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1    AN ACT concerning education.

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


 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 120 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/120 new)
7    Sec. 120. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
8permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
9support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
10for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
11Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board of 
12Trustees must permit the personal support worker to attend 
13class with the student but is not responsible for providing or 
14paying for the personal support worker.  If the personal support 
15worker's attendance in class is solely to provide personal 
16support services to the student, the Board may not charge the 
17personal support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
18    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management 
19Act is amended  by adding Section 100 as follows:
 
20    (110 ILCS 520/100 new)
21    Sec. 100. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
 
 
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1permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
2support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
3for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
4Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
5permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
6student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
7personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
8attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
9services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
10support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
11    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended  by 
12adding Section 5-210 as follows:
 
13    (110 ILCS 660/5-210 new)
14    Sec. 5-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
15permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
16support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
17for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
18Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
19permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
20student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
21personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
22attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
23services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
24support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
 
 
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1    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended  
2by adding Section 10-210 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 665/10-210 new)
4    Sec. 10-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
5permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
6support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
7for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
8Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
9permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
10student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
11personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
12attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
13services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
14support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
15    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended  
16by adding Section 15-210 as follows:
 
17    (110 ILCS 670/15-210 new)
18    Sec. 15-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
19permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
20support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
21for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
22Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
 
 
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1permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
2student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
3personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
4attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
5services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
6support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
7    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended  by 
8adding Section 20-215 as follows:
 
9    (110 ILCS 675/20-215 new)
10    Sec. 20-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
11permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
12support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
13for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
14Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
15permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
16student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
17personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
18attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
19services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
20support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
21    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 
22amended  by adding Section 25-210 as follows:
 
 
 
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1    (110 ILCS 680/25-210 new)
2    Sec. 25-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
3permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
4support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
5for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
6Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
7permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
8student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
9personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
10attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
11services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
12support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
13    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended  
14by adding Section 30-220 as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 685/30-220 new)
16    Sec. 30-220. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
17permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
18support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
19for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
20Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
21permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
22student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
23personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
24attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
 
 
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1services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
2support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
3    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended  
4by adding Section 35-215 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 690/35-215 new)
6    Sec. 35-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
7permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
8support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
9for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
10Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
11permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
12student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
13personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
14attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
15services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
16support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
17    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended  by 
18adding Section 3-29.14 as follows:
 
19    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new)
20    Sec. 3-29.14. Personal support worker's attendance in 
21class permitted. If a student of a community college district 
22has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support 
 
 
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1Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the

2Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, 
3the board must permit the personal support worker to attend 
4class with the student but is not responsible for providing or 
5paying for the personal support worker.  If the personal support 
6worker's attendance in class is solely to provide personal 
7support services to the student, the board may not charge the 
8personal support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.


 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.