Bill Text: IL HB5566 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Creates the College Affordability Board to research and recommend to the General Assembly innovative tuition and financial aid policies to keep postsecondary education affordable for Illinois students. Sets forth provisions concerning the members of the Board, meetings of the Board, support from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and an annual report to the General Assembly.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0643 [HB5566 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB5566-Engrossed.html

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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 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
22-45 as follows:
(105 ILCS 5/22-45)
Sec. 22-45. Illinois P-20 Council.
(a) The General Assembly finds that preparing Illinoisans
for success in school and the workplace requires a continuum of
quality education from preschool through graduate school. This
State needs a framework to guide education policy and integrate
education at every level. A statewide coordinating council to
study and make recommendations concerning education at all
levels can avoid fragmentation of policies, promote improved
teaching and learning, and continue to cultivate and
demonstrate strong accountability and efficiency. Establishing
an Illinois P-20 Council will develop a statewide agenda that
will move the State towards the common goals of improving
academic achievement, increasing college access and success,
improving use of existing data and measurements, developing
improved accountability, fostering innovative approaches to
education, promoting lifelong learning, easing the transition
to college, and reducing remediation. A pre-kindergarten

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through grade 20 agenda will strengthen this State's economic
competitiveness by producing a highly-skilled workforce. In
addition, lifelong learning plans will enhance this State's
ability to leverage funding.
(b) There is created the Illinois P-20 Council. The
Illinois P-20 Council shall include all of the following
members:
(1) The Governor or his or her designee, to serve as
chairperson.
(2) Four members of the General Assembly, one appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, one appointed by the President of the
Senate, and one appointed by the Minority Leader of the
Senate.
(3) Six at-large members appointed by the Governor as
follows, with 2 members being from the City of Chicago, 2
members being from Lake County, McHenry County, Kane
County, DuPage County, Will County, or that part of Cook
County outside of the City of Chicago, and 2 members being
from the remainder of the State:
(A) one representative of civic leaders;
(B) one representative of local government;
(C) one representative of trade unions;
(D) one representative of nonprofit organizations
or foundations;

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(E) one representative of parents' organizations;
and
(F) one education research expert.
(4) Five members appointed by statewide business
organizations and business trade associations.
(5) Six members appointed by statewide professional
organizations and associations representing
pre-kindergarten through grade 20 teachers, community
college faculty, and public university faculty.
(6) Two members appointed by associations representing
local school administrators and school board members. One
of these members must be a special education administrator.
(7) One member representing community colleges,
appointed by the Illinois Council of Community College
Presidents.
(8) One member representing 4-year independent
colleges and universities, appointed by a statewide
organization representing private institutions of higher
learning.
(9) One member representing public 4-year
universities, appointed jointly by the university
presidents and chancellors.
(10) Ex-officio members as follows:
(A) The State Superintendent of Education or his or
her designee.
(B) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher

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Education or his or her designee.
(C) The Executive Director of the Illinois
Community College Board or his or her designee.
(D) The Executive Director of the Illinois Student
Assistance Commission or his or her designee.
(E) The Co-chairpersons of the Illinois Workforce
Investment Board or their designee.
(F) The Director of Commerce and Economic
Opportunity or his or her designee.
(G) The Chairperson of the Illinois Early Learning
Council or his or her designee.
(H) The President of the Illinois Mathematics and
Science Academy or his or her designee.
(I) The president of an association representing
educators of adult learners or his or her designee.
Ex-officio members shall have no vote on the Illinois P-20
Council.
Appointed members shall serve for staggered terms expiring
on July 1 of the first, second, or third calendar year
following their appointments or until their successors are
appointed and have qualified. Staggered terms shall be
determined by lot at the organizing meeting of the Illinois
P-20 Council.
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original
appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during
the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred.

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(c) The Illinois P-20 Council shall be funded through State
appropriations to support staff activities, research,
data-collection, and dissemination. The Illinois P-20 Council
shall be staffed by the Office of the Governor, in coordination
with relevant State agencies, boards, and commissions. The
Illinois Education Research Council shall provide research and
coordinate research collection activities for the Illinois
P-20 Council.
(d) The Illinois P-20 Council shall have all of the
following duties:
(1) To make recommendations to do all of the following:
(A) Coordinate pre-kindergarten through grade 20
(graduate school) education in this State through
working at the intersections of educational systems to
promote collaborative infrastructure.
(B) Coordinate and leverage strategies, actions,
legislation, policies, and resources of all
stakeholders to support fundamental and lasting
improvement in this State's public schools, community
colleges, and universities.
(C) Better align the high school curriculum with
postsecondary expectations.
(D) Better align assessments across all levels of
education.
(E) Reduce the need for students entering
institutions of higher education to take remedial

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courses.
(F) Smooth the transition from high school to
college.
(G) Improve high school and college graduation
rates.
(H) Improve the rigor and relevance of academic
standards for college and workforce readiness.
(I) Better align college and university teaching
programs with the needs of Illinois schools.
(2) To advise the Governor, the General Assembly, the
State's education and higher education agencies, and the
State's workforce and economic development boards and
agencies on policies related to lifelong learning for
Illinois students and families.
(3) To articulate a framework for systemic educational
improvement and innovation that will enable every student
to meet or exceed Illinois learning standards and be
well-prepared to succeed in the workforce and community.
(4) To provide an estimated fiscal impact for
implementation of all Council recommendations.
(e) The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may
authorize the creation of working groups focusing on areas of
interest to Illinois educational and workforce development,
including without limitation the following areas:
(1) Preparation, recruitment, and certification of
highly qualified teachers.

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(2) Mentoring and induction of highly qualified
teachers.
(3) The diversity of highly qualified teachers.
(4) Funding for highly qualified teachers, including
developing a strategic and collaborative plan to seek
federal and private grants to support initiatives
targeting teacher preparation and its impact on student
achievement.
(5) Highly effective administrators.
(6) Illinois birth through age 3 education,
pre-kindergarten, and early childhood education.
(7) The assessment, alignment, outreach, and network
of college and workforce readiness efforts.
(8) Alternative routes to college access.
(9) Research data and accountability.
(10) Community schools, community participation, and
other innovative approaches to education that foster
community partnerships.
(11) Tuition, financial aid, and other issues related
to keeping postsecondary education affordable for Illinois
residents.
The chairperson of the Illinois P-20 Council may designate
Council members to serve as working group chairpersons. Working
groups may invite organizations and individuals representing
pre-kindergarten through grade 20 interests to participate in
discussions, data collection, and dissemination.

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(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-719, eff. 1-1-15.)