Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB3522

Sen. Christopher Belt

Filed: 5/9/2025

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3522

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3522, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 3, as follows:

on page 2, lines 22 and 23, by replacing "and cumulative grade point average" with "cumulative grade point average, and high school"; and

on page 3, line 8, by replacing "Beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the" with "The"; and

on page 3, line 25, after "Commission", by inserting ","; and

on page 4, line 1, after "Board", by inserting ","; and

on page 4, line 2, by replacing "shall" with "may"; and

on page 4, line 5, by replacing "Board of Higher Education. The Board of Higher Education" with "Board of Higher Education as needed for the administration of the program. The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission,"; and

on page 4, line 9, after "university", by inserting "and community college"; and

on page 4, line 15, after "and", by inserting "may"; and

by replacing line 25 on page 7 through line 3 on page 8 with the following:

"(l) If informed consent to the redisclosure of a student's direct admissions information is provided pursuant to subsection (b-5) of Section 10-20.5a or subparagraph (b-5) of paragraph 16 of Section 34-18 of the School Code, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission may, as needed for the administration of the direct admission program, redisclose the student's direct admissions information to the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, public universities for which the student qualifies under the direct admission program, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois at Chicago if the student qualifies under Section 20, the community college district where the student resides, and, if applicable, a third party that operates a statewide student application portal. Direct admissions information may not be redisclosed to other entities or individuals unless informed consent to the redisclosure is provided pursuant to subsection (b-5) of Section 10-20.5a or subparagraph (b-5) of paragraph 16 of Section 34-18 of the School Code."; and

on page 8, line 8, by replacing "Beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year, the" with "The"; and

on page 8, lines 13 and 14, by replacing "an access and outreach campaign" with "a process"; and

on page 8, line 15, by deleting "juniors and"; and

on page 9, line 14, after "Education", by inserting "as needed for the administration of this Section"; and

on page 10, by replacing lines 17 through 19 with the following: "qualified under Section 20, those who"; and

on page 17, lines 18 and 19, by replacing "and cumulative grade point average" with "cumulative grade point average, and high school"; and

on page 19, line 13, by replacing "request" with "consent"; and

on page 19, by replacing lines 18 through 20 with the following: "Student Assistance Commission.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall provide template opt-in language to those school districts maintaining grades 10 through 12, which shall be made available on the Commission's website no later than June 30, 2025. The template opt-in language shall specify that if the student or the student's parent or guardian consents, the student's direct admissions information will be sent to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and the direct admissions information may, as needed for the administration of the direct admission program under the Public University Direct Admission Program Act, be redisclosed to the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, public universities for which the student qualifies under the direct admission program, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois at Chicago if the student qualifies under Section 20 of the Public University Direct Admission Program Act, the community college district where the student resides, and, if applicable, a third party that operates a statewide student application portal. The template opt-in language shall also specify that direct admissions information may not be redisclosed to any other individual or entity unless the opt-in language notifies the student or the student's parent or guardian of such redisclosure and the student or the student's parent or guardian consents to the redisclosure.

The high school shall notify its"; and

on page 20, lines 9 through 11, by replacing "and to assist in designating State Scholars under Section 25 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Information" with ". Information and"; and

on page 29, line 26, by replacing "and cumulative grade point average" with "cumulative grade point average, and high school"; and

on page 31, line 22, by replacing "request" with "consent"; and

on page 32, by replacing lines 1 through 4 with the following: "Illinois Student Assistance Commission.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall provide template opt-in language to those school districts maintaining grades 10 through 12, which shall be made available on the Commission's website no later than June 30, 2025. The template opt-in language shall specify that if the student or the student's parent or guardian provides consent, the student's direct admissions information will be sent to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and the direct admissions information may, as needed for the administration of the direct admission program under the Public University Direct Admission Program Act, be redisclosed to the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, public universities for which the student qualifies under the direct admission program, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois at Chicago if the student qualifies under Section 20 of the Public University Direct Admission Program Act, the community college district where the student resides, and, if applicable, a third party that operates a statewide student application portal. The template opt-in language shall also specify that direct admissions information may not be redisclosed to any other individual or entity unless the opt-in language notifies the student or the student's parent or guardian of such redisclosure and the student or the student's parent or guardian consents to the redisclosure.

The high school shall notify its students and their"; and

on page 32, lines 19 through 21, by replacing "available in the military and to assist in designating State Scholars under Section 25 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Information" with ". Information available in the military and".