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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 Board of Higher Education Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 16 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 205/16 new)
7    Sec. 16. Closing an institution of higher education; 
8student records.
9    (a) In this Section: 
10    "Academic records" means the academic records of each 
11former student of an institution of higher education that is 
12traditionally provided on an academic transcript, including, 
13but not limited to, courses taken, terms, grades, and any other 
14similar information.
15    "Institution of higher education" means any publicly or 
16privately operated university, college, junior college, 
17business, technical or vocational school, or other educational 
18institution offering degrees and instruction beyond the 
19secondary school level. "Institution of higher education" does 
20not include a public community college. 
21    (b) In the event an institution of higher education 
22proposes to discontinue its operations, the chief 
23administrative officer of the institution shall submit a plan 
 
 
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1to the Board for permanent retention of all academic records of 
2the institution. The plan must be approved by the Executive 
3Director of the Board before it is executed.
4    (c) If it appears to the Board that the academic records of 
5an institution of higher education kept pursuant to an approved 
6plan under subsection (b) of this Section may become lost, 
7hidden, destroyed, or otherwise made unavailable to the Board, 
8the Board may seize and take possession of the records, on its 
9own motion and without order of a court. 
 

10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.