Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3307 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3307 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85 Amends the Course of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2028-2029 school year must successfully complete either 2 years of foreign language courses or at least 2 years of career-focused coursework that has been authorized by the State Board of Education as meeting the requirements for a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act (rather than requiring the successful completion of 2 years of foreign language courses). Amends the University of Illinois Act, the Southern Illinois University Management Act, the Chicago State University Law, the Eastern Illinois University Law, the Governors State University Law, the Illinois State University Law, the Northeastern State University Law, the Northern Illinois University Law, and the Western Illinois University Law. Provides that a university may not require State public high school graduates, as a condition of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign language courses unless the university permits, as an alternative to completion of a foreign language course, attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 25510 RJT 51859 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3307 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85 Amends the Course of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2028-2029 school year must successfully complete either 2 years of foreign language courses or at least 2 years of career-focused coursework that has been authorized by the State Board of Education as meeting the requirements for a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act (rather than requiring the successful completion of 2 years of foreign language courses). Amends the University of Illinois Act, the Southern Illinois University Management Act, the Chicago State University Law, the Eastern Illinois University Law, the Governors State University Law, the Illinois State University Law, the Northeastern State University Law, the Northern Illinois University Law, and the Western Illinois University Law. Provides that a university may not require State public high school graduates, as a condition of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign language courses unless the university permits, as an alternative to completion of a foreign language course, attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 25510 RJT 51859 b LRB103 25510 RJT 51859 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3307 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85
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14	14	Amends the Course of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2028-2029 school year must successfully complete either 2 years of foreign language courses or at least 2 years of career-focused coursework that has been authorized by the State Board of Education as meeting the requirements for a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act (rather than requiring the successful completion of 2 years of foreign language courses). Amends the University of Illinois Act, the Southern Illinois University Management Act, the Chicago State University Law, the Eastern Illinois University Law, the Governors State University Law, the Illinois State University Law, the Northeastern State University Law, the Northern Illinois University Law, and the Western Illinois University Law. Provides that a university may not require State public high school graduates, as a condition of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign language courses unless the university permits, as an alternative to completion of a foreign language course, attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Effective immediately.
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20	20	1 AN ACT concerning education.
21	21	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
22	22	3 represented in the General Assembly:
23	23	4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
24	24	5 27-22 as follows:
25	25	6 (105 ILCS 5/27-22) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-22)
26	26	7 Sec. 27-22. Required high school courses.
27	27	8 (a) (Blank).
28	28	9 (b) (Blank).
29	29	10 (c) (Blank).
30	30	11 (d) (Blank).
31	31	12 (e) Through the 2023-2024 school year, as a prerequisite
32	32	13 to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the
33	33	14 9th grade must, in addition to other course requirements,
34	34	15 successfully complete all of the following courses:
35	35	16 (1) Four years of language arts.
36	36	17 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
37	37	18 which must be English and the other of which may be English
38	38	19 or any other subject. When applicable, writing-intensive
39	39	20 courses may be counted towards the fulfillment of other
40	40	21 graduation requirements.
41	41	22 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
42	42	23 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
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47	47	105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22 110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29 110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e 110 ILCS 660/5-85 110 ILCS 665/10-85 110 ILCS 670/15-85 110 ILCS 675/20-85 110 ILCS 680/25-85 110 ILCS 685/30-85 110 ILCS 690/35-85
48	48	105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22
49	49	110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29
50	50	110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e
51	51	110 ILCS 660/5-85
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53	53	110 ILCS 670/15-85
54	54	110 ILCS 675/20-85
55	55	110 ILCS 680/25-85
56	56	110 ILCS 685/30-85
57	57	110 ILCS 690/35-85
58	58	Amends the Course of Study Article of the School Code. Provides that, as a prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil entering the 9th grade beginning with the 2028-2029 school year must successfully complete either 2 years of foreign language courses or at least 2 years of career-focused coursework that has been authorized by the State Board of Education as meeting the requirements for a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act (rather than requiring the successful completion of 2 years of foreign language courses). Amends the University of Illinois Act, the Southern Illinois University Management Act, the Chicago State University Law, the Eastern Illinois University Law, the Governors State University Law, the Illinois State University Law, the Northeastern State University Law, the Northern Illinois University Law, and the Western Illinois University Law. Provides that a university may not require State public high school graduates, as a condition of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign language courses unless the university permits, as an alternative to completion of a foreign language course, attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act. Effective immediately.
