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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2968 Introduced , by Rep. Terra Costa Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 150/5110 ILCS 150/8 new110 ILCS 150/10110 ILCS 150/20110 ILCS 150/21 new110 ILCS 150/22 new110 ILCS 150/24 new110 ILCS 150/25 Amends Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Defines "transfer articulation agreement". Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Provides that a State university shall (rather than the General Assembly encourages State universities) to facilitate the seamless transfer of credits toward a baccalaureate degree. Provides that a State university shall enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the community college district to provide a seamless pathway for transfer. Provides that if, within 180 calendar days of the community college's initial request to enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the State university, the community college and State university do not reach agreement on the transfer articulation agreement, then the community college and State university shall jointly implement the provisions of the Model Transfer Articulation Agreement. Provides that a Model Transfer Articulation Agreement shall be developed through a Transfer Articulation Committee by December 31, 2025. Requires each community college and State university to publish the institution's process and timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. Removes language regarding the Board of Higher Education's reviews and reports. Provides instead that, by May 1, 2026, and May 1 of each subsequent year, each State university shall report to the Board of Higher Education specified information. Effective immediately. LRB104 10343 LNS 20417 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2968 Introduced , by Rep. Terra Costa Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 150/5110 ILCS 150/8 new110 ILCS 150/10110 ILCS 150/20110 ILCS 150/21 new110 ILCS 150/22 new110 ILCS 150/24 new110 ILCS 150/25 110 ILCS 150/5 110 ILCS 150/8 new 110 ILCS 150/10 110 ILCS 150/20 110 ILCS 150/21 new 110 ILCS 150/22 new 110 ILCS 150/24 new 110 ILCS 150/25 Amends Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Defines "transfer articulation agreement". Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Provides that a State university shall (rather than the General Assembly encourages State universities) to facilitate the seamless transfer of credits toward a baccalaureate degree. Provides that a State university shall enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the community college district to provide a seamless pathway for transfer. Provides that if, within 180 calendar days of the community college's initial request to enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the State university, the community college and State university do not reach agreement on the transfer articulation agreement, then the community college and State university shall jointly implement the provisions of the Model Transfer Articulation Agreement. Provides that a Model Transfer Articulation Agreement shall be developed through a Transfer Articulation Committee by December 31, 2025. Requires each community college and State university to publish the institution's process and timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. Removes language regarding the Board of Higher Education's reviews and reports. Provides instead that, by May 1, 2026, and May 1 of each subsequent year, each State university shall report to the Board of Higher Education specified information. Effective immediately. LRB104 10343 LNS 20417 b LRB104 10343 LNS 20417 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2968 Introduced , by Rep. Terra Costa Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	12	+	Amends Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Defines "transfer articulation agreement". Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Provides that a State university shall (rather than the General Assembly encourages State universities) to facilitate the seamless transfer of credits toward a baccalaureate degree. Provides that a State university shall enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the community college district to provide a seamless pathway for transfer. Provides that if, within 180 calendar days of the community college's initial request to enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the State university, the community college and State university do not reach agreement on the transfer articulation agreement, then the community college and State university shall jointly implement the provisions of the Model Transfer Articulation Agreement. Provides that a Model Transfer Articulation Agreement shall be developed through a Transfer Articulation Committee by December 31, 2025. Requires each community college and State university to publish the institution's process and timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. Removes language regarding the Board of Higher Education's reviews and reports. Provides instead that, by May 1, 2026, and May 1 of each subsequent year, each State university shall report to the Board of Higher Education specified information. Effective immediately.
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3	18		1 AN ACT concerning education.
4	19		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	20		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	21		4 Section 5. The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act is
7		-	5 amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 20, and 25 and by adding
8		-	6 Sections 8, 21, 22, and 24 as follows:
	22	+	5 amended by changing Sections 5, 8, 10, 20, and 25 and by adding
	23	+	6 Sections 21, 22, and 24 as follows:
9	24		7 (110 ILCS 150/5)
10	25		8 Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
11	26		9 "Community college" means a public community college in
12	27		10 this State.
