Illinois House Bill 3522

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-27 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Public University Direct Admission Program Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and the State Board of Education, shall establish and administer a direct admission program. Requires each public university in the direct admission program to identify and provide its grade point average standards for general admission for first time admission and for transfer students to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission by March 1 of each year. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 and each July 1 thereafter, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall use data collected from school districts to determine which students meet the standards for general admission and provide the data to the Board of Higher Education. Provides that, beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and the State Board of Education, shall develop, in consultation with the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a preselection outreach campaign to encourage qualifying State high school juniors and seniors to apply to the University of Illinois at Chicago or the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Requires the Board of Higher Education to submit a report on the direct admission program and the preselection outreach campaign to the Governor and General Assembly by August 1, 2029 and each August 1 thereafter. Amends the School Code. Requires a school board to provide access to high school student directory information and each student's email address and grade point average to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and each public institution of higher education for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities.

UNI DIRECT ADMISSION PROGRAM

Rep. Katie Stuart [D]	Rep. Daniel Swanson [R]	Rep. Sharon Chung [D]	Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]
Rep. Norine Hammond [R]	Rep. Maura Hirschauer [D]	Rep. Michael Kelly [D]	Rep. Wayne Rosenthal [R]
Rep. Joyce Mason [D]	Rep. Maurice West [D]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]	Rep. Aaron Ortiz [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
2025-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2025-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
2025-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2025-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
2025-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
2025-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
2025-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2025-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2025-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
2025-02-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
2025-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-18	House	First Reading
2025-02-07	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	10-20.5a	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	2-3.64a-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
105	5	34-18	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3522&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB3522.htm