(a) An institution of higher education:
         (1) must provide an official transcript of a current
    
or former student even if the current or former student owes a debt if the student requests the official transcript to:
            (A) complete a job application;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 66/15

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

             (B) transfer from one institution of higher
        
education to another;
            (C) apply for State, federal, or institutional
        
financial aid;
            (D) join the United States Armed Forces or
        
Illinois National Guard; or
            (E) pursue other postsecondary opportunities;
         (2) may not condition the provision of an official
    
transcript to a current or potential employer on the payment of a debt, other than a fee charged to provide the transcript; and
        (3) may not charge a higher fee for providing an
    
official transcript or provide less favorable treatment for such a request because a current or former student owes a debt.
    (b) Nothing in this Section prohibits an institution of higher education from adopting a more lenient policy on providing an official transcript to a current or former student who owes a debt.