer pursuant to
4        this Act.
5            (B) The average amount of time and units it takes a
6        community college student earning an associate degree
7        for transfer pursuant to this Act to transfer to and
8        graduate from a State university, as compared to the
9        average amount of time and units it took community
10        college transfer students prior to the implementation
11        of this Act and compared to students using other
12        transfer processes available.
13            (C) Student progression and completion rates.
14            (D) Other relevant indicators of student success.
15            (E) The degree to which the requirements for an
16        associate degree for transfer take into account
17        existing articulation agreements and the degree to
18        which community colleges facilitate the acceptance of
19        credits between community college districts, as
20        outlined in subsections (c) and (d) of Section 10 of
21        this Act.
22            (F) It is the intent of the General Assembly that
23        student outcome data provided under this subsection
24        (b) include the degree to which State universities were
25        able to accommodate students admitted under this Act in
26        being admitted to the State university of their choice

 

 

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1        and in a major that is similar to their community
2        college major.
3        (2) Recommendations for statutory changes necessary to
4    facilitate the goal of a clear and transparent transfer
5    process.
 
6    Section 30. Implementation of Act; intent. It is the intent
7of the General Assembly that the requirements placed on
8community college districts pursuant to this Act be carried out
9in the normal course of program development and approval,
10course scheduling, and degree issuance and do not represent any
11new activities or a higher level of service on the part of
12community college districts.
 
13    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
14Section 8.39 as follows:
 
15    (30 ILCS 805/8.39 new)
16    Sec. 8.39. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
17of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
18implementation of any mandate created by the Student Transfer
19Achievement Reform Act.".