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Public Act 094-0420
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LRB094 08128 NHT 41503 b |
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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 |
adding Section 9.30 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 205/9.30 new) |
Sec. 9.30. Course transferability program. |
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Board shall implement and |
administer a statewide program, using the World Wide Web, to |
assist students, advisors, faculty, and administrators from |
public and private institutions of higher education in |
obtaining consistent and accurate information about transfer |
courses and their applicability towards degree completion by |
publishing course equivalency guides, academic programs, |
courses offered, transfer course evaluations, and degree |
requirements. |
(b) Under the program, the Board shall provide appropriate |
assistance and support to participating public and private |
institutions of higher education. The Board shall designate |
participants based on which institutions apply to be part of |
the program. However, all data shall be managed by each |
institution of higher education and each institution shall |
retain complete ownership of the data submitted. |
(c) The program's Internet website shall contain the |
following: |
(1) Transfer course articulations, which shall be |
updated annually. |
(2) Institutional reference tables. |
(3) Degree requirements, which shall be updated |
annually. |
(4) Course banks, which shall be updated annually. |
(5) Academic program pull down menus, which shall be |