Bill Text: IL SB3582 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

Illinois Senate Bill 3582

Introduced

Bill Title: Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that if a public university has a law school, medical school, or nursing program, the governing board of the university shall establish an admissions process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural students; defines "rural student". Provides that the governing board shall require each of these rural students to agree to return to the county where the student's primary residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation from the law school, medical school, or nursing program. Effective July 1, 2024.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SB3582 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3582-Introduced.html

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3582

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Chapin Rose

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`110 ILCS 305/8`	`from Ch. 144, par. 29`
`110 ILCS 520/8e`	`from Ch. 144, par. 658e`
`110 ILCS 660/5-85`
`110 ILCS 665/10-85`
`110 ILCS 670/15-85`
`110 ILCS 675/20-85`
`110 ILCS 680/25-85`
`110 ILCS 685/30-85`
`110 ILCS 690/35-85`

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that if a public university has a law school, medical school, or nursing program, the governing board of the university shall establish an admissions process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural students; defines "rural student". Provides that the governing board shall require each of these rural students to agree to return to the county where the student's primary residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation from the law school, medical school, or nursing program. Effective July 1, 2024.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning education.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by

5 changing Section 8 as follows:

6 (110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29)

7 Sec. 8. Admissions.

8 (a) (Blank).

9 (b) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any

10 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such

11 student also has satisfactorily completed:

12 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from

13 the following 5 categories:

14 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and

15 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2

16 years may be collegiate level instruction;

17 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

18 and government);

19 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through

20 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or

21 fundamentals of computer programming);

22 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or

23 agricultural sciences); and

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1 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language

2 (which may be deemed to include American Sign

3 Language), music, career and technical education,

4 agricultural education, or art;

5 (2) except that institutions may admit individual

6 applicants if the institution determines through

7 assessment or through evaluation based on learning

8 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and

9 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter

10 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,

11 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills

12 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills

13 expected to be acquired in the high school courses

14 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of the

15 University of Illinois shall not discriminate in the

16 University's admissions process against an applicant for

17 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a

18 charter school established under Article 27A of the School

19 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did

20 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college

21 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)

22 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to

23 the formal organized special assistance programs that are

24 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in

25 either case, the institution incorporates in the

26 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other

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1 academic activities that compensate for course

2 deficiencies; and

3 (3) except that up to 3 of the 15 units of coursework

4 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be

5 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from

6 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences

7 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

8 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).

9 (c) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall

10 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the

11 coursework required by subsection (b).

12 (d) A student who has graduated from high school and has

13 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or

14 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency

15 test as a prerequisite to admission.

16 (e) The Board of Trustees shall establish an admissions

17 process in which honorably discharged veterans are permitted

18 to submit an application for admission to the University as a

19 freshman student enrolling in the spring semester if the

20 veteran was on active duty during the fall semester. The

21 University may request that the Department of Veterans'

22 Affairs confirm the status of an applicant as an honorably

23 discharged veteran who was on active duty during the fall

24 semester.

25 (f) For purposes of this subsection (f), "rural student"

26 means a student residing in this State whose primary residence

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1 is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake

2 County, McHenry County, or Will County.

3 If the University has a law school, medical school, or

4 nursing program, the Board of Trustees shall establish an

5 admissions process in which 25% of the students admitted to

6 the law school, medical school, or nursing program shall be

7 rural students. The Board of Trustees shall require each of

8 these rural students to agree to return to the county where the

9 student's primary residence was located for a period of 3

10 years after graduation from the law school, medical school, or

11 nursing program.

12 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)

13 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management

14 Act is amended by changing Section 8e as follows:

15 (110 ILCS 520/8e) (from Ch. 144, par. 658e)

16 Sec. 8e. Admissions.

17 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any

18 of the departments or colleges of the University unless such

19 student also has satisfactorily completed:

20 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from

21 the following 5 categories:

22 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and

23 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2

24 years may be collegiate level instruction;

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1 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

2 and government);

3 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through

4 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or

5 fundamentals of computer programming);

6 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or

7 agricultural sciences); and

8 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language

9 (which may be deemed to include American Sign

10 Language), music, career and technical education,

11 agricultural education, or art;

12 (2) except that institutions may admit individual

13 applicants if the institution determines through

14 assessment or through evaluation based on learning

15 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and

16 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter

17 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,

18 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills

19 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills

20 expected to be acquired in the high school courses

21 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of Southern

22 Illinois University shall not discriminate in the

23 University's admissions process against an applicant for

24 admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a

25 charter school established under Article 27A of the School

26 Code. Institutions may also admit 1) applicants who did

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1 not have an opportunity to complete the minimum college

2 preparatory curriculum in high school, and 2)

3 educationally disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to

4 the formal organized special assistance programs that are

5 tailored to the needs of such students, providing that in

6 either case, the institution incorporates in the

7 applicant's baccalaureate curriculum courses or other

8 academic activities that compensate for course

9 deficiencies; and

10 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework

11 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be

12 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from

13 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences

14 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

15 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).