13	28		11 "State university" means a public university in this
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15	30		13 "Transfer articulation agreement" means a formal written
16	31		14 agreement between a community college and State university
17	32		15 that outlines a process for the seamless transfer of credits
18	33		16 from a community college to a State university.
19	34		17 (Source: P.A. 99-316, eff. 1-1-16.)
20	35		18 (110 ILCS 150/8 new)
21	36		19 Sec. 8. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to enhance the
22	37		20 transfer of academic credits between community colleges and
23	38		21 State universities in Illinois, ensuring equitable and
24	39		22 consistent practices, reducing barriers for students, and
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	43	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2968 Introduced , by Rep. Terra Costa Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	44	+	110 ILCS 150/5110 ILCS 150/8 new110 ILCS 150/10110 ILCS 150/20110 ILCS 150/21 new110 ILCS 150/22 new110 ILCS 150/24 new110 ILCS 150/25 110 ILCS 150/5 110 ILCS 150/8 new 110 ILCS 150/10 110 ILCS 150/20 110 ILCS 150/21 new 110 ILCS 150/22 new 110 ILCS 150/24 new 110 ILCS 150/25
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	53	+	Amends Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Defines "transfer articulation agreement". Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Provides that a State university shall (rather than the General Assembly encourages State universities) to facilitate the seamless transfer of credits toward a baccalaureate degree. Provides that a State university shall enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the community college district to provide a seamless pathway for transfer. Provides that if, within 180 calendar days of the community college's initial request to enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the State university, the community college and State university do not reach agreement on the transfer articulation agreement, then the community college and State university shall jointly implement the provisions of the Model Transfer Articulation Agreement. Provides that a Model Transfer Articulation Agreement shall be developed through a Transfer Articulation Committee by December 31, 2025. Requires each community college and State university to publish the institution's process and timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. Removes language regarding the Board of Higher Education's reviews and reports. Provides instead that, by May 1, 2026, and May 1 of each subsequent year, each State university shall report to the Board of Higher Education specified information. Effective immediately.
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33	88		1 promoting accountability and transparency in transfer credit
34	89		2 acceptance.
35	90		3 (110 ILCS 150/10)
36	91		4 Sec. 10. Associate degree for transfer.
37	92		5 (a) Commencing with the fall term of the 2016-2017
38	93		6 academic year, a community college student who earns an
39	94		7 associate degree for transfer, an Associate of Arts, or an
40	95		8 Associate of Science that is consistent with degree
41	96		9 requirements of the Illinois Community College Board and the
42	97		10 Board of Higher Education and aligned with the policies and
43	98		11 procedures of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, granted
44	99		12 pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section is deemed eligible
45	100		13 for transfer into the baccalaureate program of a State
46	101		14 university if the student meets the requirements of the
47	102		15 transfer degree and major-specific prerequisites and obtains a
48	103		16 minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
49	104		17 (b) As a condition of receipt of State funds, a community
50	105		18 college district shall develop and grant associate degrees for
51	106		19 transfer that meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this
52	107		20 Section. A community college district may not impose any
53	108		21 requirements in addition to the requirements of this Section
54	109		22 for a student to be eligible for an associate degree for
55	110		23 transfer and subsequent admission to a State university
56	111		24 pursuant to Section 15 of this Act without the approval of the
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68	123		1 Education.
69	124		2 (c) The General Assembly encourages a community college
70	125		3 district to enter into transfer consider the articulation
71	126		4 agreements and other work between the respective faculties
72	127		5 from the affected community college and State universities in
73	128		6 implementing the requirements of this Section.
74	129		7 (d) The General Assembly encourages community colleges to
75	130		8 facilitate the acceptance of credits earned at other community
76	131		9 colleges toward an associate degree for transfer pursuant to
77	132		10 this Section.
