Bill Text: IL HB3428 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the College and Career Success for All Students Act. Provides that a student who takes a College Board Advanced Placement examination and receives a score of 3 or higher on the examination is entitled to receive postsecondary level course credit at a public institution of higher education. Requires each public institution of higher education to comply with the same standard of awarding course credit to any student receiving a score of 3 or higher on a College Board Advanced Placement examination and applying the credit to meet a corresponding course requirement for degree completion at that institution of higher education. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 64-20)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0358 [HB3428 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB3428-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 099-0358 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The College and Career Success for All Students | ||||
Act is amended by adding Section 30 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 302/30 new) | ||||
Sec. 30. Examination; postsecondary-level course credit. | ||||
(a) In this Section, "institution of higher education" | ||||
means a public university or public community college located | ||||
in this State. | ||||
(b) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year, scores of | ||||
3, 4, and 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement | ||||
examinations shall be accepted for credit to satisfy degree | ||||
requirements by all institutions of higher education. Each | ||||
institution of higher education shall determine for each test | ||||
whether credit will be granted for electives, general education | ||||
requirements, or major requirements and the Advanced Placement | ||||
scores required to grant credit for those purposes. | ||||
(c) By the conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year, the | ||||
Board of Higher Education, in cooperation with the Illinois | ||||
Community College Board, shall analyze the Advanced Placement | ||||
examination score course granting policy of each institution of | ||||
higher education and the research used by each institution in |
determining the level of credit and the number of credits | ||
provided for the Advanced Placement scores in accordance with | ||
the requirements of this Section and file a report that | ||
includes findings and recommendations to the General Assembly | ||
and the Governor. Each institution of higher education shall | ||
provide the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois | ||
Community College Board with all necessary data, in accordance | ||
with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of | ||
1974, to conduct the analysis. | ||
(d) Each institution of higher education shall publish its | ||
updated Advanced Placement examination score course granting | ||
policy in accordance with the requirements of this Section on | ||
its Internet website before the beginning of the 2016-2017 | ||
academic year.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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