Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2451 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 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 Illinois 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. LRB104 09310 LNS 19368 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2451 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 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 Illinois 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. LRB104 09310 LNS 19368 b LRB104 09310 LNS 19368 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2451 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	105 ILCS 5/27-22 from Ch. 122, par. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 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 Illinois 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. 27-22110 ILCS 305/8 from Ch. 144, par. 29110 ILCS 520/8e from Ch. 144, par. 658e110 ILCS 660/5-85110 ILCS 665/10-85110 ILCS 670/15-85110 ILCS 675/20-85110 ILCS 680/25-85110 ILCS 685/30-85110 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 Illinois 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 (6) of
219	219	17 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 does not apply to pupils entering
242	242	4 the 9th grade in 1983-1984 school year and prior school years
243	243	5 or to students with disabilities whose course of study is
244	244	6 determined by an individualized education program.
245	245	7 Public Act 94-676 does not apply to pupils entering the
246	246	8 9th grade in the 2004-2005 school year or a prior school year
247	247	9 or to students with disabilities whose course of study is
248	248	10 determined by an individualized education program.
249	249	11 Subdivision (3.5) of subsection (e) does not apply to
250	250	12 pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2021-2022 school year or a
251	251	13 prior school year or to students with disabilities whose
252	252	14 course of study is determined by an individualized education
253	253	15 program.
254	254	16 Subsection (e-5) does not apply to pupils entering the 9th
255	255	17 grade in the 2023-2024 school year or a prior school year or to
256	256	18 students with disabilities whose course of study is determined
257	257	19 by an individualized education program. Subsection (e-10) does
258	258	20 not apply to pupils entering the 9th grade in the 2027-2028
259	259	21 school year or a prior school year or to students with
260	260	22 disabilities whose course of study is determined by an
261	261	23 individualized education program.
262	262	24 (h) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
263	263	25 provisions of Sections 14A-32 and 27-22.05 of this Code and
264	264	26 the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
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275	275	1 (i) The State Board of Education may adopt rules to modify
276	276	2 the requirements of this Section for any students enrolled in
277	277	3 grades 9 through 12 if the Governor has declared a disaster due
278	278	4 to a public health emergency pursuant to Section 7 of the
279	279	5 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
280	280	6 (Source: P.A. 102-366, eff. 8-13-21; 102-551, eff. 1-1-22;
281	281	7 102-864, eff. 5-13-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-743, eff.
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283	283	9 Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
284	284	10 changing Section 8 as follows:
285	285	11 (110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)
286	286	12 Sec. 8. Admissions.
287	287	13 (a) (Blank).
288	288	14 (b) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
289	289	15 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
290	290	16 student also has satisfactorily completed:
291	291	17 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
292	292	18 the following 5 categories:
293	293	19 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
294	294	20 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
295	295	21 years may be collegiate level instruction;
296	296	22 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
297	297	23 and government);
298	298	24 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
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309	309	1 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
310	310	2 fundamentals of computer programming);
311	311	3 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
312	312	4 agricultural sciences); and
313	313	5 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
314	314	6 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
315	315	7 Language), music, career and technical education,
316	316	8 agricultural education, or art;
317	317	9 (2) except that institutions may admit individual
318	318	10 applicants if the institution determines through
319	319	11 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
320	320	12 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
321	321	13 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
322	322	14 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
323	323	15 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
324	324	16 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
325	325	17 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
326	326	18 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the
327	327	19 University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the
328	328	20 University's admissions process against an applicant for
329	329	21 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
330	330	22 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
331	331	23 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did
332	332	24 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
333	333	25 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
334	334	26 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
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345	345	1 the formal organized special assistance programs that are
346	346	2 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
347	347	3 either case, the institution incorporates in the
348	348	4 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other
349	349	5 academic activities that compensate for course
350	350	6 deficiencies; and
351	351	7 (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework
352	352	8 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
353	353	9 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
354	354	10 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
355	355	11 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
356	356	12 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
357	357	13 (4) except that the University may not require State
358	358	14 public high school graduates, as a condition of
359	359	15 acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
360	360	16 language courses unless the University permits, as an
361	361	17 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
362	362	18 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
363	363	19 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
364	364	20 (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
365	365	21 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
366	366	22 coursework required by subsection (b).
367	367	23 (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has
368	368	24 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
369	369	25 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
370	370	26 test as a prerequisite to admission.
