Illinois Senate Bill 3720
Session 104th
Higher Ed-Reverse Transfer
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
3720
State
Illinois
Session
104th
Motion Text
Third Reading
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Summary
Amends the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall develop a policy to foster the reverse transfer of credit for any student who has accumulated at least 30 (rather than 15) hours of academic credit at a community college and a sufficient number of hours of academic credit at a State university in the prescribed courses necessary to meet a community college's requirements to be awarded an associate degree. Provides that each State university shall automatically notify any transfer student accepted to the State university with at least 30 hours of academic credit at a community college of the option for the reverse transfer of credit within the student's first term of enrollment. Provides that a community college shall provide notification to a student wishing to reverse transfer earned academic credit with instructions on application for conferral of an associate degree. Provides that a community college or State university may not charge an application, transfer evaluation, or graduation fee or any other fee associated with conferral of an associate degree through reverse transfer. Provides that a community college shall include each student awarded an associate degree through reverse transfer within its student information system. Effective immediately.
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03/26/2026
House
Arrived in House
03/26/2026
Senate
Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000
02/26/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2026
02/26/2026
Senate
Second Reading
02/25/2026
Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2026
02/25/2026
Senate
Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 013-000-000
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
02/24/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
02/23/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
02/23/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
02/17/2026
Senate
Assigned to Higher Education
02/05/2026
Senate
Referred to Assignments
02/05/2026
Senate
First Reading
02/05/2026
Senate
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Sources
IL Legislature
Record Created
Mar 2, 2026 10:18:52 PM
Record Updated
Mar 28, 2026 12:54:59 AM