Sen. Susan Garrett
Filed: 2/24/2006
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 880
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 880 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 9.31 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (110 ILCS 205/9.31 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 9.31. Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development | ||||||
| 8 | Grant Program.
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| 9 | (a) The Board shall implement and administer a grant | ||||||
| 10 | program, subject to appropriation, to be referred to as the | ||||||
| 11 | Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program, | ||||||
| 12 | to help deliver upper division courses and bachelor's degree | ||||||
| 13 | programs offered by bachelor's degree-granting colleges and | ||||||
| 14 | universities at a location geographically convenient to | ||||||
| 15 | student populations currently being served by existing public | ||||||
| 16 | community colleges. The Board shall adopt rules regarding | ||||||
| 17 | eligibility criteria and a process for the annual application | ||||||
| 18 | and awarding of grants.
The grant application and award process | ||||||
| 19 | shall be as efficient as possible to encourage collaborative | ||||||
| 20 | applications and shall include consideration of existing | ||||||
| 21 | programs and facilities. | ||||||
| 22 | (b) A grant application must be jointly submitted by one | ||||||
| 23 | public community college and one or more public or private, | ||||||
| 24 | not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities. | ||||||
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| 1 | (c) Grants may be used for any combination of the | ||||||
| 2 | following: | ||||||
| 3 | (1) Instructional space on or near a community college. | ||||||
| 4 | (2) Required training and advanced education of | ||||||
| 5 | faculty for the new programs. | ||||||
| 6 | (3) Instructional technology tools. | ||||||
| 7 | (4) Marketing and promotion for joint efforts. | ||||||
| 8 | (5) Other purposes related to the collaboration | ||||||
| 9 | efforts, as allowed by the Board's program rules.
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| 10 | (d) In order to better ensure the commitment of the | ||||||
| 11 | partnering institutions, the Board shall require that each | ||||||
| 12 | partnering institution (both the community college and the | ||||||
| 13 | 4-year institution or institutions) must also invest in the | ||||||
| 14 | partnership. Each grant application must include how the | ||||||
| 15 | State's grant will be matched by dollars from the partner | ||||||
| 16 | institutions. The combined investment of the partner | ||||||
| 17 | institutions must equal no less than 50% of the amount of the | ||||||
| 18 | grant. | ||||||
| 19 | (e) The Board shall adopt any rules that are necessary for | ||||||
| 20 | the implementation of this Section.".
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