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95	95	1 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
96	96	2 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
97	97	3 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
98	98	4 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
99	99	5 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
100	100	6 path.
101	101	7 (3.5) For pupils entering the 9th grade in the
102	102	8 2022-2023 school year and 2023-2024 school year, one year
103	103	9 of a course that includes intensive instruction in
104	104	10 computer literacy, which may be English, social studies,
105	105	11 or any other subject and which may be counted toward the
106	106	12 fulfillment of other graduation requirements.
107	107	13 (4) Two years of science.
108	108	14 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
109	109	15 year must be history of the United States or a combination
110	110	16 of history of the United States and American government
111	111	17 and, beginning with pupils entering the 9th grade in the
112	112	18 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, at
113	113	19 least one semester must be civics, which shall help young
114	114	20 people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and
115	115	21 attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and
116	116	22 responsible citizens throughout their lives. Civics course
117	117	23 content shall focus on government institutions, the
118	118	24 discussion of current and controversial issues, service
119	119	25 learning, and simulations of the democratic process.
120	120	26 School districts may utilize private funding available for
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131	131	1 the purposes of offering civics education. Beginning with
132	132	2 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school
133	133	3 year, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a
134	134	4 financial literacy course.
135	135	5 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
136	136	6 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
137	137	7 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
138	138	8 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
139	139	9 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
140	140	10 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
141	141	11 requirement under this subdivision (6).
142	142	12 (e-5) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, as a
143	143	13 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
144	144	14 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
145	145	15 requirements, successfully complete all of the following
146	146	16 courses:
147	147	17 (1) Four years of language arts.
148	148	18 (2) Two years of writing intensive courses, one of
149	149	19 which must be English and the other of which may be English
150	150	20 or any other subject. If applicable, writing-intensive
151	151	21 courses may be counted toward the fulfillment of other
152	152	22 graduation requirements.
153	153	23 (3) Three years of mathematics, one of which must be
154	154	24 Algebra I, one of which must include geometry content, and
155	155	25 one of which may be an Advanced Placement computer science
156	156	26 course. A mathematics course that includes geometry
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167	167	1 content may be offered as an integrated, applied,
168	168	2 interdisciplinary, or career and technical education
169	169	3 course that prepares a student for a career readiness
170	170	4 path.
171	171	5 (3.5) One year of a course that includes intensive
172	172	6 instruction in computer literacy, which may be English,
173	173	7 social studies, or any other subject and which may be
174	174	8 counted toward the fulfillment of other graduation
175	175	9 requirements.
176	176	10 (4) Two years of laboratory science.
177	177	11 (5) Two years of social studies, of which at least one
178	178	12 year must be history of the United States or a combination
179	179	13 of history of the United States and American government
180	180	14 and at least one semester must be civics, which shall help
181	181	15 young people acquire and learn to use the skills,
182	182	16 knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be
183	183	17 competent and responsible citizens throughout their lives.
184	184	18 Civics course content shall focus on government
185	185	19 institutions, the discussion of current and controversial
186	186	20 issues, service learning, and simulations of the
187	187	21 democratic process. School districts may utilize private
188	188	22 funding available for the purposes of offering civics
189	189	23 education. One semester, or part of one semester, may
190	190	24 include a financial literacy course.
191	191	25 (6) One year chosen from (A) music, (B) art, (C)
192	192	26 foreign language, which shall be deemed to include
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203	203	1 American Sign Language, (D) vocational education, or (E)
204	204	2 forensic speech (speech and debate). A forensic speech
205	205	3 course used to satisfy the course requirement under
206	206	4 subdivision (1) may not be used to satisfy the course
207	207	5 requirement under this subdivision (6).
