Bill Text: IL HB1859 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the board of trustees of a community college district shall require the primary instructor of a course to meet specified qualifications set forth in the Illinois Administrative Code and any other applicable rules adopted by the Illinois Community College Board. Provides that a course may not, in lieu of a primary instructor, use artificial intelligence or a generative artificial intelligence program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1859 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB1859-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1859 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 805/3-29.28 new
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the board of trustees of a community college district shall require the primary instructor of a course to meet specified qualifications set forth in the Illinois Administrative Code and any other applicable rules adopted by the Illinois Community College Board. Provides that a course may not, in lieu of a primary instructor, use artificial intelligence or a generative artificial intelligence program.
LRB104 05178 LNS 15207 b
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
HB1859 LRB104 05178 LNS 15207 b
AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by
adding Section 3-29.28 as follows: