HB3620 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT relating to higher education.

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

Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by changing Section 7f as follows:

(110 ILCS 305/7f) (from Ch. 144, par. 28f)

Sec. 7f. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.

(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

(b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance or supervision to the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college or university, including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to the University of Illinois under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which the University of Illinois applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.

(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver benefits under this Section.

(d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

(e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

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

(110 ILCS 520/8f) (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)

Sec. 8f. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.

(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

(b) Each year the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance or supervision to the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college or university, including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Southern Illinois University under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which Southern Illinois University applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.

(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver benefits under this Section.

(d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

(e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

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

(110 ILCS 660/5-90)

Sec. 5-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.

(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

(b) Each year the Board of Chicago State University shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college or university, including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Chicago State University under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which Chicago State University applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.

(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver benefits under this Section.

(d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

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

(110 ILCS 665/10-90)

Sec. 10-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.

(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

(b) Each year the Board of Eastern Illinois University shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college or university, including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Eastern Illinois University under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which Eastern Illinois University applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.

(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver benefits under this Section.

(d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

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

(110 ILCS 670/15-90)

Sec. 15-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.

(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

(b) Each year the Board of Governors State University shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college or university, including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Governors State University under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which Governors State University applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.

(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver benefits under this Section.

(d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

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

(110 ILCS 675/20-90)

Sec. 20-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.

(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

(b) Each year the Board of Illinois State University shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college or university, including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Illinois State University under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which Illinois State University applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.

(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver benefits under this Section.

(d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

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

(110 ILCS 680/25-90)

Sec. 25-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.

(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

(b) Each year the Board of Northeastern Illinois University shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college or university, including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Northeastern Illinois University under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which Northeastern Illinois University applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.

(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver benefits under this Section.

(d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

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

(110 ILCS 685/30-90)

Sec. 30-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.

(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

(b) Each year the Board of Northern Illinois University shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college or university, including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Northern Illinois University under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which Northern Illinois University applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.

(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver benefits under this Section.

(d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended by changing Section 35-90 as follows:

(110 ILCS 690/35-90)

Sec. 35-90. Full tuition discount Partial tuition waivers.

(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

(b) Each year the Board of Western Illinois University shall offer 100% tuition discounts 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to the children, spouses, and domestic partners of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Domestic partner" means 2 individuals of the same gender who (1) live together in a long-term relationship of indefinite duration; (2) have resided together at the same address for at least 12 months; (3) are not related by blood to a degree of closeness that would prohibit legal marriage in the state in which they legally reside; (4) are not married to any other person; and (5) have an exclusive mutual commitment in which they agree to be jointly responsible for each other's common welfare and to share financial obligations. "Retired employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college or university, including a person who already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

To be eligible to receive a full tuition discount partial tuition waiver, the person child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) if a child, must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the full tuition discount partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Western Illinois University under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which Western Illinois University applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.

(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his or her full tuition discount partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate full tuition discount partial tuition waiver benefits under this Section.

(d) No full tuition discount partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

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