103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3582

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/8  from Ch. 144, par. 29
110 ILCS 520/8e  from Ch. 144, par. 658e
110 ILCS 660/5-85
110 ILCS 665/10-85
110 ILCS 670/15-85
110 ILCS 675/20-85
110 ILCS 680/25-85
110 ILCS 685/30-85
110 ILCS 690/35-85

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that if a public university has a law school, medical school, or nursing program, the governing board of the university shall establish an admissions process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural students; defines "rural student". Provides that the governing board shall require each of these rural students to agree to return to the county where the student's primary residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation from the law school, medical school, or nursing program. Effective July 1, 2024.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5changing Section 8 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/8)  (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
7    Sec. 8. Admissions.
8    (a) (Blank).
9    (b) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
10of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
11student also has satisfactorily completed:
12        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
13    the following 5 categories:
14            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
15        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
16        years may be collegiate level instruction;
17            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
18        and government);
19            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
20        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
21        fundamentals of computer programming);
22            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
23        agricultural sciences); and

 

 

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1            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
2        (which may be deemed to include American Sign
3        Language), music, career and technical education,
4        agricultural education, or art;
5        (2) except that institutions may admit individual
6    applicants if the institution determines through
7    assessment or through evaluation based on learning
8    outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
9    technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
10    school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
11    that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
12    substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
13    expected to be acquired in the high school courses
14    required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the
15    University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the
16    University's admissions process against an applicant for
17    admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
18    charter school established under Article 27A of the School
19    Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did
20    not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
21    preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
22    educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
23    the formal organized special assistance programs that are
24    tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
25    either case, the institution incorporates in the
26    applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other

 

 

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1    academic activities that compensate for course
2    deficiencies; and
3        (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework
4    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
5    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
6    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
7    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
8    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
9    (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
10recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
11coursework required by subsection (b).
12    (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has
13scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
14SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
15test as a prerequisite to admission.
16    (e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions
17process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted
18to submit an application for admission to the University as a
19freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the
20veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The
21University may request that the Department of Veterans'
22Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably
23discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall
24semester.
25    (f) For purposes of this subsection (f), "rural student"
26means a student residing in this State whose primary residence

 

 

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1is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
2County, McHenry County, or Will County.
3    If the University has a law school, medical school, or
4nursing program, the Board of Trustees shall establish an
5admissions process in which 25% of the students admitted to
6the law school, medical school, or nursing program shall be
7rural students. The Board of Trustees shall require each of
8these rural students to agree to return to the county where the
9student's primary residence was located for a period of 3
10years after graduation from the law school, medical school, or
11nursing program.
12(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
13    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
14Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 520/8e)  (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
16    Sec. 8e. Admissions.
17    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
18of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
19student also has satisfactorily completed:
20        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
21    the following 5 categories:
22            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
23        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
24        years may be collegiate level instruction;

 

 

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1            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
2        and government);
3            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
4        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
5        fundamentals of computer programming);
6            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
7        agricultural sciences); and
8            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
9        (which may be deemed to include American Sign
10        Language), music, career and technical education,
11        agricultural education, or art;
12        (2) except that institutions may admit individual
13    applicants if the institution determines through
14    assessment or through evaluation based on learning
15    outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
16    technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
17    school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
18    that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
19    substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
20    expected to be acquired in the high school courses
21    required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern
22    Illinois University shall not discriminate in the
23    University's admissions process against an applicant for
24    admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
25    charter school established under Article 27A of the School
26    Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did

 

 

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1    not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
2    preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
3    educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
4    the formal organized special assistance programs that are
5    tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
6    either case, the institution incorporates in the
7    applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other
8    academic activities that compensate for course
9    deficiencies; and
10        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
11    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
12    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
13    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
14    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
15    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
16    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
17recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
18coursework required by subsection (a).
19    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
20scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
21SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
22test as a prerequisite to admission.
23    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
24which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
25application for admission to the University as a freshman
26student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on

 

 

