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| Public Act 103-0469 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Articulation Initiative Act is | ||||
amended by changing Sections 15, 20, and 25 as follows: | ||||
(110 ILCS 152/15)
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Sec. 15. Participation. All public institutions shall | ||||
participate in the Illinois Articulation Initiative through | ||||
submission and review of their courses for statewide transfer. | ||||
All public institutions shall maintain a complete Illinois | ||||
Articulation Initiative General Education Core Curriculum | ||||
package, and all public institutions shall submit and maintain | ||||
up to 4 core courses in each of the an Illinois Articulation | ||||
Initiative majors major, provided the public institution has | ||||
equivalent majors and courses. All public institutions shall | ||||
provide faculty, as appointed by the Board of Higher Education | ||||
for public universities and the Illinois Community College | ||||
Board for public community colleges, to serve on panels in the | ||||
review of courses.
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(Source: P.A. 99-636, eff. 1-1-17.) | ||||
(110 ILCS 152/20)
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Sec. 20. Course transferability.
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(a) All courses approved for Illinois Articulation | ||
Initiative General Education codes must be transferable as a | ||
part of the General Education Core Curriculum package, | ||
consistent with the specific requirements of the package. | ||
Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education courses | ||
taken during the public health emergency declared by | ||
proclamation of the Governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
during calendar year 2020 must be transferable for students | ||
receiving a grade of "pass", "credit", or "satisfactory" and | ||
shall fulfill the prerequisite requirements for advanced | ||
courses. | ||
(a-5) All public institutions' institutions shall | ||
determine if Illinois Articulation Initiative major courses | ||
must be transferable as are direct course equivalents or are | ||
elective credit toward the requirements of the major. If the | ||
receiving institution does not offer the course or does not | ||
offer it at the lower-division level, the student shall | ||
receive elective lower-division major credit toward the | ||
requirements of the major for the course and may be required to | ||
take the course at the upper-division level. | ||
(b) Students receiving the full General Education Core | ||
Curriculum package must not be required to take additional | ||
lower-division general education courses.
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(Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.) | ||
(110 ILCS 152/25)
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Sec. 25. Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | ||
Community College Board duties.
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(a) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | ||
Community College Board shall co-manage the implementation, | ||
oversight, and evaluation of the Illinois Articulation | ||
Initiative, including determining when panels must be | ||
discontinued or convened and the specific requirements of the | ||
General Education Core Curriculum. Panels must be convened | ||
across the fields of General Education, Communications, | ||
Humanities and Fine Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, | ||
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Mathematics, Elementary and | ||
Secondary Education, and other fields as determined by the | ||
Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College | ||
Board. | ||
(b) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | ||
Community College Board shall provide a joint report on an | ||
annual basis to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the | ||
Illinois P-20 Council on the status of the Illinois | ||
Articulation Initiative and the implementation of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 99-636, eff. 1-1-17.)
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