ILL ARTICULATION INITIATIVE Senate SponsorsSen. Chapin Rose-Kimberly A. Lightford House Sponsors(Rep. Mike Fortner-Robert W. Pritchard and Camille Y. Lilly) 7/22/2016SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0636 New ActCreates the Illinois Articulation Initiative Act. Requires all public institutions of higher education to participate in the Illinois Articulation Initiative through submission and review of their courses for statewide transfer consistency. Requires (i) all sending and receiving institutions to maintain a complete Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education Core Curriculum package to ensure seamless transfer; (ii) all institutions to maintain up to 4 core courses in an Illinois Articulation Initiative major, provided the institution has equivalent majors and courses; and (iii) all institutions to provide faculty, as appointed by the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board, to serve on panels in the review of courses. Provides that all courses approved for Illinois Articulation Initiative codes must be directly transferable either as a part of the General Education Core Curriculum package or as equivalent major courses, insofar as a specific major is offered at the receiving institution. Provides that students receiving the General Education Core Curriculum package must not be required to take additional freshmen or sophomore level general education courses and must be able to transfer seamlessly. Sets forth the duties of the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes references to seamless transfers. Requires that all courses approved for Illinois Articulation Initiative General Education Codes must be transferable as a part of the General Education Core Curriculum package (rather than all courses approved for Illinois Articulation Initiative codes must be directly transferrable either as a part of the General Education Core Curriculum package or as equivalent major courses). Provides that all public institutions of higher education shall determine if Illinois Articulation Initiative major courses are direct course equivalents or are elective credit toward the requirements of the major. Provides that if the receiving institution does not offer the course or does not offer it at the lower-division level, the student shall receive elective lower-division major credit toward the requirements of the major for the course and may be required to take the course at the upper-division level. Provides that the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall co-manage the specific requirements of the General Education Core Curriculum. Provides that panels may be convened across other fields as determined by the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board. Makes other changes. 2/19/2016SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 2/19/2016SenateFirst Reading 2/19/2016SenateReferred to Assignments 3/8/2016SenateAssigned to Higher Education 3/16/2016SenatePostponed - Higher Education 4/1/2016SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 4/1/2016SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/5/2016SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 4/5/2016SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 4/6/2016SenateDo Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000 4/6/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016 4/14/2016SenateSecond Reading 4/14/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2016 4/21/2016SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 4/21/2016SenateThird Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 4/21/2016HouseArrived in House 5/3/2016HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner 5/3/2016HouseFirst Reading 5/3/2016HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/3/2016HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee 5/11/2016HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000 5/12/2016HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2016HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2016HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2016HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 5/23/2016HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard 5/23/2016HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 5/23/2016SenatePassed Both Houses 6/21/2016SenateSent to the Governor 7/22/2016SenateGovernor Approved 7/22/2016SenateEffective Date January 1, 2017 7/22/2016SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0636