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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3516 Introduced , by Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that prior to offering dual credit coursework, a school district shall attempt to enter into a partnership agreement with the community college district in the community college district in which the school district is located, but if pursuing an alternative provider other than the community college district, the school district shall enter into a partnership agreement with the alternative postsecondary institution that complies with the Act. Requires a partnership agreement to provide for a Dual Credit Qualifications Committee that shall develop a Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework. Provides that the Framework shall define the appropriate graduate coursework for fully qualified and minimally qualified instructors and the equivalent experience required to be a fully qualified career and technical education instructor. Requires a Model Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework to be developed through a Committee involving collaboration between the Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of Education by June 30, 2026. Provides that the academic credentials required to be a fully qualified instructor shall include either (i) a master's degree within the discipline to be taught or (ii) any master's degree and not more than 18 graduate hours appropriate to the academic field of study or in the discipline to be taught. Provides that a community college district with an established partnership agreement with a school district has 30 calendar days from the initial course request to notify the school district of its disapproval of the course request, instructor, course documentation, or the community college district's withdrawal of course or instructor approval, and thereafter, the school district shall appeal the denial or withdrawal of the instructor approval to the Illinois Community College Board within 14 calendar days after the disapproval notice. Allows the Illinois Community College Board to conduct a study to examine dual credit students and their short-term and long-term outcomes. Makes other changes. LRB104 09878 LNS 19946 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3516 Introduced , by Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that prior to offering dual credit coursework, a school district shall attempt to enter into a partnership agreement with the community college district in the community college district in which the school district is located, but if pursuing an alternative provider other than the community college district, the school district shall enter into a partnership agreement with the alternative postsecondary institution that complies with the Act. Requires a partnership agreement to provide for a Dual Credit Qualifications Committee that shall develop a Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework. Provides that the Framework shall define the appropriate graduate coursework for fully qualified and minimally qualified instructors and the equivalent experience required to be a fully qualified career and technical education instructor. Requires a Model Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework to be developed through a Committee involving collaboration between the Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of Education by June 30, 2026. Provides that the academic credentials required to be a fully qualified instructor shall include either (i) a master's degree within the discipline to be taught or (ii) any master's degree and not more than 18 graduate hours appropriate to the academic field of study or in the discipline to be taught. Provides that a community college district with an established partnership agreement with a school district has 30 calendar days from the initial course request to notify the school district of its disapproval of the course request, instructor, course documentation, or the community college district's withdrawal of course or instructor approval, and thereafter, the school district shall appeal the denial or withdrawal of the instructor approval to the Illinois Community College Board within 14 calendar days after the disapproval notice. Allows the Illinois Community College Board to conduct a study to examine dual credit students and their short-term and long-term outcomes. Makes other changes. LRB104 09878 LNS 19946 b LRB104 09878 LNS 19946 b A BILL FOR
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55 Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that prior to offering dual credit coursework, a school district shall attempt to enter into a partnership agreement with the community college district in the community college district in which the school district is located, but if pursuing an alternative provider other than the community college district, the school district shall enter into a partnership agreement with the alternative postsecondary institution that complies with the Act. Requires a partnership agreement to provide for a Dual Credit Qualifications Committee that shall develop a Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework. Provides that the Framework shall define the appropriate graduate coursework for fully qualified and minimally qualified instructors and the equivalent experience required to be a fully qualified career and technical education instructor. Requires a Model Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework to be developed through a Committee involving collaboration between the Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of Education by June 30, 2026. Provides that the academic credentials required to be a fully qualified instructor shall include either (i) a master's degree within the discipline to be taught or (ii) any master's degree and not more than 18 graduate hours appropriate to the academic field of study or in the discipline to be taught. Provides that a community college district with an established partnership agreement with a school district has 30 calendar days from the initial course request to notify the school district of its disapproval of the course request, instructor, course documentation, or the community college district's withdrawal of course or instructor approval, and thereafter, the school district shall appeal the denial or withdrawal of the instructor approval to the Illinois Community College Board within 14 calendar days after the disapproval notice. Allows the Illinois Community College Board to conduct a study to examine dual credit students and their short-term and long-term outcomes. Makes other changes.