208	208	6 (e-10) Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, as a
209	209	7 prerequisite to receiving a high school diploma, each pupil
210	210	8 entering the 9th grade must, in addition to other course
211	211	9 requirements, successfully complete either (i) 2 years of
212	212	10 foreign language courses, which may include American Sign
213	213	11 Language, or (ii) at least 2 years of career-focused
214	214	12 coursework that has been authorized by the State Board of
215	215	13 Education as meeting the requirements for a College and Career
216	216	14 Pathway Endorsement under the Postsecondary and Workforce
217	217	15 Readiness Act. A pupil may choose a third year of foreign
218	218	16 language to satisfy the requirement under subdivision
219	219	17 paragraph (6) of subsection (e-5).
220	220	18 (f) The State Board of Education shall develop and inform
221	221	19 school districts of standards for writing-intensive
222	222	20 coursework.
223	223	21 (f-5) If a school district offers an Advanced Placement
224	224	22 computer science course to high school students, then the
225	225	23 school board must designate that course as equivalent to a
226	226	24 high school mathematics course and must denote on the
227	227	25 student's transcript that the Advanced Placement computer
228	228	26 science course qualifies as a mathematics-based, quantitative
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239	239	1 course for students in accordance with subdivision (3) of
240	240	2 subsection (e) of this Section.
241	241	3 (g) Public Act 83-1082 This amendatory Act of 1983 does
242	242	4 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school
243	243	5 year and prior school years or to students with disabilities
244	244	6 whose course of study is determined by an individualized
245	245	7 education program.
246	246	8 Public Act 94-676 This amendatory Act of the 94th General
247	247	9 Assembly does not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the
248	248	10 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year or to students
249	249	11 with disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
250	250	12 individualized education program.
251	251	13 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
252	252	14 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
253	253	15 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
254	254	16 course of study is determined by an individualized education
255	255	17 program.
256	256	18 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
257	257	19 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
258	258	20 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
259	259	21 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
260	260	22 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
261	261	23 school year or a prior school year or to students with
262	262	24 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
263	263	25 individualized education program.
264	264	26 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
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275	275	1 provisions of Section 27-22.05 of this Code and the
276	276	2 Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
277	277	3 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
278	278	4 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
279	279	5 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
280	280	6 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
281	281	7 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
282	282	8 (Source: P.A. 101-464, eff. 1-1-20; 101-643, eff. 6-18-20;
283	283	9 101-654, Article 50, Section 50-5, eff. 3-8-21; 101-654,
284	284	10 Article 60, Section 60-5, eff. 3-8-21; 102-366, eff. 8-13-21;
285	285	11 102-551, eff. 1-1-22; 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; revised 9-2-22.)
286	286	12 Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
287	287	13 changing Section 8 as follows:
288	288	14 (110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
289	289	15 Sec. 8. Admissions.
290	290	16 (a) (Blank).
291	291	17 (b) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
292	292	18 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
293	293	19 student also has satisfactorily completed:
294	294	20 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
295	295	21 the following 5 categories:
296	296	22 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
297	297	23 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
298	298	24 years may be collegiate level instruction;
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309	309	1 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
310	310	2 and government);
311	311	3 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
312	312	4 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
313	313	5 fundamentals of computer programming);
314	314	6 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
315	315	7 agricultural sciences); and
316	316	8 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
317	317	9 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
318	318	10 Language), music, career and technical education,
319	319	11 agricultural education, or art;
320	320	12 (2) except that institutions may admit individual
321	321	13 applicants if the institution determines through
322	322	14 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
323	323	15 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
324	324	16 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
325	325	17 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
326	326	18 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
327	327	19 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
328	328	20 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
329	329	21 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the
330	330	22 University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the
331	331	23 University's admissions process against an applicant for
332	332	24 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
333	333	25 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
334	334	26 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did
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345	345	1 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
346	346	2 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
347	347	3 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
348	348	4 the formal organized special assistance programs that are
349	349	5 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
350	350	6 either case, the institution incorporates in the
351	351	7 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other
352	352	8 academic activities that compensate for course
353	353	9 deficiencies; and
354	354	10 (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework
355	355	11 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
356	356	12 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
357	357	13 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
358	358	14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
359	359	15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
360	360	16 (4) except that the University may not require State
361	361	17 public high school graduates, as a condition of
362	362	18 acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
363	363	19 language courses unless the University permits, as an
364	364	20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
365	365	21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
366	366	22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
367	367	23 (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
368	368	24 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
369	369	25 coursework required by subsection (b).
