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SB3720 • 2026
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Sent to the Governor
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
Passed Both Houses
Second Reading - Short Debate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee ; 008-000-000
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000
Arrived in House
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Do Pass as Amended Higher Education ; 013-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2026
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Assigned to Higher Education
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
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Full Text of SB3720 Home Legislation Full Text SB3720 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced Engrossed Enrolled Senate Amendment 001 Open PDF SB3720 Enrolled LRB104 19768 LNS 33218 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act is 5 amended by changing Section 23 as follows: 6 (110 ILCS 150/23) 7 Sec. 23. Reverse transfer of credits. 8 (a) In this Section, "reverse transfer of credit" means 9 the transfer of earned academic credit from a State university 10 to a community college for the purpose of obtaining an 11 associate degree at the community college. 12 (b) The Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, the 13 Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College 14 Board shall develop a policy to foster the reverse transfer of 15 credit for any student who has accumulated at least 15 hours of 16 academic credit at a community college and a sufficient number 17 of hours of academic credit at a State university in the 18 prescribed courses necessary to meet a community college's 19 requirements to be awarded an associate degree. 20 (b-5) Beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year, each 21 State university shall automatically provide, to any transfer 22 student who is accepted to the State university with at least 23 30 hours of academic credit at a community college, notice of SB3720 Enrolled - 2 - LRB104 19768 LNS 33218 b 1 the option for the reverse transfer of credit after the 2 transfer student has earned a combined total of 60 hours of 3 academic credit at the community college and the State 4 university. The notice shall include the State university's 5 opt-in process for reverse transfer that provides for the 6 sharing of the student's transcript information between the 7 community college and State university. 8 (c) A student wishing to reverse transfer earned academic 9 credit under this Section to obtain an associate degree shall 10 agree to the exchange of transcript information between each 11 community college and State university that he or she has 12 attended. The community college shall provide notice to the 13 student with instructions on application for conferral of an 14 associate degree. The A student must submit the an application 15 and his or her transcripts to a community college in order to 16 be considered for conferral of an associate degree. In 17 awarding an associate degree, the community college shall 18 evaluate the applicant's coursework completed, along with the 19 transfer credit earned, and shall determine whether the 20 associate degree requirements have been met. No later than 30 21 business days after receiving the an application, the a 22 community college shall notify the an applicant if he or she 23 qualifies for an associate degree based on the total earned 24 credits. 25 (d) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community 26 College Board, and the Midwestern Higher Education Compact's SB3720 Enrolled - 3 - LRB104 19768 LNS 33218 b 1 Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit shall adopt a 2 policy regarding the award of academic credit for military 3 training applicable to meeting a community college's 4 requirements for awarding an associate degree. 5 (d-5) A community college or State university may not 6 charge an application, transfer evaluation, or graduation fee 7 or any other fee associated with conferral of an associate 8 degree through reverse transfer under this Section. 9 (d-10) A community college shall include in its student 10 information system each student awarded an associate degree 11 through reverse transfer under this Section. 12 (e) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 13 Community College Board shall adopt rules to implement this 14 Section. 15 (Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.) 16 Section 99. 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