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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2690 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that are required by the public institution of higher education to be paid during the admission process. Effective immediately. |
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| | SB2690 | | LRB103 36337 JAG 66436 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Higher Education Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 167/15 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 15. Transcript evaluation fee waivers. |
| 8 | | (a) In this Section, "refugee" means a person who has |
| 9 | | entered the United States on a refugee status from Iraq or |
| 10 | | Afghanistan. |
| 11 | | (b) Beginning January 1, 2025, each public institution of |
| 12 | | higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse |
| 13 | | a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that |
| 14 | | are required by the public institution of higher education to |
| 15 | | be paid during the admission process.
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| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 17 | | becoming law. |