16 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall

17 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the

18 coursework required by subsection (a).

19 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has

20 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or

21 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency

22 test as a prerequisite to admission.

23 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in

24 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an

25 application for admission to the University as a freshman

26 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on

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1 active duty during the fall semester. The University may

2 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the

3 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who

4 was on active duty during the fall semester.

5 (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"

6 means a student residing in this State whose primary residence

7 is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake

8 County, McHenry County, or Will County.

9 If the University has a law school, medical school, or

10 nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions

11 process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law

12 school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural

13 students. The Board shall require each of these rural students

14 to agree to return to the county where the student's primary

15 residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation

16 from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.

17 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)

18 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by

19 changing Section 5-85 as follows:

20 (110 ILCS 660/5-85)

21 Sec. 5-85. Admissions.

22 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any

23 of the departments or colleges of the Chicago State University

24 unless such student also has satisfactorily completed:

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1 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from

2 the following 5 categories:

3 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and

4 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2

5 years may be collegiate level instruction;

6 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

7 and government);

8 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through

9 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or

10 fundamentals of computer programming);

11 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or

12 agricultural sciences); and

13 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language

14 (which may be deemed to include American Sign

15 Language), music, career and technical education,

16 agricultural education, or art;

17 (2) except that Chicago State University may admit

18 individual applicants if it determines through assessment

19 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the

20 coursework taken, including career and technical education

21 courses and courses taken in a charter school established

22 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant

23 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent

24 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the

25 high school courses required for admission. The Board of

26 Trustees of Chicago State University shall not

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1 discriminate in the University's admissions process

2 against an applicant for admission because of the

3 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established

4 under Article 27A of the School Code. Chicago State

5 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have

6 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory

7 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally

8 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal

9 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to

10 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,

11 the institution incorporates in the applicant's

12 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic

13 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and

14 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework

15 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be

16 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from

17 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences

18 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

19 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).

20 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall

21 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the

22 coursework required by subsection (a).

23 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has

24 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or

25 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency

26 test as a prerequisite to admission.

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1 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in

2 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an

3 application for admission to the University as a freshman

4 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on

5 active duty during the fall semester. The University may

6 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the

7 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who

8 was on active duty during the fall semester.

9 (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"

10 means a student residing in this State whose primary residence

11 is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake

12 County, McHenry County, or Will County.

13 If the University has a law school, medical school, or

14 nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions

15 process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law

16 school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural

17 students. The Board shall require each of these rural students

18 to agree to return to the county where the student's primary

19 residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation

20 from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.

21 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)

22 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended

23 by changing Section 10-85 as follows:

24 (110 ILCS 665/10-85)

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1 Sec. 10-85. Admissions.

2 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any

3 of the departments or colleges of the Eastern Illinois

4 University unless such student also has satisfactorily

5 completed:

6 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from

7 the following 5 categories:

8 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and

9 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2

10 years may be collegiate level instruction;

11 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

12 and government);

13 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through

14 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or

15 fundamentals of computer programming);

16 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or

17 agricultural sciences); and

18 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language

19 (which may be deemed to include American Sign

20 Language), music, career and technical education,

21 agricultural education, or art;

22 (2) except that Eastern Illinois University may admit

23 individual applicants if it determines through assessment

24 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the

25 coursework taken, including career and technical education

26 courses and courses taken in a charter school established

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1 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant

2 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent

3 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the

4 high school courses required for admission. The Board of

5 Trustees of Eastern Illinois University shall not

6 discriminate in the University's admissions process

7 against an applicant for admission because of the

8 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established

9 under Article 27A of the School Code. Eastern Illinois

10 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have

11 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory

12 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally

13 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal

14 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to

15 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,

16 the institution incorporates in the applicant's

17 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic

18 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and

19 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework

20 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be

21 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from

22 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences

23 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

24 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).

25 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall

26 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the

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1 coursework required by subsection (a).