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1active duty during the fall semester. The University may
2request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
3status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
4was on active duty during the fall semester.
5    (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"
6means a student residing in this State whose primary residence
7is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
8County, McHenry County, or Will County.
9    If the University has a law school, medical school, or
10nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions
11process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law
12school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural
13students. The Board shall require each of these rural students
14to agree to return to the county where the student's primary
15residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation
16from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.
17(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
18    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
19changing Section 5-85 as follows:
 
20    (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
21    Sec. 5-85. Admissions.
22    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
23of the departments or colleges of the Chicago State University
24unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:

 

 

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1        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
2    the following 5 categories:
3            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
4        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
5        years may be collegiate level instruction;
6            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
7        and government);
8            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
9        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
10        fundamentals of computer programming);
11            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
12        agricultural sciences); and
13            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
14        (which may be deemed to include American Sign
15        Language), music, career and technical education,
16        agricultural education, or art;
17        (2) except that Chicago State University may admit
18    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
19    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
20    coursework taken, including career and technical education
21    courses and courses taken in a charter school established
22    under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
23    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
24    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
25    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
26    Trustees of Chicago State University shall not

 

 

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1    discriminate in the University's admissions process
2    against an applicant for admission because of the
3    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
4    under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago State
5    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
6    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
7    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
8    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
9    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
10    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
11    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
12    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
13    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
14        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
15    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
16    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
17    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
18    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
19    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
20    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
21recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
22coursework required by subsection (a).
23    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
24scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
25SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
26test as a prerequisite to admission.

 

 

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1    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
2which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
3application for admission to the University as a freshman
4student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
5active duty during the fall semester. The University may
6request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
7status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
8was on active duty during the fall semester.
9    (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"
10means a student residing in this State whose primary residence
11is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
12County, McHenry County, or Will County.
13    If the University has a law school, medical school, or
14nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions
15process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law
16school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural
17students. The Board shall require each of these rural students
18to agree to return to the county where the student's primary
19residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation
20from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.
21(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
22    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
23by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
 
24    (110 ILCS 665/10-85)

 

 

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1    Sec. 10-85. Admissions.
2    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
3of the departments or colleges of the Eastern Illinois
4University unless such student also has satisfactorily
5completed:
6        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
7    the following 5 categories:
8            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
9        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
10        years may be collegiate level instruction;
11            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
12        and government);
13            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
14        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
15        fundamentals of computer programming);
16            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
17        agricultural sciences); and
18            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
19        (which may be deemed to include American Sign
20        Language), music, career and technical education,
21        agricultural education, or art;
22        (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit
23    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
24    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
25    coursework taken, including career and technical education
26    courses and courses taken in a charter school established

 

 

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1    under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
2    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
3    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
4    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
5    Trustees of Eastern Illinois University shall not
6    discriminate in the University's admissions process
7    against an applicant for admission because of the
8    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
9    under Article 27A of the School Code. Eastern Illinois
10    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
11    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
12    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
13    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
14    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
15    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
16    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
17    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
18    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
19        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
20    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
21    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
22    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
23    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
24    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
25    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
26recognize their obligation to their students to offer the

 

 

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1coursework required by subsection (a).
2    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
3scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
4SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
5test as a prerequisite to admission.
6    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
7which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
8application for admission to the University as a freshman
9student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
10active duty during the fall semester. The University may
11request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
12status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
13was on active duty during the fall semester.
14    (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"
15means a student residing in this State whose primary residence
16is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
17County, McHenry County, or Will County.
18    If the University has a law school, medical school, or
19nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions
20process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law
21school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural
22students. The Board shall require each of these rural students
23to agree to return to the county where the student's primary
24residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation
25from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.
26(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
2by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
4    Sec. 15-85. Admissions.
5    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
6of the departments or colleges of the Governors State
7University unless such student also has satisfactorily
8completed:
9        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
10    the following 5 categories:
11            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
12        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
13        years may be collegiate level instruction;
14            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
15        and government);
16            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
17        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
18        fundamentals of computer programming);
19            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
20        agricultural sciences); and
21            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
22        (which may be deemed to include American Sign
23        Language), music, career and technical education,
24        agricultural education, or art;

 

 

