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Public Act 099-0624
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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 College and Career Success for All Students |
Act is amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 302/30) |
Sec. 30. Postsecondary-level Examination; |
postsecondary-level course credit. |
(a) In this Section: , "institution |
"Institution of higher education" means a public |
university or public community college located in this State. |
"International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject" |
means an International Baccalaureate course taken by either |
International Baccalaureate diploma candidates or by |
International Baccalaureate course candidates. |
"Subject score" means the total points awarded to a |
candidate for an International Baccalaureate course based on |
fulfillment of all subject requirements, including the |
end-of-course examination. |
(b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of |
3, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement |
examinations and, beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, |
subject scores of 4 or higher for International Baccalaureate |
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Diploma Programme subjects shall be accepted for credit to |
satisfy degree requirements by all institutions of higher |
education. Each institution of higher education shall |
determine for each Advanced Placement test and International |
Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject whether credit will be |
granted for electives, general education requirements, or |
major requirements and the Advanced Placement and |
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject scores |
required to grant credit for those purposes. |
(c) By the conclusion of the 2020-2021 2019-2020 academic |
year, the Board of Higher Education, in cooperation with the |
Illinois Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced |
Placement examination and International Baccalaureate Diploma |
Programme subject 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 and |
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme subject 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 |