370	370	26 (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has
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381	381	1 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
382	382	2 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
383	383	3 test as a prerequisite to admission.
384	384	4 (e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions
385	385	5 process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted
386	386	6 to submit an application for admission to the University as a
387	387	7 freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the
388	388	8 veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The
389	389	9 University may request that the Department of Veterans'
390	390	10 Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably
391	391	11 discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall
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393	393	13 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
394	394	14 Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
395	395	15 Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
396	396	16 (110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
397	397	17 Sec. 8e. Admissions.
398	398	18 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
399	399	19 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
400	400	20 student also has satisfactorily completed:
401	401	21 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
402	402	22 the following 5 categories:
403	403	23 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
404	404	24 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
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415	415	1 years may be collegiate level instruction;
416	416	2 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
417	417	3 and government);
418	418	4 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
419	419	5 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
420	420	6 fundamentals of computer programming);
421	421	7 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
422	422	8 agricultural sciences); and
423	423	9 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
424	424	10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
425	425	11 Language), music, career and technical education,
426	426	12 agricultural education, or art;
427	427	13 (2) except that institutions may admit individual
428	428	14 applicants if the institution determines through
429	429	15 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
430	430	16 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
431	431	17 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
432	432	18 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
433	433	19 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
434	434	20 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
435	435	21 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
436	436	22 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern
437	437	23 Illinois University shall not discriminate in the
438	438	24 University's admissions process against an applicant for
439	439	25 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
440	440	26 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
441	441
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451	451	1 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did
452	452	2 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
453	453	3 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
454	454	4 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
455	455	5 the formal organized special assistance programs that are
456	456	6 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
457	457	7 either case, the institution incorporates in the
458	458	8 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other
459	459	9 academic activities that compensate for course
460	460	10 deficiencies; and
461	461	11 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
462	462	12 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
463	463	13 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
464	464	14 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
465	465	15 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
466	466	16 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
467	467	17 (4) except that the University may not require State
468	468	18 public high school graduates, as a condition of
469	469	19 acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
470	470	20 language courses unless the University permits, as an
471	471	21 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
472	472	22 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
473	473	23 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
474	474	24 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
475	475	25 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
476	476	26 coursework required by subsection (a).
477	477
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487	487	1 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
488	488	2 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
489	489	3 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
490	490	4 test as a prerequisite to admission.
491	491	5 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
492	492	6 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
493	493	7 application for admission to the University as a freshman
494	494	8 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
495	495	9 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
496	496	10 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
497	497	11 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
498	498	12 was on active duty during the fall semester.
499	499	13 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
500	500	14 Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
501	501	15 changing Section 5-85 as follows:
502	502	16 (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
503	503	17 Sec. 5-85. Admissions.
