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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 SB1883
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall implement and administer a grant program, to be referred to as the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program, to help deliver upper division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities at a location geographically convenient to student populations currently being served by existing public community colleges. Provides that a grant application must be jointly submitted by one public community college and one or more public or private, not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities. Provides that the Board shall require that each partnering institution (both the community college and the 4-year institution or institutions) must also invest in the partnership.
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SB1883 |
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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 |
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| adding Section 9.33 as follows: |
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| (110 ILCS 205/9.33 new) |
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| Sec. 9.33. Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development |
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| Grant Program.
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| (a) The Board shall implement and administer a grant |
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| program, to be referred to as the Collaborative Baccalaureate |
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| Degree Development Grant Program, to help deliver upper |
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| division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by |
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| bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities at a |
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| location geographically convenient to student populations |
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| currently being served by existing public community colleges. |
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| The Board shall adopt rules regarding eligibility criteria and |
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| a process for the annual application and awarding of grants.
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| The grant application and award process shall be as efficient |
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| as possible to encourage collaborative applications and shall |
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| include consideration of existing programs and facilities. |
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| (b) A grant application must be jointly submitted by one |
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| public community college and one or more public or private, |
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| not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities. |