(a) In this Section, "refugee" means a person who has entered the United States on a refugee status from Iraq or Afghanistan. (b) Beginning January 1, 2025, each public institution of higher education shall pay on behalf of a refugee or reimburse a refugee for payment of any transcript evaluation fees that are required by the public institution of higher education to be paid during the admission process.
110 ILCS 167/17
Transcript evaluation fee waivers
Known as the Public Higher Education Act
The act spans §§ 110-167-1 to 110-167-99 (11 sections).
P.A. 103-913, eff. 8-9-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.