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning education.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 5. The Dual Credit Quality Act is amended by
1515 5 changing Sections 16 and 20 and by adding Sections 16.25,
1616 6 19.5, 20.5, and 36 as follows:
1717 7 (110 ILCS 27/16)
1818 8 Sec. 16. High school and community college partnership
1919 9 agreements; dual credit. A community college district shall,
2020 10 upon the request of a school district within the jurisdiction
2121 11 of the community college district, enter into a partnership
2222 12 agreement with the school district to offer dual credit
2323 13 coursework. Prior to offering dual credit coursework, a school
2424 14 district shall attempt to enter into a partnership agreement
2525 15 with the community college district in the community college
2626 16 district in which the school district is located. If pursuing
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2828 18 district, the school district shall enter into a partnership
2929 19 agreement with the alternative postsecondary institution that
3030 20 complies with the requirements of this Section.
3131 21 A school district may offer any course identified in the
3232 22 Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education Core
3333 23 Curriculum package under the Illinois Articulation Initiative
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4040 Amends the Dual Credit Quality Act. Provides that prior to offering dual credit coursework, a school district shall attempt to enter into a partnership agreement with the community college district in the community college district in which the school district is located, but if pursuing an alternative provider other than the community college district, the school district shall enter into a partnership agreement with the alternative postsecondary institution that complies with the Act. Requires a partnership agreement to provide for a Dual Credit Qualifications Committee that shall develop a Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework. Provides that the Framework shall define the appropriate graduate coursework for fully qualified and minimally qualified instructors and the equivalent experience required to be a fully qualified career and technical education instructor. Requires a Model Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework to be developed through a Committee involving collaboration between the Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of Education by June 30, 2026. Provides that the academic credentials required to be a fully qualified instructor shall include either (i) a master's degree within the discipline to be taught or (ii) any master's degree and not more than 18 graduate hours appropriate to the academic field of study or in the discipline to be taught. Provides that a community college district with an established partnership agreement with a school district has 30 calendar days from the initial course request to notify the school district of its disapproval of the course request, instructor, course documentation, or the community college district's withdrawal of course or instructor approval, and thereafter, the school district shall appeal the denial or withdrawal of the instructor approval to the Illinois Community College Board within 14 calendar days after the disapproval notice. Allows the Illinois Community College Board to conduct a study to examine dual credit students and their short-term and long-term outcomes. Makes other changes.
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6868 1 Act as a dual credit course on the campus of a high school of
6969 2 the school district and may use a high school instructor who
7070 3 has met the academic credential requirements under this Act to
7171 4 teach the dual credit course.
7272 5 The partnership agreement shall include all of the
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7474 7 (1) The establishment of the school district's and the
7575 8 community college district's respective roles and
7676 9 responsibilities in providing the program and ensuring the
7777 10 quality and instructional rigor of the program. This must
7878 11 include an assurance that the community college district
7979 12 has appropriate academic control of the curriculum,
8080 13 consistent with any State or federal law and as required
8181 14 or negotiated with the Higher Learning Commission or other
8282 15 applicable accrediting agency.
8383 16 (2) The dual credit courses that the school district
8484 17 will offer its students and whether those courses will be
8585 18 offered on the high school or community college campus or
8686 19 through an online platform established by the Illinois
8787 20 Community College Board.
8888 21 (3) The establishment of academic criteria for
8989 22 granting eligibility for high school students to enroll in
9090 23 dual credit coursework. The academic criteria shall be
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104104 1 (4) The establishment of any limitations that the
105105 2 school district or community college district may put on
106106 3 course offerings due to availability of instructors, the
107107 4 availability of students for specific course offerings, or
108108 5 local board policy.
109109 6 (5) The requirement that the dual credit instructor
110110 7 meet the academic credential requirements to teach a dual
111111 8 credit course, consistent with paragraphs (1), (2), and
112112 9 (3) of Section 20 of this Act, but shall not be required to
113113 10 exceed those credentials.
114114 11 (6) The collaborative process and criteria by which
115115 12 the school district shall identify and recommend and the
116116 13 community college district shall review and approve high
117117 14 school instructors of dual credit courses taught on the
118118 15 campus of a high school. This provision shall require that
119119 16 the school district be responsible for hiring and
120120 17 compensating the instructor.
121121 18 (7) The requirement that a community college district
122122 19 take the appropriate steps to ensure that dual credit
123123 20 courses are equivalent to those courses offered at the
124124 21 community college in quality and rigor to qualify for
125125 22 college credit. The dual credit programs shall encompass
126126 23 the following characteristics:
127127 24 (A) Student learning outcomes expected for dual
128128 25 credit courses in General Education Core Curriculum
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140140 1 disciplines shall be the same as the student learning
141141 2 outcomes expected for the same courses taught on the
142142 3 postsecondary campus.
143143 4 (B) Course content, course delivery, and course
144144 5 rigor shall be evaluated by the community college
145145 6 chief academic officer or his or her designee, in
146146 7 consultation with the school district's superintendent
147147 8 or his or her designee. The evaluation shall be
148148 9 conducted in a manner that is consistent with the
149149 10 community college district's review and evaluation
150150 11 policy and procedures for on-campus adjunct faculty,
151151 12 including visits to the secondary class. This
152152 13 evaluation shall be limited to the course and the
153153 14 ability of the instructor to deliver quality, rigorous
154154 15 college credit coursework. This evaluation shall not
155155 16 impact the instructor's performance evaluation under
156156 17 Article 24A of the School Code.
157157 18 (C) The academic supports and, if applicable,
158158 19 guidance that will be provided to students
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161161 22 (8) Identify all fees and costs to be assessed by the
162162 23 community college district for dual credit courses. This
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176176 1 regional considerations and differences.
177177 2 (8.5) The collaborative process and criteria by which
178178 3 a school district and a community college district shall
179179 4 work to ensure that individual students with disabilities
180180 5 have access to dual credit courses, provided that those
181181 6 students are able to meet the criteria for entry into a
182182 7 dual credit course. Through this process and criteria, the
183183 8 student shall have access to the supplementary aids and
184184 9 accommodations included in the student's individualized
185185 10 education program under Article 14 of the School Code or
186186 11 Section 504 plan under the federal Rehabilitation Act of
187187 12 1973 while the student is accessing a dual credit course
188188 13 on a high school campus, in accordance with established
189189 14 practices at the high school for providing these services.
190190 15 A student who accesses a dual credit course on a community
191191 16 college campus shall have access to supplementary aids and
192192 17 accommodations provided in the partnership agreement,
193193 18 including access to the community college's disability
194194 19 services. A school district and community college district
195195 20 shall work together to provide seamless communication
196196 21 about the student's progress.
197197 22 (9) The community college district shall establish a
198198 23 mechanism for evaluating and documenting on a regular
199199 24 basis the performance of students who complete dual credit
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212212 1 meaningful and timely manner with the school district.
213213 2 This evaluation shall be limited to the course and the
214214 3 coursework. This evaluation shall not impact the
215215 4 instructor's performance evaluation under Article 24A of
216216 5 the School Code.
217217 6 (10) The expectations for maintaining the rigor of
218218 7 dual credit courses that are taught at the high school and
219219 8 including students not deemed ready for college-level
220220 9 coursework according to the standards of the community
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222222 11 (11) A requirement that the school district and
223223 12 community college annually assess disaggregated data
224224 13 pertaining to dual credit course enrollments, completions,
225225 14 and subsequent postsecondary enrollment and performance to
226226 15 the extent feasible. If applicable, this assessment shall
227227 16 include an analysis of dual credit courses with credit
228228 17 sections for dual credit and for high school credit only
229229 18 pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 16.5 that reviews
230230 19 student characteristics by credit section in relation to
231231 20 gender, race and ethnicity, and low-income status.
232232 21 (12) For courses taught by a high school instructor at
233233 22 the high school, the school districts' may rely policies
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248248 1 initial request to enter into a partnership agreement with the
249249 2 community college district, the school district and the
250250 3 community college district do not reach agreement on the
251251 4 partnership agreement, then the school district and community
252252 5 college district shall jointly implement the provisions of the
253253 6 Model Partnership Agreement established under Section 19 of
254254 7 this Act for which local agreement could not be reached. A
255255 8 community college district may combine its negotiations with
256256 9 multiple school districts to establish one multi-district
257257 10 partnership agreement or may negotiate individual partnership
258258 11 agreements at its discretion.
259259 12 (Source: P.A. 102-516, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1077, eff. 1-1-23.)
