Full Text of SB0059 97th General Assembly
SB0059sam002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Ira I. Silverstein Filed: 5/3/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 59
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 59, AS AMENDED, by | 3 | | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following:
| 5 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 6 | | Student
Transfer Achievement Reform Act. | 7 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | 8 | | "Associate degree for transfer" means an associate of arts | 9 | | or associate of science degree, as defined in rules of the | 10 | | Illinois Community College Board. | 11 | | "Community college" means a public community college in | 12 | | this State. | 13 | | "State university" means a public university in this State. | 14 | | Section 10. Associate degree for transfer. | 15 | | (a) Commencing with the fall term of the 2013-2014 academic |
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| 1 | | year, a community college student who enrolls in and | 2 | | subsequently earns an associate degree for transfer granted | 3 | | pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section is deemed eligible | 4 | | for transfer into the baccalaureate program of a State | 5 | | university and must be considered to have fulfilled all lower | 6 | | division coursework in the major field of study. While a | 7 | | student may apply for admission in the semester during which | 8 | | coursework for the associate degree will be completed, timely | 9 | | completion of the degree is a condition of transfer under the | 10 | | provisions of this Act. | 11 | | (b) Each community college district shall ensure that | 12 | | associate degrees for transfer adhere to the degree models | 13 | | under rules of the Illinois Community College Board, which | 14 | | shall include specific lower division courses in the major | 15 | | field of study that are comparable to the lower division | 16 | | courses in the major field of study at State universities, as | 17 | | agreed to by the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | 18 | | Community College Board. | 19 | | (c) The General Assembly encourages the Illinois Community | 20 | | College Board and the Board of Higher Education to make use of | 21 | | the Illinois Articulation Initiative major directives process | 22 | | to inform the development of the models referenced in | 23 | | subsection (b) of this Section. | 24 | | (d) The General Assembly encourages community college | 25 | | districts to consider the articulation agreements and other | 26 | | work between the respective faculties from the affected |
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| 1 | | community college and State universities in implementing the | 2 | | requirements of this Section. | 3 | | (e) The General Assembly encourages community colleges to | 4 | | facilitate the acceptance of credits earned at other community | 5 | | colleges and from lower division courses completed at 4-year | 6 | | colleges and universities toward an associate degree for | 7 | | transfer pursuant to this Section. | 8 | | (f) This Section does not preclude students who are | 9 | | assessed below collegiate level from acquiring developmental | 10 | | coursework in preparation for obtaining an associate degree for | 11 | | transfer. Developmental coursework must not be counted as part | 12 | | of the transferable units required pursuant to subsection (b) | 13 | | of this Section. | 14 | | Section 15. Admission to a State university. | 15 | | Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, a | 16 | | State university shall guarantee junior status to any community | 17 | | college student who is admitted under the provisions of this | 18 | | Act. Admission to a State university, as provided under this | 19 | | Act, does not guarantee admission to specific programs or | 20 | | specific majors. | 21 | | Section 20. Coursework. A State university may require a | 22 | | student transferring pursuant to this Act to take additional | 23 | | courses at the State university so long as the student is not | 24 | | required to take more semester hours or the equivalent number |
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| 1 | | of quarter hours, in combination with the associate degree for | 2 | | transfer and the baccalaureate degree, than would otherwise be | 3 | | required of a student native to that university in completing | 4 | | the baccalaureate degree. A minimum of 60 semester credit | 5 | | hours, or the equivalent number of quarter hours, taken at the | 6 | | community college must be counted toward the total minimum | 7 | | number of hours required for the baccalaureate degree. A State | 8 | | university may not require students transferring pursuant to | 9 | | this Act to repeat courses that are similar to those taken at | 10 | | the community college that counted toward an associate degree | 11 | | for transfer granted pursuant to Section 10 of this Act, | 12 | | regardless of whether the credits earned and the courses | 13 | | required were offered at a different level. Pursuant to | 14 | | subsection (b) of Section 10 of this Act, a State university | 15 | | may not require individual review of lower division course | 16 | | equivalencies in the major by respective institutions. | 17 | | Section 25. Board of Higher Education reviews and reports.
| 18 | | (a) The Board of Higher Education shall review the | 19 | | implementation of this Act and file a report on that review | 20 | | with the General Assembly on or before May 31, 2015, as | 21 | | provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization | 22 | | Act. | 23 | | (b) The Board of Higher Education shall review both of the | 24 | | following and file a report on that review with the General | 25 | | Assembly within 4 years after the effective date of this Act, |
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| 1 | | as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization | 2 | | Act: | 3 | | (1) The outcomes of implementation of this Act, | 4 | | including, but not limited to, all of the following: | 5 | | (A) The number and percentage of community college | 6 | | students who earned an associate degree for transfer. | 7 | | (B) The number and percentage of community college | 8 | | students who earned an associate degree for transfer | 9 | | and subsequently transferred to a State university. | 10 | | (C) The number and percentage of community college | 11 | | students who earned an associate degree for transfer | 12 | | and earned a baccalaureate degree from a State | 13 | | university pursuant to this Act. | 14 | | (2) Recommendations for statutory changes necessary to | 15 | | facilitate the goal of a clear and transparent transfer | 16 | | process. | 17 | | Section 30. Implementation of Act; intent. It is the intent | 18 | | of the General Assembly that the requirements placed on | 19 | | community college districts pursuant to this Act be carried out | 20 | | in the normal course of program development and approval, | 21 | | course scheduling, and degree issuance and do not represent any | 22 | | new activities or a higher level of service on the part of | 23 | | community college districts. | 24 | | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding |
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| 1 | | Section 8.35 as follows: | 2 | | (30 ILCS 805/8.35 new) | 3 | | Sec. 8.35. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | 4 | | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | 5 | | implementation of any mandate created by the Student Transfer | 6 | | Achievement Reform Act. ".
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