78	133		11 (e) This Section does not preclude students who are
79	134		12 assessed below collegiate level from acquiring remedial
80	135		13 noncollegiate level coursework in preparation for obtaining an
81	136		14 associate degree for transfer. Remedial noncollegiate level
82	137		15 coursework and all other non-transfer coursework must not be
83	138		16 counted as part of the transferable units required pursuant to
84	139		17 subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section.
85	140		18 (Source: P.A. 99-316, eff. 1-1-16.)
86	141		19 (110 ILCS 150/20)
87	142		20 Sec. 20. Coursework.
88	143		21 (a) A State university may not require a student
89	144		22 transferring pursuant to this Act to take more than 60
90	145		23 additional semester units beyond the lower-division major
91	146		24 requirements for majors requiring 120 semester units, provided
92	147		25 that the student remains enrolled in the same program of study
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103	158		1 and has completed university major transfer requirements.
104	159		2 Specified high unit majors are exempt from this subsection (a)
105	160		3 upon agreement by the board of trustees of the State
106	161		4 university and the Board of Higher Education.
107	162		5 (b) A State university may not require students
108	163		6 transferring pursuant to this Act to repeat courses that are
109	164		7 articulated with those taken at the community college and
110	165		8 counted toward an associate degree for transfer granted
111	166		9 pursuant to Section 10 of this Act.
112	167		10 (c) A The General Assembly encourages State university
113	168		11 shall universities to facilitate the seamless transfer of
114	169		12 credits toward a baccalaureate degree pursuant to the intent
115	170		13 of this Act.
116	171		14 (Source: P.A. 99-316, eff. 1-1-16.)
117	172		15 (110 ILCS 150/21 new)
118	173		16 Sec. 21. Community college and State university transfer
119	174		17 articulation agreements. A State university shall, upon the
120	175		18 request of a community college, enter into a transfer
121	176		19 articulation agreement with the community college district to
122	177		20 provide a seamless pathway for transfer. The community college
123	178		21 may request to enter into multiple articulation agreements
124	179		22 with a single State university as appropriate and requested.
125	180		23 The agreement may include 2+2 programs designed for students
126	181		24 to take half of a degree at the community college and the
127	182		25 second half of the degree at the State University or 3+1
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138	193		1 programs designed for students to transfer to the State
139	194		2 university for completion of their final, senior level
140	195		3 coursework.
141	196		4 The transfer articulation agreement shall be signed by the
142	197		5 president or chancellor of the community college and State
143	198		6 university and shall include all of the following:
144	199		7 (1) Identification of participating institutions or
145	200		8 divisions of institutions that are part of the agreement.
146	201		9 The agreements may be program to program that align
147	202		10 community college associate degree programs with
148	203		11 comparable bachelor's degree options, major to major that
149	204		12 align specific program coursework to external
150	205		13 accreditation standards, or institution to institution
151	206		14 that establish partnerships and alignment between a
152	207		15 specific college, discipline, or program area.
153	208		16 (2) Eligibility criteria for transfer admissions
154	209		17 including any minimum GPA requirements and prerequisites
155	210		18 needed. Any limitations to the agreement for admission to
156	211		19 specific academic programs shall be included.
157	212		20 (3) A timeline for timely response on applications for
158	213		21 transferring credits.
159	214		22 (4) Identification of all fees and cost assessed
160	215		23 during the transfer and admission process and any
161	216		24 scholarships or financial assistance available to students
162	217		25 participating in the articulation agreement.
163	218		26 (5) A standardized transfer credit framework for
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174	229		1 general education and lower-division, major-specific
175	230		2 courses. This framework shall clearly identify specific
176	231		3 courses that will transfer between institutions, how many
177	232		4 credits will transfer, which program at the State
178	233		5 university credits will apply if applicable, and an
179	234		6 outline of how transferred credits will count toward
180	235		7 degree requirements.
181	236		8 (6) A clearly defined transfer pathway outlining how
182	237		9 students at the community college can progress from their
183	238		10 program to the corresponding program at the State
184	239		11 university and be granted junior or senior status as
185	240		12 appropriate.
186	241		13 (7) Guidelines for alignment of course objectives,
187	242		14 learning outcomes, and credit hours.
