HB0796eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0796 Engrossed LRB102 10669 CMG 15998 b

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Public University Uniform Admission Pilot Program Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 15, 50, and 95 as follows:

(110 ILCS 118/5)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2025)

Sec. 5. Definition. In this Act, "institution" means, except for the University of Illinois, Illinois State University, Governors State University, Northeastern Illinois University, and Chicago State University, a public university in this State.

(Source: P.A. 101-448, eff. 1-1-20.)

(110 ILCS 118/10)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2025)

Sec. 10. Uniform admission system pilot program.

(a) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, each institution, except for the University of Illinois, shall create a 4-year uniform admission system pilot program under this Act to admit first-time freshman students for each semester of the pilot program.

(b) Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, the University of Illinois shall create a 4-year uniform admission system pilot program under this Act to admit community college transfer students for each semester of the pilot program.

The University of Illinois provides multiple pathways to transfer and shall guarantee admission to all applicants who:

(1) have enrolled only at an Illinois community college after graduating from an Illinois high school;

(2) have earned a minimum of 36 graded, transferable semester hours at the time of application to the University. Students are encouraged to consult the Illinois Articulation Initiative general education core curriculum course list and other resources at the State and University level to determine course transferability;

(3) have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all transferable coursework completed at the time of application to the University; and

(4) have satisfied the University's English language proficiency requirement.

(Source: P.A. 101-448, eff. 1-1-20.)

(110 ILCS 118/15)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2025)

Sec. 15. Automatic admission.

(a) Each institution shall admit an applicant for general admission to the institution as an undergraduate student if the applicant graduated with a grade point average in the top 10% or was certified to be in the top 10% of the student's high school graduating class in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for admission and:

(1) the applicant graduated from a public or private high school in this State accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization or from a high school operated by the United States Department of Defense;

(2) the applicant:

(A) successfully completed the minimum college preparatory curriculum requirements established by law for admission to the institution; and

(B) satisfied the ACT college admission assessment or the SAT college admission assessment composite score and subscores required for admission to the institution to which the applicant applied as well as any composite scores or subscores for colleges within that institution; and

(3) if the applicant graduated from a high school operated by the United States Department of Defense, the applicant is a State resident or is entitled to pay tuition fees at the rate provided for State residents for the term or semester to which admitted.

(b) An applicant who does not satisfy the curriculum requirements prescribed by item (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section is considered to have satisfied those requirements for the purposes of this Act if the student completed the portion of the college preparatory curriculum that was available to the student but was unable to complete the remainder of the curriculum solely because courses necessary to complete the remainder were unavailable to the student at the appropriate times in the student's high school career as a result of course scheduling, lack of enrollment capacity, or another cause not within the student's control. An institution may require a student's successful completion of such curriculum requirements prior to or concurrently with enrollment at the institution. If the institution does so, the institution shall identify and connect the student to a community college that offers the required curriculum and that has an articulation agreement with the institution or the institution shall offer the required curriculum through online instruction to the student.

(c) An applicant who graduates in a graduating class of a school, whether public or non-public, that has so few students that class rank does not make a reliable contribution toward assessing the student's college readiness is considered to have satisfied the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section if the student has a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4-point scale and has met the requirements of items (A) and (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 101-448, eff. 1-1-20.)

(110 ILCS 118/50)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2025)

Sec. 50. Admissions denial; reference to Act.

(a) If an institution denies admission to an applicant for an academic year, then, in any letter or other communication the institution provides to the applicant notifying the applicant of that denial, the institution may not reference the provisions of this Act, including using a description of a provision of this Act such as "the top 10% automatic admissions law", as a reason the institution is unable to offer admission to the applicant, unless the number of applicants for admission to the institution for that academic year who qualify for automatic admission under Section 15 of this Act is sufficient to fill 100% of the institution's enrollment capacity designated for first-time resident undergraduate students.

(b) For purposes of determining enrollment capacity, priority in the admission of applicants to an institution must be given to applicants who are residents of this State. Admission to an institution may not be denied to an applicant who is a State resident based on the institution's enrollment capacity unless 100% of the enrollment capacity is filled exclusively by students who are State residents.

(Source: P.A. 101-448, eff. 1-1-20.)

(110 ILCS 118/95)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2025)

Sec. 95. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2027 2025.

(Source: P.A. 101-448, eff. 1-1-20.)