Public Act 0320 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 097-0320
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| HB1503 Enrolled | LRB097 05575 NHT 45637 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by |
changing Section 8 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188)
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Sec. 8.
The Board of Trustees of the University of |
Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois |
University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, |
the Board of Trustees of
Eastern Illinois University, the Board |
of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of |
Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of |
Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of |
Northern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western |
Illinois University, and
the Illinois Community College Board |
shall submit to the Board not later
than the 15th day of |
November of each year its budget proposals for the
operation |
and capital needs of the institutions under its governance or
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supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal |
shall conform
to the procedures developed by the Board in the |
design of an information
system for State universities and |
colleges.
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In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher education, |
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the Board and
its staff shall communicate on a regular basis |
with all public university
presidents. They shall meet at least |
semiannually to achieve economies of
scale where possible and |
provide the most innovative and efficient programs and
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services.
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The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual budget |
request,
shall consider rates of tuition and fees at the state |
universities and
colleges. The Board shall also consider the |
current and projected
utilization of the total physical plant |
of each campus of a university or
college in approving the |
capital budget for any new building or facility.
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The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the Governor, |
to the
General Assembly, and to the appropriate budget agencies |
of the Governor
and General Assembly its analysis and |
recommendations on such budget
proposals.
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The Board is directed to form a broad-based group of |
individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the |
General Assembly, public institutions of higher education, |
State agencies, business and industry, Statewide organizations |
representing faculty and staff, and others as the Board shall |
deem appropriate to devise a system for allocating State |
resources to public institutions of higher education based upon |
performance in achieving State goals related to student success |
and certificate and degree completion. |
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the Board of Higher |
Education budget recommendations to the Governor and the |
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General Assembly shall include allocations to public |
institutions of higher education based upon performance |
metrics designed to promote and measure student success in |
degree and certificate completion. These metrics must be |
adopted by the Board by rule and must be developed and |
promulgated in accordance with the following principles: |
(1) The metrics must be developed in consultation with |
public institutions of higher education, as well as other |
State educational agencies and other higher education |
organizations, associations, interests, and stakeholders |
as deemed appropriate by the Board. |
(2) The metrics shall include provisions for |
recognizing the demands on and rewarding the performance of |
institutions in advancing the success of students who are |
academically or financially at risk, including |
first-generation students, low-income students, and |
students traditionally underrepresented in higher |
education, as specified in Section 9.16 of this Act. |
(3) The metrics shall recognize and account for the |
differentiated missions of institutions and sectors of |
higher education. |
(4) The metrics shall focus on the fundamental goal of |
increasing completion of college courses, certificates, |
and degrees. Performance metrics shall recognize the |
unique and broad mission of public community colleges |
through consideration of additional factors including, but |
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not limited to, enrollment, progress through key academic |
milestones, transfer to a baccalaureate institution, and |
degree completion. |
(5) The metrics must be designed to maintain the |
quality of degrees, certificates, courses, and programs. |
In devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by the |
report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission. |
Each state supported institution within the application of |
this Act must
submit its plan for capital improvements of |
non-instructional facilities to
the Board for approval before |
final commitments are made. Non-instructional
uses shall |
include but not be limited to dormitories, union buildings,
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field houses, stadium, other recreational facilities and |
parking lots. The
Board shall determine whether or not any |
project submitted for approval is
consistent with the master |
plan for higher education and with instructional
buildings that |
are provided for therein. If the project is found by a
majority |
of the Board not to be consistent, such capital improvement |
shall
not be constructed.
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(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
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