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1        (2) except that Governors State University may admit
2    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
3    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
4    coursework taken, including career and technical education
5    courses and courses taken in a charter school established
6    under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
7    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
8    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
9    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
10    Trustees of Governors State University shall not
11    discriminate in the University's admissions process
12    against an applicant for admission because of the
13    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
14    under Article 27A of the School Code. Governors State
15    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
16    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
17    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
18    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
19    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
20    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
21    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
22    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
23    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
24        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
25    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
26    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from

 

 

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1    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
2    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
3    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
4    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
5recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
6coursework required by subsection (a).
7    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
8scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
9SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
10test as a prerequisite to admission.
11    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
12which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
13application for admission to the University as a freshman
14student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
15active duty during the fall semester. The University may
16request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
17status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
18was on active duty during the fall semester.
19    (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"
20means a student residing in this State whose primary residence
21is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
22County, McHenry County, or Will County.
23    If the University has a law school, medical school, or
24nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions
25process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law
26school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural

 

 

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1students. The Board shall require each of these rural students
2to agree to return to the county where the student's primary
3residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation
4from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.
5(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
6    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
7by changing Section 20-85 as follows:
 
8    (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
9    Sec. 20-85. Admissions.
10    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
11of the departments or colleges of the Illinois State
12University unless such student also has satisfactorily
13completed:
14        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
15    the following 5 categories:
16            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
17        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
18        years may be collegiate level instruction;
19            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
20        and government);
21            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
22        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
23        fundamentals of computer programming);
24            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or

 

 

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1        agricultural sciences); and
2            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
3        (which may be deemed to include American Sign
4        Language), music, career and technical education,
5        agricultural education, or art;
6        (2) except that Illinois State University may admit
7    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
8    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
9    coursework taken, including career and technical education
10    courses and courses taken in a charter school established
11    under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
12    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
13    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
14    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
15    Trustees of Illinois State University shall not
16    discriminate in the University's admissions process
17    against an applicant for admission because of the
18    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
19    under Article 27A of the School Code. Illinois State
20    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
21    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
22    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
23    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
24    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
25    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
26    the institution incorporates in the applicant's

 

 

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1    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
2    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
3        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
4    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
5    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
6    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
7    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
8    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
9    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
10recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
11coursework required by subsection (a).
12    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
13scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
14SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
15test as a prerequisite to admission.
16    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
17which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
18application for admission to the University as a freshman
19student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
20active duty during the fall semester. The University may
21request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
22status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
23was on active duty during the fall semester.
24    (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"
25means a student residing in this State whose primary residence
26is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake

 

 

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1County, McHenry County, or Will County.
2    If the University has a law school, medical school, or
3nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions
4process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law
5school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural
6students. The Board shall require each of these rural students
7to agree to return to the county where the student's primary
8residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation
9from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.
10(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
11    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
12amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
 
13    (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
14    Sec. 25-85. Admissions.
15    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
16of the departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois
17University unless such student also has satisfactorily
18completed:
19        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
20    the following 5 categories:
21            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
22        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
23        years may be collegiate level instruction;
24            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

 

 

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1        and government);
2            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
3        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
4        fundamentals of computer programming);
5            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
6        agricultural sciences); and
7            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
8        (which may be deemed to include American Sign
9        Language), music, career and technical education,
10        agricultural education, or art;
11        (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may
12    admit individual applicants if it determines through
13    assessment or through evaluation based on learning
14    outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
15    technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
16    school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
17    that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
18    substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
19    expected to be acquired in the high school courses
20    required for admission. The Board of Trustees of
21    Northeastern Illinois University shall not discriminate in
22    the University's admissions process against an applicant
23    for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
24    charter school established under Article 27A of the School
25    Code. Northeastern Illinois University may also admit (i)
26    applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the

 

 

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1    minimum college preparatory curriculum in high school, and
2    (ii) educationally disadvantaged applicants who are
3    admitted to the formal organized special assistance
4    programs that are tailored to the needs of such students,
5    providing that in either case, the institution
6    incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum
7    courses or other academic activities that compensate for
8    course deficiencies; and
9        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
10    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
11    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
12    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
13    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
14    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
15    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
16recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
17coursework required by subsection (a).
18    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
19scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
20SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
21test as a prerequisite to admission.
22    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
23which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
24application for admission to the University as a freshman
25student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
26active duty during the fall semester. The University may

