96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2013


 
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. Deanna Demuzio
 
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    Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall implement and administer a grant program, to be referred to as the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program, to help deliver upper division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities at a location geographically convenient to student populations currently being served by existing public community colleges. Provides that a grant application must be jointly submitted by one public community college and one or more public or private, not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities. Provides that the Board shall require that each partnering institution (both the community college and the 4-year institution or institutions) also invest in the partnership.  Effective immediately.
















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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 Public Community College Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 2-26 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 805/2-26  new)
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    Sec. 2-26. Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development 
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Grant Program.

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    (a) The State Board shall implement and administer a grant 
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program, subject to appropriation, to be referred to as the 
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Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program, 
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to help deliver upper division courses and bachelor's degree 
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programs offered by bachelor's degree-granting colleges and 
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universities at a location geographically convenient to 
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student populations currently being served by existing public  
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community colleges. The State Board shall adopt rules  regarding 
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eligibility criteria and a process for the annual application 
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and awarding of grants.
The grant application and award process 
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shall be as efficient as possible to encourage collaborative 
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applications and shall include consideration of existing 
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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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    or satellite facility.
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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 State 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 State  Board shall require that 
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each 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)  Public community colleges under the jurisdiction of 
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this Act are prohibited from offering their own baccalaureate 
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degrees. 
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    (f) The State Board shall adopt any rules that are  
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necessary for the implementation of this Section.



 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
 


 






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becoming law.