IL SB2448 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-07-02 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-07-02 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
UNI DIRECT ADMISSION PROGRAM
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-03-19 - Senate - Senate Higher Education Committee (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-02 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2025 |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Second Reading |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000 |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Assigned to Higher Education |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | First Reading |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christopher Belt |
Code Citations
| 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 |
