Sen. Pat McGuire
Filed: 5/15/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2358 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2358 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Student
Transfer Achievement Reform Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 23 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 150/23 new)
7    Sec. 23. Reverse transfer of credits.
8    (a) In this Section, "reverse transfer of credit" means the 
9transfer of earned academic credit from a State university to a 
10community college for the purpose of obtaining an associate 
11degree at the community college.
12    (b) Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, the Board 
13of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board 
14shall develop a policy to foster the reverse transfer of credit 
15for any student who has accumulated at least 15 hours of 
16academic credit at a community college and a sufficient number 
 
 
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1of hours of academic credit at a State university in the 
2prescribed courses necessary to meet a community college's 
3requirements to be awarded an associate degree.
4    (c) A student wishing to reverse transfer earned academic 
5credit under this Section to obtain an associate degree shall 
6agree to the exchange of transcript information between each 
7community college and State university that he or she has 
8attended. A student must submit an application and  his or her 
9transcripts to a community college in order to be considered 
10for conferral of an associate degree. In awarding an associate 
11degree, the community college shall evaluate the applicant's 
12coursework completed, along with the transfer credit earned, 
13and shall determine whether the associate degree requirements 
14have been met. No later than 14 business days after receiving 
15an application, a community college shall notify an applicant 
16if he or she qualifies for an associate degree based on the 
17total earned credits.
18    (d) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community 
19College Board, and the Midwestern Higher Education Compact's 
20Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit shall adopt a 
21policy regarding the award of academic credit for military 
22training applicable to meeting a community college's 
23requirements for awarding an associate degree.
24    (e) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 
25Community College Board shall adopt rules to implement this 
26Section. 
 
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
22018.".