2 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has

3 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or

4 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency

5 test as a prerequisite to admission.

6 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in

7 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an

8 application for admission to the University as a freshman

9 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on

10 active duty during the fall semester. The University may

11 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the

12 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who

13 was on active duty during the fall semester.

14 (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"

15 means a student residing in this State whose primary residence

16 is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake

17 County, McHenry County, or Will County.

18 If the University has a law school, medical school, or

19 nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions

20 process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law

21 school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural

22 students. The Board shall require each of these rural students

23 to agree to return to the county where the student's primary

24 residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation

25 from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.

26 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)

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1 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended

2 by changing Section 15-85 as follows:

3 (110 ILCS 670/15-85)

4 Sec. 15-85. Admissions.

5 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any

6 of the departments or colleges of the Governors State

7 University unless such student also has satisfactorily

8 completed:

9 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from

10 the following 5 categories:

11 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and

12 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2

13 years may be collegiate level instruction;

14 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

15 and government);

16 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through

17 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or

18 fundamentals of computer programming);

19 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or

20 agricultural sciences); and

21 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language

22 (which may be deemed to include American Sign

23 Language), music, career and technical education,

24 agricultural education, or art;

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1 (2) except that Governors State University may admit

2 individual applicants if it determines through assessment

3 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the

4 coursework taken, including career and technical education

5 courses and courses taken in a charter school established

6 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant

7 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent

8 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the

9 high school courses required for admission. The Board of

10 Trustees of Governors State University shall not

11 discriminate in the University's admissions process

12 against an applicant for admission because of the

13 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established

14 under Article 27A of the School Code. Governors State

15 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have

16 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory

17 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally

18 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal

19 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to

20 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,

21 the institution incorporates in the applicant's

22 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic

23 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and

24 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework

25 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be

26 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from

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1 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences

2 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

3 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).

4 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall

5 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the

6 coursework required by subsection (a).

7 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has

8 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or

9 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency

10 test as a prerequisite to admission.

11 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in

12 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an

13 application for admission to the University as a freshman

14 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on

15 active duty during the fall semester. The University may

16 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the

17 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who

18 was on active duty during the fall semester.

19 (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"

20 means a student residing in this State whose primary residence

21 is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake

22 County, McHenry County, or Will County.

23 If the University has a law school, medical school, or

24 nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions

25 process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law

26 school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural

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1 students. The Board shall require each of these rural students

2 to agree to return to the county where the student's primary

3 residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation

4 from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.

5 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)

6 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended

7 by changing Section 20-85 as follows:

8 (110 ILCS 675/20-85)

9 Sec. 20-85. Admissions.

10 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any

11 of the departments or colleges of the Illinois State

12 University unless such student also has satisfactorily

13 completed:

14 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from

15 the following 5 categories:

16 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and

17 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2

18 years may be collegiate level instruction;

19 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

20 and government);

21 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through

22 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or

23 fundamentals of computer programming);

24 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or

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1 agricultural sciences); and

2 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language

3 (which may be deemed to include American Sign

4 Language), music, career and technical education,

5 agricultural education, or art;

6 (2) except that Illinois State University may admit

7 individual applicants if it determines through assessment

8 or through evaluation based on learning outcomes of the

9 coursework taken, including career and technical education

10 courses and courses taken in a charter school established

11 under Article 27A of the School Code, that the applicant

12 demonstrates knowledge and skills substantially equivalent

13 to the knowledge and skills expected to be acquired in the

14 high school courses required for admission. The Board of

15 Trustees of Illinois State University shall not

16 discriminate in the University's admissions process

17 against an applicant for admission because of the

18 applicant's enrollment in a charter school established

19 under Article 27A of the School Code. Illinois State

20 University may also admit (i) applicants who did not have

21 an opportunity to complete the minimum college preparatory

22 curriculum in high school, and (ii) educationally

23 disadvantaged applicants who are admitted to the formal

24 organized special assistance programs that are tailored to

25 the needs of such students, providing that in either case,

26 the institution incorporates in the applicant's

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1 baccalaureate curriculum courses or other academic

2 activities that compensate for course deficiencies; and

3 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework

4 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be

5 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from

6 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences

7 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

8 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).

9 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall

10 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the

11 coursework required by subsection (a).

12 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has

13 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or

14 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency

15 test as a prerequisite to admission.

16 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in

17 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an

18 application for admission to the University as a freshman

19 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on

20 active duty during the fall semester. The University may

21 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the

22 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who

23 was on active duty during the fall semester.

