HB1434 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1434

Introduced 2/21/2007, by Rep. Fred Crespo - Sidney H. Mathias - Paul D. Froehlich

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 805/3-65 new

Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 512 may create a pilot baccalaureate program under which the district may establish and offer bachelor's degrees in 2 fields of study if certain conditions are met, including requiring (i) that the degree programs not compete with any nearby public university, (ii) that the district identify and document unmet workforce needs, (iii) that the degree programs not require any additional funding from local taxes or the State, (iv) that the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education approve the offering of the degree programs, and (v) that the pilot program expire 4 years after the initial offering of the degree programs, unless otherwise extended by law. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by adding Section 3-65 as follows:

(110 ILCS 805/3-65 new)

Sec. 3-65. Harper College pilot baccalaureate program. The Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 512 may establish and offer a pilot program under which the district may offer bachelor's degrees in 2 fields of study if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The Board of Trustees has determined that it has the expertise, resources, and interest to offer quality baccalaureate degree programs and the programs are consistent with existing board policy.

(2) The district has identified and documented unmet workforce needs.

(3) The degree programs will not compete with any nearby public university.

(4) The degree programs will not require any additional funding from local taxes or the State.

(5) The State Board and the Board of Higher Education have approved the offering of the degree programs.

(6) The pilot program will expire 4 years after the initial offering of the degree programs, unless otherwise extended by law.

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