Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB3803

Creates the College Completion Report Card Act. Provides that within 3 months after the effective date of this Act, the Illinois P-20 Council shall collaborate with the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and a consortia of private colleges and universities to convene a committee headed by the chairperson of the Joint Educational Leadership Committee, whose purpose shall be to advise the Illinois P-20 Council on the development of a template for a college completion report card. Provides that after development, the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall collaborate to collect data annually and publicly report college completion metrics, as well as report to and advise the Illinois P-20 Council on progress. Provides that the report card must be (i) clearly linked to performance funding metrics and the goals of the Public Agenda and (ii) simple to read and clearly indicative of minority and low-income student access, student progress, and progress towards increasing college completion. Provides that on or before September 30, 2014 and on or before September 30 of each year thereafter, the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall prepare a State report card and completion report cards for each institution that enrolls one or more students who receive Monetary Award Program grants. Provides that the committee shall provide to the Illinois P-20 Council and the longitudinal data system recommendations for more detailed data report cards that shall be publicly available for use by college, university, and agency leaders to identify solutions to improving certificate or degree completion. Effective immediately.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but makes changes concerning convening the committee, the chairperson of the committee, the submission of data to the State longitudinal data system, the report card template, the collection of data, the preparation and completion of reports cards, updated report cards, and data dashboards. Provides that it shall be the duty of the Illinois P-20 Council, in collaboration with the governing body of the State longitudinal data system, to periodically review the report card and dashboard measures and format and reconvene the committee, if necessary, in order to recommend such changes as may be necessary to ensure the usefulness of both. Effective immediately.

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