Full Text of SJR0088 94th General Assembly
SJ0088 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois higher education system is comprised | 3 |
| of three main sectors that are each vital to the education, | 4 |
| training, and economic vitality of our State; and
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| WHEREAS, The State's higher education system includes 12 | 6 |
| public universities, 49 community colleges, and 90 | 7 |
| independent, not-for profit colleges and universities, which | 8 |
| are each important to the citizens of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The State has a vested interest in seeing the | 10 |
| continuing development of collaborations between institutions | 11 |
| of higher learning and between the sectors in the higher | 12 |
| education system; and
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| WHEREAS, Higher education institutions are good employers | 14 |
| and are also vital contributors to many local economies across | 15 |
| the State; and
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| WHEREAS, Community colleges and bachelor's degree-granting | 17 |
| institutions often form collaborative, bachelor's | 18 |
| degree-completion arrangements to deliver upper level courses | 19 |
| on the community college campuses; and
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| WHEREAS, Community colleges have on occasion formed | 21 |
| partnerships with public and private colleges and universities | 22 |
| that are from another state; and
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| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois will benefit from the | 24 |
| continued success and growth of Illinois institutions of higher | 25 |
| education; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 27 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 28 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge the Board of Higher Education |
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| to strongly encourage community colleges seeking | 2 |
| baccalaureate-completion partnerships to give preference to | 3 |
| Illinois-based private and public institutions as partners, | 4 |
| when possible, and to promote those community colleges that | 5 |
| give this preference; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we direct the Board of Higher Education to | 7 |
| conduct an inventory of baccalaureate-completion programs and | 8 |
| partnerships between community colleges and public and | 9 |
| private, in-state and out-of-state institutions and report its | 10 |
| findings to the Higher Education Committees of the Senate and | 11 |
| the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2006; | 12 |
| and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That we urge the Illinois Community College Board | 14 |
| (ICCB) to review its policies and guidelines for Illinois | 15 |
| community colleges that are seeking four-year institutions as | 16 |
| degree-completion partners, with regard to preferences for | 17 |
| Illinois-based institutions, and we urge the ICCB to create | 18 |
| guidelines that will guide community colleges to seek | 19 |
| Illinois-based institutions as bachelor's degree partners, | 20 |
| when possible; and be it further | 21 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 22 |
| delivered to the members of the Board of Higher Education and | 23 |
| the Illinois Community College Board.
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