Chapter 110 — HIGHER EDUCATION

(110 ILCS 148/25) Sec. 25. Competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program eligibility and application process. (a) The pilot program established under Section 20 of this Act shall be administered by the State Superintendent of Education in 2 phases: (i) an in…

(110 ILCS 148/30) Sec. 30. Competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program statewide supports. Subject to the availability of public or private resources, to support school district participation in the pilot program established under Section 20 of this Act an…

(110 ILCS 148/35) Sec. 35. Competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program implementation. The pilot program established under Section 20 of this Act shall be implemented as follows: (1) By June 30, 2017, the State Superintendent of Education shall publish the…

(110 ILCS 148/40) Sec. 40. Guiding principles for and purposes of transitional mathematics instruction. (a) ISBE, ICCB, and IBHE shall jointly establish and administer requirements and supports for transitional mathematics instruction pursuant to the requirements of Sections 45 t…

(110 ILCS 148/45) Sec. 45. Statewide panel to define transitional mathematics instruction recommendations. (a) Subject to the availability of public or private resources for its administration, ISBE, ICCB, and IBHE shall jointly establish a statewide panel to recommend competenci…

(110 ILCS 148/5) Sec. 5. Findings; declarations. The General Assembly finds and declares the following: (1) Approximately half of Illinois high school graduates enrolling as full-time freshmen in Illinois public community colleges require remedial education. (2) Illinois employer…

(110 ILCS 148/50) Sec. 50. Transitional mathematics instruction placement and delivery. (a) A school district electing or required to deliver transitional mathematics instruction in accordance with Section 65 of this Act shall use the statewide criteria established pursuant to su…

(110 ILCS 148/55) Sec. 55. High school and community college partnership agreements for transitional mathematics instruction. (a) Transitional mathematics instruction shall be delivered by high school faculty with community college collaboration as defined through a partnership a…

(110 ILCS 148/60) Sec. 60. Transitional mathematics instruction statewide supports. (a) (Blank). (b) Subject to the availability of public or private resources, ISBE, ICCB, and IBHE, in collaboration with IMACC, shall support collaborative efforts among school districts and posts…

(110 ILCS 148/65) Sec. 65. Transitional mathematics instruction implementation. (a) Subject to the availability of public or private resources, by no later than June 30, 2018, the statewide panel established pursuant to Section 45 of this Act shall define the transitional mathema…

(110 ILCS 148/70) Sec. 70. Reading and communication transitional competencies. Subject to the availability of public or private resources for its administration, ISBE, ICCB, and IBHE shall jointly establish a statewide panel to recommend competencies for reading and communicatio…

(110 ILCS 148/75) Sec. 75. College and Career Pathway Endorsements System. (a) Public high school graduates may attain College and Career Pathway Endorsements on high school diplomas in accordance with the requirements of Section 80 of this Act. The IPIC Agencies shall establish …

(110 ILCS 148/80) Sec. 80. College and Career Pathway Endorsements. (a) College and Career Pathway Endorsements are established to recognize public high school graduates who complete the requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this Section. (b) School district participation i…

(110 ILCS 148/85) Sec. 85. Statewide planning and supports for College and Career Pathway Endorsement programs. (a) By no later than June 30, 2017, the IPIC Agencies shall develop and adopt a comprehensive interagency plan for supporting the development of College and Career Path…

(110 ILCS 148/90) Sec. 90. Implementation of the College and Career Pathway Endorsement programs. (a) By no later than June 30, 2017: (1) the IPIC Agencies shall define the framework for Endorsement Areas and ISBE shall define the high school course codes that relate to each area…

(110 ILCS 148/900) Sec. 900. Administrative rules. ISBE, in consultation with the other State agencies described in this Act, as applicable, may adopt such administrative rules as may be necessary for the implementation of this Act. ICCB and IBHE may adopt such administrative rul…

(110 ILCS 148/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16; text omitted.)

(110 ILCS 148/995) Sec. 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or d…

(110 ILCS 148/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 99-674, eff. 7-29-16.)

(110 ILCS 149/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Student Parent Data Collection Act. (Source: P.A. 102-88, eff. 7-9-21.)

(110 ILCS 149/10) Sec. 10. Student parent data collection. (a) The Board of Higher Education, in consultation with the Illinois Community College Board, public institutions of higher education, and advocates, shall prepare a question or questions to be placed on one or more forms…

(110 ILCS 149/15) Sec. 15. Campus child care. Beginning September 1, 2021, each public institution of higher education that operates one or more child care centers or early learning centers on its campus or is otherwise affiliated with a child care center or early learning center…

(110 ILCS 149/20) Sec. 20. Reporting requirements. (a) On or before July 1, 2022, July 1, 2023, and October 15, 2024 and on or before each October 15 thereafter, each public university shall report the data collected under Sections 10 and 15 to the Board of Higher Education, and …

(110 ILCS 149/25) Sec. 25. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. The sharing and reporting of data under this Act must be in accordance with the requirements of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Nothing in this Act supersedes the federal …

(110 ILCS 149/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Parent" means the parent or legal guardian of a child who is under the age of 18 years. "Public institution of higher education" or "institution" means a public community college or public university in this State. (Source: P.A.…

(110 ILCS 149/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2021. (Source: P.A. 102-88, eff. 7-9-21.)

