Sen. Susan Garrett
Filed: 2/24/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 880 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 880  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 9.31 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 205/9.31  new)
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    Sec. 9.31. Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development 
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Grant Program.

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    (a) The Board shall implement and administer a grant 
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program, subject to appropriation, to be referred to as the 
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Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program, 
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to help deliver upper division courses and bachelor's degree 
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programs offered by bachelor's degree-granting colleges and 
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universities at a location geographically convenient to 
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student populations currently being served by existing public  
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community colleges. The Board shall adopt rules  regarding 
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eligibility criteria and a process for the annual application 
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and awarding of grants.
The grant application and award process 
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shall be as efficient as possible to encourage collaborative 
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applications and shall include consideration of existing 
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programs and facilities.
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    (b) A grant application must be jointly submitted by one 
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public  community college and one or more public or private, 
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not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities.
 


 






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    (c) Grants may be used for any combination of the 
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following:
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        (1) Instructional space on or near a community college.
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        (2) Required training and advanced education of 
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    faculty for the new programs.
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        (3) Instructional technology tools.
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        (4) Marketing and promotion for joint efforts.
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        (5) Other purposes related to the collaboration 
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    efforts, as allowed by the Board's program rules.

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    (d) In order to better ensure the commitment of the 
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partnering institutions, the Board shall require that each 
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partnering institution (both the community college and the 
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4-year institution or institutions) must also invest in the 
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partnership.  Each grant application must include how the 
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State's grant will be matched by dollars from the partner 
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institutions.  The combined investment of the partner 
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institutions must equal no less than 50% of the amount of the 
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grant.
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    (e) The Board shall adopt any rules that are  necessary for 
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the implementation of this Section.".