Full Text of SB2960 99th General Assembly
SB2960 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB2960 Introduced 2/18/2016, by Sen. Antonio Muñoz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 110 ILCS 305/90 new | | 110 ILCS 520/75 new | | 110 ILCS 660/5-185 new | | 110 ILCS 665/10-185 new | | 110 ILCS 670/15-185 new | | 110 ILCS 675/20-190 new | | 110 ILCS 680/25-185 new | | 110 ILCS 685/30-195 new | | 110 ILCS 690/35-190 new | |
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Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university to develop and maintain a written policy concerning the credits that the university will award for courses on a joint services transcript. Defines "joint services transcript". Effective January 1, 2017.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 90 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 305/90 new) | 7 | | Sec. 90. Joint services transcript. | 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "joint services transcript" | 9 | | means a transcript issued by any branch of the U.S. Armed | 10 | | Forces that provides information on, among other things, | 11 | | military courses taken through the Armed Forces. | 12 | | (b) The Board of Trustees shall develop and maintain a | 13 | | written policy concerning the credits that the University will | 14 | | award for courses on a joint services transcript. | 15 | | Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management | 16 | | Act is amended by adding Section 75 as follows: | 17 | | (110 ILCS 520/75 new) | 18 | | Sec. 75. Joint services transcript. | 19 | | (a) As used in this Section, "joint services transcript" | 20 | | means a transcript issued by any branch of the U.S. Armed | 21 | | Forces that provides information on, among other things, |
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| 1 | | military courses taken through the Armed Forces. | 2 | | (b) The Board shall develop and maintain a written policy | 3 | | concerning the credits that the University will award for | 4 | | courses on a joint services transcript. | 5 | | Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by | 6 | | adding Section 5-185 as follows: | 7 | | (110 ILCS 660/5-185 new) | 8 | | Sec. 5-185. Joint services transcript. | 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "joint services transcript" | 10 | | means a transcript issued by any branch of the U.S. Armed | 11 | | Forces that provides information on, among other things, | 12 | | military courses taken through the Armed Forces. | 13 | | (b) The Board shall develop and maintain a written policy | 14 | | concerning the credits that the University will award for | 15 | | courses on a joint services transcript. | 16 | | Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended | 17 | | by adding Section 10-185 as follows: | 18 | | (110 ILCS 665/10-185 new) | 19 | | Sec. 10-185. Joint services transcript. | 20 | | (a) As used in this Section, "joint services transcript" | 21 | | means a transcript issued by any branch of the U.S. Armed | 22 | | Forces that provides information on, among other things, |
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| 1 | | military courses taken through the Armed Forces. | 2 | | (b) The Board shall develop and maintain a written policy | 3 | | concerning the credits that the University will award for | 4 | | courses on a joint services transcript. | 5 | | Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended | 6 | | by adding Section 15-185 as follows: | 7 | | (110 ILCS 670/15-185 new) | 8 | | Sec. 15-185. Joint services transcript. | 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "joint services transcript" | 10 | | means a transcript issued by any branch of the U.S. Armed | 11 | | Forces that provides information on, among other things, | 12 | | military courses taken through the Armed Forces. | 13 | | (b) The Board shall develop and maintain a written policy | 14 | | concerning the credits that the University will award for | 15 | | courses on a joint services transcript. | 16 | | Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by | 17 | | adding Section 20-190 as follows: | 18 | | (110 ILCS 675/20-190 new) | 19 | | Sec. 20-190. Joint services transcript. | 20 | | (a) As used in this Section, "joint services transcript" | 21 | | means a transcript issued by any branch of the U.S. Armed | 22 | | Forces that provides information on, among other things, |
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| 1 | | military courses taken through the Armed Forces. | 2 | | (b) The Board shall develop and maintain a written policy | 3 | | concerning the credits that the University will award for | 4 | | courses on a joint services transcript. | 5 | | Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is | 6 | | amended by adding Section 25-185 as follows: | 7 | | (110 ILCS 680/25-185 new) | 8 | | Sec. 25-185. Joint services transcript. | 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "joint services transcript" | 10 | | means a transcript issued by any branch of the U.S. Armed | 11 | | Forces that provides information on, among other things, | 12 | | military courses taken through the Armed Forces. | 13 | | (b) The Board shall develop and maintain a written policy | 14 | | concerning the credits that the University will award for | 15 | | courses on a joint services transcript. | 16 | | Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended | 17 | | by adding Section 30-195 as follows: | 18 | | (110 ILCS 685/30-195 new) | 19 | | Sec. 30-195. Joint services transcript. | 20 | | (a) As used in this Section, "joint services transcript" | 21 | | means a transcript issued by any branch of the U.S. Armed | 22 | | Forces that provides information on, among other things, |
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| 1 | | military courses taken through the Armed Forces. | 2 | | (b) The Board shall develop and maintain a written policy | 3 | | concerning the credits that the University will award for | 4 | | courses on a joint services transcript. | 5 | | Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | 6 | | by adding Section 35-190 as follows: | 7 | | (110 ILCS 690/35-190 new) | 8 | | Sec. 35-190. Joint services transcript. | 9 | | (a) As used in this Section, "joint services transcript" | 10 | | means a transcript issued by any branch of the U.S. Armed | 11 | | Forces that provides information on, among other things, | 12 | | military courses taken through the Armed Forces. | 13 | | (b) The Board shall develop and maintain a written policy | 14 | | concerning the credits that the University will award for | 15 | | courses on a joint services transcript.
| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 17 | | 1, 2017.
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