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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 747

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 747  by  replacing
 3    everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 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.  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
14    Illinois University.
15        (b)  Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of
16    Illinois  shall  offer  50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
17    education at any campus under its governance  or  supervision
18    to  the  children  of (i) 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 or (ii) persons receiving a retirement or
22    disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code
 
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 1    based on at least 20 years of service with one or  more  than
 2    one  Illinois  college  or  university, including persons who
 3    already are receiving such an annuity on the  effective  date
 4    of  this  amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.  To be
 5    eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an
 6    employee of an Illinois college or  university  (i)  must  be
 7    under  the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year
 8    during which the partial tuition waiver is to  be  effective,
 9    and  (ii)  must  qualify  for  admission to the University of
10    Illinois under the same  admissions  requirements,  standards
11    and  policies  which  the  University  of Illinois applies to
12    applicants  for  admission  generally   to   its   respective
13    undergraduate colleges and programs.
14        (c)  Subject   to   the  provisions  and  limitations  of
15    subsection (b), an eligible applicant who  has  continued  to
16    maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
17    have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
18    as  he  or  she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
19    tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
20        (d)  No partial tuition waiver offered  or  allocated  to
21    any  eligible  applicant in accordance with the provisions of
22    this Section shall be  charged  against  any  tuition  waiver
23    limitation  established  by  the  Illinois  Board  of  Higher
24    Education.
25        (e)  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  prescribe rules and
26    regulations as are necessary to implement and administer  the
27    provisions of this Section.
28    (Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

29        Section  10.  The Southern Illinois University Management
30    Act is amended by changing Section 8f as follows:

31        (110 ILCS 520/8f) (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)
32        Sec. 8f.  Partial tuition waivers.
 
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 1        (a)  As  used  in  this  Section,  "Illinois  college  or
 2    university" means any of the following:   the  University  of
 3    Illinois,   Southern   Illinois   University,  Chicago  State
 4    University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,  Governors  State
 5    University, Illinois State University, Northeastern  Illinois
 6    University,   Northern   Illinois   University,  and  Western
 7    Illinois University.
 8        (b)  Each year the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
 9    University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for  undergraduate
10    education  at  any campus under its governance or supervision
11    to the children of (i) employees of an  Illinois  college  or
12    university  who have been employed by any one or by more than
13    one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
14    at least 7 years or (ii) persons receiving  a  retirement  or
15    disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code
16    based  on  at least 20 years of service with one or more than
17    one Illinois college or  university,  including  persons  who
18    already  are  receiving such an annuity on the effective date
19    of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.   To  be
20    eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an
21    employee  of  an  Illinois  college or university (i) must be
22    under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic  year
23    during  which  the partial tuition waiver is to be effective,
24    and (ii) must qualify  for  admission  to  Southern  Illinois
25    University  under the same admissions requirements, standards
26    and policies which Southern Illinois  University  applies  to
27    applicants   for   admission   generally  to  its  respective
28    undergraduate colleges and programs.
29        (c)  Subject  to  the  provisions  and   limitations   of
30    subsection  (b),  an  eligible applicant who has continued to
31    maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
32    have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
33    as he or she has expended 4 years  of  undergraduate  partial
34    tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
 
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 1        (d)  No  partial  tuition  waiver offered or allocated to
 2    any eligible applicant in accordance with the  provisions  of
 3    this  Section  shall  be  charged  against any tuition waiver
 4    limitation  established  by  the  Illinois  Board  of  Higher
 5    Education.
 6        (e)  The Board of  Trustees  shall  prescribe  rules  and
 7    regulations  as are necessary to implement and administer the
 8    provisions of this Section.
 9    (Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

10        Section 15.  The Chicago State University Law is  amended
11    by changing Section 5-90 as follows:

12        (110 ILCS 660/5-90)
13        Sec. 5-90.  Partial tuition waivers.
14        (a)  As  used  in  this  Section,  "Illinois  college  or
15    university"  means  any  of the following:  the University of
16    Illinois,  Southern  Illinois   University,   Chicago   State
17    University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,  Governors  State
18    University,  Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
19    University,  Northern  Illinois   University,   and   Western
20    Illinois University.
21        (b)  Each  year  the  Board  of  Chicago State University
22    shall offer 50% tuition waivers for  undergraduate  education
23    at  any  campus  under  its governance to the children of (i)
24    employees of an Illinois college or university who have  been
25    employed  by  any one or by more than one Illinois college or
26    university for an aggregate period of at  least  7  years  or
27    (ii)  persons receiving a retirement or disability retirement
28    annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least  20
29    years  of  service with one or more than one Illinois college
30    or university, including persons who  already  are  receiving
31    such  an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act
32    of the 93rd General Assembly.  To be eligible  to  receive  a
 
