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SB 3752

ED TASK FORCE-HISPANIC-SERVING

104th Regular Session Introduced by Graciela Guzmán

Creates a temporary advisory task force to study Illinois HSIs, identify barriers, and recommend actions and potential permanent support, with an 18-month final report.

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Bill Summary · SB 3752

Summary of SB3752 (104th General Assembly) – Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force Act

Purpose and intent

  • Establishes the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force to study, assess, and make recommendations on state support for Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and emerging HSIs in Illinois.
  • Aims to improve access, retention, completion, and alignment of HSIs with Illinois’ workforce and economic development priorities.
  • Consider the feasibility of creating a permanent state initiative, designation, or funding mechanism to support HSIs.
  • The act is designed to be temporary, culminating in a final report and dissolution in 2029.

Key provisions and changes

Creation and scope

  • Creates the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Task Force (an advisory body).
  • Task Force duties include assessing the landscape of HSIs and emerging HSIs, identifying barriers to student success, reviewing state policies and accountability frameworks, examining best practices from other states, and developing concrete recommendations.

Definitions

  • Emerging Hispanic-serving institution: an Illinois institution with at least 15% full-time undergraduate enrollment of Hispanic/Latino students.
  • Hispanic-serving institution (HSI): an institution that meets the federal HSI definition under Title V of the Higher Education Act.
  • Task Force: the newly created advisory body.

Membership and governance

  • Administrative support provided jointly by:
    • Board of Higher Education (BHE) and Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), contingent on appropriations.
  • Voting/participating members include:
    • Co-chairs: Executive Directors of BHE and ICCB (or their designees).
    • Representatives from: Illinois Student Assistance Commission; Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
    • Leadership from public HSIs/emerging HSIs: two presidents or chancellors (appointed by the Governor).
    • Leadership from public community colleges that are HSIs or emerging HSIs: two presidents or chancellors (appointed by the Governor).
    • Private nonprofit HSIs or emerging HSIs: one president or chancellor (appointed by the Governor).
    • Faculty from HSIs/emerging HSIs: two members (appointed by the Governor).
    • Students from HSIs/emerging HSIs: two students (appointed by the Governor).
    • A representative from a Latino-serving nonprofit organization with higher education policy experience (appointed by the Governor).
    • A representative from the business/workforce development community with experience partnering with HSIs (appointed by the Governor).
  • Appointments must reflect geographic diversity and representation from both community colleges and universities.
  • Members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses.

Duties and activities

  • Assess current landscape: enrollment trends, degree completion, transfer outcomes, workforce alignment, and institutional capacity.
  • Identify barriers to access, retention, and completion (e.g., funding equity, data capacity, faculty diversification, infrastructure, basic needs of students).
  • Review state policies and accountability frameworks to gauge impact on HSIs and student success.
  • Examine best practices from other states related to supporting HSIs.
  • Develop recommendations to:
    • Improve access to and success in higher education for students.
    • Strengthen institutional capacity (including grant development and research infrastructure).
    • Improve coordination between state agencies and HSIs.
    • Align HSIs’ efforts with state workforce/economic development priorities.
    • Consider feasibility of a permanent state initiative/designation/funding mechanism to support HSIs.

Meetings and hearings

  • Task Force must meet at least quarterly.
  • A majority constitutes a quorum.
  • May hold public hearings and solicit testimony as needed.

Reporting and timeline

  • Deliver a written report to the Governor and General Assembly within 18 months of effective date, detailing findings and recommendations for legislative, administrative, or budgetary action.
  • BHE and ICCB must post the report on their public websites.
  • The Task Force dissolves upon submission of its report; the Act is repealed Jan 1, 2029.

Who/what is affected

  • State higher education governance and oversight bodies:
    • Board of Higher Education (BHE)
    • Illinois Community College Board (ICCB)
  • State agencies involved in higher education, workforce development, student financial aid, and economic development (e.g., ICCB, Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity).
  • Hispanic-serving institutions and emerging HSIs in Illinois (public and private nonprofit sectors).
  • Students, faculty, administrators, and boards at HSIs/emerging HSIs.
  • General public via potential public hearings and transparency requirements (report posted on agency websites).

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Effective upon becoming law; report due within 18 months.
  • Dissolution occurs after the report is submitted; repeal of the Act on January 1, 2029.
  • Rule-making/committee deadlines indicated in the action history suggest ongoing legislative consideration in 2026.

Bottom line

SB3752 creates a time-limited, advisory Task Force to comprehensively examine Illinois HSIs and emerging HSIs, with a focus on barriers to access and success, policy alignment, and potential permanent state support mechanisms. The resulting 18-month report would guide future legislative, administrative, or budget actions to strengthen HSIs and their role in Illinois’ higher education and economic objectives.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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