 

 

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1request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
2status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
3was on active duty during the fall semester.
4    (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"
5means a student residing in this State whose primary residence
6is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
7County, McHenry County, or Will County.
8    If the University has a law school, medical school, or
9nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions
10process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law
11school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural
12students. The Board shall require each of these rural students
13to agree to return to the county where the student's primary
14residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation
15from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.
16(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
17    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
18amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
 
19    (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
20    Sec. 30-85. Admissions.
21    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
22of the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois
23University unless such student also has satisfactorily
24completed:

 

 

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1        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
2    the following 5 categories:
3            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
4        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
5        years may be collegiate level instruction;
6            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
7        and government);
8            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
9        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
10        fundamentals of computer programming);
11            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
12        agricultural sciences); and
13            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
14        (which may be deemed to include American Sign
15        Language), music, career and technical education,
16        agricultural education, or art;
17        (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit
18    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
19    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
20    coursework taken, including career and technical education
21    courses and courses taken in a charter school established
22    under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
23    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
24    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
25    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
26    Trustees of Northern Illinois University shall not

 

 

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1    discriminate in the University's admissions process
2    against an applicant for admission because of the
3    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
4    under Article 27A of the School Code. Northern Illinois
5    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
6    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
7    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
8    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
9    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
10    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
11    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
12    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
13    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
14        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
15    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
16    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
17    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
18    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
19    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
20    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
21recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
22coursework required by subsection (a).
23    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
24scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
25SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
26test as a prerequisite to admission.

 

 

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1    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
2which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
3application for admission to the University as a freshman
4student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
5active duty during the fall semester. The University may
6request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
7status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
8was on active duty during the fall semester.
9    (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"
10means a student residing in this State whose primary residence
11is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
12County, McHenry County, or Will County.
13    If the University has a law school, medical school, or
14nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions
15process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law
16school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural
17students. The Board shall require each of these rural students
18to agree to return to the county where the student's primary
19residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation
20from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.
21(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
22    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
23by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
 
24    (110 ILCS 690/35-85)

 

 

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1    Sec. 35-85. Admissions.
2    (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
3of the departments or colleges of the Western Illinois
4University unless such student also has satisfactorily
5completed:
6        (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
7    the following 5 categories:
8            (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
9        oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
10        years may be collegiate level instruction;
11            (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
12        and government);
13            (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
14        advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
15        fundamentals of computer programming);
16            (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
17        agricultural sciences); and
18            (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
19        (which may be deemed to include American Sign
20        Language), music, career and technical education,
21        agricultural education, or art;
22        (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit
23    individual applicants if it determines through assessment
24    or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
25    coursework taken, including career and technical education
26    courses and courses taken in a charter school established

 

 

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1    under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
2    demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
3    to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
4    high school courses required for admission. The Board of
5    Trustees of Western Illinois University shall not
6    discriminate in the University's admissions process
7    against an applicant for admission because of the
8    applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
9    under Article 27A of the School Code. Western Illinois
10    University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
11    an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
12    curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
13    disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
14    organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
15    the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
16    the institution incorporates in the applicant's
17    baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
18    activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
19        (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
20    required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
21    distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
22    the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
23    and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
24    categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
25    (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
26recognize their obligation to their students to offer the

 

 

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1coursework required by subsection (a).
2    (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
3scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
4SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
5test as a prerequisite to admission.
6    (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
7which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
8application for admission to the University as a freshman
9student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
10active duty during the fall semester. The University may
11request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
12status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
13was on active duty during the fall semester.
14    (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"
15means a student residing in this State whose primary residence
16is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
17County, McHenry County, or Will County.
18    If the University has a law school, medical school, or
19nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions
20process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law
21school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural
22students. The Board shall require each of these rural students
23to agree to return to the county where the student's primary
24residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation
25from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.
26(Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
22024.