Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Filed: 2/23/2026
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3720 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3720 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act is 
5amended by changing Section 23 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 150/23)
7    Sec. 23. Reverse transfer of credits.
8    (a) In this Section, "reverse transfer of credit" means 
9the transfer of earned academic credit from a State university 
10to a community college for the purpose of obtaining an 
11associate degree at the community college.
12    (b) The Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
13Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College 
14Board shall develop a policy to foster the reverse transfer of 
15credit for any student who has accumulated at least 15 hours of 
16academic credit at a community college and a sufficient number 
 
 
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1of hours of academic credit at a State university in the 
2prescribed courses necessary to meet a community college's 
3requirements to be awarded an associate degree.
4    (b-5) Beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year, each 
5State university shall automatically provide, to any transfer 
6student who is accepted to the State university with at least 
730 hours of academic credit at a community college, notice of 
8the option for the reverse transfer of credit after the 
9transfer student has earned a combined total of 60 hours of 
10academic credit at the community college and the State 
11university. The notice shall include the State university's 
12opt-in process for reverse transfer that provides for the 
13sharing of the student's transcript information between the 
14community college and State university. 
15    (c) A student wishing to reverse transfer earned academic 
16credit under this Section to obtain an associate degree shall 
17agree to the exchange of transcript information between each 
18community college and State university that he or she has 
19attended. The community college shall provide notice to the 
20student with instructions on application for conferral of an 
21associate degree. The A student must submit the an application 
22and his or her transcripts to a community college in order to 
23be considered for conferral of an associate degree. In 
24awarding an associate degree, the community college shall 
25evaluate the applicant's coursework completed, along with the 
26transfer credit earned, and shall determine whether the 
 
 
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1associate degree requirements have been met. No later than 30 
2business days after receiving the an application, the a 
3community college shall notify the an applicant if he or she 
4qualifies for an associate degree based on the total earned 
5credits.
6    (d) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community 
7College Board, and the Midwestern Higher Education Compact's 
8Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit shall adopt a 
9policy regarding the award of academic credit for military 
10training applicable to meeting a community college's 
11requirements for awarding an associate degree.
12    (d-5) A community college or State university may not 
13charge an application, transfer evaluation, or graduation fee 
14or any other fee associated with conferral of an associate 
15degree through reverse transfer under this Section.
16    (d-10) A community college shall include in its student 
17information system each student awarded an associate degree 
18through reverse transfer under this Section. 
19    (e) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 
20Community College Board shall adopt rules to implement this 
21Section. 
22(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24becoming law.".