Full Text of SB0059 97th General Assembly
SB0059sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Ira I. Silverstein Filed: 3/14/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 59
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 59 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Student
Transfer Achievement Reform Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | 7 | | "Associate degree for transfer" means an associate of arts | 8 | | or associate of sciences degree, as defined in rules of the | 9 | | Illinois Community College Board. | 10 | | "Community college" means a public community college in | 11 | | this State. | 12 | | "State university" means a public university in this State. | 13 | | Section 10. Associate degree for transfer. | 14 | | (a) Commencing with the fall term of the 2013-2014 academic | 15 | | year, a community college student who is eligible to complete |
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| 1 | | an associate degree for transfer granted pursuant to subsection | 2 | | (b) of this Section is deemed eligible for transfer into the | 3 | | baccalaureate program of a State university and shall be | 4 | | considered to have fulfilled all lower division coursework. | 5 | | (b) As a condition of receipt of State funds, a community | 6 | | college district shall ensure that associate degrees for | 7 | | transfer (i) are from 60 to 67 semester hours or the | 8 | | quarter-hour equivalent; (ii) shall include the following | 9 | | Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education Core | 10 | | Curriculum credits: 9 hours in communication, 4 hours in | 11 | | mathematics, 7 to 8 hours in physical and life sciences, 9 | 12 | | hours in humanities and fine arts, and 9 hours in social and | 13 | | behavioral science, and lower division courses in an identified | 14 | | major field of study as defined in the Illinois Articulation | 15 | | Initiative for that major; and (iii) may include any such | 16 | | additional courses as may be required by the respective | 17 | | community college district board of trustees. An associate of | 18 | | science degree shall be from 60 to 68 semester hours or the | 19 | | quarter-hour equivalent; shall include the following Illinois | 20 | | Articulation Initiative General Education Core Curriculum | 21 | | credits: 9 hours in communication, 8 hours in mathematics, 11 | 22 | | to 12 hours in physical and life sciences, 6 hours in | 23 | | humanities and fine arts, and 6 hours in social and behavioral | 24 | | science, and lower division courses in an identified major | 25 | | field of study; and may include any such additional courses as | 26 | | may be required by the respective community college district |
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| 1 | | board of trustees.
| 2 | | (c) The General Assembly encourages a community college | 3 | | district to consider the articulation agreements and other work | 4 | | between the respective faculties from the affected community | 5 | | college and State universities in implementing the | 6 | | requirements of this Section. | 7 | | (d) The General Assembly encourages community colleges to | 8 | | facilitate the acceptance of credits earned at other community | 9 | | colleges and from lower division courses completed at 4-year | 10 | | colleges and universities toward an associate degree for | 11 | | transfer pursuant to this Section. | 12 | | (e) This Section does not preclude students who are | 13 | | assessed below collegiate level from acquiring developmental | 14 | | coursework in preparation for obtaining an associate degree for | 15 | | transfer. Developmental coursework must not be counted as part | 16 | | of the transferable units required pursuant to subsection (b) | 17 | | of this Section. | 18 | | Section 15. Admission to a State university. | 19 | | Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, a | 20 | | State university shall, upon admission to the university, | 21 | | guarantee admission with junior status to any community college | 22 | | student who meets all of the requirements of Section 10 of this | 23 | | Act. Admission to a State university, as provided under this | 24 | | Act, does not guarantee admission for specific majors. |
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| 1 | | Section 20. Coursework. A State university may require a | 2 | | student transferring pursuant to this Act to take additional | 3 | | courses at the State university, so long as the student is not | 4 | | required to have taken more than 127 semester hours or the | 5 | | equivalent number of quarter hours in combination with the | 6 | | associate degree for transfer and the baccalaureate degree. A | 7 | | State university may not require students transferring | 8 | | pursuant to this Act to repeat courses that are similar to | 9 | | those taken at the community college that counted toward an | 10 | | associate degree for transfer granted pursuant to Section 10 of | 11 | | this Act, regardless of whether the credits earned and the | 12 | | courses required were offered at a different level. | 13 | | Determination of course equivalency or similarity must be made | 14 | | by (i) the Illinois Articulation Initiative major panels or | 15 | | (ii) faculty at the respective institutions from and to which | 16 | | students transfer. Courses certified by the Illinois | 17 | | Articulation Initiative shall transfer as equivalencies and | 18 | | are not subject to individual evaluation by the respective | 19 | | institutions. | 20 | | Section 25. Board of Higher Education reviews and reports.
| 21 | | (a) The Board of Higher Education shall review the | 22 | | implementation of this Act and file a report on that review | 23 | | with the General Assembly on or before May 31, 2014, as | 24 | | provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization | 25 | | Act. |
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| 1 | | (b) The Board of Higher Education shall review both of the | 2 | | following and file a report on that review with the General | 3 | | Assembly within 4 years after the effective date of this Act, | 4 | | as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization | 5 | | Act: | 6 | | (1) The outcomes of implementation of this Act, | 7 | | including, but not limited to, all of the following: | 8 | | (A) The number of community college students who | 9 | | earned bachelor's degrees after transferring with an | 10 | | associate degree for transfer following the effective | 11 | | date of this Act. | 12 | | (B) The average amount of time and units it takes a | 13 | | community college student earning an associate degree | 14 | | for transfer pursuant to this Act to transfer to and | 15 | | graduate from a State university, as compared to the | 16 | | average amount of time and units it took community | 17 | | college transfer students prior to the implementation | 18 | | of this Act. | 19 | | (C) Student progression and completion rates. | 20 | | (D) Other relevant indicators of student success. | 21 | | (E) The degree to which the requirements for an | 22 | | associate degree for transfer take into account | 23 | | existing articulation agreements and the degree to | 24 | | which community colleges facilitate the acceptance of | 25 | | credits between community college districts, as | 26 | | outlined in subsections (c) and (d) of Section 10 of |
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| 1 | | this Act. | 2 | | (F) It is the intent of the General Assembly that | 3 | | student outcome data provided under this subsection | 4 | | (b) include the degree to which State universities were | 5 | | able to accommodate students admitted under this Act in | 6 | | being admitted to the State university of their choice | 7 | | without having to repeat coursework already completed | 8 | | successfully at the community college. | 9 | | (2) Recommendations for statutory changes necessary to | 10 | | facilitate the goal of a clear and transparent transfer | 11 | | process. | 12 | | Section 30. Implementation of Act; intent. It is the intent | 13 | | of the General Assembly that the requirements placed on | 14 | | community college districts pursuant to this Act be carried out | 15 | | in the normal course of program development and approval, | 16 | | course scheduling, and degree issuance and do not represent any | 17 | | new activities or a higher level of service on the part of | 18 | | community college districts. | 19 | | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | 20 | | Section 8.35 as follows: | 21 | | (30 ILCS 805/8.35 new) | 22 | | Sec. 8.35. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | 23 | | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the |
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| 1 | | implementation of any mandate created by the Student Transfer | 2 | | Achievement Reform Act. ".
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