SB2250 Summary

• Allows community college district residents to attend another district's college at in-district tuition rates if their home college doesn't offer their desired program and has no contractual agreement for it.

• Requires the State Board to maintain a program directory comparing program titles and instructional codes across community colleges, with minor differences in delivery methods not constituting programmatic differences.

• Students applying to attend another college must submit applications to their sending college, which approves participation and issues a designation letter; students can take general education courses at either college.

• Receiving college becomes the student's district for athletic eligibility, military status, and Illinois Student Assistance Commission scholarships; students remain eligible for extracurricular activities and program-specific recognition.

• Receiving college can file claims for State grants (except equalization grants) for students from sending colleges enrolled in its courses, while sending college claims credit hours for students taking its courses.