Bill Text: IL SB3752 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force Act. Creates the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force. Sets forth provisions regarding administrative support, membership, compensation, meetings, and hearings. Requires the Task Force to assess the current landscape of Hispanic-serving institutions and emerging Hispanic-serving institutions in the State; identify barriers to student access, retention, and completion; review existing State policies and accountability frameworks to determine their impact on Hispanic-serving institutions and their students' success; examine best practices from other states related to supporting Hispanic-serving institutions; develop recommendations to improve access to and success in higher education for students, strengthen institutional capacity, improve coordination between State agencies and Hispanic-serving institutions, align Hispanic-serving institutions' efforts with State workforce and economic development priorities, and consider the feasibility of creating a permanent State initiative, designation, or funding mechanism to support Hispanic-serving institutions. Requires the Task Force to submit a written report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Task Force's findings and recommendations for legislative, administrative, or budgetary action. Requires the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board to each post the report on their respective public websites. Dissolves the Task Force upon the submission of its report to the Governor and General Assembly. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2029. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-05-22 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3752 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB3752-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3752 Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Graciela Guzm�n SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force Act. Creates the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force. Sets forth provisions regarding administrative support, membership, compensation, meetings, and hearings. Requires the Task Force to assess the current landscape of Hispanic-serving institutions and emerging Hispanic-serving institutions in the State; identify barriers to student access, retention, and completion; review existing State policies and accountability frameworks to determine their impact on Hispanic-serving institutions and their students' success; examine best practices from other states related to supporting Hispanic-serving institutions; develop recommendations to improve access to and success in higher education for students, strengthen institutional capacity, improve coordination between State agencies and Hispanic-serving institutions, align Hispanic-serving institutions' efforts with State workforce and economic development priorities, and consider the feasibility of creating a permanent State initiative, designation, or funding mechanism to support Hispanic-serving institutions. Requires the Task Force to submit a written report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the Task Force's findings and recommendations for legislative, administrative, or budgetary action. Requires the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board to each post the report on their respective public websites. Dissolves the Task Force upon the submission of its report to the Governor and General Assembly. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2029. Effective immediately.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force Act.
Section 5. Legislative findings and purpose.
(a) The General Assembly finds that:
(1) Hispanic and Latino students represent a growing
share of this State's college-going population and are
critical to the State's workforce, economic vitality, and
civic life;
(2) Hispanic-serving institutions play a central role
in expanding access to higher education, improving degree
completion, and advancing economic mobility for
first-generation and low-income students;
(3) higher education institutions that meet the
federal definition of a Hispanic-serving institution or
that are an emerging Hispanic-serving institution benefit
from coordinated State policy alignment, technical
assistance, and resource leveraging; and
(4) establishing a statewide advisory task force
allows the State to assess needs, identify best practices,
and develop actionable recommendations to support

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Hispanic-serving institutions.
(b) The purpose of this Act is to establish the
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force to study, assess, and
make recommendations regarding State support for
Hispanic-serving institutions.
Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Emerging Hispanic-serving institution" means an
institution of higher education located in this State with an
undergraduate, full-time-equivalent enrollment of at least 15%
Hispanic or Latino students.
"Hispanic-serving institution" means an institution of
higher education located in this State that meets the federal
definition of a Hispanic-serving institution under Title V of
the federal Higher Education Act of 1965.
"Task Force" means the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task
Force created under this Act.
Section 15. Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force.
(a) The Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force is
created. The Task Force shall be advisory in nature.
(b) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois
Community College Board shall jointly provide administrative,
technical, and staffing support to the Task Force, subject to
available appropriations.

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Section 20. Membership.
(a) The Task Force shall consist of all of the following
members:
(1) The Executive Director of the Board of Higher
Education or the Executive Director's designee, who shall
be co-chairperson of the Task Force.
(2) The Executive Director of the Illinois Community
College Board or the Executive Director's designee, who
shall be co-chairperson of the Task Force.
(3) One representative of the Illinois Student
Assistance Commission, appointed by the Executive Director
of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
(4) One representative of the Department of Commerce
and Economic Opportunity, appointed by the Director of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
(5) Two presidents or chancellors of public,
Hispanic-serving institutions or emerging
Hispanic-serving institutions located in this State,
appointed by the Governor.
(6) Two presidents or chancellors of public community
colleges located in this State that are Hispanic-serving
institutions or emerging Hispanic-serving institutions,
appointed by the Governor.
(7) One president or chancellor of a private,
nonprofit, Hispanic-serving institution or emerging
Hispanic-serving institution located in this State,

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appointed by the Governor.
(8) Two faculty members from Hispanic-serving
institutions or emerging Hispanic-serving institutions
with expertise in student success, institutional capacity,
or workforce alignment, appointed by the Governor.
(9) Two students enrolled at Hispanic-serving
institutions or emerging Hispanic-serving institutions
located in this State, appointed by the Governor.
(10) One representative of a statewide,
Latino-serving, nonprofit organization with experience in
higher education policy, appointed by the Governor.
(11) One representative of the business or workforce
development community with experience partnering with a
Hispanic-serving institutions, appointed by the Governor.
(b) Appointments shall reflect geographic diversity and
representation from both community colleges and universities.
(c) Members of the Task Force shall serve without
compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable and
necessary travel expenses from funds appropriated for that
purpose, subject to the rules of the appropriate travel
control board.
Section 25. Duties. The Task Force shall do all of the
following:
(1) Assess the current landscape of Hispanic-serving
institutions and emerging Hispanic-serving institutions in

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this State, including enrollment trends, degree
completion, transfer outcomes, workforce alignment, and
institutional capacity.
(2) Identify barriers to student access, retention,
and completion, including funding equity, data capacity,
faculty diversification, infrastructure needs, and the
basic needs of students.
(3) Review existing State policies and accountability
frameworks to determine their impact on Hispanic-serving
institutions and their students' success.
(4) Examine best practices from other states related
to supporting Hispanic-serving institutions.
(5) Develop recommendations to:
(A) improve access to and success in higher
education for students;
(B) strengthen institutional capacity, including
grant development and research infrastructure;
(C) improve coordination between State agencies
and Hispanic-serving institutions;
(D) align Hispanic-serving institutions' efforts
with State workforce and economic development
priorities; and
(E) consider the feasibility of creating a
permanent State initiative, designation, or funding
mechanism to support Hispanic-serving institutions.

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Section 30. Meetings; quorum; hearings.
(a) The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly at the
call of the co-chairpersons.
(b) A majority of the members of the Task Force shall
constitute a quorum.
(c) The Task Force may hold public hearings and solicit
public testimony as necessary to carry out the Task Force's
duties.
Section 35. Report.
(a) No later than 18 months after the effective date of
this Act, the Task Force shall submit a written report to the
Governor and the General Assembly.
(b) The report shall include the Task Force's findings and
recommendations for legislative, administrative, or budgetary
action.
(c) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois
Community College Board shall each post the report on their
respective public websites.
Section 90. Dissolution and repeal. The Task Force is
dissolved upon submission of the report required under Section
35, and this Act is repealed on January 1, 2029.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.