188	243		15 (8) Other degree requirements, including, but not
189	244		16 limited to, standardized test scores, required clinical
190	245		17 hours, or residency requirements.
191	246		18 (9) A policy on the reverse transfer of credit and
192	247		19 transfer of credit earned for experiential learning,
193	248		20 including, but not limited to, prior learning assessment
194	249		21 and competency-based education.
195	250		22 (10) The academic and non-academic opportunities and
196	251		23 supports and, if applicable, guidance that will be
197	252		24 provided to students participating in the articulation
198	253		25 agreement.
199	254		26 (11) Data sharing requirements and limitations,
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210	265		1 including if applicable, assessment policies to measure
211	266		2 effectiveness of the agreement.
212	267		3 (12) Agreement on marketing process and
213	268		4 responsibilities for programs covered by the articulation
214	269		5 agreement, including any limitations imposed by either
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216	271		7 (13) A clear and transparent process for resolving
217	272		8 disputes over transfer credit acceptance. The agreement
218	273		9 shall outline policies to provide students transparency in
219	274		10 how and why credit is accepted or rejected by the State
220	275		11 university and how and why credit is or is not applied
221	276		12 toward degree requirements. The agreement shall also
222	277		13 provide for a process for the student to appeal the State
223	278		14 university's failure to accept the student's request for
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225	280		16 (14) Dates of applicability of the agreement and
226	281		17 conditions for renewal or termination of the agreement.
227	282		18 This agreement shall not negate any previous transfer
228	283		19 articulation agreement a community college has developed with
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230	285		21 If, within 180 calendar days of the community college's
231	286		22 initial request to enter into a transfer articulation
232	287		23 agreement with the State university, the community college and
233	288		24 State university do not reach agreement on the transfer
234	289		25 articulation agreement, then the community college and State
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246	301		1 Transfer Articulation Agreement established under Section 22
247	302		2 of this Act.
248	303		3 (110 ILCS 150/22 new)
249	304		4 Sec. 22. Model Transfer Articulation Agreement and
250	305		5 Committee. A Model Transfer Articulation Agreement shall be
251	306		6 developed through a Transfer Articulation Committee by
252	307		7 December 31, 2025. The Committee shall consist of 5 members
253	308		8 appointed by the Executive Director of the Board of Higher
254	309		9 Education and 5 members appointed by the Executive Director of
255	310		10 the Illinois Community College Board. The Committee shall be
256	311		11 co-chaired by the Executive Director of the Board of Higher
257	312		12 Education or his or her designee and the Executive Director of
258	313		13 the Illinois Community College Board or his or her designee.
259	314		14 The Model Transfer Articulation Agreement shall address all of
260	315		15 the requirements set forth in Section 21. The Model Transfer
261	316		16 Articulation Agreement shall be reviewed and updated every 5
262	317		17 years by the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois
263	318		18 Community College Board.
264	319		19 (110 ILCS 150/24 new)
265	320		20 Sec. 24. Transfer credit review process. Each community
266	321		21 college and State university shall publish the institution's
267	322		22 process and timeline for reviewing and making decisions
268	323		23 regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's
269	324		24 website. The institution shall update its website within 30
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280	335		1 days after making a change to its process and timeline for
281	336		2 reviewing and issuing decisions regarding transfer credit
282	337		3 request.
283	338		4 (110 ILCS 150/25)
284	339		5 Sec. 25. Reporting requirements on course transfer Board
285	340		6 of Higher Education reviews and reports.
286	341		7 (a) (Blank). The Board of Higher Education shall review
287	342		8 the implementation of this Act and file a report on that review
288	343		9 with the General Assembly on or before May 31, 2017, as
289	344		10 provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
290	345		11 Act.
291	346		12 (b) (Blank). The Board of Higher Education shall review
292	347		13 both of the following and file a report on that review with the
293	348		14 General Assembly within 4 years after the effective date of
294	349		15 this Act, as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly
295	350		16 Organization Act:
296	351		17 (1) The outcomes of implementation of this Act,
297	352		18 including, but not limited to, all of the following:
298	353		19 (A) The number and percentage of community college
299	354		20 students who transferred to a State university and
300	355		21 earned an associate degree for transfer pursuant to
301	356		22 this Act.