(110 ILCS 150/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. (Source: P.A. 99-316, eff. 1-1-16.)

(110 ILCS 150/10) Sec. 10. Associate degree for transfer. (a) Commencing with the fall term of the 2016-2017 academic year, a community college student who earns an associate degree for transfer, an Associate of Arts, or an Associate of Science that is consistent with degree requ…

(110 ILCS 150/15) Sec. 15. Admission to a State university. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a State university shall admit and grant junior status in a program, subject to available program capacity, to any Illinois community college student who: (1) m…

(110 ILCS 150/20) Sec. 20. Coursework. (a) A State university may not require a student transferring pursuant to this Act to take more than 60 additional semester units beyond the lower-division major requirements for majors requiring 120 semester units, provided that the student…

(110 ILCS 150/21) Sec. 21. Community college and State university transfer articulation agreements. (a) A State university or community college shall, upon the request of the community college district or State university, enter into a transfer articulation agreement to provide a…

(110 ILCS 150/23) Sec. 23. Reverse transfer of credits. (a) In this Section, "reverse transfer of credit" means the transfer of earned academic credit from a State university to a community college for the purpose of obtaining an associate degree at the community college. (b) Beg…

(110 ILCS 150/24) Sec. 24. Transfer credit review process. Each community college and State university shall publish the institution's process and a timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. The institution shall …

(110 ILCS 150/25) Sec. 25. Reporting requirements on course transfer. (a) (Blank). (b) (Blank). (c) For the purposes of this subsection (c), "courses" refers only to those courses for which a student has received a passing grade as determined by a State university. By October 1, …

(110 ILCS 150/3) Sec. 3. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to enhance the transfer of academic credits between community colleges and State universities in Illinois, ensuring equitable and consistent practices, reducing barriers for students, and promoting accountability and tr…

(110 ILCS 150/30) Sec. 30. Implementation of Act; intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the requirements placed on community college districts pursuant to this Act be carried out in the normal course of program development and approval, course scheduling, and degr…

(110 ILCS 150/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Associate degree for transfer" means any of the following community college degree programs: Associate in Arts; Associate in Engineering Science; Associate in Fine Arts; or Associate in Science. "Community college" means a publi…

(110 ILCS 150/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-316, eff. 1-1-16; text omitted.)

(110 ILCS 151/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Career and Workforce Transition Act. (Source: P.A. 99-468, eff. 1-1-16.)

(110 ILCS 151/10) Sec. 10. Transfer of credits. (a) A public community college district shall accept up to 30 credit hours transferred from an institution that has been approved under Section 15 of this Act if a student has completed one of the following programs at that institut…

(110 ILCS 151/15) Sec. 15. Board approval of institution. (a) The Board may approve an institution as an institution from which credits may be transferred under Section 10 of this Act if all of the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of Section 20 of this Act have been met. Be…

(110 ILCS 151/20) Sec. 20. Board approval of program. (a) In this Section, "program" means any of the programs listed under subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act. (b) The Board may approve a program as eligible for credit acceptance if all of the following conditions have been…

(110 ILCS 151/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Board" means the Illinois Community College Board. "Institution" means a non-degree granting institution that is regulated and approved by the Board of Higher Education under the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 20…

(110 ILCS 151/90) Sec. 90. Rulemaking. The Board shall adopt any rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Act. (Source: P.A. 99-468, eff. 1-1-16.)

(110 ILCS 152/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Articulation Initiative Act. (Source: P.A. 99-636, eff. 1-1-17.)

(110 ILCS 152/10) Sec. 10. Definition of public institution. In this Act, "public institution" means a public university or public community college in this State. (Source: P.A. 99-636, eff. 1-1-17.)

(110 ILCS 152/15) Sec. 15. Participation. All public institutions shall participate in the Illinois Articulation Initiative through submission and review of their courses for statewide transfer. All public institutions shall maintain a complete Illinois Articulation Initiative Ge…

(110 ILCS 152/20) Sec. 20. Course transferability. (a) All courses approved for Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education codes must be transferable as a part of the General Education Core Curriculum package, consistent with the specific requirements of the package. Illi…

(110 ILCS 152/25) Sec. 25. Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board duties. (a) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall co-manage the implementation, oversight, and evaluation of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, …

(110 ILCS 152/30) Sec. 30. Degree program advice. To improve articulation and reduce excess academic credit hours, beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, each public institution shall require any student who, upon completing 30 academic credit hours, is interested in pursuin…