504	504	18 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
505	505	19 of the departments or colleges of the Chicago State University
506	506	20 unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:
507	507	21 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
508	508	22 the following 5 categories:
509	509	23 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
510	510	24 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
511	511
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521	521	1 years may be collegiate level instruction;
522	522	2 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
523	523	3 and government);
524	524	4 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
525	525	5 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
526	526	6 fundamentals of computer programming);
527	527	7 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
528	528	8 agricultural sciences); and
529	529	9 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
530	530	10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
531	531	11 Language), music, career and technical education,
532	532	12 agricultural education, or art;
533	533	13 (2) except that Chicago State University may admit
534	534	14 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
535	535	15 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
536	536	16 coursework taken, including career and technical education
537	537	17 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
538	538	18 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
539	539	19 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
540	540	20 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
541	541	21 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
542	542	22 Trustees of Chicago State University shall not
543	543	23 discriminate in the University's admissions process
544	544	24 against an applicant for admission because of the
545	545	25 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
546	546	26 under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago State
547	547
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557	557	1 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
558	558	2 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
559	559	3 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
560	560	4 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
561	561	5 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
562	562	6 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
563	563	7 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
564	564	8 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
565	565	9 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
566	566	10 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
567	567	11 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
568	568	12 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
569	569	13 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
570	570	14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
571	571	15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
572	572	16 (4) except that Chicago State University may not
573	573	17 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
574	574	18 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
575	575	19 language courses unless the University permits, as an
576	576	20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
577	577	21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
578	578	22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
579	579	23 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
580	580	24 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
581	581	25 coursework required by subsection (a).
582	582	26 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
583	583
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593	593	1 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
594	594	2 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
595	595	3 test as a prerequisite to admission.
596	596	4 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
597	597	5 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
598	598	6 application for admission to the University as a freshman
599	599	7 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
600	600	8 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
601	601	9 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
602	602	10 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
603	603	11 was on active duty during the fall semester.
604	604	12 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
605	605	13 Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
606	606	14 by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
607	607	15 (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
608	608	16 Sec. 10-85. Admissions.
609	609	17 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
610	610	18 of the departments or colleges of the Eastern Illinois
611	611	19 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
612	612	20 completed:
613	613	21 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
614	614	22 the following 5 categories:
615	615	23 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
616	616	24 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
617	617
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627	627	1 years may be collegiate level instruction;
628	628	2 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
629	629	3 and government);
630	630	4 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
631	631	5 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
632	632	6 fundamentals of computer programming);
633	633	7 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
634	634	8 agricultural sciences); and
635	635	9 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
636	636	10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
637	637	11 Language), music, career and technical education,
638	638	12 agricultural education, or art;
639	639	13 (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit
640	640	14 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
641	641	15 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
642	642	16 coursework taken, including career and technical education
643	643	17 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
644	644	18 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
645	645	19 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
646	646	20 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
647	647	21 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
648	648	22 Trustees of Eastern Illinois University shall not
649	649	23 discriminate in the University's admissions process
650	650	24 against an applicant for admission because of the
651	651	25 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
652	652	26 under Article 27A of the School Code. Eastern Illinois
653	653
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663	663	1 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
664	664	2 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
665	665	3 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
666	666	4 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
667	667	5 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
668	668	6 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
669	669	7 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
670	670	8 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
671	671	9 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
672	672	10 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
673	673	11 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
674	674	12 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
675	675	13 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
676	676	14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
677	677	15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
678	678	16 (4) except that Eastern Illinois University may not
679	679	17 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
680	680	18 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
681	681	19 language courses unless the University permits, as an
682	682	20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
683	683	21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
684	684	22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
685	685	23 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
686	686	24 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
687	687	25 coursework required by subsection (a).
688	688	26 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
689	689
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699	699	1 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
700	700	2 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
701	701	3 test as a prerequisite to admission.
702	702	4 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
703	703	5 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
704	704	6 application for admission to the University as a freshman
705	705	7 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
706	706	8 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
707	707	9 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
708	708	10 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
709	709	11 was on active duty during the fall semester.
710	710	12 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
711	711	13 Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended
712	712	14 by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
713	713	15 (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
714	714	16 Sec. 15-85. Admissions.
