Bill Text: IL HB3382 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, following notification to and a period of consultation with the appropriate board of control, the Board of Higher Education is authorized to take action on the dissolution or reduce in scope any and all existing programs of instruction, research, or public service that the Board finds to lack educational or economical justification at the public universities and community colleges. Requires each public university and community college to submit its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board for approval before final commitments are made only if the total cost of the project as approved by the institution's board of control is in excess of $2 million.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-31 - Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose [HB3382 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB3382-Amended.html

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Rep. Chapin Rose

Filed: 3/11/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3382
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3382, on page 2, by
replacing lines 18 through 24 with the following:
"economically justified. Each State university shall report
annually to the Board on programs of instruction, research, or
public service that have been terminated, dissolved, reduced,
or consolidated by the university. Each university shall also
report to the Board all programs of instruction, research, or
public service that exhibit a trend of low performance in
enrollments and degree completions and high expense per degree.
The Board shall compile a report annually that shall contain
information on new programs created, existing programs that
have been closed or consolidated, and programs that exhibit low
performance or productivity, and this report shall be submitted
to the General Assembly. The Board shall have the authority to
define relevant terms and timelines by rule.".