HIGHER ED-ARTICULATION COMM Senate SponsorsSen. Dan Kotowski 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die 110 ILCS 205/9.30110 ILCS 805/2-11from Ch. 122, par. 102-11Amends the Board of Higher Education Act and the Public Community College Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education, in conjunction with the Illinois Community College Board, to establish a Statewide Articulation and Transfer Committee; sets forth the duties of the committee. Requires the Board of Higher Education to collaborate with the Community College Board to recommend to the General Assembly a revised, statewide articulation agreement that shall govern the articulation and transfer of credit between and among this State's secondary and postsecondary institutions; sets forth related requirements. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish limits on the number of credits that institutions are allowed to require transferring students to complete on campus for graduation in order to minimize the time needed to complete a transfer degree. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board is authorized and it shall be its duty to periodically review student records from students who, having formerly studied at a State community college, have since transferred to a 4-year institution that is authorized to receive Monetary Award Program funds in order to produce a course articulation report and shall also support the Board of Higher Education in convening a Statewide Articulation and Transfer Committee. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but makes changes concerning findings and declarations of the General Assembly, a review of student records, the establishment of the Statewide Articulation and Transfer Committee, the committee chairperson, the duties of the committee, committee members, submission of committee recommendations and decisions, and a statewide articulation agreement. Effective immediately. 2/10/2012SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 2/10/2012SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2012SenateReferred to Assignments 2/24/2012SenateAssigned to Higher Education 3/7/2012SenatePostponed - Higher Education 3/9/2012SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 30, 2012 3/22/2012SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski 3/22/2012SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Dan Kotowski 3/26/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 3/26/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/26/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 3/26/2012SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/27/2012SenateDo Pass as Amended Higher Education; 007-000-002 3/27/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2012 3/27/2012SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski 3/28/2012SenateSecond Reading 3/28/2012SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2012 5/2/2012SenateRe-referred to Assignments 1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die