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| Public Act 097-0588 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 9.16 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 205/9.16) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.16)
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Sec. 9.16. Underrepresentation of certain groups in higher | ||||
education.
To require public institutions of higher education | ||||
to develop and implement
methods and strategies to increase the | ||||
participation of minorities, women
and handicapped individuals | ||||
who are traditionally underrepresented in
education programs | ||||
and activities. For the purpose of this Section,
minorities | ||||
shall mean persons who are citizens of the United States or
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lawful permanent resident aliens of the United States and who | ||||
are: (a) Black (a
person having origins in any of the black | ||||
racial groups in Africa);
(b) Hispanic (a person of Spanish or | ||||
Portuguese culture with origins in
Mexico, South or Central | ||||
America, or the Caribbean, regardless of race);
(c) Asian | ||||
American (a person having origins in any of the original people
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of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent or the | ||||
Pacific
Islands); or (d) American Indian or Alaskan Native (a | ||||
person having
origins in any of the original people of North | ||||
America).
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The Board shall adopt any rules necessary to administer | ||
this Section.
The Board shall also do the following:
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(a) require all public institutions of higher education to | ||
develop and
submit plans for the implementation of this | ||
Section;
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(b) conduct periodic review of public institutions of | ||
higher education to
determine compliance with this Section; and | ||
if the Board finds that a public
institution of higher | ||
education is not in compliance with this Section,
it shall | ||
notify the institution of steps to take to attain compliance;
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(c) provide advice and counsel pursuant to this Section;
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(d) conduct studies of the effectiveness of methods and | ||
strategies
designed to increase participation of students in | ||
education programs and
activities in which minorities, women | ||
and handicapped individuals are
traditionally | ||
underrepresented, and monitor the success of students in such
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education programs and activities;
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(e) encourage minority student recruitment and retention | ||
in colleges
and universities. In implementing this paragraph, | ||
the Board shall undertake
but need not be limited to the | ||
following: the establishment of guidelines
and plans for public | ||
institutions of higher education for minority student
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recruitment and retention, the review and monitoring of | ||
minority student
programs implemented at public institutions | ||
of higher education to
determine their compliance with any | ||
guidelines and plans so established,
the determination of the | ||
effectiveness and funding requirements of minority
student | ||
programs at public institutions of higher education, the
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dissemination of successful programs as models, and the | ||
encouragement of
cooperative partnerships between community | ||
colleges and local school
attendance centers which are | ||
experiencing difficulties in enrolling
minority students in | ||
four-year colleges and universities;
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(f) mandate all public institutions of higher education to | ||
submit data
and information essential to determine compliance | ||
with this Section. The
Board shall prescribe the format and the | ||
date for submission of this data
and any other education equity | ||
data; and
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(g) report to the General Assembly and the Governor | ||
annually with a
description of the plans submitted by each | ||
public institution of higher
education for implementation of | ||
this Section, including financial data
relating to the most | ||
recent fiscal year expenditures for specific minority
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programs, the effectiveness of such
plans and programs and the | ||
effectiveness of the methods and strategies developed by the
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Board in meeting the purposes of this Section, the degree of | ||
compliance
with this Section by each public institution of | ||
higher education as
determined by the Board pursuant to its | ||
periodic review responsibilities,
and the findings made by the | ||
Board in conducting its studies and monitoring
student success | ||
as required by paragraph d) of this Section. With
respect to | ||
each public institution of higher education such report also | ||
shall
include, but need not be limited to, information with | ||
respect to each
institution's minority program budget | ||
allocations; minority student
admission, retention and | ||
graduation statistics; admission, retention, and graduation | ||
statistics of all students who are the first in their immediate | ||
family to attend an institution of higher education; number of | ||
financial
assistance awards to undergraduate and graduate | ||
minority students; and
minority faculty representation. This | ||
paragraph shall not be construed to
prohibit the Board from | ||
making, preparing or issuing additional surveys or
studies with | ||
respect to minority education in Illinois.
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(Source: P.A. 90-730, eff. 8-10-98.)
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