Public Act 099-0358
 
HB3428 EnrolledLRB099 10542 NHT 30769 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  



 
 
    Section 5. The College and Career Success for All Students 
Act is amended  by adding Section 30 as follows:
 
    (105 ILCS 302/30 new)
    Sec. 30. Examination; postsecondary-level course credit.
    (a)  In this Section, "institution of higher education" 
means a public university or public  community college located 
in this State.
    (b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of 
3, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement 
examinations shall be accepted for credit to satisfy degree 
requirements by all institutions of higher education. Each 
institution of higher education shall determine for each test 
whether credit will be granted for electives, general education 
requirements, or major requirements and the Advanced Placement 
scores required to grant credit for those purposes.
    (c) By the conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year, the 
Board of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Illinois 
Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced Placement 
examination score course granting policy of each institution of 
higher education and the research used by each institution in 
determining the level of credit and the number of credits 
provided for the Advanced Placement scores in accordance with 
the requirements of this Section and file a report that 
includes findings and recommendations to the General Assembly 
and the Governor. Each institution of higher education shall 
provide the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 
Community College Board with all necessary data, in accordance 
with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
1974, to conduct the analysis.
    (d) Each institution of higher education shall publish its 
updated Advanced Placement examination score course granting 
policy in accordance with the requirements of this Section on 
its Internet website before the beginning of the 2016-2017 
academic year.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law. 
  

Effective Date:  8/13/2015