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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly finds and declares the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | following: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | (a) Illinois has over one million deaf and hard of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | hearing residents; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (b) American Sign Language (ASL) is a fully-developed, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | visual-gestural language with distinct grammar, syntax, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | and symbols and is one of hundreds of signed languages in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the world; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (c) The American deaf community is a group of citizens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | who are members of a unique culture who share ASL as their | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | common language; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (d) High school graduation requirements under Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 27-22 of the School Code require students to take one year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | of music, art, vocational education, or a foreign language, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | which includes ASL; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | WHEREAS, The General Assembly hereby also declares the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | purpose and intent of this amendatory Act to be as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (a) To recognize ASL as the language of the American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | deaf community; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (b) To authorize and encourage public and independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | schools, including post-secondary schools, to offer ASL as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | a course of study and to accept ASL credits as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | foreign-language credits; therefore
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1 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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2 | represented in the General Assembly:
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3 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections | ||||||
4 | 10-20.46 and 34-18.37 as follows: | ||||||
5 | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.46 new) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 10-20.46. American Sign Language courses. School | ||||||
7 | boards are encouraged to implement American Sign Language | ||||||
8 | courses into school foreign language curriculum. Rulemaking | ||||||
9 | authority to implement this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
10 | Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in | ||||||
11 | accordance with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
12 | Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint | ||||||
13 | Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so | ||||||
14 | adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
15 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.37 new) | ||||||
16 | Sec. 34-18.37. American Sign Language courses. The school | ||||||
17 | board is encouraged to implement American Sign Language courses | ||||||
18 | into school foreign language curriculum. Rulemaking authority | ||||||
19 | to implement this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, | ||||||
20 | if any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
21 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
22 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
23 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for |
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1 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
2 | Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | ||||||
3 | changing Section 8 and by adding Section 45 as follows:
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4 | (110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
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5 | Sec. 8. Admissions.
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6 | (a) No student shall be admitted to instruction in any of
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7 | the departments of the University who shall not have attained | ||||||
8 | to the age of
fifteen (15) years, and who shall not previously | ||||||
9 | undergo a satisfactory
examination in each of the branches | ||||||
10 | ordinarily taught in the common schools
of the state.
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11 | (b) In addition, commencing in the fall of 1993, no new | ||||||
12 | student shall
then or thereafter be admitted to instruction in | ||||||
13 | any of the departments or
colleges of the University unless | ||||||
14 | such student also has satisfactorily
completed:
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15 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
16 | the following
5 categories:
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17 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
18 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
19 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
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20 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
21 | and government);
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22 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
23 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
24 | fundamentals of computer programming);
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1 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
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2 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language , which | ||||||
3 | shall be deemed to include American Sign Language , | ||||||
4 | music, vocational
education or art;
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5 | (2) except that institutions may admit individual | ||||||
6 | applicants if the
institution determines through | ||||||
7 | assessment or through evaluation based on
learning | ||||||
8 | outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational | ||||||
9 | education
courses and courses taken in a charter school | ||||||
10 | established under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the | ||||||
11 | applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
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12 | equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be | ||||||
13 | acquired in the high
school courses required for admission. | ||||||
14 | The Board of Trustees of the
University of Illinois shall | ||||||
15 | not discriminate in the University's admissions
process | ||||||
16 | against an applicant for admission because of the | ||||||
17 | applicant's
enrollment
in a charter school established | ||||||
18 | under Article 27A of the School Code.
Institutions
may also | ||||||
19 | admit 1)
applicants who did not have an opportunity to | ||||||
20 | complete the minimum college
preparatory curriculum in | ||||||
21 | high school, and 2) educationally disadvantaged
applicants | ||||||
22 | who are admitted to the formal organized special assistance
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23 | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||||||
24 | providing that in
either case, the institution | ||||||
25 | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||||||
26 | courses or other academic activities that compensate for |
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1 | course
deficiencies; and
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2 | (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework | ||||||
3 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
4 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
5 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
6 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
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7 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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8 | Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of | ||||||
9 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
10 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
12 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
13 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
14 | (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
15 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
16 | coursework required by
subsection (b).
