Illinois Code § 9.45

§ 9.45.

Acceptance of gifts, grants, and legacies; creation of corporations, joint ventures, partnerships, and associations; distribution of grants. (a) To accept gifts, grants, or legacies from any source when made for higher education purposes. (b) To create and participate in the conduct and operation of any corporation, joint venture, partnership, association, or other organizational entity that has the power (i) to acquire land, buildings, and other capital equipment for the use and benefit of higher education and students in this State; (ii) to accept gifts and make grants for the use and benefit of higher education and students in this State; (iii) to aid in the instruction and education of students in this State; and (iv) to promote activities to acquaint residents of this State with the facilities of the various institutions of higher education. (c) To distribute such other grants as may be authorized or appropriated by the General Assembly for which the Board may adopt any rules necessary for the purposes of implementing and distributing funds pursuant to an authorized or appropriated grant. (Source: P.A. 104-292, eff. 8-15-25.) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-405) Sec. 9.45. Statewide Data Dashboard. (a) By March 15, 2027 and by March 15 of each year thereafter, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall jointly prepare and release a Statewide Data Dashboard to include individualized data on each public institution of higher education and each private institution of higher education on a publicly available website. Current dashboard platforms and technology shall be used, unless a more effective alternative is identified and practical. The Statewide Data Dashboard shall be publicly accessible on a publicly available website in a manner that allows for centralized access in downloadable data files of the data available on the website. (b) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, in consultation with stakeholders, shall collaborate jointly and determine the indicators and presentation of the Statewide Data Dashboard, which must include, at a minimum, the most current data collected and maintained by the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission related to the following: (1) student demographics, to the extent available, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, rural students, federal Pell Grant status, adult students, students with disabilities, transfer students, and first-generation students; (2) faculty and staff demographics, to the extent available, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, academic rank, and gender; (3) institution characteristics, including, but not limited to, total students, total faculty and staff, and the demographic breakdown of each category to the extent available; (4) affordability characteristics, including, but not limited to, the cost of attendance, including all categories of tuition and fees, on-campus and off-campus housing cost averages if applicable to the institution, loan repayment rates to the extent available, and the average net price of attendance if applicable to the institution and to the extent available; (5) student success factors, including, but not limited to, enrollments, retention, completion within standard and extended timeframes, and the student demographic breakdown of each category to the extent possible; (6) a comparison of data covering a 5-year period if feasible; (7) institutional profile and mission, including, but not limited to, Hispanic-serving institutions, minority-serving institutions, and the Carnegie Classification of institutions; and (8) any additional data as reasonably determined and agreed upon by the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. (c) The Statewide Data Dashboard may not disaggregate data to a level that would allow the identification of individual students or disclose their personally identifying information. (d) Data under the purview of the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, or the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall remain under the authority of the respective agency. To facilitate the development and maintenance of the Statewide Data Dashboard, the Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission may enter into memoranda of understanding or interagency agreements ensuring compliance with applicable State and federal data privacy laws. (e) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission may adopt joint rules as necessary to administer this Section. (Source: P.A. 104-405, eff. 1-1-26.)