715	715	17 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
716	716	18 of the departments or colleges of the Governors State
717	717	19 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
718	718	20 completed:
719	719	21 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
720	720	22 the following 5 categories:
721	721	23 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
722	722	24 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
723	723
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733	733	1 years may be collegiate level instruction;
734	734	2 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
735	735	3 and government);
736	736	4 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
737	737	5 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
738	738	6 fundamentals of computer programming);
739	739	7 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
740	740	8 agricultural sciences); and
741	741	9 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
742	742	10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
743	743	11 Language), music, career and technical education,
744	744	12 agricultural education, or art;
745	745	13 (2) except that Governors State University may admit
746	746	14 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
747	747	15 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
748	748	16 coursework taken, including career and technical education
749	749	17 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
750	750	18 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
751	751	19 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
752	752	20 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
753	753	21 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
754	754	22 Trustees of Governors State University shall not
755	755	23 discriminate in the University's admissions process
756	756	24 against an applicant for admission because of the
757	757	25 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
758	758	26 under Article 27A of the School Code. Governors State
759	759
760	760
761	761
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769	769	1 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
770	770	2 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
771	771	3 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
772	772	4 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
773	773	5 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
774	774	6 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
775	775	7 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
776	776	8 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
777	777	9 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
778	778	10 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
779	779	11 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
780	780	12 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
781	781	13 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
782	782	14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
783	783	15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
784	784	16 (4) except that Governors State University may not
785	785	17 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
786	786	18 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
787	787	19 language courses unless the University permits, as an
788	788	20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
789	789	21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
790	790	22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
791	791	23 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
792	792	24 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
793	793	25 coursework required by subsection (a).
794	794	26 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
795	795
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805	805	1 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
806	806	2 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
807	807	3 test as a prerequisite to admission.
808	808	4 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
809	809	5 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
810	810	6 application for admission to the University as a freshman
811	811	7 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
812	812	8 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
813	813	9 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
814	814	10 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
815	815	11 was on active duty during the fall semester.
816	816	12 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
817	817	13 Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended
818	818	14 by changing Section 20-85 as follows:
819	819	15 (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
820	820	16 Sec. 20-85. Admissions.
821	821	17 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
822	822	18 of the departments or colleges of the Illinois State
823	823	19 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
824	824	20 completed:
825	825	21 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
826	826	22 the following 5 categories:
827	827	23 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
828	828	24 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
829	829
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839	839	1 years may be collegiate level instruction;
840	840	2 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
841	841	3 and government);
842	842	4 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
843	843	5 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
844	844	6 fundamentals of computer programming);
845	845	7 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
846	846	8 agricultural sciences); and
847	847	9 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
848	848	10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
849	849	11 Language), music, career and technical education,
850	850	12 agricultural education, or art;
851	851	13 (2) except that Illinois State University may admit
852	852	14 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
853	853	15 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
854	854	16 coursework taken, including career and technical education
855	855	17 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
856	856	18 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
857	857	19 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
858	858	20 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
859	859	21 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
860	860	22 Trustees of Illinois State University shall not
861	861	23 discriminate in the University's admissions process
862	862	24 against an applicant for admission because of the
863	863	25 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
864	864	26 under Article 27A of the School Code. Illinois State
865	865
866	866
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868	868
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875	875	1 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
876	876	2 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
877	877	3 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
878	878	4 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
879	879	5 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
880	880	6 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
881	881	7 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
882	882	8 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
883	883	9 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
884	884	10 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
885	885	11 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
886	886	12 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
887	887	13 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
888	888	14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
889	889	15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
890	890	16 (4) except that Illinois State University may not
891	891	17 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
892	892	18 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
893	893	19 language courses unless the University permits, as an
894	894	20 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
895	895	21 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
896	896	22 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
897	897	23 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
898	898	24 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
899	899	25 coursework required by subsection (a).
900	900	26 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
901	901
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911	911	1 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
912	912	2 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
913	913	3 test as a prerequisite to admission.
914	914	4 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
915	915	5 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
916	916	6 application for admission to the University as a freshman
917	917	7 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
918	918	8 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
919	919	9 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
920	920	10 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
921	921	11 was on active duty during the fall semester.
