COMM COLLEGE-BA DEGREE PRORGAM Senate SponsorsSen. Michael W. Halpin 2/6/2026SenateReferred to Assignments 110 ILCS 805/3-42.6 newAmends the Public Community College Act. Allows the board of trustees of a community college district to establish and offer a baccalaureate degree program and confer a bachelor's degree if specified conditions are met. Requires the board of trustees to demonstrate that the community college district has the expertise, the resources, and sufficient student demand to offer a baccalaureate degree. Sets forth the application requirements. Prohibits a community college district from using semester credit hours generated in a baccalaureate degree program for certain grants. Sets forth limitations on community college districts for establishing baccalaureate programs. Requires a community college district that offers a baccalaureate degree program to submit an annual report to the Illinois Community College Board. Requires the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education to conduct a statewide evaluation of all baccalaureate degree programs established under the amendatory Act and report the results of the evaluation on or before 5 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act, in addition to being made publicly available online. Effective immediately. 2/6/2026SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Halpin 2/6/2026SenateFirst Reading 2/6/2026SenateReferred to Assignments