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 Bill Status of SB1639  102nd General Assembly


Short Description:  HIGHER ED-DIRECT ADMISSIONS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Chapin Rose

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
110 ILCS 205/9.40 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish an online statewide direct admissions program to provide more high school seniors with the opportunity to obtain a postsecondary certificate or degree. Provides that the Board shall receive the grades of each high school student from district uploads to the Board. Provides that a student shall receive conditional acceptance to a public university or to a public community college based on his or her grade point average and college entrance examination scores relative to the benchmark grade point average and college entrance examination score set by the Board. Sets forth additional provisions of the program. Effective January 1, 2023.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/26/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose
  2/26/2021SenateFirst Reading
  2/26/2021SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/9/2021SenateAssigned to Higher Education
  3/24/2021SenatePostponed - Higher Education
  4/16/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die

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