94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3620

 

Introduced 2/24/2005, by Rep. Constance A. Howard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/7f   from Ch. 144, par. 28f
110 ILCS 520/8f   from Ch. 144, par. 658f
110 ILCS 660/5-90
110 ILCS 665/10-90
110 ILCS 670/15-90
110 ILCS 675/20-90
110 ILCS 680/25-90
110 ILCS 685/30-90
110 ILCS 690/35-90

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of the public universities in Illinois. Provides that the board of trustees of each university shall offer 100% tuition discounts (instead of 50% tuition waivers) for undergraduate education to the children of employees who have been employed by any one or more of these universities for at least 7 years. Requires 100% tuition discounts to also be offered to the spouses and domestic partners of these employees. Includes retired employees as university employees for the purpose of these provisions. Effective immediately.


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1     AN ACT relating to higher education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5 changing Section 7f as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 305/7f)  (from Ch. 144, par. 28f)
7     Sec. 7f. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.
8     (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
9 university" means any of the following: the University of
10 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
11 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
12 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
13 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
14 University.
15     (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of
16 Illinois shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers
17 for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance
18 or supervision to the children, spouses, and domestic partners
19 of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois
20 college or university who have been employed by any one or by
21 more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate
22 period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2
23 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a
24 long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have
25 resided together at the same address for at least 12 months;
26 (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that
27 would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they
28 legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and
29 (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to
30 be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to
31 share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person
32 receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under

 

 

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1 the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service
2 with one or more than one Illinois college or university,
3 including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on
4 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
5 Assembly.
6     To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial
7 tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois
8 college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of
9 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
10 full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be
11 effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to the
12 University of Illinois under the same admissions requirements,
13 standards and policies which the University of Illinois applies
14 to applicants for admission generally to its respective
15 undergraduate colleges and programs.
16     (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
17 (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
18 satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
19 or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed
20 until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
21 undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver
22 benefits under this Section.
23     (d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered
24 or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the
25 provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition
26 waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
27 Education.
28     (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
29 regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
30 provisions of this Section.
31 (Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
32     Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
33 Act is amended by changing Section 8f as follows:
 
34     (110 ILCS 520/8f)  (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)

 

 

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1     Sec. 8f. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.
2     (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
3 university" means any of the following: the University of
4 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
5 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
6 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
7 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
8 University.
9     (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
10 University shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition
11 waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its
12 governance or supervision to the children, spouses, and
13 domestic partners of employees, including retired employees,
14 of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by
15 any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for
16 an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner"
17 means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in
18 a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have
19 resided together at the same address for at least 12 months;
20 (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that
21 would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they
22 legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and
23 (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to
24 be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to
25 share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person
26 receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under
27 the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service
28 with one or more than one Illinois college or university,
29 including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on
30 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
31 Assembly.
32     To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial
33 tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois
34 college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of
35 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
36 full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be

 

 

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1 effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Southern
2 Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
3 standards and policies which Southern Illinois University
4 applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
5 undergraduate colleges and programs.
6     (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
7 (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
8 satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
9 or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed
10 until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
11 undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver
12 benefits under this Section.
13     (d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered
14 or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the
15 provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition
16 waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
17 Education.
18     (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
19 regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
20 provisions of this Section.
21 (Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
22     Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
23 changing Section 5-90 as follows:
 
24     (110 ILCS 660/5-90)
25     Sec. 5-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.
26     (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
27 university" means any of the following: the University of
28 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
29 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
30 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
31 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
32 University.
33     (b) Each year the Board of Chicago State University shall
34 offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for

 

 

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1 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
2 the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees,
3 including retired employees, of an Illinois college or
4 university who have been employed by any one or by more than
5 one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
6 at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the
7 same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship
8 of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same
9 address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to
10 a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the
11 state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any
12 other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in
13 which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's
14 common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired
15 employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability
16 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at
17 least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois
18 college or university, including a person who already is
19 receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this
20 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
21     To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial
22 tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois
23 college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of
24 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
25 full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be
26 effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Chicago State
27 University under the same admissions requirements, standards
28 and policies which Chicago State University applies to
29 applicants for admission generally to its respective
30 undergraduate colleges and programs.
31     (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
32 (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
33 satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
34 or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed
35 until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
36 undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver

 

 

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1 benefits under this Section.
2     (d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered
3 or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the
4 provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition
5 waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
6 Education.
7     (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
8 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
9 Section.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
11     Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
12 by changing Section 10-90 as follows:
 
13     (110 ILCS 665/10-90)
14     Sec. 10-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.
15     (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
16 university" means any of the following: the University of
17 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
18 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
19 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
20 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
21 University.
22     (b) Each year the Board of Eastern Illinois University
23 shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for
24 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
25 the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees,
26 including retired employees, of an Illinois college or
27 university who have been employed by any one or by more than
28 one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
29 at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the
30 same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship
31 of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same
32 address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to
33 a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the
34 state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any

 

 

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1 other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in
2 which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's
3 common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired
4 employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability
5 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at
6 least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois
7 college or university, including a person who already is
8 receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this
9 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
10     To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial
11 tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois
12 college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of
13 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
14 full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be
15 effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Eastern
16 Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
17 standards and policies which Eastern Illinois University
18 applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
19 undergraduate colleges and programs.
20     (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
21 (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
22 satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
23 or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed
24 until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
25 undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver
26 benefits under this Section.
27     (d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered
28 or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the
29 provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition
30 waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
31 Education.
32     (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
33 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
34 Section.
35 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 

 

 

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1     Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
2 by changing Section 15-90 as follows:
 
