Rep. Nabeela Syed
Filed: 4/21/2025
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2039

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2039 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended 
5by adding Section 9.45 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 205/9.45 new)
7    Sec. 9.45. Statewide Data Dashboard.
8    (a) By March 15, 2027 and by March 15 of each year 
9thereafter, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois 
10Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance 
11Commission shall jointly prepare and release a Statewide Data 
12Dashboard to include individualized data on each public 
13institution of higher education and each private institution 
14of higher education on a publicly available website. Current 
15dashboard platforms and technology shall be used, unless a 
16more effective alternative is identified and practical. 
 
 
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1    (b) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community 
2College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, 
3in consultation with stakeholders, shall collaborate jointly 
4and determine the indicators and presentation of the Statewide 
5Data Dashboard, which must include, at a minimum, the most 
6current data collected and maintained by the Board of Higher 
7Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the 
8Illinois Student Assistance Commission related to the 
9following: 
10        (1) student demographics, to the extent available, 
11    including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, 
12    rural students, English learners, and adult students; 
13        (2) institution characteristics, including, but not 
14    limited to, total students and total faculty and staff; 
15        (3) affordability characteristics, including, but not 
16    limited to, the cost of attendance, including all 
17    categories of tuition and fees, on-campus and off-campus 
18    housing cost averages, if applicable for the institution, 
19    and loan repayment rates; 
20        (4) student success factors, including, but not 
21    limited to, enrollments, retention, completion, and, to 
22    the extent possible, the student demographic breakdown of 
23    each category; 
24        (5) a comparison, if feasible, of data covering a 
25    5-year period; 
26        (6) institutional profile and mission; and 
 
 
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1        (7) any additional data as reasonably determined and 
2    agreed upon by the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois 
3    Community College Board, and the Illinois Student 
4    Assistance Commission. 
5    (c) The Statewide Data Dashboard may not disaggregate data 
6to a level that would allow the identification of individual 
7students or disclose their personally identifying information.
8    (d) Data under the purview of the Board of Higher 
9Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the 
10Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall remain under the 
11authority of their respective agencies. To facilitate the 
12development and maintenance of the Statewide Data Dashboard, 
13the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College 
14Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission may 
15enter into memoranda of understanding or interagency 
16agreements ensuring compliance with applicable State and 
17federal data privacy laws.
18    (e) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community 
19College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission 
20may adopt joint rules as necessary to administer this 
21Section.".