Bill Text: IL HB4088 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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.
Spectrum: 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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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Rewarding Excellence with Higher Education Guaranteed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Admissions Act.
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7 | Section 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | "ACT" means the standardized college admissions test | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | offered by ACT, Incorporated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | "Public university" or "university" means the University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | University, and any other public university or college located | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | in this State authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees on or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | after the effective date of this Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | "SAT" means the standardized college admissions test | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | offered by the College Board.
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20 | Section 10. Automatic admission. Notwithstanding any other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | provision of law, rule, or university policy to the contrary, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | an applicant who has, within the past 12 months, received a |
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1 | score on the SAT or on the ACT that is within the top 10% of | ||||||
2 | persons nationwide who have taken the test during the | ||||||
3 | immediately preceding 12-month period shall qualify for | ||||||
4 | automatic admission to any baccalaureate program at any public | ||||||
5 | university to which the applicant may apply.
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6 | Section 15. Limitations. Nothing in this Act relieves a | ||||||
7 | recipient of automatic admission under this Act of the | ||||||
8 | responsibility to comply with nonacademic preadmission | ||||||
9 | requirements, post-admission academic requirements, and | ||||||
10 | payment requirements imposed by a public university. An | ||||||
11 | applicant who receives automatic admission under this Act is | ||||||
12 | required to: | ||||||
13 | (1) meet the application, admission acceptance, and | ||||||
14 | enrollment deadlines imposed by the university; | ||||||
15 | (2) maintain a grade point average required by the | ||||||
16 | university for continued enrollment; | ||||||
17 | (3) fulfill any additional requirements of the | ||||||
18 | baccalaureate program he or she is enrolled in that are | ||||||
19 | compulsory for all students enrolled in the baccalaureate | ||||||
20 | program; | ||||||
21 | (4) pay the tuition and mandatory fees required for | ||||||
22 | enrollment at the university; and | ||||||
23 | (5) maintain active participation as a full-time | ||||||
24 | student at the university.
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1 | Section 20. Rules. The Board of Higher Education shall | ||||||
2 | adopt rules to implement and administer this Act.
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3 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
4 | becoming law.
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