SB3720 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

HIGHER ED-REVERSE TRANSFER
Last Action
3/26/2026 - House: Arrived in House
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

House Sponsors
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Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
110 ILCS 150/23  
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall develop a policy to foster the reverse transfer of credit for any student who has accumulated at least 30 (rather than 15) hours of academic credit at a community college and a sufficient number of hours of academic credit at a State university in the prescribed courses necessary to meet a community college's requirements to be awarded an associate degree. Provides that each State university shall automatically notify any transfer student accepted to the State university with at least 30 hours of academic credit at a community college of the option for the reverse transfer of credit within the student's first term of enrollment. Provides that a community college shall provide notification to a student wishing to reverse transfer earned academic credit with instructions on application for conferral of an associate degree. Provides that a community college or State university may not charge an application, transfer evaluation, or graduation fee or any other fee associated with conferral of an associate degree through reverse transfer. Provides that a community college shall include each student awarded an associate degree through reverse transfer within its student information system. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following change. Provides that each State university shall automatically provide, to any transfer student who is accepted to the State university with at least 30 hours of academic credit at a community college, notice of the option for the reverse transfer of credit after the transfer student has earned a combined total of 60 hours of academic credit at the community college and the State university. Effective immediately.
Actions
DateChamberAction
2/05/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2/05/2026SenateFirst Reading
2/05/2026SenateReferred to Assignments
2/17/2026SenateAssigned to Higher Education
2/23/2026SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
2/23/2026SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2/24/2026SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2/25/2026SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2/25/2026SenateDo Pass as Amended Higher Education; 013-000-000
2/25/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2026
2/26/2026SenateSecond Reading
2/26/2026SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2026
3/26/2026SenateThird Reading - Passed; 047-000-000
3/26/2026HouseArrived in House