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 1    partial  tuition  waiver,  the  child  of  an  employee of an
 2    Illinois college or university (i) must be under the  age  of
 3    25  at the commencement of the academic year during which the
 4    partial tuition waiver is to  be  effective,  and  (ii)  must
 5    qualify  for  admission to Chicago State University under the
 6    same admissions requirements, standards  and  policies  which
 7    Chicago  State University applies to applicants for admission
 8    generally  to  its  respective  undergraduate  colleges   and
 9    programs.
10        (c)  Subject   to   the  provisions  and  limitations  of
11    subsection (b), an eligible applicant who  has  continued  to
12    maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
13    have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
14    as  he  or  she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
15    tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
16        (d)  No partial tuition waiver offered  or  allocated  to
17    any  eligible  applicant in accordance with the provisions of
18    this Section shall be  charged  against  any  tuition  waiver
19    limitation  established  by  the  Illinois  Board  of  Higher
20    Education.
21        (e)  The  Board  shall prescribe rules and regulations as
22    are necessary to implement and administer the  provisions  of
23    this Section.
24    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

25        Section  20.   The  Eastern  Illinois  University  Law is
26    amended by changing Section 10-90 as follows:

27        (110 ILCS 665/10-90)
28        Sec. 10-90.  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
 
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 1    University, Illinois State University, Northeastern  Illinois
 2    University,   Northern   Illinois   University,  and  Western
 3    Illinois University.
 4        (b)  Each year the Board of Eastern  Illinois  University
 5    shall  offer  50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
 6    at any campus under its governance to  the  children  of  (i)
 7    employees  of an Illinois college or university who have been
 8    employed by any one or by more than one Illinois  college  or
 9    university  for  an  aggregate  period of at least 7 years or
10    (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability  retirement
11    annuity  under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 20
12    years of service with one or more than one  Illinois  college
13    or  university,  including  persons who already are receiving
14    such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory  Act
15    of  the  93rd  General Assembly.  To be eligible to receive a
16    partial tuition waiver,  the  child  of  an  employee  of  an
17    Illinois  college  or university (i) must be under the age of
18    25 at the commencement of the academic year during which  the
19    partial  tuition  waiver  is  to  be effective, and (ii) must
20    qualify for admission to Eastern  Illinois  University  under
21    the  same  admissions  requirements,  standards  and policies
22    which Eastern Illinois University applies to  applicants  for
23    admission  generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
24    and programs.
25        (c)  Subject  to  the  provisions  and   limitations   of
26    subsection  (b),  an  eligible applicant who has continued to
27    maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
28    have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
29    as he or she has expended 4 years  of  undergraduate  partial
30    tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
31        (d)  No  partial  tuition  waiver offered or allocated to
32    any eligible applicant in accordance with the  provisions  of
33    this  Section  shall  be  charged  against any tuition waiver
34    limitation  established  by  the  Illinois  Board  of  Higher
 
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 1    Education.
 2        (e)  The Board shall prescribe rules and  regulations  as
 3    are  necessary  to implement and administer the provisions of
 4    this Section.
 5    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

 6        Section  25.   The  Governors  State  University  Law  is
 7    amended by changing Section 15-90 as follows:

 8        (110 ILCS 670/15-90)
 9        Sec. 15-90.  Partial tuition waivers.
10        (a)  As  used  in  this  Section,  "Illinois  college  or
11    university" means any of the following:   the  University  of
12    Illinois,   Southern   Illinois   University,  Chicago  State
13    University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,  Governors  State
14    University, Illinois State University, Northeastern  Illinois
15    University,   Northern   Illinois   University,  and  Western
16    Illinois University.
17        (b)  Each year the Board of  Governors  State  University
18    shall  offer  50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
19    at any campus under its governance to  the  children  of  (i)
20    employees  of an Illinois college or university who have been
21    employed by any one or by more than one Illinois  college  or
22    university  for  an  aggregate  period of at least 7 years or
23    (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability  retirement
24    annuity  under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 20
25    years of service with one or more than one  Illinois  college
26    or  university,  including  persons who already are receiving
27    such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory  Act
28    of  the  93rd  General  Assembly. To be eligible to receive a
29    partial tuition waiver,  the  child  of  an  employee  of  an
30    Illinois  college  or university (i) must be under the age of
31    25 at the commencement of the academic year during which  the
32    partial  tuition  waiver  is  to  be effective, and (ii) must
 
