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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 2-23 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 805/2-23 new) |
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| Sec. 2-23. Student transfer to university; coordinator and |
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| recruiter. |
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| (a) The State Board shall establish a 3-year pilot program |
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| under which each community college in Community College |
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| District No. 505, Community College District No. 508, Community |
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| College District No. 511, Community College District No. 520, |
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| and Community College District No. 527 must employ one person |
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| as a coordinator and one person as a recruiter to assist |
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| inner-city students in transferring to public universities in |
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| this State. The State Board shall provide a grant to each of |
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| these districts to fund the positions, which amount must be |
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| equally divided among the community colleges in these |
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| districts. |
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| (b) The coordinator shall do all of the following: |
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| (1) Work with the district's academic advisement staff |
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| to develop a program plan that will transition students to |
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| universities. |
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| (2) Interface with university admissions departments |
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| to assist students during the transition. |
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| (3) Assist students with course selection, majors, |
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| housing, child care, and financial aid. |
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| (4) Track student progress and the effectiveness of |
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| campus events. |
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| (5) Implement a transition strategy and work with |
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| students on the strategy. |
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| (6) Interface with the president, deans, academic |
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| advisors, faculty, staff, and program directors. |
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| (7) Oversee the activities of the recruiter. |
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| (8) Assist students in filling out applications and |
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| finding a university match. |
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| (9) Establish financial aid initiatives and assist |
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| students in finding and applying for funding sources. |
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| (10) Coordinate housing arrangements. |
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| (c) The recruiter shall do all of the following: |
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| (1) Identify transfer candidates by working with deans |
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| and faculty. |
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| (2) Develop recruiting strategies, including a |
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| proactive campus recruiting strategy that will attract |
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| dedicated students. |
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| (3) Design, implement, and execute on-campus |
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| recruiting activities, including campus fairs, information |
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| sessions, workshops, and seminars. |
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| (4) Create on-campus marketing and communication |
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| strategies to increase awareness and to educate students |
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| about the opportunities that exist with universities. |
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| (5) Develop and maintain a partnership with deans, |
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| program directors, professors, and academic advisors. |
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| (6) Establish partnerships with universities, as well |
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| as other institutions of higher education and trade |
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| schools. |
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| (7) Report program effectiveness to the coordinator. |
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| (d) After the pilot program has been in effect for 3 years, |
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| the State Board shall study the overall success of the pilot |
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| program and report its findings to the General Assembly. The |
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| program shall be deemed successful if 50% or more of all |
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| student participants have received their bachelor's degree. |
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| After the report is filed, the General Assembly may continue |
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| the program, increase funding for the program, expand the |
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| program to all public community colleges in this State, or |
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| terminate the program if it is unsuccessful. |
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| (e) The State Board may adopt any rules necessary to carry |
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| out its responsibilities under this Section.
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