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Fred Crespo - Sidney H.

Mathias - Paul D.

Froehlich SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

ILCS 805/3-65 new Amends the Public Community College Act.

Provides that the Board of Trustees of Community College District No.

512 may create a pilot baccalaureate program under which the district may establish and offer bachelor’s degrees in 2 fields of study if certain conditions are met, including requiring (i) that the degree programs not compete with any nearby public university, (ii) that the district identify and document unmet workforce needs, (iii) that the degree programs not require any additional funding from local taxes or the State, (iv) that the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education approve the offering of the degree programs, and (v) that the pilot program expire 4 years after the initial offering of the degree programs, unless otherwise extended by law.

Effective immediately.

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