3     (110 ILCS 670/15-90)
4     Sec. 15-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.
5     (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
6 university" means any of the following: the University of
7 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
8 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
9 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
10 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
11 University.
12     (b) Each year the Board of Governors State University shall
13 offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for
14 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
15 the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees,
16 including retired employees, of an Illinois college or
17 university who have been employed by any one or by more than
18 one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
19 at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the
20 same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship
21 of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same
22 address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to
23 a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the
24 state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any
25 other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in
26 which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's
27 common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired
28 employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability
29 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at
30 least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois
31 college or university, including a person who already is
32 receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this
33 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
34     To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial
35 tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois

 

 

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1 college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of
2 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
3 full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be
4 effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Governors
5 State University under the same admissions requirements,
6 standards and policies which Governors State University
7 applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
8 undergraduate colleges and programs.
9     (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
10 (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
11 satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
12 or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed
13 until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
14 undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver
15 benefits under this Section.
16     (d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered
17 or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the
18 provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition
19 waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
20 Education.
21     (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
22 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
23 Section.
24 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
25     Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
26 changing Section 20-90 as follows:
 
27     (110 ILCS 675/20-90)
28     Sec. 20-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.
29     (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
30 university" means any of the following: the University of
31 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
32 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
33 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
34 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois

 

 

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1 University.
2     (b) Each year the Board of Illinois State University shall
3 offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for
4 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
5 the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees,
6 including retired employees, of an Illinois college or
7 university who have been employed by any one or by more than
8 one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
9 at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the
10 same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship
11 of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same
12 address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to
13 a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the
14 state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any
15 other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in
16 which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's
17 common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired
18 employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability
19 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at
20 least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois
21 college or university, including a person who already is
22 receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this
23 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
24     To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial
25 tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois
26 college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of
27 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
28 full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be
29 effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Illinois
30 State University under the same admissions requirements,
31 standards and policies which Illinois State University applies
32 to applicants for admission generally to its respective
33 undergraduate colleges and programs.
34     (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
35 (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
36 satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his

 

 

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1 or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed
2 until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
3 undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver
4 benefits under this Section.
5     (d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered
6 or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the
7 provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition
8 waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
9 Education.
10     (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
11 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
12 Section.
13 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
14     Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
15 amended by changing Section 25-90 as follows:
 
16     (110 ILCS 680/25-90)
17     Sec. 25-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.
18     (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
19 university" means any of the following: the University of
20 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
21 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
22 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
23 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
24 University.
25     (b) Each year the Board of Northeastern Illinois University
26 shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for
27 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
28 the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees,
29 including retired employees, of an Illinois college or
30 university who have been employed by any one or by more than
31 one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
32 at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the
33 same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship
34 of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same

 

 

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1 address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to
2 a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the
3 state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any
4 other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in
5 which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's
6 common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired
7 employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability
8 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at
9 least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois
10 college or university, including a person who already is
11 receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this
12 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
13     To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial
14 tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois
15 college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of
16 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
17 full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be
18 effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Northeastern
19 Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
20 standards and policies which Northeastern Illinois University
21 applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
22 undergraduate colleges and programs.
23     (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
24 (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
25 satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
26 or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed
27 until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
28 undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver
29 benefits under this Section.
30     (d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered
31 or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the
32 provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition
33 waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
34 Education.
35     (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
36 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this

 

 

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1 Section.
2 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
3     Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
4 by changing Section 30-90 as follows:
 
5     (110 ILCS 685/30-90)
6     Sec. 30-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.
7     (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
8 university" means any of the following: the University of
9 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
10 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
11 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
12 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
13 University.
14     (b) Each year the Board of Northern Illinois University
15 shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for
16 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
17 the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees,
18 including retired employees, of an Illinois college or
19 university who have been employed by any one or by more than
20 one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
21 at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the
22 same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship
23 of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same
24 address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to
25 a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the
26 state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any
27 other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in
28 which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's
29 common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired
30 employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability
31 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at
32 least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois
33 college or university, including a person who already is
34 receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this

 

 

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1 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
2     To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial
3 tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois
4 college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of
5 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
6 full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be
7 effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Northern
8 Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
9 standards and policies which Northern Illinois University
10 applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
11 undergraduate colleges and programs.
12     (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
13 (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
14 satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
15 or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed
16 until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
17 undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver
18 benefits under this Section.
19     (d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered
20 or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the
21 provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition
22 waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
23 Education.
24     (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
25 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
26 Section.
27 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
28     Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
29 by changing Section 35-90 as follows:
 
30     (110 ILCS 690/35-90)
31     Sec. 35-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.
32     (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
33 university" means any of the following: the University of
34 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State

 

 

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1 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
2 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
3 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
4 University.
5     (b) Each year the Board of Western Illinois University
6 shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for
7 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
8 the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees,
9 including retired employees, of an Illinois college or
10 university who have been employed by any one or by more than
11 one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
12 at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the
13 same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship
14 of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same
15 address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to
16 a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the
17 state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any
18 other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in
19 which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's
20 common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired
21 employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability
22 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at
23 least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois
24 college or university, including a person who already is
25 receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this
26 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
27     To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial
28 tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois
29 college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of
30 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
31 full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be
32 effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Western
33 Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
34 standards and policies which Western Illinois University
35 applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
36 undergraduate colleges and programs.

 

 

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1     (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
2 (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
3 satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
4 or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed
5 until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
6 undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver
7 benefits under this Section.
8     (d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered
9 or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the
10 provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition
11 waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
12 Education.
13     (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
14 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
15 Section.
16 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
17     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.