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17 | (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
18 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
19 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
20 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
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21 | admission.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
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23 | (110 ILCS 305/45 new)
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24 | Sec. 45. American Sign Language courses. The University | ||||||
25 | shall award academic credit for the successful completion of |
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1 | any American Sign Language course offered or approved by the | ||||||
2 | University, which may be applied toward the satisfaction of the | ||||||
3 | foreign language requirements of the University, except for | ||||||
4 | those requirements related to the content of a student's | ||||||
5 | academic major. Rulemaking authority to implement this | ||||||
6 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if any, is | ||||||
7 | conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all | ||||||
8 | provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all | ||||||
9 | rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative | ||||||
10 | Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, | ||||||
11 | is unauthorized. | ||||||
12 | Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management | ||||||
13 | Act is amended by changing Section 8e and by adding Section 30 | ||||||
14 | as follows:
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15 | (110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
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16 | Sec. 8e. Admissions.
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17 | (a) Commencing in the fall of 1993, no new student shall
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18 | then or thereafter be admitted to instruction in any of the | ||||||
19 | departments or
colleges of the University unless such student | ||||||
20 | also has satisfactorily
completed:
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21 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
22 | the following
5 categories:
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23 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
24 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
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1 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
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2 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
3 | and government);
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4 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
5 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
6 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
7 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
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8 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language , which | ||||||
9 | shall be deemed to include American Sign Language , | ||||||
10 | music, vocational
education or art;
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11 | (2) except that institutions may admit individual | ||||||
12 | applicants if the
institution determines through | ||||||
13 | assessment or through evaluation based on
learning | ||||||
14 | outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational | ||||||
15 | education
courses and courses taken in a charter school | ||||||
16 | established under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the | ||||||
17 | applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
| ||||||
18 | equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be | ||||||
19 | acquired in the high
school courses required for admission. | ||||||
20 | The Board of Trustees of Southern
Illinois University shall | ||||||
21 | not discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
22 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
23 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
24 | under Article 27A of the
School Code. Institutions may also | ||||||
25 | admit 1)
applicants who did not have an opportunity to | ||||||
26 | complete the minimum college
preparatory curriculum in |
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1 | high school, and 2) educationally disadvantaged
applicants | ||||||
2 | who are admitted to the formal organized special assistance
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3 | programs that are tailored to the needs of such students, | ||||||
4 | providing that in
either case, the institution | ||||||
5 | incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate
curriculum | ||||||
6 | courses or other academic activities that compensate for | ||||||
7 | course
deficiencies; and
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8 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
9 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
10 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
11 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
12 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
13 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
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14 | Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of | ||||||
15 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
16 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
17 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
18 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
19 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
20 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
21 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
22 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
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23 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
24 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
25 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
26 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
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1 | admission.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
3 | (110 ILCS 520/30 new)
| ||||||
4 | Sec. 30. American Sign Language courses. The University | ||||||
5 | shall award academic credit for the successful completion of | ||||||
6 | any American Sign Language course offered or approved by the | ||||||
7 | University, which may be applied toward the satisfaction of the | ||||||
8 | foreign language requirements of the University, except for | ||||||
9 | those requirements related to the content of a student's | ||||||
10 | academic major. Rulemaking authority to implement this | ||||||
11 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if any, is | ||||||
12 | conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all | ||||||
13 | provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all | ||||||
14 | rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative | ||||||
15 | Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, | ||||||
16 | is unauthorized. | ||||||
17 | Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by | ||||||
18 | changing Section 5-85 and by adding Section 5-140 as follows:
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19 | (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
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20 | Sec. 5-85. Admission requirements.
