UNIVERSITY UNIFORM ADMISSION
Summary
Amends the Public University Uniform Admission Pilot Program Act. Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, requires the University of Illinois to create a 4-year uniform admission system pilot program under the Act to admit first-time freshman students for each semester of the pilot program; makes corresponding changes. Provides that if an institution requires a student's successful completion of certain curriculum requirements prior to or concurrently with enrollment at the institution, then the institution shall identify and connect the student to a community college that offers the required curriculum and that has an articulation agreement with the institution or the institution shall offer the required curriculum through online instruction to the student. Provides that for purposes of determining enrollment capacity, priority in the admission of applicants to an institution must be given to applicants who are residents of this State and admission to an institution may not be denied to an applicant who is a State resident based on the institution's enrollment capacity unless 100% of the enrollment capacity is filled exclusively by students who are State residents. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but provides for the University of Illinois to admit community college transfer students (rather than first-time freshman students) under the pilot program. Specifies that the University of Illinois provides multiple pathways to transfer and shall guarantee admission to all applicants who (i) have enrolled only at an Illinois community college after graduating from an Illinois high school; (ii) have earned a minimum of 36 graded, transferable semester hours at the time of application to the University; (iii) have attained a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all transferable coursework completed at the time of application to the University; and (iv) have satisfied the university's English language proficiency requirement.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Jul 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2021 · House Apr 20, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
56
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Jul 30, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
upper
May 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 013-000-000
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 111-000-001
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
P
Deanne M. Mazzochi
RRepublican
Co
Amy Grant
RRepublican
Co
Brad Stephens
RRepublican
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Bos
RRepublican
Co
Jonathan Carroll
DDemocratic
Co
Julie Morrison
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
La Shawn Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Batinick
RRepublican
Co
Mattie Hunter
DDemocratic
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