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381	381	1 (e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions
382	382	2 process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted
383	383	3 to submit an application for admission to the University as a
384	384	4 freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the
385	385	5 veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The
386	386	6 University may request that the Department of Veterans'
387	387	7 Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably
388	388	8 discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall
389	389	9 semester.
390	390	10 (f) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the
391	391	11 University shall provide all Illinois students transferring
392	392	12 from a public community college in this State with the
393	393	13 University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee
394	394	14 waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or
395	395	15 forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the
396	396	16 University's transfer admissions process. The University is
397	397	17 encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the
398	398	18 undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for
399	399	19 low-income Illinois students transferring from a public
400	400	20 community college in this State. The University shall post
401	401	21 this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's
402	402	22 Internet website.
403	403	23 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22;
404	404	24 103-936, eff. 8-9-24.)
405	405	25 Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
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416	416	1 Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:
417	417	2 (110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)
418	418	3 Sec. 8e. Admissions.
419	419	4 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
420	420	5 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such
421	421	6 student also has satisfactorily completed:
422	422	7 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
423	423	8 the following 5 categories:
424	424	9 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
425	425	10 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
426	426	11 years may be collegiate level instruction;
427	427	12 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
428	428	13 and government);
429	429	14 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
430	430	15 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
431	431	16 fundamentals of computer programming);
432	432	17 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
433	433	18 agricultural sciences); and
434	434	19 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
435	435	20 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
436	436	21 Language), music, career and technical education,
437	437	22 agricultural education, or art;
438	438	23 (2) except that institutions may admit individual
439	439	24 applicants if the institution determines through
440	440	25 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
441	441
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451	451	1 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
452	452	2 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
453	453	3 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
454	454	4 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
455	455	5 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
456	456	6 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
457	457	7 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern
458	458	8 Illinois University shall not discriminate in the
459	459	9 University's admissions process against an applicant for
460	460	10 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
461	461	11 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
462	462	12 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did
463	463	13 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college
464	464	14 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)
465	465	15 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to
466	466	16 the formal organized special assistance programs that are
467	467	17 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in
468	468	18 either case, the institution incorporates in the
469	469	19 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other
470	470	20 academic activities that compensate for course
471	471	21 deficiencies; and
472	472	22 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
473	473	23 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
474	474	24 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
475	475	25 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
476	476	26 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
477	477
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487	487	1 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
488	488	2 (4) except that the University may not require State
489	489	3 public high school graduates, as a condition of
490	490	4 acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
491	491	5 language courses unless the University permits, as an
492	492	6 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
493	493	7 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
494	494	8 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
495	495	9 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
496	496	10 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
497	497	11 coursework required by subsection (a).
498	498	12 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
499	499	13 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
500	500	14 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
501	501	15 test as a prerequisite to admission.
502	502	16 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
503	503	17 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
504	504	18 application for admission to the University as a freshman
505	505	19 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
506	506	20 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
507	507	21 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
508	508	22 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
509	509	23 was on active duty during the fall semester.
510	510	24 (e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the
511	511	25 University shall provide all Illinois students transferring
512	512	26 from a public community college in this State with the
513	513
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523	523	1 University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee
524	524	2 waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or
525	525	3 forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the
526	526	4 University's transfer admissions process. The University is
527	527	5 encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the
528	528	6 undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for
529	529	7 low-income Illinois students transferring from a public
530	530	8 community college in this State. The University shall post
531	531	9 this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's
532	532	10 Internet website.
533	533	11 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22;
534	534	12 103-936, eff. 8-9-24.)
535	535	13 Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
536	536	14 changing Section 5-85 as follows:
537	537	15 (110 ILCS 660/5-85)
538	538	16 Sec. 5-85. Admissions.