922	922	12 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
923	923	13 Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
924	924	14 amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
925	925	15 (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
926	926	16 Sec. 25-85. Admissions.
927	927	17 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
928	928	18 of the departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois
929	929	19 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
930	930	20 completed:
931	931	21 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
932	932	22 the following 5 categories:
933	933	23 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
934	934	24 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
935	935
936	936
937	937
938	938
939	939
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941	941
942	942
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945	945	1 years may be collegiate level instruction;
946	946	2 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
947	947	3 and government);
948	948	4 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
949	949	5 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
950	950	6 fundamentals of computer programming);
951	951	7 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
952	952	8 agricultural sciences); and
953	953	9 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
954	954	10 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
955	955	11 Language), music, career and technical education,
956	956	12 agricultural education, or art;
957	957	13 (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may
958	958	14 admit individual applicants if it determines through
959	959	15 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
960	960	16 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
961	961	17 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
962	962	18 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
963	963	19 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
964	964	20 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
965	965	21 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
966	966	22 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of
967	967	23 Northeastern Illinois University shall not discriminate in
968	968	24 the University's admissions process against an applicant
969	969	25 for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
970	970	26 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
971	971
972	972
973	973
974	974
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977	977
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980	980	HB3307 - 27 - LRB103 25510 RJT 51859 b
981	981	1 Code. Northeastern Illinois University may also admit (i)
982	982	2 applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the
983	983	3 minimum college preparatory curriculum in high school, and
984	984	4 (ii) educationally disadvantaged applicants who are
985	985	5 admitted to the formal organized special assistance
986	986	6 programs that are tailored to the needs of such students,
987	987	7 providing that in either case, the institution
988	988	8 incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum
989	989	9 courses or other academic activities that compensate for
990	990	10 course deficiencies; and
991	991	11 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
992	992	12 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
993	993	13 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
994	994	14 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
995	995	15 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
996	996	16 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
997	997	17 (4) except that Northeastern Illinois University may
998	998	18 not require State public high school graduates, as a
999	999	19 condition of acceptance, to have completed any years of
1000	1000	20 foreign language courses unless the University permits, as
1001	1001	21 an alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
1002	1002	22 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
1003	1003	23 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
1004	1004	24 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
1005	1005	25 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
1006	1006	26 coursework required by subsection (a).
1007	1007
1008	1008
1009	1009
1010	1010
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1013	1013
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1017	1017	1 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
1018	1018	2 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
1019	1019	3 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1020	1020	4 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1021	1021	5 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1022	1022	6 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1023	1023	7 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1024	1024	8 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1025	1025	9 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1026	1026	10 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1027	1027	11 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1028	1028	12 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1029	1029	13 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
1030	1030	14 Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is
1031	1031	15 amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
1032	1032	16 (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
1033	1033	17 Sec. 30-85. Admissions.
1034	1034	18 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
1035	1035	19 of the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois
1036	1036	20 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
1037	1037	21 completed:
1038	1038	22 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
1039	1039	23 the following 5 categories:
1040	1040	24 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
1041	1041
1042	1042
1043	1043
1044	1044
1045	1045
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1047	1047
1048	1048
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1050	1050	HB3307 - 29 - LRB103 25510 RJT 51859 b
1051	1051	1 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
1052	1052	2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
1053	1053	3 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
1054	1054	4 and government);
1055	1055	5 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
1056	1056	6 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
1057	1057	7 fundamentals of computer programming);
1058	1058	8 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
1059	1059	9 agricultural sciences); and
1060	1060	10 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
1061	1061	11 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
1062	1062	12 Language), music, career and technical education,
1063	1063	13 agricultural education, or art;
1064	1064	14 (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit
1065	1065	15 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
1066	1066	16 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
1067	1067	17 coursework taken, including career and technical education
1068	1068	18 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
1069	1069	19 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
1070	1070	20 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
1071	1071	21 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
1072	1072	22 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
1073	1073	23 Trustees of Northern Illinois University shall not
1074	1074	24 discriminate in the University's admissions process
1075	1075	25 against an applicant for admission because of the
1076	1076	26 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
1077	1077
1078	1078
1079	1079
1080	1080
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1083	1083
1084	1084
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1087	1087	1 under Article 27A of the School Code. Northern Illinois
1088	1088	2 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
1089	1089	3 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
1090	1090	4 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
1091	1091	5 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
1092	1092	6 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
1093	1093	7 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
1094	1094	8 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
1095	1095	9 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
1096	1096	10 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
1097	1097	11 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
1098	1098	12 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
1099	1099	13 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
1100	1100	14 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
1101	1101	15 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
1102	1102	16 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
1103	1103	17 (4) except that Northern Illinois University may not
1104	1104	18 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
1105	1105	19 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
1106	1106	20 language courses unless the University permits, as an
1107	1107	21 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
1108	1108	22 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
1109	1109	23 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
1110	1110	24 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
1111	1111	25 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
1112	1112	26 coursework required by subsection (a).
