Full Text of SB3804 97th General Assembly
SB3804sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford Filed: 3/26/2012
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3804
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3804 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Findings and declarations. The General | 5 | | Assembly finds and declares the following: | 6 | | (1) This State needs to substantially increase the | 7 | | number of skilled students graduating from college each | 8 | | year to meet a goal of 60% of adult residents possessing a | 9 | | college credential by 2025. | 10 | | (2) The tightened fiscal environment requires a focus | 11 | | on ensuring all State resources are used as efficiently and | 12 | | effectively as possible. | 13 | | (3) The demand for the Monetary Award Program greatly | 14 | | exceeds the supply of current funding, requiring measures | 15 | | to be taken to reduce student time to obtain a degree and, | 16 | | thus, reduce educational costs without reducing the | 17 | | quality of education. |
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| 1 | | (4) It is recognized that substantial efforts have been | 2 | | made to facilitate student transfers through the creation | 3 | | of extensive transfer and articulation agreements between | 4 | | and among public and private post-secondary educational | 5 | | institutions in this State, including the voluntary | 6 | | statewide articulation agreement known as the Illinois | 7 | | Articulation Initiative. | 8 | | Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | 9 | | changing Section 9.30 as follows: | 10 | | (110 ILCS 205/9.30) | 11 | | Sec. 9.30. Course transferability program. | 12 | | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Board shall implement and | 13 | | administer a statewide program, using the World Wide Web, to | 14 | | assist students, advisors, faculty, and administrators from | 15 | | public and private institutions of higher education in | 16 | | obtaining consistent and accurate information about transfer | 17 | | courses and their applicability towards degree completion by | 18 | | publishing course equivalency guides, academic programs, | 19 | | courses offered, transfer course evaluations, and degree | 20 | | requirements. | 21 | | (b) Under the program, the Board shall provide appropriate | 22 | | assistance and support to participating public and private | 23 | | institutions of higher education. The Board shall designate | 24 | | participants based on which institutions apply to be part of |
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| 1 | | the program. However, all data shall be managed by each | 2 | | institution of higher education and each institution shall | 3 | | retain complete ownership of the data submitted. | 4 | | (c) The program's Internet website shall contain the | 5 | | following: | 6 | | (1) Transfer course articulations, which shall be | 7 | | updated annually. | 8 | | (2) Institutional reference tables. | 9 | | (3) Degree requirements, which shall be updated | 10 | | annually. | 11 | | (4) Course banks, which shall be updated annually. | 12 | | (5) Academic program pull down menus, which shall be | 13 | | updated annually.
| 14 | | (d) The Board of Higher Education is authorized and it | 15 | | shall be its duty, in collaboration with the Illinois Community | 16 | | College Board, to periodically review student records for | 17 | | students who, having formerly studied at a public community | 18 | | college in this State, have since transferred to a 4-year | 19 | | institution that is authorized to receive Monetary Award | 20 | | Program (MAP) funds under Section 35 of the Higher Education | 21 | | Student Assistance Act in order to do all of the following: | 22 | | (1) Collaborate with the Illinois Community College | 23 | | Board to conduct an initial study or audit of student | 24 | | transcripts, making all legal and appropriate allowance | 25 | | for student privacy, to better understand how and when | 26 | | students are receiving credit for general education and |
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| 1 | | major coursework, including without limitation whether | 2 | | students receive equivalent or elective credit, whether | 3 | | transferring students receive junior status upon transfer, | 4 | | how many credit hours on average students must repeat in | 5 | | similar general education and major coursework when they | 6 | | transfer to public and private institutions, as well as | 7 | | patterns in course transfer within sectors and program | 8 | | types, the impact on student time to obtain a degree, and | 9 | | the average cost of repeated or similar coursework. | 10 | | (2) Produce, in collaboration with the Illinois | 11 | | Community College Board, a report indicating where | 12 | | improvements are needed to maximize course transfer | 13 | | between 2-year and 4-year colleges in order to reduce | 14 | | student time to obtain a degree and, in consultation with | 15 | | the Illinois Community College Board, prepare an initial | 16 | | report with these findings on or before June 30, 2013. | 17 | | (3) After June 30, 2013, in consultation with the | 18 | | Illinois Higher Education Center, the Illinois Community | 19 | | College Board, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, | 20 | | and the State Board of Education, conduct and issue an | 21 | | annual report of student transfer, to be named the | 22 | | Post-Secondary Transfer and Completion Report. The report | 23 | | shall make use of data gathered through the
State | 24 | | longitudinal data system to track course credit transfers, | 25 | | which may include, but not be limited to, student records | 26 | | tracked by institution and by major, transfer of the |
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| 1 | | Illinois Articulation Initiative general education common | 2 | | core and major course recommendations, reverse transfer of | 3 | | credit, patterns in transferability and applicability of | 4 | | course credit, additional time to obtain a degree for | 5 | | students with coursework that does not transfer for equal | 6 | | credit, and comparisons of the performance of transferring | 7 | | students by institution or other variables. These entities | 8 | | are authorized to require additional data elements to be | 9 | | reported by institutions to complete the study, when | 10 | | necessary and by the most economical means. The data | 11 | | elements shall be developed in consultation with the | 12 | | appropriate data and technical committees to make use of | 13 | | existing data collection and definitions wherever | 14 | | possible. The report shall be annually provided to the | 15 | | Illinois P-20 Council and the General Assembly. | 16 | | Nothing in this subsection (d) shall be construed to | 17 | | contradict the standards already governed by State and federal | 18 | | privacy laws. | 19 | | (e) In this subsection (e), "committee" means the Statewide | 20 | | Articulation and Transfer Committee. | 21 | | The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community | 22 | | College Board, and the Illinois P-20 Council shall establish a | 23 | | Statewide Articulation and Transfer Committee, which shall be | 24 | | chaired by the head of the Illinois P-20 Council or his or her | 25 | | designee. The committee may include members of the existing | 26 | | Illinois Articulation Initiative committees and shall consist |
