Full Text of HB1630 103rd General Assembly
HB1630 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 HB1630 Introduced 2/1/2023, by Rep. Bradley Fritts SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Public Community College Act. Allows the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 506 to establish and offer at Sauk Valley Community College a baccalaureate-level nursing education pilot program that confers a bachelor of science degree in nursing upon the meeting of specified conditions. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to conduct a statewide evaluation of the nursing program and report on the results of the evaluation by July 1, 2028; specifies evaluation requirements. Effective immediately.
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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 Public Community College Act is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 3-80 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-80 new) | 7 | | Sec. 3-80. Baccalaureate degree in nursing pilot program. | 8 | | (a) The Board of Trustees of Community College District | 9 | | No. 506 may establish and offer at Sauk Valley Community | 10 | | College a baccalaureate-level nursing education pilot program, | 11 | | commonly referred to as a baccalaureate completion program (RN | 12 | | to BSN), that confers a bachelor of science degree in nursing | 13 | | if all of the following conditions are met: | 14 | | (1) The Board of Trustees meets all of the | 15 | | requirements as set forth in subsection (b) of this | 16 | | Section, and the program has been approved by the State | 17 | | Board to offer a bachelor of science degree in nursing. | 18 | | (2) After the program has been approved by the State | 19 | | Board, the Board of Higher Education shall consider the | 20 | | program for approval in a manner consistent with new | 21 | | bachelor's degree programs at public and private | 22 | | universities in this State. | 23 | | (3) The Board of Trustees has identified and |
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| 1 | | documented, in writing, unmet workforce needs in the | 2 | | subject area of the baccalaureate degree to be offered. | 3 | | The Board of Trustees shall publish on the community | 4 | | college district's website and make publicly available the | 5 | | documentation and shall present the documentation to the | 6 | | State Board. | 7 | | (4) The community college shall hold a national | 8 | | professional nursing accreditation or have applied for the | 9 | | accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing | 10 | | Education, the Accreditation Commission for Education in | 11 | | Nursing, or the Commission for Nursing Education | 12 | | Accreditation. | 13 | | (5) The community college shall offer and maintain an | 14 | | associate degree in nursing. | 15 | | (6) The Board of Trustees must demonstrate, in | 16 | | writing, how the community college will enhance future | 17 | | opportunities for minority and bilingual populations by | 18 | | focusing outreach efforts and giving preference to those | 19 | | students in order to meet workforce needs. | 20 | | (b) The Board of Trustees shall demonstrate that the | 21 | | community college has the expertise, resources, and student | 22 | | interest to offer a quality bachelor of science degree in | 23 | | nursing. An application for approval from the State Board | 24 | | shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: | 25 | | (1) The Board of Trustees shall describe the labor | 26 | | market need as specified in paragraph (3) of subsection |
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| 1 | | (a) of this Section. | 2 | | (2) The Board of Trustees shall describe the program's | 3 | | purpose, its target population, related occupations, and | 4 | | career paths. | 5 | | (3) The Board of Trustees shall demonstrate that the | 6 | | community college has developed quality curricula that | 7 | | aligns with federal, State, and local requirements and | 8 | | will prepare graduates with the appropriate level of skill | 9 | | to meet their educational goals. | 10 | | (4) The Board of Trustees shall verify the community | 11 | | college district has the fiscal resources in place or has | 12 | | budgeted for financial support for the program in a | 13 | | cost-effective manner. | 14 | | (5) The Board of Trustees shall identify and document | 15 | | the faculty available for teaching the program, including | 16 | | the number of full-time faculty anticipated to teach in | 17 | | the program, a description of their qualifications | 18 | | (including highest degree earned), teaching experience, | 19 | | professional experience, and licenses held. The Board of | 20 | | Trustees must also indicate how faculty are to be | 21 | | evaluated. | 22 | | (c) The community college district is prohibited from | 23 | | using semester credit hours generated in baccalaureate degree | 24 | | programs for grants received pursuant to Section 2-16.02 of | 25 | | this Act. | 26 | | (d) The State Board shall conduct a statewide evaluation |
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| 1 | | of a pilot program established under this Section. The results | 2 | | of the evaluation shall be reported on or before July 1, 2028 | 3 | | to all of the following: | 4 | | (1) The Board of Higher Education. | 5 | | (2) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. | 6 | | (3) The Minority Leader of the House of | 7 | | Representatives. | 8 | | (4) The President of the Senate. | 9 | | (5) The Minority Leader of the Senate. | 10 | | (6) The Governor's Office of Management and Budget. | 11 | | The reports to the General Assembly shall be filed with | 12 | | the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of | 13 | | the Senate in electronic form only, in the manner that the | 14 | | Clerk and the Secretary shall direct. | 15 | | The evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, all | 16 | | of the following: | 17 | | (i) Information identifying applicants, admissions, | 18 | | enrollment, the demographic characteristics of students, | 19 | | and degree recipients. | 20 | | (ii) The extent to which the program fulfills | 21 | | identified workforce needs. | 22 | | (iii) Information on the pace of employment of | 23 | | students and the subsequent job placement of graduates. | 24 | | (iv) The cost of the program and the funding sources | 25 | | that were used to finance the program. | 26 | | (v) Time-to-degree rates and completion rates for the |
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| 1 | | program. | 2 | | (vi) The extent to which the program is in compliance | 3 | | with the requirements of this Section. | 4 | | The Board of Trustees shall submit the information | 5 | | necessary to conduct the evaluation required under this | 6 | | subsection (d), as determined by the evaluator, to the State | 7 | | Board.
| 8 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 9 | | becoming law.
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