260260 13 (110 ILCS 27/16.25 new)
261261 14 Sec. 16.25. Dual Credit Qualifications Committee. A
262262 15 partnership agreement under Section 16 shall provide for a
263263 16 Dual Credit Qualifications Committee that shall develop a Dual
264264 17 Credit Instructor Qualification Framework. The Dual Credit
265265 18 Qualifications Committee shall consist of representatives from
266266 19 both the school district and the community college district.
267267 20 The Dual Credit Qualifications Committee shall meet annually.
268268 21 (1) The Dual Credit Instructor Qualification Framework
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283283 1 shall list the appropriate coursework for each discipline
284284 2 within the Illinois Articulation Initiative General
285285 3 Education Core Curriculum package by the discipline to be
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287287 5 (2) The Framework shall establish equivalent
288288 6 experience that is commensurate with achievement of
289289 7 academic credentials to be a fully qualified career and
290290 8 technical education dual-credit course instructor. The
291291 9 criteria shall determine a minimum threshold of experience
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293293 11 (A) related work experience, which shall not
294294 12 exceed 2,000 hours and shall include the appropriate
295295 13 recognizable credentials;
296296 14 (B) research or scholarship;
297297 15 (C) recognized achievement;
298298 16 (D) previous years of teaching experience;
299299 17 (E) honors and awards; and
300300 18 (F) other activities and factors to demonstrate
301301 19 teaching competencies appropriate to the field of
302302 20 instruction.
303303 21 The Framework may differentiate between career and
304304 22 technical courses and general education core curriculum
305305 23 courses. The Framework shall reference the faculty
306306 24 credential standards allowed by the Higher Learning
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319319 1 If a framework is not agreed upon by the local school
320320 2 district and local community college partner before June
321321 3 30 for the upcoming school year, they shall jointly
322322 4 implement the model framework set by the Illinois
323323 5 Community College Board and the State Board of Education
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326326 8 Sec. 19.5. Model Dual Credit Instructor Qualification
327327 9 Framework. A Model Dual Credit Instructor Qualification
328328 10 Framework shall be developed through a Dual Credit
329329 11 Qualifications Committee involving collaboration between the
330330 12 Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of
331331 13 Education by June 30, 2026. The Committee shall consist of 5
332332 14 members appointed by the State Superintendent of Education and
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334334 16 Community College Board. The Model Dual Credit Instructor
335335 17 Qualification Framework shall address all of the matters set
336336 18 forth in Section 16.25.
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338338 20 Sec. 20. Standards. All institutions offering dual credit
339339 21 courses shall meet the following standards:
340340 22 (1) High school instructors teaching credit-bearing
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356356 4 (A) Approved instructors of dual credit courses
357357 5 shall meet any of the faculty credential standards
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359359 7 minimally qualified faculty. At the request of an
360360 8 instructor, an instructor who meets these credential
361361 9 standards shall be provided by the State Board of
362362 10 Education with a Dual Credit Endorsement, to be placed
363363 11 on the professional educator license, as established
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365365 13 under Article 21B of the School Code and promulgated
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367367 15 Illinois Community College Board and the Board of
368368 16 Higher Education. The academic credentials required to
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370370 18 (i) a master's degree within the discipline to be
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389389 1 professional development plan, approved by the
390390 2 institution and shared with the State Board of
391391 3 Education no later than January 1, 2025, to raise his
392392 4 or her credentials to be in line with the credentials
393393 5 under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (1). The
394394 6 institution shall have 30 days to review the plan and
395395 7 approve an instructor professional development plan
396396 8 that is in line with the credentials set forth in
397397 9 paragraph (2) of this Section. The institution shall
398398 10 not unreasonably withhold approval of a professional
399399 11 development plan. These approvals shall be good for as
400400 12 long as satisfactory progress toward the completion of
401401 13 the credential is demonstrated, but in no event shall
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404404 16 January 1, 2028, whichever is sooner. A high school
405405 17 instructor whose professional development plan is not
406406 18 approved by the institution may appeal to the Illinois
407407 19 Community College Board or the Board of Higher
408408 20 Education, as appropriate.
