94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2225


 
Introduced 1/11/2006, by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














110 ILCS 205/9.07
  from Ch. 144, par. 189.07







    Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that if a public university admits a student who needs remedial coursework, then the university must require that the student complete the remedial coursework.
















LRB094 15510 NHT 50709 b

















FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











SB2225

LRB094 15510 NHT 50709 b






1
    AN ACT concerning education.

 
2
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3
represented in the General Assembly:


 
4
    Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended  by 
5
changing Section 9.07 as follows:
 



6
    (110 ILCS 205/9.07)  (from Ch. 144, par. 189.07)



7
    Sec. 9.07. Admission standards. 

8
    (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), to

9
establish minimum admission standards for public community 
10
colleges,
colleges and state universities.  However, 
11
notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section or any 
12
other law of this State, the minimum admission
standards 
13
established by the Board shall not directly or indirectly 
14
authorize
or require a State college or university to 
15
discriminate in the admissions
process against an applicant for 
16
admission because of the applicant's
enrollment in a charter 
17
school
established under
Article 27A of the School Code.  
18
Admission standards for out-of-state
students may be higher 
19
than for Illinois residents.

20
    (b) Implementation of the new statewide minimum admission 
21
requirements
and standards for public colleges and 
22
universities in Illinois established
and announced by the Board 
23
in December, 1985 shall be deferred as provided
in this 
24
subsection.  The Board shall not attempt to implement or 
25
otherwise
effect adoption and establishment of those minimum 
26
admission requirements
and standards in any public community 
27
college, college or State university
prior to the fall of 1993, 
28
and no public community college, college or
State university 
29
shall be under any duty or obligation to implement,
establish 
30
or otherwise apply those minimum admission requirements and

31
standards to any entering freshmen prior to the fall of 1993.

32
The Board of Higher Education shall provide the State 
 


 






SB2225
- 2 -
LRB094 15510 NHT 50709 b




1
Superintendent of
Education, on or before January 1, 1990, 
2
descriptions of
course content, and such other criteria as are 
3
necessary to determine and
certify whether all school districts 
4
maintaining grades 9-12 are offering
courses which satisfy the 
5
minimum admission requirements and standards
established and 
6
announced by the Board.
In addition, there shall be established 
7
a 9 member committee composed
of 3 members selected by the 
8
Board of Higher Education, 3 members selected
by the State 
9
Superintendent of Education and 3 members selected by the

10
President of the Illinois Vocational Association.  The 
11
committee shall be
appointed within 30 days after the effective 
12
date of this amendatory Act.
It shall be the duty and 
13
responsibility of the committee to identify and
develop courses 
14
and curricula in the vocational education area which meet
the 
15
minimum admission requirements and standards to be established 
16
and
implemented under this Section.  The first meeting of the 
17
committee shall
be called by the Executive Director of the 
18
Board of Higher Education
within 10 days after the committee is 
19
appointed.  At its first meeting the
committee shall organize 
20
and elect a chairperson.  The committee's report
shall be 
21
prepared and submitted by the committee to the Board of Higher

22
Education, the Illinois State Board of Education and the 
23
General Assembly
by April 1, 1989.

24
    (c) By March 1, 1980, the Boards shall develop guidelines 
25
which:  (1) place
the emphasis on postsecondary remedial 
26
programs at Public Community Colleges
and (2) reduces the role 
27
of the state universities in offering remedial
programs.  By 
28
June 30, 1981, the Board shall report to the General Assembly

29
the progress made toward this transition in the emphasis on 
30
remedial programs
at the postsecondary level and any 
31
legislative action that it deems
appropriate. Under the 
32
guidelines, if a State university admits a student who needs 
33
remedial coursework, then the university must require that the 
34
student complete the remedial coursework.


35
(Source: P.A. 89-450, eff. 4-10-96.)