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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 750

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 750 as follows:

 3    by  inserting  immediately  above  the  enacting  clause  the
 4    following:

 5        "WHEREAS, The establishment of a Danville Area  Community
 6    College/Lakeview  Baccalaureate  Nursing Degree Pilot Program
 7    is based on  the  General  Assembly's  intent  to  create  an
 8    innovative  means  to increase access to nursing education at
 9    the   baccalaureate   degree   level   for   persons    whose
10    circumstances   restrict  their  access  to  a  baccalaureate
11    nursing degree; this education is  intended  to  address  the
12    community's   workforce   needs   for  baccalaureate-prepared
13    nurses; and

14        WHEREAS, The primary purpose of a Danville Area Community
15    College/Lakeview Baccalaureate Nursing Degree  Pilot  Program
16    is  to  provide high quality baccalaureate nursing education;
17    and

18        WHEREAS,  The  purpose  of  a  Danville  Area   Community
19    College/Lakeview  Baccalaureate  Nursing Degree Pilot Program
20    is to promote economic development by  preparing  people  for
21    nursing  careers  that require a baccalaureate degree and are
22    in  demand  by  existing  and  emerging  public  and  private
 
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 1    employers; therefore, be it"; and

 2    by replacing everything after the enacting  clause  with  the
 3    following:

 4        "Section  5.  The Public Community College Act is amended
 5    by adding Section 3-60 as follows:

 6        (110 ILCS 805/3-60 new)
 7        Sec.  3-60.  Danville  Area  Community   College/Lakeview
 8    Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Pilot Program.
 9        (a)  In  this  Section, "program" means the Danville Area
10    Community College/Lakeview Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Pilot
11    Program.
12        (b)  The Board of Trustees of Community College  District
13    No.    507   shall   create   a   Danville   Area   Community
14    College/Lakeview Baccalaureate Nursing Degree Pilot  Program.
15    The Board of Trustees shall seek approval of the program from
16    the  State  Board and the Board of Higher Education and shall
17    seek  expanded  accreditation  from   the   Higher   Learning
18    Commission  of  the North Central Association of Colleges and
19    Schools for granting limited baccalaureate degrees.
20        (c)  Under the program, the Board of Trustees shall  have
21    the following powers and duties:
22             (1)  The  Board  of Trustees may offer baccalaureate
23        nursing degrees.
24             (2)  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  maintain   the
25        mission  and  policies  of a community college, including
26        the open-door admissions  policy  and  the  authority  to
27        offer  all  programs  consistent  with the authority of a
28        community college.
29             (3)  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  establish  the
30        amount  of  matriculation  fees,   tuition,   and   other
31        authorized student fees.
32        (d)  State  funding shall continue to be determined as it
 
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 1    is calculated under Section 2-16.02 of this Act,  and  credit
 2    hours  generated  by  the  program  shall  be included in the
 3    calculation.
 4        (e)  The  Board  of  Higher  Education  shall  conduct  a
 5    comprehensive  evaluation  of  the  program  and  report  its
 6    findings to the General Assembly before  July  1,  2008.  The
 7    evaluation   shall   determine   whether   the   program  has
 8    successfully done the following:
 9             (1)  continued  and  increased  access  to   nursing
10        education  at the baccalaureate degree level in Vermilion
11        County; and
12             (2)  addressed the community's workforce  needs  for
13        baccalaureate-prepared nurses.
14        (f)  The  Auditor  General  shall perform an audit of the
15    program and make  recommendations  to  the  General  Assembly
16    regarding the program before July 1, 2009.

17        Section  99.  Effective  date.  This  Act takes effect on
18    January 1, 2004.".