539	539	17 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
540	540	18 of the departments or colleges of the Chicago State University
541	541	19 unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:
542	542	20 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
543	543	21 the following 5 categories:
544	544	22 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
545	545	23 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
546	546	24 years may be collegiate level instruction;
547	547
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557	557	1 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
558	558	2 and government);
559	559	3 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
560	560	4 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
561	561	5 fundamentals of computer programming);
562	562	6 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
563	563	7 agricultural sciences); and
564	564	8 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
565	565	9 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
566	566	10 Language), music, career and technical education,
567	567	11 agricultural education, or art;
568	568	12 (2) except that Chicago State University may admit
569	569	13 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
570	570	14 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
571	571	15 coursework taken, including career and technical education
572	572	16 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
573	573	17 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
574	574	18 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
575	575	19 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
576	576	20 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
577	577	21 Trustees of Chicago State University shall not
578	578	22 discriminate in the University's admissions process
579	579	23 against an applicant for admission because of the
580	580	24 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
581	581	25 under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago State
582	582	26 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
583	583
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593	593	1 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
594	594	2 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
595	595	3 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
596	596	4 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
597	597	5 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
598	598	6 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
599	599	7 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
600	600	8 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
601	601	9 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
602	602	10 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
603	603	11 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
604	604	12 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
605	605	13 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
606	606	14 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
607	607	15 (4) except that Chicago State University may not
608	608	16 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
609	609	17 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
610	610	18 language courses unless the University permits, as an
611	611	19 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
612	612	20 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
613	613	21 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
614	614	22 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
615	615	23 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
616	616	24 coursework required by subsection (a).
617	617	25 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
618	618	26 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
619	619
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629	629	1 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
630	630	2 test as a prerequisite to admission.
631	631	3 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
632	632	4 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
633	633	5 application for admission to the University as a freshman
634	634	6 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
635	635	7 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
636	636	8 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
637	637	9 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
638	638	10 was on active duty during the fall semester.
639	639	11 (e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the
640	640	12 University shall provide all Illinois students transferring
641	641	13 from a public community college in this State with the
642	642	14 University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee
643	643	15 waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or
644	644	16 forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the
645	645	17 University's transfer admissions process. The University is
646	646	18 encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the
647	647	19 undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for
648	648	20 low-income Illinois students transferring from a public
649	649	21 community college in this State. The University shall post
650	650	22 this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's
651	651	23 Internet website.
652	652	24 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22;
653	653	25 103-936, eff. 8-9-24.)
654	654
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664	664	1 Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
665	665	2 by changing Section 10-85 as follows:
666	666	3 (110 ILCS 665/10-85)
667	667	4 Sec. 10-85. Admissions.
668	668	5 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
669	669	6 of the departments or colleges of the Eastern Illinois
670	670	7 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
671	671	8 completed:
672	672	9 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
673	673	10 the following 5 categories:
674	674	11 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
675	675	12 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
676	676	13 years may be collegiate level instruction;
677	677	14 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
678	678	15 and government);
679	679	16 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
680	680	17 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
681	681	18 fundamentals of computer programming);
682	682	19 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
683	683	20 agricultural sciences); and
684	684	21 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
685	685	22 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
686	686	23 Language), music, career and technical education,
687	687	24 agricultural education, or art;
688	688	25 (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit
689	689
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692	692
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698	698	HB2451 - 19 - LRB104 09310 LNS 19368 b
699	699	1 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
700	700	2 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
701	701	3 coursework taken, including career and technical education
702	702	4 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
703	703	5 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
704	704	6 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
705	705	7 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
706	706	8 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
707	707	9 Trustees of Eastern Illinois University shall not
708	708	10 discriminate in the University's admissions process
709	709	11 against an applicant for admission because of the
710	710	12 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
711	711	13 under Article 27A of the School Code. Eastern Illinois
712	712	14 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
713	713	15 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
714	714	16 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
715	715	17 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
716	716	18 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
717	717	19 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
718	718	20 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
719	719	21 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
720	720	22 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
721	721	23 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
722	722	24 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
723	723	25 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
724	724	26 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
725	725
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727	727
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735	735	1 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
736	736	2 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
737	737	3 (4) except that Eastern Illinois University may not
738	738	4 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
739	739	5 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
740	740	6 language courses unless the University permits, as an
741	741	7 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
742	742	8 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
743	743	9 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
744	744	10 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
745	745	11 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
746	746	12 coursework required by subsection (a).
747	747	13 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
748	748	14 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
749	749	15 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
750	750	16 test as a prerequisite to admission.
751	751	17 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
752	752	18 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
753	753	19 application for admission to the University as a freshman
754	754	20 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
755	755	21 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
756	756	22 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
757	757	23 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
758	758	24 was on active duty during the fall semester.
