SB2288 EngrossedLRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b SB2288 Engrossed LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b SB2288 Engrossed LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Articulation Initiative Act is 5 amended by changing Sections 15, 20, and 25 as follows: 6 (110 ILCS 152/15) 7 Sec. 15. Participation. All public institutions shall 8 participate in the Illinois Articulation Initiative through 9 submission and review of their courses for statewide transfer. 10 All public institutions shall maintain a complete Illinois 11 Articulation Initiative General Education Core Curriculum 12 package, and all public institutions shall submit and maintain 13 up to 4 core courses in each of the an Illinois Articulation 14 Initiative majors major, provided the public institution has 15 equivalent majors and courses. All public institutions shall 16 provide faculty, as appointed by the Board of Higher Education 17 for public universities and the Illinois Community College 18 Board for public community colleges, to serve on panels in the 19 review of courses. 20 (Source: P.A. 99-636, eff. 1-1-17.) 21 (110 ILCS 152/20) 22 Sec. 20. Course transferability. SB2288 Engrossed LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b SB2288 Engrossed- 2 -LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b SB2288 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b SB2288 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b 1 (a) All courses approved for Illinois Articulation 2 Initiative General Education codes must be transferable as a 3 part of the General Education Core Curriculum package, 4 consistent with the specific requirements of the package. 5 Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education courses 6 taken during the public health emergency declared by 7 proclamation of the Governor due to the COVID-19 pandemic 8 during calendar year 2020 must be transferable for students 9 receiving a grade of "pass", "credit", or "satisfactory" and 10 shall fulfill the prerequisite requirements for advanced 11 courses. 12 (a-5) All public institutions' institutions shall 13 determine if Illinois Articulation Initiative major courses 14 must be transferable as are direct course equivalents or are 15 elective credit toward the requirements of the major. If the 16 receiving institution does not offer the course or does not 17 offer it at the lower-division level, the student shall 18 receive elective lower-division major credit toward the 19 requirements of the major for the course and may be required to 20 take the course at the upper-division level. 21 (b) Students receiving the full General Education Core 22 Curriculum package must not be required to take additional 23 lower-division general education courses. 24 (Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.) 25 (110 ILCS 152/25) SB2288 Engrossed - 2 - LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b SB2288 Engrossed- 3 -LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b SB2288 Engrossed - 3 - LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b SB2288 Engrossed - 3 - LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b 1 Sec. 25. Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 2 Community College Board duties. 3 (a) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 4 Community College Board shall co-manage the implementation, 5 oversight, and evaluation of the Illinois Articulation 6 Initiative, including determining when panels must be 7 discontinued or convened and the specific requirements of the 8 General Education Core Curriculum. Panels must be convened 9 across the fields of General Education, Communications, 10 Humanities and Fine Arts, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, 11 Social and Behavioral Sciences, Mathematics, Elementary and 12 Secondary Education, and other fields as determined by the 13 Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College 14 Board. 15 (b) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 16 Community College Board shall provide a joint report on an 17 annual basis to the General Assembly, the Governor, and the 18 Illinois P-20 Council on the status of the Illinois 19 Articulation Initiative and the implementation of this Act. 20 (Source: P.A. 99-636, eff. 1-1-17.) SB2288 Engrossed - 3 - LRB103 27463 RJT 53835 b