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110 ILCS 66/15

(110 ILCS 66/15)

    Sec. 15. Withholding of official transcripts.
    (a) An institution of higher education:
        (1) must provide an official transcript of a current

or former student even if the current or former student owes a debt if the student requests the official transcript to:

(A) complete a job application;
(B) transfer from one institution of higher

education to another;

(C) apply for State, federal, or institutional

financial aid;

(D) join the United States Armed Forces or

Illinois National Guard; or

(E) pursue other postsecondary opportunities;
(2) may not condition the provision of an official

transcript to a current or potential employer on the payment of a debt, other than a fee charged to provide the transcript; and

(3) may not charge a higher fee for providing an

official transcript or provide less favorable treatment for such a request because a current or former student owes a debt.

(b) Nothing in this Section prohibits an institution of higher education from adopting a more lenient policy on providing an official transcript to a current or former student who owes a debt.

(Source: P.A. 102-998, eff. 5-27-22; 103-54, eff. 6-9-23.)