Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB3040

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3040

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Nabeela Syed

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 205/17 new

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, by January 15, 2027 and January 15 of each subsequent school year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, shall prepare and release a State Data Dashboard Report and Data Dashboard Report for each public institution of higher education and each private college and university in the State. Lists the data required to be collected by the report. Requires the Board to publish the report on a publicly available website. Allows the Board to adopt rules to administer the provisions.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by adding Section 17 as follows:

(110 ILCS 205/17 new)

Sec. 17. Illinois Higher Education Data Dashboard Report.

(a) By January 15, 2027 and January 15 of each subsequent school year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, shall prepare and release a State Data Dashboard Report and Data Dashboard Report for each public institution of higher education and each private college and university in the State.

(b) The Board, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, shall determine the indicators and presentation of the State and institution data dashboard, which must include, at a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by the Board, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission related to the following:

(1) student demographics, including, but not limited to, racial, ethnic, gender, rural, English learners, and adult students;

(2) institution characteristics, including, but not limited to, total students and total faculty and staff;

(3) affordability characteristics, including, but not limited to, cost of attendance including all categories of tuition and fees, on-campus and off-campus housing cost averages, and loan repayment rates;

(4) student success factors, including, but not limited to, applications, enrollments, retention, completion, and to the extent possible the student demographic breakdown of each category;

(5) a comparison, where feasible, of data covering a 5-year period; and

(6) any additional data as reasonably determined by the Board.

(c) The Board, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, shall publish a State Data Dashboard Report and Data Dashboard Report for each public institution of higher education and each private college and university in the State on a publicly available website.

The Board may adopt any rules necessary to administer this Section.