759	759	25 (e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the
760	760	26 University shall provide all Illinois students transferring
761	761
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764	764
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771	771	1 from a public community college in this State with the
772	772	2 University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee
773	773	3 waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or
774	774	4 forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the
775	775	5 University's transfer admissions process. The University is
776	776	6 encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the
777	777	7 undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for
778	778	8 low-income Illinois students transferring from a public
779	779	9 community college in this State. The University shall post
780	780	10 this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's
781	781	11 Internet website.
782	782	12 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22;
783	783	13 103-936, eff. 8-9-24.)
784	784	14 Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended
785	785	15 by changing Section 15-85 as follows:
786	786	16 (110 ILCS 670/15-85)
787	787	17 Sec. 15-85. Admissions.
788	788	18 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
789	789	19 of the departments or colleges of the Governors State
790	790	20 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
791	791	21 completed:
792	792	22 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
793	793	23 the following 5 categories:
794	794	24 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
795	795
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805	805	1 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
806	806	2 years may be collegiate level instruction;
807	807	3 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
808	808	4 and government);
809	809	5 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
810	810	6 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
811	811	7 fundamentals of computer programming);
812	812	8 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
813	813	9 agricultural sciences); and
814	814	10 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
815	815	11 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
816	816	12 Language), music, career and technical education,
817	817	13 agricultural education, or art;
818	818	14 (2) except that Governors State University may admit
819	819	15 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
820	820	16 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
821	821	17 coursework taken, including career and technical education
822	822	18 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
823	823	19 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
824	824	20 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
825	825	21 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
826	826	22 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
827	827	23 Trustees of Governors State University shall not
828	828	24 discriminate in the University's admissions process
829	829	25 against an applicant for admission because of the
830	830	26 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
831	831
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841	841	1 under Article 27A of the School Code. Governors State
842	842	2 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
843	843	3 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
844	844	4 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
845	845	5 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
846	846	6 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
847	847	7 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
848	848	8 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
849	849	9 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
850	850	10 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
851	851	11 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
852	852	12 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
853	853	13 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
854	854	14 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
855	855	15 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
856	856	16 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
857	857	17 (4) except that Governors State University may not
858	858	18 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
859	859	19 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
860	860	20 language courses unless the University permits, as an
861	861	21 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
862	862	22 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
863	863	23 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
864	864	24 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
865	865	25 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
866	866	26 coursework required by subsection (a).
867	867
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877	877	1 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
878	878	2 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
879	879	3 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
880	880	4 test as a prerequisite to admission.
881	881	5 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
882	882	6 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
883	883	7 application for admission to the University as a freshman
884	884	8 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
885	885	9 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
886	886	10 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
887	887	11 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
888	888	12 was on active duty during the fall semester.
889	889	13 (e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the
890	890	14 University shall provide all Illinois students transferring
891	891	15 from a public community college in this State with the
892	892	16 University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee
893	893	17 waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or
894	894	18 forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the
895	895	19 University's transfer admissions process. The University is
896	896	20 encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the
897	897	21 undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for
898	898	22 low-income Illinois students transferring from a public
899	899	23 community college in this State. The University shall post
900	900	24 this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's
901	901	25 Internet website.
902	902	26 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22;
903	903
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913	913	1 103-936, eff. 8-9-24.)
914	914	2 Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended
915	915	3 by changing Section 20-85 as follows:
916	916	4 (110 ILCS 675/20-85)
917	917	5 Sec. 20-85. Admissions.
918	918	6 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
919	919	7 of the departments or colleges of the Illinois State
920	920	8 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
921	921	9 completed:
922	922	10 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
923	923	11 the following 5 categories:
924	924	12 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
925	925	13 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
926	926	14 years may be collegiate level instruction;
927	927	15 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
928	928	16 and government);
929	929	17 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
930	930	18 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
931	931	19 fundamentals of computer programming);
932	932	20 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
933	933	21 agricultural sciences); and
934	934	22 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
935	935	23 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
936	936	24 Language), music, career and technical education,
937	937
938	938
939	939
940	940
941	941
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943	943
944	944
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946	946	HB2451 - 26 - LRB104 09310 LNS 19368 b
947	947	1 agricultural education, or art;
948	948	2 (2) except that Illinois State University may admit
949	949	3 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
950	950	4 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
951	951	5 coursework taken, including career and technical education
952	952	6 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
953	953	7 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
954	954	8 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
955	955	9 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
956	956	10 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
957	957	11 Trustees of Illinois State University shall not
958	958	12 discriminate in the University's admissions process
959	959	13 against an applicant for admission because of the
960	960	14 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
961	961	15 under Article 27A of the School Code. Illinois State
962	962	16 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
963	963	17 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
964	964	18 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
965	965	19 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
966	966	20 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
967	967	21 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
968	968	22 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
969	969	23 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
970	970	24 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
971	971	25 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
972	972	26 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
973	973
974	974
975	975
976	976
977	977
978	978	HB2451 - 26 - LRB104 09310 LNS 19368 b
979	979
980	980
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982	982	HB2451 - 27 - LRB104 09310 LNS 19368 b
983	983	1 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
984	984	2 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
985	985	3 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
986	986	4 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
987	987	5 (4) except that Illinois State University may not
988	988	6 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
989	989	7 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
990	990	8 language courses unless the University permits, as an
991	991	9 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
992	992	10 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
993	993	11 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
994	994	12 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
995	995	13 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
996	996	14 coursework required by subsection (a).
