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    AN ACT concerning education.

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




 
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    Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 9.33 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 205/9.33  new)
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    Sec. 9.33. Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development 
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Grant Program.

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    (a) The Board shall implement and administer a grant 
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program, to be referred to as the Collaborative Baccalaureate 
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Degree Development Grant Program, to help deliver upper 
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division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by 
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bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities at a 
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location geographically convenient to student populations 
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currently being served by existing public  community colleges. 
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The Board shall adopt rules  regarding eligibility criteria and 
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a process for the annual application and awarding of grants.

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The grant application and award process shall be as efficient 
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as possible to encourage collaborative applications and shall 
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include consideration of existing programs and facilities.
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    (b) A grant application must be jointly submitted by one 
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public  community college and one or more public or private, 
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not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities.
 


 






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    (c) Grants may be used for any combination of the 
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following:
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        (1) Instructional space on or near a community college.
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        (2) Required training and advanced education of 
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    faculty for the new programs.
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        (3) Instructional technology tools.
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        (4) Marketing and promotion for joint efforts.
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        (5) Other purposes related to the collaboration 
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    efforts, as allowed by the Board's program rules.

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    (d) In order to better ensure the commitment of the 
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partnering institutions, the Board shall require that each 
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partnering institution (both the community college and the 
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4-year institution or institutions) must also invest in the 
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partnership.  Each grant application must include how the 
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State's grant will be matched by dollars from the partner 
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institutions.  The combined investment of the partner 
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institutions must equal no less than 50% of the amount of the 
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grant.
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    (e) The Board shall adopt any rules that are  necessary for 
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the implementation of this Section.


 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.