302	357		23 (B) The average amount of time and units it takes a
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315	370		1 graduate from a State university, as compared to the
316	371		2 average amount of time and units it took community
317	372		3 college transfer students prior to the implementation
318	373		4 of this Act and compared to students using other
319	374		5 transfer processes available.
320	375		6 (C) Student progression and completion rates.
321	376		7 (D) Other relevant indicators of student success.
322	377		8 (E) The degree to which the requirements for an
323	378		9 associate degree for transfer take into account
324	379		10 existing articulation agreements and the degree to
325	380		11 which community colleges facilitate the acceptance of
326	381		12 credits between community college districts, as
327	382		13 outlined in subsections (c) and (d) of Section 10 of
328	383		14 this Act.
329	384		15 (F) It is the intent of the General Assembly that
330	385		16 student outcome data provided under this subsection
331	386		17 (b) include the degree to which State universities
332	387		18 were able to accommodate students admitted under this
333	388		19 Act in being admitted to the State university of their
334	389		20 choice and in a major that is similar to their
335	390		21 community college major.
336	391		22 (2) Recommendations for statutory changes necessary to
337	392		23 facilitate the goal of a clear and transparent transfer
338	393		24 process.
339	394		25 (c) By May 1, 2026, and May 1 of each subsequent year, each
340	395		26 State university shall report to the Board of Higher
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351	406		1 Education, in a form prescribed by the Board, all of the
352	407		2 following information:
353	408		3 (1) The total number of community college transfer
354	409		4 students admitted, offered provisional admission, and
355	410		5 denied admission, disaggregated by the student's community
356	411		6 college district of origin.
357	412		7 (2) The percentage and average number of credits per
358	413		8 student accepted for transfer from each community college
359	414		9 district.
360	415		10 (3) The average time needed to complete a bachelor's
361	416		11 degree and total number of credit hours earned for a
362		-	12 transfer ~~student~~ compared to a non-transfer, native
	417	+	12 transfer students compared to a non-transfer, native
363	418		13 student.
364	419		14 (4) The total number of credits accepted and applied
365	420		15 towards meeting general education requirements that are
366	421		16 identified as part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative
367	422		17 General Education Core Curriculum disaggregated by the
368	423		18 student's community college district of origin. For those
369	424		19 courses identified as part of the General Education Core
370	425		20 Curriculum that are denied transfer credit, including the
371	426		21 rationale for denial.
372	427		22 (5) If the student has declared a major, the total
373	428		23 number of credits that were accepted and not accepted and
374	429		24 the number of credits that were applied and were not
375	430		25 applied to each student's degree program course
376	431		26 requirements at the time the student initially transferred
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387	442		1 to and enrolled in the State University disaggregated by
388	443		2 degree program and community college district of origin.
389		-	3 For those courses not accepted for transfer, the State
	444	+	3 For those courses not accepted for transfer the State
390	445		4 university shall include the rationale for denial. For courses
391	446		5 that are part of the Illinois Articulation Initiative Major
392	447		6 Panels and are not accepted for equivalent major credit, the
393	448		7 State university shall provide the reason credit was not
394	449		8 applied to the student's degree program.
395	450		9 The Board of Higher Education shall compile and publish
396	451		10 the information provided by each State university in an annual
397	452		11 report by October 1, 2026, and October 1 of each subsequent
398		-	12 year. The report shall be ~~filed~~ with the Governor and General
	453	+	12 year. The report shall be filled with the Governor and General
399	454		13 Assembly and provided to the Illinois Community College Board.
400	455		14 An electronic copy of the report shall be accessible on the
401	456		15 Board's official website.
402	457		16 (Source: P.A. 99-316, eff. 1-1-16.)
403		-	17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
404		-	18 becoming law.
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