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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
| 5 | Accountability in Higher Education Act. | ||||||
| 6 | Section 5. Annual plans.
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| 7 | (a) Public universities in this State shall develop annual | ||||||
| 8 | academic, financial, and enrollment plans that outline all of | ||||||
| 9 | the following: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) Tuition and fee estimates. | ||||||
| 11 | (2) Enrollment projections. | ||||||
| 12 | (3) Retention policies and projections. | ||||||
| 13 | (4) A number of accountability measures, including | ||||||
| 14 | meeting benchmarks related to accessibility and | ||||||
| 15 | affordability developed in consultation with statewide | ||||||
| 16 | organizations representing faculty and staff. | ||||||
| 17 | (b) These plans must be submitted to the Board of Higher | ||||||
| 18 | Education no later than June 30th of each year and must be | ||||||
| 19 | reviewed by the Board for recommendations to be made each year | ||||||
| 20 | at one of the Board's regularly scheduled meetings.
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| 21 | Section 10. State policy objectives. Public universities | ||||||
| 22 | in this State must commit themselves formally to meeting the | ||||||
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| 1 | following State policy objectives, in conjunction with the | ||||||
| 2 | goals set forth in the Illinois Public Agenda for College and | ||||||
| 3 | Career Success: | ||||||
| 4 | (1) Providing access to higher education, including | ||||||
| 5 | meeting enrollment demand. | ||||||
| 6 | (2) Providing a broad range of academic programs. | ||||||
| 7 | (3) Maintaining high academic standards. | ||||||
| 8 | (4) Improving student retention and progress toward | ||||||
| 9 | timely graduation. | ||||||
| 10 | (5) Developing uniform articulation agreements with | ||||||
| 11 | public community colleges. | ||||||
| 12 | (6) Stimulating economic development. | ||||||
| 13 | (7) If appropriate, increasing externally funded | ||||||
| 14 | research and improving technology transfer. | ||||||
| 15 | (8) Actively working with grades kindergarten through | ||||||
| 16 | 12 to improve student achievement. | ||||||
| 17 | (9) Meeting financial and administrative management | ||||||
| 18 | standards. | ||||||
| 19 | (10) Making enrollment affordable, regardless of | ||||||
| 20 | income.
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| 21 | Section 15. Performance indicators. The Board of Higher | ||||||
| 22 | Education shall be responsible for developing performance | ||||||
| 23 | indicators to measure whether public universities in this State | ||||||
| 24 | are meeting State policy objectives under Section 10 of this | ||||||
| 25 | Act, in conjunction with the goals set forth in the Illinois | ||||||
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| 1 | Public Agenda for College and Career Success.
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| 2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 3 | becoming law.
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