409409 21 (C) The Illinois Community College Board and Board
410410 22 of Higher Education shall report yearly on their
411411 23 Internet websites the following:
412412 24 (i) the number of teachers presently enrolled
413413 25 in an approved professional development plan under
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438438 14 (2) For a high school instructor entering into a
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462462 2 (2.5) For a high school instructor entering into a
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474474 14 institution's requirements for faculty in the
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500500 4 participate in any orientation developed by the
501501 5 institution for dual credit instructors in course
502502 6 curriculum, assessment methods, and administrative
503503 7 requirements.
504504 8 (7) Dual credit instructors must be given the
505505 9 opportunity to participate in all activities available to
506506 10 other adjunct faculty, including professional development,
507507 11 seminars, site visits, and internal communication,
508508 12 provided that such opportunities do not interfere with an
509509 13 instructor's regular teaching duties.
510510 14 (8) Every dual credit course must be reviewed annually
511511 15 by faculty through the appropriate department to ensure
512512 16 consistency with campus courses.
513513 17 (9) Dual credit students must be assessed using
514514 18 methods consistent with students in traditional
515515 19 credit-bearing college courses.
516516 20 (10) Within 15 days after entering into or renewing a
517517 21 partnership agreement, the institution shall notify its
518518 22 faculty of the agreement, including access to copies of
519519 23 the agreement if requested.
520520 24 (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1077, eff. 1-1-23;
521521 25 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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532532 1 (110 ILCS 27/20.5 new)
533533 2 Sec. 20.5. Appeal Process.
534534 3 (a) A community college district with an established
535535 4 partnership agreement with a school district has 30 calendar
536536 5 days from the initial course request to notify the school
537537 6 district of its disapproval of the course request, instructor,
538538 7 course documentation, or the community college district's
539539 8 withdrawal of course or instructor approval. Thereafter, the
540540 9 school district shall appeal the denial or withdrawal of the
541541 10 instructor approval to the Illinois Community College Board
542542 11 within 14 calendar days after the disapproval notice. The
543543 12 Illinois Community College Board shall render a decision
544544 13 within 45 calendar days after filing and provide notice of its
545545 14 decision to the community college district and school
546546 15 district. Upon determination by the Illinois Community College
547547 16 Board:
548548 17 (1) If the Illinois Community College Board finds in
549549 18 favor of the school district's request for the course
550550 19 request, instructor, or course documentation, the school
551551 20 district may pursue an alternative postsecondary
552552 21 institution to provide that course and must notify the
553553 22 community college district within 14 calendar days after
554554 23 the Illinois Community college Board's decision with its
555555 24 intent to do so, along with the reason for seeking an
556556 25 alternative provider.
557557 26 (2) If the Illinois Community College Board finds in
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568568 1 favor of the community college district's decision, then
569569 2 the decision of the community college district to
570570 3 disapprove the school district's course request,
571571 4 instructor, course documentation, or the community college
572572 5 district's withdrawal of course or instructor approval
573573 6 shall be upheld, and the school district shall not have
574574 7 the opportunity to pursue an alternative postsecondary
575575 8 institution.
576576 9 (110 ILCS 27/36 new)
577577 10 Sec. 36. Study.
578578 11 (a) The Illinois Community College Board may conduct a
579579 12 study to examine dual credit students and their short-term and
580580 13 long-term outcomes, which may include determining how
581581 14 differing types and levels of credit-hour achievement
582582 15 influence college enrollment, persistence, advancement, and
583583 16 completion, either at a public community college or public
584584 17 university. The study shall attempt to isolate the unique
585585 18 effect of credit-hour achievement levels on college enrollment
586586 19 and college completion overall and for subpopulations by
587587 20 student subgroups, such as race and ethnicity, sex, and
588588 21 dual-credit type. The study shall further examine the
589589 22 differential impacts of enrollment in specific career pathways
590590 23 versus ad hoc, dual-credit participation on college
591591 24 enrollment, persistence, advancement, and completion at either
592592 25 a public community college or public university.
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603603 1 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
604604 2 contrary, all public universities, all public community
605605 3 colleges, the State Board of Education, the Illinois Student
606606 4 Assistance Commission, and any other State agency that
607607 5 collects pertinent data shall furnish such data and
608608 6 information to the Illinois Community College Board as the
609609 7 Illinois Community College Board deems necessary to fulfill
610610 8 the requirements of this Section.
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