Bill Text: IL HB4088 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Rewarding Excellence with Higher Education Guaranteed Admissions Act. Provides that an applicant who has, within the past 12 months, received a score on the SAT or on the ACT standardized college admissions test that is within the top 10% of persons nationwide who have taken the test during the immediately preceding 12-month period shall qualify for automatic admission to any baccalaureate program at any public university in the State. Sets forth requirements imposed on a recipient of an automatic admission to a public university. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall adopt rules to implement and administer the Act. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4088 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4088-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4088 Introduced , by Rep. Mark Batinick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Rewarding Excellence with Higher Education Guaranteed Admissions Act. Provides that an applicant who has, within the past 12 months, received a score on the SAT or on the ACT standardized college admissions test that is within the top 10% of persons nationwide who have taken the test during the immediately preceding 12-month period shall qualify for automatic admission to any baccalaureate program at any public university in the State. Sets forth requirements imposed on a recipient of an automatic admission to a public university. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall adopt rules to implement and administer the Act. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Rewarding Excellence with Higher Education Guaranteed
Admissions Act.
Section 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act:
"ACT" means the standardized college admissions test
offered by ACT, Incorporated.
"Public university" or "university" means the University
of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois
University, and any other public university or college located
in this State authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees on or
after the effective date of this Act.
"SAT" means the standardized college admissions test
offered by the College Board.
Section 10. Automatic admission. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, rule, or university policy to the contrary,
an applicant who has, within the past 12 months, received a

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score on the SAT or on the ACT that is within the top 10% of
persons nationwide who have taken the test during the
immediately preceding 12-month period shall qualify for
automatic admission to any baccalaureate program at any public
university to which the applicant may apply.
Section 15. Limitations. Nothing in this Act relieves a
recipient of automatic admission under this Act of the
responsibility to comply with nonacademic preadmission
requirements, post-admission academic requirements, and
payment requirements imposed by a public university. An
applicant who receives automatic admission under this Act is
required to:
(1) meet the application, admission acceptance, and
enrollment deadlines imposed by the university;
(2) maintain a grade point average required by the
university for continued enrollment;
(3) fulfill any additional requirements of the
baccalaureate program he or she is enrolled in that are
compulsory for all students enrolled in the baccalaureate
program;
(4) pay the tuition and mandatory fees required for
enrollment at the university; and
(5) maintain active participation as a full-time
student at the university.

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Section 20. Rules. The Board of Higher Education shall
adopt rules to implement and administer this Act.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.