SB2928 - Second Chance State Education Act

• Requires all institutions of higher education to reserve at least one enrollment seat in each class for a returning resident (person with felony conviction, previously incarcerated, no longer incarcerated, Illinois domiciled) and at least one enrollment in each online class for an incarcerated individual.

• Guarantees reserved students tuition-free enrollment, with no entrance exam or prior admission required, while maintaining standard academic prerequisites; returning residents and incarcerated individuals may take classes for credit or audit.

• Mandates the Department of Corrections provide incarcerated individuals with personal computer equipment, internet access, and books/supplies at no cost within one year of the act's effective date.

• Establishes the Incarcerated Individuals and Returning Residents Educational Supply Fund, funded by requiring bookstore operators at public institutions to pay 1% of gross revenues to support enrolled students' educational materials.

• Prohibits institutions of higher education from considering, inquiring about, or placing students on probationary status based on criminal history during admissions, with limited exceptions for federal/state law compliance; requires institutions to post information about how criminal records may affect professional licensing and employment.