093_HB3152

 
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 1        AN ACT regarding higher education.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5.  The Board of Higher Education Act is  amended
 5    by changing Section 8 as follows:

 6        (110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188)
 7        Sec.  8.   The  Board  of  Trustees  of the University of
 8    Illinois,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of   Southern   Illinois
 9    University,   the   Board   of   Trustees  of  Chicago  State
10    University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Eastern   Illinois
11    University,   the   Board  of  Trustees  of  Governors  State
12    University,  the  Board  of  Trustees   of   Illinois   State
13    University,  the  Board  of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
14    University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Northern  Illinois
15    University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Western   Illinois
16    University,  and  the  Illinois Community College Board shall
17    submit to the Board of Higher Education not  later  than  the
18    15th  day  of  November of each year its budget proposals for
19    the operation and capital needs of the institutions under its
20    governance or supervision for the ensuing fiscal  year.  Each
21    budget  proposal shall conform to the procedures developed by
22    the Board in the design of an information  system  for  State
23    universities and colleges.
24        In   order  to  maintain  a  cohesive  system  of  higher
25    education, the Board and its staff  shall  communicate  on  a
26    regular  basis  with  all public university presidents.  They
27    shall meet at least  semiannually  to  achieve  economies  of
28    scale  where  possible  and  provide  the most innovative and
29    efficient programs and services.
30        The Board, in the  analysis  of  formulating  the  annual
31    budget  request,  shall consider rates of tuition and fees at
 
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 1    the state universities and colleges.  The  Board  shall  also
 2    consider  the  current and projected utilization of the total
 3    physical plant of each campus of a university or  college  in
 4    approving   the  capital  budget  for  any  new  building  or
 5    facility.
 6        The  Board  of  Higher  Education  shall  submit  to  the
 7    Governor, to the General Assembly,  and  to  the  appropriate
 8    budget  agencies  of  the  Governor  and General Assembly its
 9    analysis and recommendations on such budget proposals.
10        Each state supported institution within  the  application
11    of  this Act must submit its plan for capital improvements of
12    non-instructional facilities to the Board for approval before
13    final commitments  are  made.  Non-instructional  uses  shall
14    include  but  not be limited to dormitories, union buildings,
15    field houses,  stadium,  other  recreational  facilities  and
16    parking  lots.  The  Board shall determine whether or not any
17    project submitted for approval is consistent with the  master
18    plan  for  higher  education and with instructional buildings
19    that are provided for therein. If the project is found  by  a
20    majority  of  the  Board  not  to be consistent, such capital
21    improvement shall not be constructed.
22    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)