Full Text of SB3904 102nd General Assembly
SB3904 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB3904 Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Dale Fowler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Subject to appropriation, requires the Board of Higher Education to create the Illinois College Info Portal for the purpose of providing a simple, statewide, online student-parent interface that allows users to receive information about Illinois public universities, including information about available programs and financial aid. Sets forth specific requirements for the portal system. Sets forth provisions concerning promoting, integrating, and linking the portal. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 9.41 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 205/9.41 new) | 7 | | Sec. 9.41. Illinois College Info Portal. | 8 | | (a) Subject to appropriation, on or before July 1, 2023, | 9 | | the Board shall create the Illinois College Info Portal. The | 10 | | Board shall be responsible for the administration and | 11 | | coordination of the Illinois College Info Portal. | 12 | | (b) The Illinois College Info Portal shall be a simple, | 13 | | statewide, online student-parent interface that allows | 14 | | registered users to receive information about public | 15 | | universities in Illinois, with an emphasis on providing the | 16 | | most cost-efficient means of sharing information. The portal | 17 | | must incorporate a waiver that meets the requirements of the | 18 | | federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 so | 19 | | that a student's information may be provided to a public | 20 | | university primarily for the purposes of recruitment, | 21 | | marketing, and program development. Through the portal system, | 22 | | public universities shall provide to interested parties | 23 | | information on available programs and financial aid. The |
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| 1 | | portal system must be automated to allow information about a | 2 | | public university and career-interest information to be sent | 3 | | to a primary data administrator within the university at | 4 | | numerous times throughout the year. In addition, the portal | 5 | | system must: | 6 | | (1) enable the student or parent to sign up to receive | 7 | | information about a public university, all public | 8 | | universities, or only public universities offering | 9 | | programs relating to the student's academic major or | 10 | | career-interest area; and | 11 | | (2) allow a menu of choices, such as: | 12 | | (A) allowing the student or parent to choose | 13 | | to select all information from a public | 14 | | university, information relating only to financial | 15 | | aid, or information relating only to certain | 16 | | degree programs; | 17 | | (B) allowing the student or parent to decide | 18 | | how the student or parent wants to receive the | 19 | | information, with an emphasis on providing the | 20 | | most cost-efficient means of sharing information, | 21 | | whether by email, postal mail if deemed | 22 | | appropriate by the university, text message, or | 23 | | any other method; and | 24 | | (C) ensuring streamlined information from | 25 | | other sources utilized by colleges and | 26 | | universities so that such efforts are not |
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| 1 | | redundant. | 2 | | (c) The Illinois College Info Portal shall be heavily | 3 | | promoted by all pertinent State agencies, including the | 4 | | Secretary of State if possible. School districts and school | 5 | | counselors are encouraged to integrate the portal into | 6 | | relevant experiences as part of the Illinois PaCE Framework. | 7 | | (d) The Illinois College Info Portal shall be linked to | 8 | | student-facing websites, such as the Illinois Student | 9 | | Assistance Commission's Student Portal, the State Board of | 10 | | Education's Student Voices, and the Department of Employment | 11 | | Security's Illinois Career Information System.
| 12 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 13 | | becoming law.
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