Bill Text: IL SB2690 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that are required by the public institution of higher education to be paid during the admission process. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Enrolled) 2024-05-22 - Passed Both Houses [SB2690 Detail]

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2690 Introduced 1/10/2024, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 167/15 new
Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that each public institution of higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that are required by the public institution of higher education to be paid during the admission process. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
SB2690 LRB103 36337 JAG 66436 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Higher Education Act is amended by
adding Section 15 as follows:
(110 ILCS 167/15 new)
Sec. 15. Transcript evaluation fee waivers.
(a) In this Section, "refugee" means a person who has
entered the United States on a refugee status from Iraq or
Afghanistan.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2025, each public institution of
higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse
a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that
are required by the public institution of higher education to
be paid during the admission process.