HB 5784

Abstract

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Authorizes the governing board of each public university to develop a fixed tuition rate program for qualified students who agree to transfer to the university within 12 months after successfully earning an associate's degree at a public community college in this State. Provides that under the program, the university must (1) guarantee to a participating student enrolled in an associate's degree program at a public community college, on successful completion of the associate's degree program, transfer admission to the university within the 12-month period; and (2) charge tuition to a participating student for any semester or other academic term during a period of at least 24 months following the student's initial enrollment in the university at the same rate the university would have charged to the student during the later of (i) the fall semester of the student's freshman year at the public community college had the student entered the university as a freshman student or (ii) the fall semester of the second academic year preceding the academic year of the student's initial enrollment in the university.