SB3132 Summary

• Amends the School Code to clarify that high school equivalency test fee collections be used first for administration and scoring, then for educational programs assisting test completers, with any excess paid into the institute fund.

• Renames the "State Scholarship Commission" to "Illinois Student Assistance Commission" in the State Universities Civil Service Act.

• Removes outdated language from the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act regarding transitional mathematics instruction funding and reimbursement rates.

• Modifies the Student Parent Data Collection Act to establish specific reporting dates: July 1, 2022, July 1, 2023, October 15, 2024, and annually thereafter (instead of only annually).

• Changes the Board of Higher Education Act to require the Illinois Community College Board to submit its budget proposal by December 15 annually instead of November 15, and removes it from the list of boards reporting to the Board of Higher Education.

• Makes technical amendments to the Public Community College Act regarding advisory organizations, facility standards, bond filing, contract bidding procedures, and salary reporting deadlines.