(110 ILCS 27/10)
    Sec. 10. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to accomplish all of the following:
        (1) To reduce college costs.
        (2) To speed time to degree completion.
        (3) To improve the curriculum for high school
    
students and the alignment of the curriculum with college and workplace expectations.
        (4) To facilitate the transition between high school
    
and college.
        (5) To enhance communication and collaboration
    
between high schools and colleges, which leads to the establishment of strong local partnerships that seek to expand opportunities for students.
        (6) To offer opportunities for improving degree
    
attainment for underserved student populations and provide meaningful educational opportunities that support student success and ensure dual credit is used as a strategic tool for closing opportunity gaps by increasing postsecondary completion.
(Source: P.A. 104-12, eff. 6-30-25.)