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Title:Joint Advisory Council of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board
Function:The Joint Advisory Council of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board will collect and analyze information on instructional models, developmental course sequences, and developmental education placement practices employed at all public colleges and universities.The Joint Advisory Council will also be responsible for writing a detailed plan for scaling development education reforms to improve development education placement measures with specific benchmarks and estimates of required funding.
Term:The Council shall produce a final report by January 1, 2021 and upon the filing of this report is dissolved; the report should include, at a minimum, an update on the implementation of corequisite remediation and alternative evidence-based developmental education models at every college and university, and include data on enrollment and throughput, defined as the percent of students initially enrolled who have progressed through gateway-level courses, by institution and disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and Pell status.
Senate Confirmation:No
Composition:The Joint Advisory Council shall include: the Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board or his or her designee, who shall act as co-chair; (2) The Executive Director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education or his or her designee, who shall act as co-chair; (3) One member appointed by the Governor, who shall act as co-chair; (4) One member from the Illinois Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, who shall act as co-chair; (5) One member from the Illinois House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, who shall act as co-chair; (6) One member from the Illinois Senate appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; (7) One member from the Illinois House of Representatives appointed by the House Minority Leader; (8) Two public university employees appointed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education Academic Leadership group; (9) One member who represents an organization that advocates on behalf of public university employees appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education; (10) One member who represents an organization that advocates on behalf of community college employees at City Colleges of Chicago appointed by the Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board; (11) One member who represents an organization that advocates on behalf of community college employees at a suburban Chicago community college appointed by the Illinois Community College Board; (12) One member who represents an organization that advocates on behalf of community college employees in downstate community colleges appointed by the Illinois Community College Board; (13) One member representing a higher education advocacy organization focused on closing equity gaps in college completion from low-income and first generation college students and students of color appointed by the President of the Senate; (14) One member representing a statewide advocacy organization focused on improving educational and employment opportunities for women and adults appointed by the Speaker of the House; (15) One member who represents a statewide organization that advocates on behalf of Community College Presidents appointed by the Illinois Community College Board; (16) One member who represents public university presidents appointed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education; (17) One member who represents a statewide organization that advocates on behalf of Community College Chief Academic Officers appointed by the Illinois Community College Board; (18) One member who represents a statewide organization that advocates on behalf of Illinois Community College Student Services Officers appointed by the Illinois Community College Board; (19) One member who represents public university student services administrators appointed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education; (20) One member who represents Illinois public university provosts appointed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education; (21) One member who represents a statewide organization that advocates on behalf of Community College Trustees appointed by the Illinois Community College Board; and (22) One member who represents public university trustees appointed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
Chair:Executive Director of ICCB, or their designee; the Executive Director of IBHE; 1 member appointed by the Governor; 1 member appointed by the Preisdent of the Senate; and 1 member appointed by the Speaker of the House shall all serve as Co-Chairs
Authority:SJR 41 (101st GA)

 Member Names
Name (Last, First)Term ExpiresMember SinceAffiliationAppointed ByPositionTitleCounty
Awuah, Dr. Emmanuel8/6/2019Illinois Community College BoardMemberRepresentative of a Statewide Organization that Advocates on Behalf of Community College Chief Academic Officers
Boyd, Dr. Michael8/6/2019Illinois Community College BoardMemberRepresentative of a Statewide Organization that Advocates on Behalf of Community College Presidents
Foust, Mollie9/18/2019GovernorCo-Chair
Goldman, Emily7/26/2019President of the SenateMemberRepresentative of a Higher Education Advocacy Organization Focused on Closing Equity Gaps in College Completion from Low-Income and First Generation College Students and Students of Color
Grace, Susan8/6/2019Executive Director of the Illinois Community College BoardMemberRepresentative of an Organization that Advocates on Behalf of Community College Employees at City Colleges of Chicago
Jones, Bambi8/6/2019Illinois Community College BoardMemberRepresentative of an Organization that Advocates on Behalf of Community College Employees in Downstate Community Colleges
Labadie, Sarah7/12/2019Speaker of the House of RepresentativesMemberRepresentative of a Statewide Advocacy Organization Focused on Improving Educational and Employment Opportunities for Women and Adults
Mazzochi, Rep. Deanne8/27/2019Minority Leader of the House of RepresentativesMemberState Representative
McGrath, Dr. Jackie8/6/2019Illinois Community College BoardMemberRepresentative of an Organization that Advocates on Behalf of Community College Employees at a Suburban Chicago Community College
Ortiz, Rep. Aaron7/12/2019Speaker of the House of RepresentativesMemberState Representative
Salleh-Barone, Dr. Normah8/6/2019Illinois Community College BoardMemberRepresentative of a Statewide Organization that Advocates on Behalf of Illinois Community College Student Services Officer
VACANTStatuteChairExecutive Director of the Illinois Commnity College Board; or their designee
VACANTStatuteChairExecutive Director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, or their designee
VACANTPresident of the SenateChairState Senator
VACANTSpeaker of the House of RepresentativesMemberState Representative
VACANTPresident of the SenateMemberState Senator
VACANTIllinois Board of Higher Education Academic Leadership GroupMemberPublic University Employee
VACANTIllinois Board of Higher Education Academic Leadership GroupMemberPublic University Employee
VACANTExecutive Director of the Illinois Board of Higher EducationMemberRepresentative an Organization that Advocates on Behalf of Public University Employees Appointed
VACANTIllinois Board of Higher Education MemberRepresentative of Public University Presidents
VACANTIllinois Board of Higher Education MemberRepresentative of Public University Student Servicers Administrators
VACANTIllinois Board of Higher Education MemberRepresentative of Public University Provosts
VACANTIllinois Board of Higher Education MemberRepresentative of Public University Trustees
Yanow, Wendy8/6/2019Illinois Community College BoardMemberRepresentative of a Statewide Organization that Advocates on Behalf of Community College Trustees