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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
4    Section 5. The College and Career Success for All Students 
5Act is amended  by adding Section 30 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 302/30 new)
7    Sec. 30. Examination; postsecondary-level course credit.
8    (a)  In this Section, "institution of higher education" 
9means a public university or public  community college located 
10in this State.
11    (b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of 
123, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement 
13examinations shall be accepted for credit to satisfy degree 
14requirements by all institutions of higher education. Each 
15institution of higher education shall determine for each test 
16whether credit will be granted for electives, general education 
17requirements, or major requirements and the Advanced Placement 
18scores required to grant credit for those purposes.
19    (c) By the conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
20Board of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Illinois 
21Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced Placement 
22examination score course granting policy of each institution of 
23higher education and the research used by each institution in 
 
 
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1determining the level of credit and the number of credits 
2provided for the Advanced Placement scores in accordance with 
3the requirements of this Section and file a report that 
4includes findings and recommendations to the General Assembly 
5and the Governor. Each institution of higher education shall 
6provide the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 
7Community College Board with all necessary data, in accordance 
8with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
91974, to conduct the analysis.
10    (d) Each institution of higher education shall publish its 
11updated Advanced Placement examination score course granting 
12policy in accordance with the requirements of this Section on 
13its Internet website before the beginning of the 2016-2017 
14academic year.
 
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.