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 1    qualify for admission to Governors State University under the
 2    same admissions requirements, standards  and  policies  which
 3    Governors   State   University   applies  to  applicants  for
 4    admission generally to its respective undergraduate  colleges
 5    and programs.
 6        (c)  Subject   to   the  provisions  and  limitations  of
 7    subsection (b), an eligible applicant who  has  continued  to
 8    maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
 9    have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
10    as  he  or  she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
11    tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
12        (d)  No partial tuition waiver offered  or  allocated  to
13    any  eligible  applicant in accordance with the provisions of
14    this Section shall be  charged  against  any  tuition  waiver
15    limitation  established  by  the  Illinois  Board  of  Higher
16    Education.
17        (e)  The  Board  shall prescribe rules and regulations as
18    are necessary to implement and administer the  provisions  of
19    this Section.
20    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

21        Section 30.  The Illinois State University Law is amended
22    by changing Section 20-90 as follows:

23        (110 ILCS 675/20-90)
24        Sec. 20-90.  Partial tuition waivers.
25        (a)  As  used  in  this  Section,  "Illinois  college  or
26    university"  means  any  of the following:  the University of
27    Illinois,  Southern  Illinois   University,   Chicago   State
28    University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,  Governors  State
29    University,  Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
30    University,  Northern  Illinois   University,   and   Western
31    Illinois University.
32        (b)  Each  year  the  Board  of Illinois State University
 
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 1    shall offer 50% tuition waivers for  undergraduate  education
 2    at  any  campus  under  its governance to the children of (i)
 3    employees of an Illinois college or university who have  been
 4    employed  by  any one or by more than one Illinois college or
 5    university for an aggregate period of at  least  7  years  or
 6    (ii)  persons receiving a retirement or disability retirement
 7    annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least  20
 8    years  of  service with one or more than one Illinois college
 9    or university, including persons who  already  are  receiving
10    such  an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act
11    of the 93rd General Assembly.  To be eligible  to  receive  a
12    partial  tuition  waiver,  the  child  of  an  employee of an
13    Illinois college or university (i) must be under the  age  of
14    25  at the commencement of the academic year during which the
15    partial tuition waiver is to  be  effective,  and  (ii)  must
16    qualify  for admission to Illinois State University under the
17    same admissions requirements, standards  and  policies  which
18    Illinois State University applies to applicants for admission
19    generally   to  its  respective  undergraduate  colleges  and
20    programs.
21        (c)  Subject  to  the  provisions  and   limitations   of
22    subsection  (b),  an  eligible applicant who has continued to
23    maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
24    have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
25    as he or she has expended 4 years  of  undergraduate  partial
26    tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
27        (d)  No  partial  tuition  waiver offered or allocated to
28    any eligible applicant in accordance with the  provisions  of
29    this  Section  shall  be  charged  against any tuition waiver
30    limitation  established  by  the  Illinois  Board  of  Higher
31    Education.
32        (e)  The Board shall prescribe rules and  regulations  as
33    are  necessary  to implement and administer the provisions of
34    this Section.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

 2        Section 35.  The Northeastern Illinois University Law  is
 3    amended by changing Section 25-90 as follows:

 4        (110 ILCS 680/25-90)
 5        Sec. 25-90.  Partial tuition waivers.
 6        (a)  As  used  in  this  Section,  "Illinois  college  or
 7    university"  means  any  of the following:  the University of
 8    Illinois,  Southern  Illinois   University,   Chicago   State
 9    University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,  Governors  State
10    University,  Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
11    University,  Northern  Illinois   University,   and   Western
12    Illinois University.
13        (b)  Each   year   the  Board  of  Northeastern  Illinois
14    University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for  undergraduate
15    education  at any campus under its governance to the children
16    of (i) employees of an Illinois  college  or  university  who
17    have  been  employed  by any one or by more than one Illinois
18    college or university for an aggregate period of at  least  7
19    years  or  (ii)  persons receiving a retirement or disability
20    retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code  based  on
21    at  least  20  years  of  service  with  one or more than one
22    Illinois college or university, including persons who already
23    are receiving such an annuity on the effective date  of  this
24    amendatory  Act of the 93rd General Assembly.  To be eligible
25    to receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee
26    of an Illinois college or university (i) must  be  under  the
27    age  of  25  at  the commencement of the academic year during
28    which the partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii)
29    must  qualify  for   admission   to   Northeastern   Illinois
30    University  under the same admissions requirements, standards
31    and policies which Northeastern Illinois  University  applies
32    to  applicants  for  admission  generally  to  its respective
 
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 1    undergraduate colleges and programs.
 2        (c)  Subject  to  the  provisions  and   limitations   of
 3    subsection  (b),  an  eligible applicant who has continued to
 4    maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
 5    have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
 6    as he or she has expended 4 years  of  undergraduate  partial
 7    tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
 8        (d)  No  partial  tuition  waiver offered or allocated to
 9    any eligible applicant in accordance with the  provisions  of
10    this  Section  shall  be  charged  against any tuition waiver
11    limitation  established  by  the  Illinois  Board  of  Higher
12    Education.
13        (e)  The Board shall prescribe rules and  regulations  as
14    are  necessary  to implement and administer the provisions of
15    this Section.
16    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