997	997	15 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
998	998	16 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
999	999	17 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1000	1000	18 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1001	1001	19 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1002	1002	20 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1003	1003	21 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1004	1004	22 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1005	1005	23 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1006	1006	24 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1007	1007	25 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1008	1008	26 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1009	1009
1010	1010
1011	1011
1012	1012
1013	1013
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1019	1019	1 (e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the
1020	1020	2 University shall provide all Illinois students transferring
1021	1021	3 from a public community college in this State with the
1022	1022	4 University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee
1023	1023	5 waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or
1024	1024	6 forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the
1025	1025	7 University's transfer admissions process. The University is
1026	1026	8 encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the
1027	1027	9 undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for
1028	1028	10 low-income Illinois students transferring from a public
1029	1029	11 community college in this State. The University shall post
1030	1030	12 this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's
1031	1031	13 Internet website.
1032	1032	14 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22;
1033	1033	15 103-936, eff. 8-9-24.)
1034	1034	16 Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
1035	1035	17 amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:
1036	1036	18 (110 ILCS 680/25-85)
1037	1037	19 Sec. 25-85. Admissions.
1038	1038	20 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
1039	1039	21 of the departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois
1040	1040	22 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
1041	1041	23 completed:
1042	1042	24 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
1043	1043
1044	1044
1045	1045
1046	1046
1047	1047
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1049	1049
1050	1050
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1052	1052	HB2451 - 29 - LRB104 09310 LNS 19368 b
1053	1053	1 the following 5 categories:
1054	1054	2 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
1055	1055	3 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
1056	1056	4 years may be collegiate level instruction;
1057	1057	5 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
1058	1058	6 and government);
1059	1059	7 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
1060	1060	8 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
1061	1061	9 fundamentals of computer programming);
1062	1062	10 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
1063	1063	11 agricultural sciences); and
1064	1064	12 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
1065	1065	13 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
1066	1066	14 Language), music, career and technical education,
1067	1067	15 agricultural education, or art;
1068	1068	16 (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may
1069	1069	17 admit individual applicants if it determines through
1070	1070	18 assessment or through evaluation based on learning
1071	1071	19 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and
1072	1072	20 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter
1073	1073	21 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,
1074	1074	22 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills
1075	1075	23 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills
1076	1076	24 expected to be acquired in the high school courses
1077	1077	25 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of
1078	1078	26 Northeastern Illinois University shall not discriminate in
1079	1079
1080	1080
1081	1081
1082	1082
1083	1083
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1085	1085
1086	1086
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1089	1089	1 the University's admissions process against an applicant
1090	1090	2 for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a
1091	1091	3 charter school established under Article 27A of the School
1092	1092	4 Code. Northeastern Illinois University may also admit (i)
1093	1093	5 applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the
1094	1094	6 minimum college preparatory curriculum in high school, and
1095	1095	7 (ii) educationally disadvantaged applicants who are
1096	1096	8 admitted to the formal organized special assistance
1097	1097	9 programs that are tailored to the needs of such students,
1098	1098	10 providing that in either case, the institution
1099	1099	11 incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum
1100	1100	12 courses or other academic activities that compensate for
1101	1101	13 course deficiencies; and
1102	1102	14 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
1103	1103	15 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
1104	1104	16 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
1105	1105	17 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
1106	1106	18 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
1107	1107	19 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
1108	1108	20 (4) except that Northeastern Illinois University may
1109	1109	21 not require State public high school graduates, as a
1110	1110	22 condition of acceptance, to have completed any years of
1111	1111	23 foreign language courses unless the University permits, as
1112	1112	24 an alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
1113	1113	25 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
1114	1114	26 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
1115	1115
1116	1116
1117	1117
1118	1118
1119	1119
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1121	1121
1122	1122
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1125	1125	1 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
1126	1126	2 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
1127	1127	3 coursework required by subsection (a).
