Bill Text: IL SB2039 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, by January 15, 2027 and January 15 of each subsequent school year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, shall prepare and release a State Data Dashboard Report and Data Dashboard Report for each public institution of higher education and each private college and university in the State. Lists the data required to be collected by the report. Requires the Board to publish the report on a publicly available website. Allows the Board to adopt rules to administer the provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - Referred to Assignments [SB2039 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB2039-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2039 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 205/17 new
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, by January 15, 2027 and January 15 of each subsequent school year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, shall prepare and release a State Data Dashboard Report and Data Dashboard Report for each public institution of higher education and each private college and university in the State. Lists the data required to be collected by the report. Requires the Board to publish the report on a publicly available website. Allows the Board to adopt rules to administer the provisions.
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A BILL FOR
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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 Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
adding Section 17 as follows:
(110 ILCS 205/17 new)
Sec. 17. Illinois Higher Education Data Dashboard Report.
(a) By January 15, 2027 and January 15 of each subsequent
school year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration
with the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois
Student Assistance Commission, shall prepare and release a
State Data Dashboard Report and Data Dashboard Report for each
public institution of higher education and each private
college and university in the State.
(b) The Board, in collaboration with the Illinois
Community College Board and the Illinois Student Assistance
Commission, shall determine the indicators and presentation of
the State and institution data dashboard, which must include,
at a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained
by the Board, the Illinois Community College Board, and the
Illinois Student Assistance Commission related to the
following:
(1) student demographics, including, but not limited

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to, racial, ethnic, gender, rural, English learners, and
adult students;
(2) institution characteristics, including, but not
limited to, total students and total faculty and staff;
(3) affordability characteristics, including, but not
limited to, cost of attendance including all categories of
tuition and fees, on-campus and off-campus housing cost
averages, and loan repayment rates;
(4) student success factors, including, but not
limited to, applications, enrollments, retention,
completion, and to the extent possible the student
demographic breakdown of each category;
(5) a comparison, where feasible, of data covering a
5-year period; and
(6) any additional data as reasonably determined by
the Board.
(c) The Board, in collaboration with the Illinois
Community College Board and the Illinois Student Assistance
Commission, shall publish a State Data Dashboard Report and
Data Dashboard Report for each public institution of higher
education and each private college and university in the State
on a publicly available website.
The Board may adopt any rules necessary to administer this
Section.