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21 | (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
22 | of the departments or
colleges of the Chicago State University | ||||||
23 | unless such student also has
satisfactorily completed:
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1 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
2 | the following
5 categories:
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3 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
4 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
5 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
6 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
7 | and government);
| ||||||
8 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
9 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
10 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
11 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
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12 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language , which | ||||||
13 | shall be deemed to include American Sign Language , | ||||||
14 | music, vocational
education or art;
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15 | (2) except that Chicago State University may admit | ||||||
16 | individual applicants
if it determines through assessment | ||||||
17 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||||||
18 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses | ||||||
19 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
20 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
21 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
22 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
23 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
24 | Trustees of Chicago State University
shall not | ||||||
25 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
26 | against an applicant for admission because of the
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1 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
2 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Chicago State | ||||||
3 | University may also admit
(i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
4 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
5 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
6 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
7 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
8 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
9 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
10 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
11 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
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12 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
13 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
14 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
15 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
16 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
17 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
18 | Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of | ||||||
19 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
20 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
21 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
22 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
23 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
24 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
25 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
26 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
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1 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
2 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
3 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
4 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
5 | admission.
| ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
7 | (110 ILCS 660/5-140 new)
| ||||||
8 | Sec. 5-140. American Sign Language courses. The University | ||||||
9 | shall award academic credit for the successful completion of | ||||||
10 | any American Sign Language course offered or approved by the | ||||||
11 | University, which may be applied toward the satisfaction of the | ||||||
12 | foreign language requirements of the University, except for | ||||||
13 | those requirements related to the content of a student's | ||||||
14 | academic major. Rulemaking authority to implement this | ||||||
15 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if any, is | ||||||
16 | conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all | ||||||
17 | provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all | ||||||
18 | rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative | ||||||
19 | Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, | ||||||
20 | is unauthorized. | ||||||
21 | Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||
22 | by changing Section 10-85 and by adding Section 10-140 as | ||||||
23 | follows:
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1 | (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
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2 | Sec. 10-85. Admission requirements.
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3 | (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
4 | of the departments or
colleges of the Eastern Illinois | ||||||
5 | University unless such student also has
satisfactorily | ||||||
6 | completed:
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7 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
8 | the following
5 categories:
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9 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
10 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
11 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
12 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
13 | and government);
| ||||||
14 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
15 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
16 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
17 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
18 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language , which | ||||||
19 | shall be deemed to include American Sign Language , | ||||||
20 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
21 | (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit | ||||||
22 | individual
applicants if it determines through assessment | ||||||
23 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||||||
24 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses | ||||||
25 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
26 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant |
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1 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
2 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
3 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
4 | Trustees of Eastern Illinois University
shall not | ||||||
5 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
6 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
7 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
8 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Eastern Illinois | ||||||
9 | University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
10 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
11 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
12 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
13 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
14 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
15 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
16 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
17 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
18 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
19 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
20 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
21 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
22 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
23 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
24 | Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of | ||||||
25 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
26 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
2 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
3 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
4 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
5 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
6 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
7 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
8 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
9 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
10 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
11 | admission.
| ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
13 | (110 ILCS 665/10-140 new)
| ||||||
14 | Sec. 10-140. American Sign Language courses. The | ||||||
15 | University shall award academic credit for the successful | ||||||
16 | completion of any American Sign Language course offered or | ||||||
17 | approved by the University, which may be applied toward the | ||||||
18 | satisfaction of the foreign language requirements of the | ||||||
19 | University, except for those requirements related to the | ||||||
20 | content of a student's academic major. Rulemaking authority to | ||||||
21 | implement this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if | ||||||
22 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
23 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
24 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
25 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for |
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| |||||||
1 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
2 | Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended | ||||||
3 | by changing Section 15-85 and by adding Section 15-140 as | ||||||
4 | follows:
| ||||||
5 | (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
| ||||||
6 | Sec. 15-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
7 | (a) No new student shall
be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
8 | of the departments or
colleges of the Governors State | ||||||
9 | University unless such student also has
satisfactorily | ||||||
10 | completed:
| ||||||
11 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
12 | the following
5 categories:
| ||||||
13 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
14 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
15 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
16 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
17 | and government);
| ||||||
18 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
19 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
20 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
21 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
22 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language , which | ||||||
23 | shall be deemed to include American Sign Language , | ||||||
24 | music, vocational
education or art;
|
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| |||||||
1 | (2) except that Governors State University may admit | ||||||
2 | individual applicants
if it determines through assessment | ||||||
3 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||||||
4 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses | ||||||
5 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
6 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
7 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
8 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
9 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
10 | Trustees of Governors State University
shall not | ||||||
11 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
12 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
13 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
14 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Governors State | ||||||
15 | University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
16 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
17 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
18 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
19 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
20 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
21 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
22 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
23 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
24 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
25 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
26 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
2 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
3 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
4 | Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of | ||||||
5 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
6 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
7 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
8 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
9 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
10 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
11 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
12 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
13 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
14 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
15 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
16 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
17 | admission.
| ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
19 | (110 ILCS 670/15-140 new)
| ||||||
20 | Sec. 15-140. American Sign Language courses. The | ||||||
21 | University shall award academic credit for the successful | ||||||
22 | completion of any American Sign Language course offered or | ||||||
23 | approved by the University, which may be applied toward the | ||||||
24 | satisfaction of the foreign language requirements of the | ||||||
25 | University, except for those requirements related to the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | content of a student's academic major. Rulemaking authority to | ||||||
2 | implement this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if | ||||||
3 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
4 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
5 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
6 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for | ||||||
7 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
8 | Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended by | ||||||
9 | changing Section 20-85 and by adding Section 20-145 as follows:
| ||||||
10 | (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
| ||||||
11 | Sec. 20-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
12 | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
13 | of the
departments or colleges of the Illinois State University | ||||||
14 | unless such student
also has satisfactorily completed:
| ||||||
15 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
16 | the following
5 categories:
| ||||||
17 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
18 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
19 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
20 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
21 | and government);
| ||||||
22 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
23 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
24 | fundamentals of computer programming);
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
2 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language , which | ||||||
3 | shall be deemed to include American Sign Language , | ||||||
4 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
5 | (2) except that Illinois State University may admit | ||||||
6 | individual applicants
if it determines through assessment | ||||||
7 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||||||
8 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses | ||||||
9 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
10 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
11 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
12 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
13 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
14 | Trustees of Illinois State University
shall not | ||||||
15 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
16 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
17 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
18 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Illinois State | ||||||
19 | University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
20 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
21 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
22 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
23 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
24 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
25 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
26 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
2 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
3 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
4 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
5 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
6 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
7 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
8 | Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of | ||||||
9 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
10 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
11 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
12 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
13 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
14 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
15 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
16 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
17 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
18 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
19 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
20 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
21 | admission.
| ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
23 | (110 ILCS 675/20-145 new)
| ||||||
24 | Sec. 20-145. American Sign Language courses. The | ||||||
25 | University shall award academic credit for the successful |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | completion of any American Sign Language course offered or | ||||||
2 | approved by the University, which may be applied toward the | ||||||
3 | satisfaction of the foreign language requirements of the | ||||||
4 | University, except for those requirements related to the | ||||||
5 | content of a student's academic major. Rulemaking authority to | ||||||
6 | implement this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if | ||||||
7 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
8 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
9 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
10 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for | ||||||
11 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
12 | Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is | ||||||
13 | amended by changing Section 25-85 and by adding Section 25-140 | ||||||
14 | as follows:
| ||||||
15 | (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
| ||||||
16 | Sec. 25-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
17 | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
18 | of the
departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois | ||||||
19 | University unless such
student also has satisfactorily | ||||||
20 | completed:
| ||||||
21 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
22 | the following
5 categories:
| ||||||
23 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
24 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
2 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
3 | and government);
| ||||||
4 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
5 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
6 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
7 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
8 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language , which | ||||||
9 | shall be deemed to include American Sign Language , | ||||||
10 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
11 | (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may | ||||||
12 | admit individual
applicants
if it determines through | ||||||
13 | assessment or through evaluation based on
learning | ||||||
14 | outcomes of the coursework taken, including vocational | ||||||
15 | education
courses and courses taken in a charter school | ||||||
16 | established under Article 27A
of the School Code, that the | ||||||
17 | applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
| ||||||
18 | equivalent to the knowledge and skills expected to be | ||||||
19 | acquired in the high
school courses required for admission.
