Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB2039 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 04/03/2025

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1  AN ACT concerning education.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
5  adding Section 9.45 as follows:
6  (110 ILCS 205/9.45 new)
7  Sec. 9.45. Statewide Data Dashboard.
8  (a) By March 15, 2027 and by March 15 of each year
9  thereafter, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois
10  Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance
11  Commission shall jointly prepare and release a Statewide Data
12  Dashboard to include individualized data on each public
13  institution of higher education and each private institution
14  of higher education on a publicly available website. Current
15  dashboard platforms and technology shall be used, unless a
16  more effective alternative is identified and practical.
17  (b) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community
18  College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
19  shall collaborate jointly and determine the indicators and
20  presentation of the Statewide Data Dashboard, which must
21  include, at a minimum, the most current data collected and
22  maintained by the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois
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1  Commission related to the following:
2  (1) student demographics, to the extent available,
3  including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender,
4  rural students, English learners, and adult students;
5  (2) institution characteristics, including, but not
6  limited to, total students and total faculty and staff;
7  (3) affordability characteristics, including, but not
8  limited to, the cost of attendance, including all
9  categories of tuition and fees, on-campus and off-campus
10  housing cost averages, if applicable for the institution,
11  and loan repayment rates;
12  (4) student success factors, including, but not
13  limited to, enrollments, retention, completion, and, to
14  the extent possible, the student demographic breakdown of
15  each category;
16  (5) a comparison, if feasible, of data covering a
17  5-year period;
18  (6) institutional profile and mission; and
19  (7) any additional data as reasonably determined and
20  agreed upon by the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois
21  Community College Board, and the Illinois Student
22  Assistance Commission.
23  (c) Only aggregate data may be published on the Statewide
24  Data Dashboard.
25  (d) Data under the purview of the Board of Higher
26  Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the

 

 

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1  Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall remain under the
2  authority of their respective agencies. To facilitate the
3  development and maintenance of the Statewide Data Dashboard,
4  the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College
5  Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission may
6  enter into memoranda of understanding or interagency
7  agreements ensuring compliance with applicable State and
8  federal data privacy laws.
9  (e) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community
10  College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
11  may adopt joint rules as necessary to administer this Section.

 

 

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