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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
04/30/2025
04/30/2025
Crossed Over
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Passed
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/15/2025
08/15/2025
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Defines "transfer articulation agreement". Sets forth the purpose of the Act. Provides that a State university shall (rather than the General Assembly encourages State universities) to facilitate the seamless transfer of credits toward a baccalaureate degree. Provides that a State university shall enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the community college district to provide a seamless pathway for transfer. Provides that if, within 180 calendar days of the community college's initial request to enter into a transfer articulation agreement with the State university, the community college and State university do not reach agreement on the transfer articulation agreement, then the community college and State university shall jointly implement the provisions of the Model Transfer Articulation Agreement. Provides that a Model Transfer Articulation Agreement shall be developed through a Transfer Articulation Committee by December 31, 2025. Requires each community college and State university to publish the institution's process and timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. Removes language regarding the Board of Higher Education's reviews and reports. Provides instead that, by May 1, 2026, and May 1 of each subsequent year, each State university shall report to the Board of Higher Education specified information. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act to improve the transfer process between community colleges and state universities in Illinois. It formally defines a "transfer articulation agreement" as a written agreement outlining how credits will seamlessly transfer from a community college associate degree program to a state university bachelor's degree program. The bill requires state universities to enter into these agreements with community colleges, with specific provisions that include identifying participating institutions, listing eligibility criteria, detailing transfer credit frameworks, outlining transfer pathways, and establishing policies for credit transfer. If universities cannot reach an agreement within 180 days, they must jointly implement a Model Transfer Articulation Agreement to be developed by December 31, 2025. Each institution must publish its transfer credit review process and timeline on its website and update it within 30 days of any changes. Starting in 2027, state universities must report detailed information to the Board of Higher Education about transfer students, including admission numbers, course transfer acceptance rates, and reasons for course transfer denials. The overall goal is to enhance credit transfer transparency, reduce barriers for students, and create more consistent practices across Illinois higher education institutions.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (6)
Cristina Castro (D)*,
Terra Costa Howard (D)*,
Li Arellano (R),
Laura Ellman (D),
Suzanne Ness (D),
Katie Stuart (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0402 (on 08/15/2025)
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