24 (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"

25 means a student residing in this State whose primary residence

26 is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake

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1 County, McHenry County, or Will County.

2 If the University has a law school, medical school, or

3 nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions

4 process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law

5 school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural

6 students. The Board shall require each of these rural students

7 to agree to return to the county where the student's primary

8 residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation

9 from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.

10 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)

11 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is

12 amended by changing Section 25-85 as follows:

13 (110 ILCS 680/25-85)

14 Sec. 25-85. Admissions.

15 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any

16 of the departments or colleges of the Northeastern Illinois

17 University unless such student also has satisfactorily

18 completed:

19 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from

20 the following 5 categories:

21 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and

22 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2

23 years may be collegiate level instruction;

24 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

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1 and government);

2 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through

3 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or

4 fundamentals of computer programming);

5 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or

6 agricultural sciences); and

7 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language

8 (which may be deemed to include American Sign

9 Language), music, career and technical education,

10 agricultural education, or art;

11 (2) except that Northeastern Illinois University may

12 admit individual applicants if it determines through

13 assessment or through evaluation based on learning

14 outcomes of the coursework taken, including career and

15 technical education courses and courses taken in a charter

16 school established under Article 27A of the School Code,

17 that the applicant demonstrates knowledge and skills

18 substantially equivalent to the knowledge and skills

19 expected to be acquired in the high school courses

20 required for admission. The Board of Trustees of

21 Northeastern Illinois University shall not discriminate in

22 the University's admissions process against an applicant

23 for admission because of the applicant's enrollment in a

24 charter school established under Article 27A of the School

25 Code. Northeastern Illinois University may also admit (i)

26 applicants who did not have an opportunity to complete the

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1 minimum college preparatory curriculum in high school, and

2 (ii) educationally disadvantaged applicants who are

3 admitted to the formal organized special assistance

4 programs that are tailored to the needs of such students,

5 providing that in either case, the institution

6 incorporates in the applicant's baccalaureate curriculum

7 courses or other academic activities that compensate for

8 course deficiencies; and

9 (3) except that up to 3 of 15 units of coursework

10 required by paragraph (1) of this subsection may be

11 distributed by deducting no more than one unit each from

12 the categories of social studies, mathematics, sciences

13 and electives and completing those 3 units in any of the 5

14 categories of coursework described in paragraph (1).

15 (b) When allocating funds, local boards of education shall

16 recognize their obligation to their students to offer the

17 coursework required by subsection (a).

18 (c) A student who has graduated from high school and has

19 scored within the University's accepted range on the ACT or

20 SAT shall not be required to take a high school equivalency

21 test as a prerequisite to admission.

22 (d) The Board shall establish an admissions process in

23 which honorably discharged veterans are permitted to submit an

24 application for admission to the University as a freshman

25 student enrolling in the spring semester if the veteran was on

26 active duty during the fall semester. The University may

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1 request that the Department of Veterans' Affairs confirm the

2 status of an applicant as an honorably discharged veteran who

3 was on active duty during the fall semester.

4 (e) For purposes of this subsection (e), "rural student"

5 means a student residing in this State whose primary residence

6 is not in Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake

7 County, McHenry County, or Will County.

8 If the University has a law school, medical school, or

9 nursing program, the Board shall establish an admissions

10 process in which 25% of the students admitted to the law

11 school, medical school, or nursing program shall be rural

12 students. The Board shall require each of these rural students

13 to agree to return to the county where the student's primary

14 residence was located for a period of 3 years after graduation

15 from the law school, medical school, or nursing program.

16 (Source: P.A. 102-403, eff. 1-1-22; 102-404, eff. 1-1-22.)

17 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is

18 amended by changing Section 30-85 as follows:

19 (110 ILCS 685/30-85)

20 Sec. 30-85. Admissions.

21 (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any

22 of the departments or colleges of the Northern Illinois

23 University unless such student also has satisfactorily

24 completed:

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1 (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from

2 the following 5 categories:

3 (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and

4 oral communications and literature), of which up to 2

5 years may be collegiate level instruction;

6 (B) 3 years of social studies (emphasizing history

7 and government);

8 (C) 3 years of mathematics (introductory through

9 advanced algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or

10 fundamentals of computer programming);

11 (D) 3 years of science (laboratory sciences or

12 agricultural sciences); and

13 (E) 2 years of electives in foreign language

14 (which may be deemed to include American Sign

15 Language), music, career and technical education,

16 agricultural education, or art;

17 (2) except that Northern Illinois University may admit