1128	1128	4 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
1129	1129	5 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
1130	1130	6 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1131	1131	7 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1132	1132	8 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1133	1133	9 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1134	1134	10 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1135	1135	11 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1136	1136	12 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1137	1137	13 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1138	1138	14 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1139	1139	15 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1140	1140	16 (e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the
1141	1141	17 University shall provide all Illinois students transferring
1142	1142	18 from a public community college in this State with the
1143	1143	19 University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee
1144	1144	20 waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or
1145	1145	21 forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the
1146	1146	22 University's transfer admissions process. The University is
1147	1147	23 encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the
1148	1148	24 undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for
1149	1149	25 low-income Illinois students transferring from a public
1150	1150	26 community college in this State. The University shall post
1151	1151
1152	1152
1153	1153
1154	1154
1155	1155
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1157	1157
1158	1158
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1161	1161	1 this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's
1162	1162	2 Internet website.
1163	1163	3 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22;
1164	1164	4 103-936, eff. 8-9-24.)
1165	1165	5 Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is
1166	1166	6 amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:
1167	1167	7 (110 ILCS 685/30-85)
1168	1168	8 Sec. 30-85. Admissions.
1169	1169	9 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
1170	1170	10 of the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois
1171	1171	11 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
1172	1172	12 completed:
1173	1173	13 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
1174	1174	14 the following 5 categories:
1175	1175	15 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
1176	1176	16 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
1177	1177	17 years may be collegiate level instruction;
1178	1178	18 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
1179	1179	19 and government);
1180	1180	20 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
1181	1181	21 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
1182	1182	22 fundamentals of computer programming);
1183	1183	23 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
1184	1184	24 agricultural sciences); and
1185	1185
1186	1186
1187	1187
1188	1188
1189	1189
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1191	1191
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1195	1195	1 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
1196	1196	2 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
1197	1197	3 Language), music, career and technical education,
1198	1198	4 agricultural education, or art;
1199	1199	5 (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit
1200	1200	6 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
1201	1201	7 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
1202	1202	8 coursework taken, including career and technical education
1203	1203	9 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
1204	1204	10 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
1205	1205	11 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
1206	1206	12 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
1207	1207	13 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
1208	1208	14 Trustees of Northern Illinois University shall not
1209	1209	15 discriminate in the University's admissions process
1210	1210	16 against an applicant for admission because of the
1211	1211	17 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
1212	1212	18 under Article 27A of the School Code. Northern Illinois
1213	1213	19 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
1214	1214	20 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
1215	1215	21 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
1216	1216	22 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
1217	1217	23 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
1218	1218	24 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
1219	1219	25 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
1220	1220	26 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
1221	1221
1222	1222
1223	1223
1224	1224
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1231	1231	1 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
1232	1232	2 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
1233	1233	3 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
1234	1234	4 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
1235	1235	5 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
1236	1236	6 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
1237	1237	7 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
1238	1238	8 (4) except that Northern Illinois University may not
1239	1239	9 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
1240	1240	10 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
1241	1241	11 language courses unless the University permits, as an
1242	1242	12 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
1243	1243	13 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
1244	1244	14 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
1245	1245	15 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
1246	1246	16 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
1247	1247	17 coursework required by subsection (a).
1248	1248	18 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
1249	1249	19 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
1250	1250	20 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1251	1251	21 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1252	1252	22 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1253	1253	23 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1254	1254	24 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1255	1255	25 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1256	1256	26 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1257	1257
1258	1258
1259	1259
1260	1260
1261	1261
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1263	1263
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1267	1267	1 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1268	1268	2 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1269	1269	3 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1270	1270	4 (e) Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, the
1271	1271	5 University shall provide all Illinois students transferring
1272	1272	6 from a public community college in this State with the
1273	1273	7 University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee
1274	1274	8 waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or
1275	1275	9 forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the
1276	1276	10 University's transfer admissions process. The University is
1277	1277	11 encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the
1278	1278	12 undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for
1279	1279	13 low-income Illinois students transferring from a public
1280	1280	14 community college in this State. The University shall post
1281	1281	15 this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's
1282	1282	16 Internet website.