1113	1113
1114	1114
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1123	1123	1 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
1124	1124	2 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
1125	1125	3 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1126	1126	4 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1127	1127	5 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1128	1128	6 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1129	1129	7 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1130	1130	8 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1131	1131	9 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1132	1132	10 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1133	1133	11 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1134	1134	12 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1135	1135	13 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
1136	1136	14 Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
1137	1137	15 by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
1138	1138	16 (110 ILCS 690/35-85)
1139	1139	17 Sec. 35-85. Admissions.
1140	1140	18 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
1141	1141	19 of the departments or colleges of the Western Illinois
1142	1142	20 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
1143	1143	21 completed:
1144	1144	22 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
1145	1145	23 the following 5 categories:
1146	1146	24 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
1147	1147
1148	1148
1149	1149
1150	1150
1151	1151
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1153	1153
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1157	1157	1 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
1158	1158	2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
1159	1159	3 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
1160	1160	4 and government);
1161	1161	5 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
1162	1162	6 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
1163	1163	7 fundamentals of computer programming);
1164	1164	8 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
1165	1165	9 agricultural sciences); and
1166	1166	10 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
1167	1167	11 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
1168	1168	12 Language), music, career and technical education,
1169	1169	13 agricultural education, or art;
1170	1170	14 (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit
1171	1171	15 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
1172	1172	16 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
1173	1173	17 coursework taken, including career and technical education
1174	1174	18 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
1175	1175	19 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
1176	1176	20 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
1177	1177	21 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
1178	1178	22 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
1179	1179	23 Trustees of Western Illinois University shall not
1180	1180	24 discriminate in the University's admissions process
1181	1181	25 against an applicant for admission because of the
1182	1182	26 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
1183	1183
1184	1184
1185	1185
1186	1186
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1189	1189
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1193	1193	1 under Article 27A of the School Code. Western Illinois
1194	1194	2 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
1195	1195	3 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
1196	1196	4 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
1197	1197	5 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
1198	1198	6 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
1199	1199	7 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
1200	1200	8 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
1201	1201	9 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
1202	1202	10 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
1203	1203	11 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
1204	1204	12 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
1205	1205	13 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
1206	1206	14 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
1207	1207	15 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
1208	1208	16 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
1209	1209	17 (4) except that Western Illinois University may not
1210	1210	18 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
1211	1211	19 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
1212	1212	20 language courses unless the University permits, as an
1213	1213	21 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
1214	1214	22 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
1215	1215	23 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
1216	1216	24 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
1217	1217	25 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
1218	1218	26 coursework required by subsection (a).
1219	1219
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1229	1229	1 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
1230	1230	2 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
1231	1231	3 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1232	1232	4 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1233	1233	5 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1234	1234	6 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1235	1235	7 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1236	1236	8 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1237	1237	9 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1238	1238	10 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1239	1239	11 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1240	1240	12 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1241	1241	13 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)
1242	1242	14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
1243	1243	15 becoming law.
1244	1244
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