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| 1 | | of members equitably representing public universities, public | 2 | | community colleges, and private, non-profit colleges and | 3 | | universities and members representing the General Assembly. | 4 | | Furthermore, the committee shall include members from private, | 5 | | non-profit colleges or universities that have not fully | 6 | | participated in the Illinois Articulation Initiative, but | 7 | | enroll one or more students who receive MAP grants. The | 8 | | committee shall, with appropriate consultation with faculty | 9 | | senates of institutions of higher education, do all of the | 10 | | following: | 11 | | (1) Review the report on course transfer provided by | 12 | | the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of | 13 | | Higher Education and review additional reports by | 14 | | individual institutions, as needed. | 15 | | (2) Consult with existing Illinois Articulation | 16 | | Initiative general education and major directive | 17 | | subcommittees, the Federation of Independent Illinois | 18 | | Colleges and Universities, and faculty representatives | 19 | | from MAP-receiving institutions that have previously not | 20 | | fully participated in the Illinois Articulation Initiative | 21 | | on ways to improve the existing system, including, but not | 22 | | limited to, a common, statewide identifier to maximize and | 23 | | clarify course transferability for MAP students at public | 24 | | and private institutions. | 25 | | (3) On or before January 1, 2014, make recommendations | 26 | | to the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of |
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| 1 | | Higher Education with respect to improvements to the | 2 | | existing system of course transfer and articulation to | 3 | | maximize course transfer of general education and major | 4 | | coursework to institutions enrolling one or more students | 5 | | receiving the MAP grant. The committee shall also make | 6 | | recommendations to the Illinois Community College Board | 7 | | and the Board of Higher Education for creation of a simple, | 8 | | statewide, common course identifier, which shall make | 9 | | identification of statewide transferrable courses | 10 | | immediately obvious to students. These recommendations | 11 | | shall also take into account existing dual credit, 2 Plus | 12 | | 2, and common course standard initiatives. | 13 | | (4) As needed, develop policies to align articulation | 14 | | and transfer policies established by individual | 15 | | educational institutions or community college districts, | 16 | | including, but not limited to, admissions criteria and | 17 | | advising and counseling. | 18 | | (5) Ensure that all articulation and transfer policies | 19 | | and practices approved by the committee are compliant with | 20 | | the rules and regulations of all relevant, recognized, | 21 | | accrediting agencies. | 22 | | (6) Perform other duties as required by the Illinois | 23 | | Community College Board, the Board of Higher Education, and | 24 | | the General Assembly. | 25 | | All committee recommendations and decisions must be | 26 | | submitted to the Board of Higher Education for approval on or |
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| 1 | | before January 1, 2014 for presentation to the General | 2 | | Assembly. | 3 | | Nothing in this subsection (e) shall be construed to | 4 | | contradict the standards already governed by State and federal | 5 | | privacy laws. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 94-420, eff. 8-2-05.) | 7 | | Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended by | 8 | | changing Section 2-11 as follows:
| 9 | | (110 ILCS 805/2-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 102-11)
| 10 | | Sec. 2-11.
(a) The State Board in cooperation with the | 11 | | four-year colleges is empowered
to develop articulation | 12 | | procedures to the end that maximum freedom of
transfer among | 13 | | community colleges and between community colleges and
| 14 | | degree-granting institutions be available, and consistent with | 15 | | minimum
admission policies established by the Board of Higher | 16 | | Education.
| 17 | | (b) The State Board shall collaborate with the Board of | 18 | | Higher Education and institutions of higher education to review | 19 | | student records from students who, having formerly studied at a | 20 | | community college, have since transferred to a 4-year | 21 | | institution that is authorized to receive Monetary Award | 22 | | Program funds under Section 35 of the Higher Education Student | 23 | | Assistance Act in order to do all of the following: | 24 | | (1) Collaborate with the Board of Higher Education to |
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| 1 | | conduct an initial study or audit of student transcripts, | 2 | | making all legal and appropriate allowance for student | 3 | | privacy, to better understand how and when students are | 4 | | receiving credit for general education and major | 5 | | coursework, including without limitation whether students | 6 | | receive equivalent or elective credit, whether | 7 | | transferring students receive junior status upon transfer, | 8 | | how many credit hours on average students must repeat in | 9 | | similar general education and major coursework when they | 10 | | transfer to public and private institutions, as well as | 11 | | patterns in course transfer within sectors and program | 12 | | types, the impact on student time to obtain a degree, and | 13 | | the average cost of repeated or similar coursework. | 14 | | (2) Share the resulting data with the Board of Higher | 15 | | Education and, on or before June 30, 2013, collaborate with | 16 | | the Board of Higher Education to produce a report | 17 | | indicating where improvements are needed to maximize | 18 | | course transfer between 2-year and 4-year colleges in order | 19 | | to reduce student time to obtain a degree. | 20 | | (3) Routinely submit additional data on transferring | 21 | | students to the State longitudinal data system for annual | 22 | | course credit transfer reports. | 23 | | Nothing in this subsection (b) shall be construed to | 24 | | contradict the standards already governed by State and federal | 25 | | privacy laws. | 26 | | (Source: P.A. 78-669.)
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 | | becoming law.".
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