1283	1283	17 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22;
1284	1284	18 103-936, eff. 8-9-24.)
1285	1285	19 Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
1286	1286	20 by changing Section 35-85 as follows:
1287	1287	21 (110 ILCS 690/35-85)
1288	1288	22 Sec. 35-85. Admissions.
1289	1289	23 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any
1290	1290	24 of the departments or colleges of the Western Illinois
1291	1291
1292	1292
1293	1293
1294	1294
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1297	1297
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1301	1301	1 University unless such student also has satisfactorily
1302	1302	2 completed:
1303	1303	3 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from
1304	1304	4 the following 5 categories:
1305	1305	5 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and
1306	1306	6 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2
1307	1307	7 years may be collegiate level instruction;
1308	1308	8 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history
1309	1309	9 and government);
1310	1310	10 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through
1311	1311	11 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or
1312	1312	12 fundamentals of computer programming);
1313	1313	13 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or
1314	1314	14 agricultural sciences); and
1315	1315	15 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language
1316	1316	16 (which may be deemed to include American Sign
1317	1317	17 Language), music, career and technical education,
1318	1318	18 agricultural education, or art;
1319	1319	19 (2) except that Western Illinois University may admit
1320	1320	20 individual applicants if it determines through assessment
1321	1321	21 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the
1322	1322	22 coursework taken, including career and technical education
1323	1323	23 courses and courses taken in a charter school established
1324	1324	24 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant
1325	1325	25 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent
1326	1326	26 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the
1327	1327
1328	1328
1329	1329
1330	1330
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1337	1337	1 high school courses required for admission. The Board of
1338	1338	2 Trustees of Western Illinois University shall not
1339	1339	3 discriminate in the University's admissions process
1340	1340	4 against an applicant for admission because of the
1341	1341	5 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established
1342	1342	6 under Article 27A of the School Code. Western Illinois
1343	1343	7 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have
1344	1344	8 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory
1345	1345	9 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally
1346	1346	10 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal
1347	1347	11 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to
1348	1348	12 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,
1349	1349	13 the institution incorporates in the applicant's
1350	1350	14 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic
1351	1351	15 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and
1352	1352	16 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework
1353	1353	17 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be
1354	1354	18 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from
1355	1355	19 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences
1356	1356	20 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5
1357	1357	21 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1); and .
1358	1358	22 (4) except that Western Illinois University may not
1359	1359	23 require State public high school graduates, as a condition
1360	1360	24 of acceptance, to have completed any years of foreign
1361	1361	25 language courses unless the University permits, as an
1362	1362	26 alternative to completion of a foreign language course,
1363	1363
1364	1364
1365	1365
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1373	1373	1 attainment of a College and Career Pathway Endorsement
1374	1374	2 under the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act.
1375	1375	3 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall
1376	1376	4 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the
1377	1377	5 coursework required by subsection (a).
1378	1378	6 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has
1379	1379	7 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or
1380	1380	8 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency
1381	1381	9 test as a prerequisite to admission.
1382	1382	10 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in
1383	1383	11 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an
1384	1384	12 application for admission to the University as a freshman
1385	1385	13 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on
1386	1386	14 active duty during the fall semester. The University may
1387	1387	15 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the
1388	1388	16 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who
1389	1389	17 was on active duty during the fall semester.
1390	1390	18 (e) Beginning with the 20245-2026 academic year, the
1391	1391	19 University shall provide all Illinois students transferring
1392	1392	20 from a public community college in this State with the
1393	1393	21 University's undergraduate transfer admissions application fee
1394	1394	22 waiver policy and, if such a policy exists, any application or
1395	1395	23 forms necessary to apply for a fee waiver as part of the
1396	1396	24 University's transfer admissions process. The University is
1397	1397	25 encouraged to develop a policy to automatically waive the
1398	1398	26 undergraduate transfer admissions application fee for
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1409	1409	1 low-income Illinois students transferring from a public
1410	1410	2 community college in this State. The University shall post
1411	1411	3 this policy in an easily accessible place on the University's
1412	1412	4 Internet website.
1413	1413	5 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22;
1414	1414	6 103-936, eff. 8-9-24.)
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