| ||||||
20 | The Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University
| ||||||
21 | shall not discriminate in the University's admissions | ||||||
22 | process against an
applicant for admission because of the | ||||||
23 | applicant's enrollment in a charter
school established | ||||||
24 | under Article 27A of the School Code. Northeastern Illinois
| ||||||
25 | University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have | ||||||
26 | an opportunity to
complete the minimum college
preparatory |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
2 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
3 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
4 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
5 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
6 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
7 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
8 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
9 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
10 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
11 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
12 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
13 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
14 | Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of | ||||||
15 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
16 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
17 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
18 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
19 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
20 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
21 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
22 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
23 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
24 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
25 | shall not be required to take the
high school level General | ||||||
26 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite
to |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | admission.
| ||||||
2 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
3 | (110 ILCS 680/25-140 new)
| ||||||
4 | Sec. 25-140. American Sign Language courses. The | ||||||
5 | University shall award academic credit for the successful | ||||||
6 | completion of any American Sign Language course offered or | ||||||
7 | approved by the University, which may be applied toward the | ||||||
8 | satisfaction of the foreign language requirements of the | ||||||
9 | University, except for those requirements related to the | ||||||
10 | content of a student's academic major. Rulemaking authority to | ||||||
11 | implement this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if | ||||||
12 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
13 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
14 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
15 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for | ||||||
16 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
17 | Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||
18 | by changing Section 30-85 and by adding Section 30-150 as | ||||||
19 | follows:
| ||||||
20 | (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
| ||||||
21 | Sec. 30-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
22 | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
23 | of the
departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | University unless such student
also has satisfactorily | ||||||
2 | completed:
| ||||||
3 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
4 | the following
5 categories:
| ||||||
5 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
6 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
7 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
8 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
9 | and government);
| ||||||
10 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
11 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
12 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
13 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
14 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language , which | ||||||
15 | shall be deemed to include American Sign Language , | ||||||
16 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
17 | (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit | ||||||
18 | individual
applicants if it determines through assessment | ||||||
19 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||||||
20 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses | ||||||
21 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
22 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
23 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
24 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
25 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
26 | Trustees of Northern Illinois University
shall not |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
2 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
3 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
4 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Northern Illinois | ||||||
5 | University may also admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
6 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
7 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
8 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
9 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
10 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
11 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
12 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
13 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
14 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
15 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
16 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
17 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
18 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
19 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
20 | Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of | ||||||
21 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
22 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
24 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
25 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
26 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
2 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
3 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
4 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
5 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
6 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
7 | admission.
| ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
9 | (110 ILCS 685/30-150 new)
| ||||||
10 | Sec. 30-150. American Sign Language courses. The | ||||||
11 | University shall award academic credit for the successful | ||||||
12 | completion of any American Sign Language course offered or | ||||||
13 | approved by the University, which may be applied toward the | ||||||
14 | satisfaction of the foreign language requirements of the | ||||||
15 | University, except for those requirements related to the | ||||||
16 | content of a student's academic major. Rulemaking authority to | ||||||
17 | implement this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if | ||||||
18 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
19 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
20 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
21 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for | ||||||
22 | whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
23 | Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||
24 | by changing Section 35-85 and by adding Section 35-145 as |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | follows:
| ||||||
2 | (110 ILCS 690/35-85)
| ||||||
3 | Sec. 35-85. Admission requirements.