17        Section 40.  The  Northern  Illinois  University  Law  is
18    amended by changing Section 30-90 as follows:

19        (110 ILCS 685/30-90)
20        Sec. 30-90.  Partial tuition waivers.
21        (a)  As  used  in  this  Section,  "Illinois  college  or
22    university"  means  any  of the following:  the University of
23    Illinois,  Southern  Illinois   University,   Chicago   State
24    University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,  Governors  State
25    University,  Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
26    University,  Northern  Illinois   University,   and   Western
27    Illinois University.
28        (b)  Each  year the Board of Northern Illinois University
29    shall offer 50% tuition waivers for  undergraduate  education
30    at  any  campus  under  its governance to the children of (i)
31    employees of an Illinois college or university who have  been
32    employed  by  any one or by more than one Illinois college or
 
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 1    university for an aggregate period of at  least  7  years  or
 2    (ii)  persons receiving a retirement or disability retirement
 3    annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least  20
 4    years  of  service with one or more than one Illinois college
 5    or university, including persons who  already  are  receiving
 6    such  an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act
 7    of the 93rd General Assembly.  To be eligible  to  receive  a
 8    partial  tuition  waiver,  the  child  of  an  employee of an
 9    Illinois college or university (i) must be under the  age  of
10    25  at the commencement of the academic year during which the
11    partial tuition waiver is to  be  effective,  and  (ii)  must
12    qualify  for  admission to Northern Illinois University under
13    the same  admissions  requirements,  standards  and  policies
14    which  Northern Illinois University applies to applicants for
15    admission generally to its respective undergraduate  colleges
16    and programs.
17        (c)  Subject   to   the  provisions  and  limitations  of
18    subsection (b), an eligible applicant who  has  continued  to
19    maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
20    have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
21    as  he  or  she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
22    tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
23        (d)  No partial tuition waiver offered  or  allocated  to
24    any  eligible  applicant in accordance with the provisions of
25    this Section shall be  charged  against  any  tuition  waiver
26    limitation  established  by  the  Illinois  Board  of  Higher
27    Education.
28        (e)  The  Board  shall prescribe rules and regulations as
29    are necessary to implement and administer the  provisions  of
30    this Section.
31    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

32        Section  45.   The  Western  Illinois  University  Law is
33    amended by changing Section 35-90 as follows:
 
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 1        (110 ILCS 690/35-90)
 2        Sec. 35-90.  Partial tuition waivers.
 3        (a)  As  used  in  this  Section,  "Illinois  college  or
 4    university" means any of the following:   the  University  of
 5    Illinois,   Southern   Illinois   University,  Chicago  State
 6    University,  Eastern  Illinois  University,  Governors  State
 7    University, Illinois State University, Northeastern  Illinois
 8    University,   Northern   Illinois   University,  and  Western
 9    Illinois University.
10        (b)  Each year the Board of Western  Illinois  University
11    shall  offer  50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
12    at any campus under its governance to  the  children  of  (i)
13    employees  of an Illinois college or university who have been
14    employed by any one or by more than one Illinois  college  or
15    university  for  an  aggregate  period of at least 7 years or
16    (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability  retirement
17    annuity  under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 20
18    years of service with one or more than one  Illinois  college
19    or  university,  including  persons who already are receiving
20    such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory  Act
21    of  the  93rd  General Assembly.  To be eligible to receive a
22    partial tuition waiver,  the  child  of  an  employee  of  an
23    Illinois  college  or university (i) must be under the age of
24    25 at the commencement of the academic year during which  the
25    partial  tuition  waiver  is  to  be effective, and (ii) must
26    qualify for admission to Western  Illinois  University  under
27    the  same  admissions  requirements,  standards  and policies
28    which Western Illinois University applies to  applicants  for
29    admission  generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
30    and programs.
31        (c)  Subject  to  the  provisions  and   limitations   of
32    subsection  (b),  an  eligible applicant who has continued to
33    maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
34    have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
 
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 1    as he or she has expended 4 years  of  undergraduate  partial
 2    tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
 3        (d)  No  partial  tuition  waiver offered or allocated to
 4    any eligible applicant in accordance with the  provisions  of
 5    this  Section  shall  be  charged  against any tuition waiver
 6    limitation  established  by  the  Illinois  Board  of  Higher
 7    Education.
 8        (e)  The Board shall prescribe rules and  regulations  as
 9    are  necessary  to implement and administer the provisions of
10    this Section.
11    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

12        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act  takes  effect  on
13    July 1, 2003.".