HIGHER ED-UNIFORM ADMISSION
Summary
Creates the Public University Uniform Admission Act. Requires each public university in this State to admit first-time freshman applicants as undergraduate students if the applicant graduated with a grade point average in the top 10% of the student's high school graduating class in one of the 2 school years preceding the academic year for which the applicant is applying for admission and (1) the applicant graduated from an accredited public or private high school in this State or from a high school operated by the United States Department of Defense; (2) the applicant successfully completed the minimum college preparatory curriculum requirements for admission to the university or satisfied the ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks on the ACT college admission assessment applicable to the applicant or earned on the SAT college admission assessment a score of at least 1,500 out of 2,400; and (3) if the applicant graduated from a high school operated by the United States Department of Defense, the applicant is a State resident or is entitled to pay tuition fees at the rate provided for State residents. Provides that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is not required to offer admission to applicants who qualify for automatic admission in excess of the number required to fill 75% of the university's enrollment capacity designated for first-time resident undergraduate students in an academic year. Sets forth other provisions concerning the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sets forth other provisions concerning admissions. Provides for additional preparation for college, student outreach, and rulemaking.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2016
Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
0
Committee
4
Jan 10, 2017
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Apr 8, 2016
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Apr 5, 2016
House · Reported by committee
To Higher Education Issues Subcommittee
Mar 23, 2016
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
Jan 28, 2016
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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