| ||||||
4 | (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any | ||||||
5 | of the
departments or colleges of the Western Illinois | ||||||
6 | University unless such student
also has satisfactorily | ||||||
7 | completed:
| ||||||
8 | (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from | ||||||
9 | the following
5 categories:
| ||||||
10 | (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and | ||||||
11 | oral communications
and literature), of which up to 2 | ||||||
12 | years may be collegiate level instruction;
| ||||||
13 | (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history | ||||||
14 | and government);
| ||||||
15 | (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through | ||||||
16 | advanced algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, or | ||||||
17 | fundamentals of computer programming);
| ||||||
18 | (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences); and
| ||||||
19 | (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language , which | ||||||
20 | shall be deemed to include American Sign Language , | ||||||
21 | music, vocational
education or art;
| ||||||
22 | (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit | ||||||
23 | individual
applicants if it determines through assessment | ||||||
24 | or through evaluation based on
learning outcomes of the | ||||||
25 | coursework taken, including vocational education
courses |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | and courses taken in a charter school established under | ||||||
2 | Article 27A
of the School Code, that the applicant | ||||||
3 | demonstrates knowledge and skills
substantially
equivalent | ||||||
4 | to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the | ||||||
5 | high
school courses required for admission.
The Board of | ||||||
6 | Trustees of Western Illinois University
shall not | ||||||
7 | discriminate in the University's
admissions process | ||||||
8 | against an applicant for admission because of the
| ||||||
9 | applicant's
enrollment in a charter school established | ||||||
10 | under Article 27A of the
School Code.
Western Illinois | ||||||
11 | University may also
admit (i)
applicants who did not have | ||||||
12 | an opportunity to complete the minimum college
preparatory | ||||||
13 | curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally | ||||||
14 | disadvantaged
applicants who are admitted to the formal | ||||||
15 | organized special assistance
programs that are tailored to | ||||||
16 | the needs of such students, providing that in
either case, | ||||||
17 | the institution incorporates in the applicant's | ||||||
18 | baccalaureate
curriculum courses or other academic | ||||||
19 | activities that compensate for course
deficiencies; and
| ||||||
20 | (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework | ||||||
21 | required by
paragraph (1) of this subsection may be | ||||||
22 | distributed by deducting no more
than one unit each from | ||||||
23 | the categories of social studies, mathematics,
sciences | ||||||
24 | and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
| ||||||
25 | categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).
| ||||||
26 | Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
2 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
4 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
5 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
6 | (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall | ||||||
7 | recognize
their obligation to their students to offer the | ||||||
8 | coursework required by
subsection (a).
| ||||||
9 | (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has | ||||||
10 | scored within the
University's accepted range on the ACT or SAT | ||||||
11 | shall not be required to take the
high
school level General | ||||||
12 | Educational Development (GED) Test as a prerequisite to
| ||||||
13 | admission.
| ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 91-374, eff. 7-30-99.)
| ||||||
15 | (110 ILCS 690/35-145 new)
| ||||||
16 | Sec. 35-145. American Sign Language courses. The | ||||||
17 | University shall award academic credit for the successful | ||||||
18 | completion of any American Sign Language course offered or | ||||||
19 | approved by the University, which may be applied toward the | ||||||
20 | satisfaction of the foreign language requirements of the | ||||||
21 | University, except for those requirements related to the | ||||||
22 | content of a student's academic major. Rulemaking authority to | ||||||
23 | implement this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, if | ||||||
24 | any, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance | ||||||
25 | with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on | ||||||
2 | Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for | ||||||
3 | whatever reason, is unauthorized.
| ||||||
4 | Section 55. The Public Community College Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 3-29.4 as follows:
| ||||||
6 | (110 ILCS 805/3-29.4 new)
| ||||||
7 | Sec. 3-29.4. American Sign Language courses. To adopt | ||||||
8 | regulations for the awarding of academic credit for the | ||||||
9 | successful completion of any American Sign Language course | ||||||
10 | offered or approved by a community college, which may be | ||||||
11 | applied toward the satisfaction of any foreign language | ||||||
12 | requirements of the community college, except for those | ||||||
13 | requirements related to the content of a student's academic | ||||||
14 | major. Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of | ||||||
15 | the 96th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules | ||||||
16 | being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the Illinois | ||||||
17 | Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and procedures of | ||||||
18 | the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any purported rule | ||||||
19 | not so adopted, for whatever reason, is unauthorized. | ||||||
20 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
21 | Section 8.33 as follows: | ||||||
22 | (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new) |
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4 | the 96th General Assembly.
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