SB0820ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Carol Ammons

Filed: 5/11/2021

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 820

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 820 as follows:

on page 10, line 11, after "Act," by inserting "if the student meets the institution of higher learning's dual credit placement standards,"; and

on page 22, immediately below line 8, by inserting the following:

"Section 7. The Developmental Education Reform Act is amended by changing Section 100-30 as follows:

(110 ILCS 175/100-30)

Sec. 100-30. Institutional plans; report.

(a) On or before May 1, 2022, each university shall submit to the Board of Higher Education and each community college shall submit to the Illinois Community College Board its institutional plan for scaling evidence-based developmental education reforms to maximize the probability that a student will be placed in and successfully complete introductory college-level English language or mathematics coursework within 2 semesters at the institution. At a minimum, a plan submitted by an institution shall include all of the following:

(1) A description of the current developmental education models offered by the institution. If the institution does not currently offer developmental education coursework, it must provide details regarding its decision not to offer developmental education coursework and the pathways that are available to students deemed to be insufficiently prepared for introductory college-level English language or mathematics coursework.

(2) A description of the developmental education models that will be implemented and scaled and the basis of the evidence and associated data that the institution considered in making the decision to scale each model.

(3) Baseline data and benchmarks for progress, including, but not limited to, (i) enrollment in credit-bearing English language or mathematics courses, (ii) rates of successful completion of introductory college-level English language or mathematics courses, and (iii) college-credit accumulation.

(4) Detailed plans for scaling reforms and improving outcomes for all students placed in traditional developmental education models or models with comparable introductory college-level course completion rates. The plan shall provide details about the expected improvements in educational outcomes for Black students as result of the proposed reforms.

(b) On or before February January 1, 2023 and every 2 years thereafter, the Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board shall collect data and report to the General Assembly and the public the status of developmental education reforms at institutions. The report must include data on the progress of the developmental education reforms, including, but not limited to, (i) enrollment in credit-bearing English language or mathematics courses, (ii) rates of successful completion of introductory college-level English language or mathematics courses, and (iii) college-credit accumulation. The data should be disaggregated by gender, race and ethnicity, federal Pell Grant status, and other variables of interest to the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board.

(c) On or before January 1, 2024 and every 2 years thereafter, the Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board, in consultation with institutions of higher education and other stakeholders, shall consider additional data reporting requirements to facilitate the rigorous and continuous evaluation of each institution's implementation plan and its impact on improving outcomes for students in developmental education, particularly for Black students.

(Source: P.A. 101-654, eff. 3-8-21.)

Section 8. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by changing Section 9.40 as follows:

(110 ILCS 205/9.40)

Sec. 9.40. Review of university admission coursework.

(a) On or before September May 1, 2021 and as needed thereafter, the Board of Higher Education shall compile a review that identifies, for each public university in this State, all courses the university will require or recommend a high school student take to be admitted to the university as an undergraduate student for the following school year. The review shall also include any required coursework or recommended coursework for a undergraduate admission into a specific academic major, college, or department of the university for the following school year. In order to allow public school districts sufficient time to fulfill their obligations under subsection (c) of Section 2-3.183 of the School Code, the review must also identify any new courses that each public university in this State will add to the review the following year. No new required or recommended coursework may be added to a review that has not been identified in the previous year's review.

(b) The Board of Higher Education shall make the review compiled under subsection (a) available to the public on its Internet website.

(c) The Board of Higher Education may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.

(Source: P.A. 101-654, eff. 3-8-21.)"; and

on page 27, immediately below line 13, by inserting the following:

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