96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0899


 
Introduced 2/10/2009, by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













110 ILCS 305/45 new






110 ILCS 520/30 new






110 ILCS 660/5-140 new






110 ILCS 665/10-140 new






110 ILCS 670/15-140 new






110 ILCS 675/20-145 new






110 ILCS 680/25-140 new






110 ILCS 685/30-150 new






110 ILCS 690/35-145 new






110 ILCS 805/3-29.4 new










    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois.  Provides that a university or community college may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from (i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on university or community college property, provided that such display by any member of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or her motor vehicle. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning higher 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 University of Illinois Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 45 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 305/45  new)
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    Sec. 45. Faculty and staff political displays. The 
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University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from 
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(i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on 
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University property, provided that such display by any member 
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of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose 
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relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a 
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partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on 
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duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or 
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her motor vehicle.
 
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    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management 
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Act is amended  by adding Section 30 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 520/30  new)
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    Sec. 30. Faculty and staff political displays. The 
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University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from 
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(i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on 
 


 






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University property, provided that such display by any member 
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of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose 
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relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a 
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partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on 
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duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or 
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her motor vehicle.
 
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    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended  by 
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adding Section 5-140 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 660/5-140  new)
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    Sec. 5-140. Faculty and staff political displays. The 
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University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from 
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(i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on 
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University property, provided that such display by any member 
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of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose 
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relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a 
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partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on 
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duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or 
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her motor vehicle.
 
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    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended  
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by adding Section 10-140 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 665/10-140  new)
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    Sec. 10-140. Faculty and staff political displays. The 
 


 






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University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from 
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(i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on 
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University property, provided that such display by any member 
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of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose 
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relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a 
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partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on 
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duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or 
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her motor vehicle.
 
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    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended  
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by adding Section 15-140 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 670/15-140  new)
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    Sec. 15-140. Faculty and staff political displays. The 
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University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from 
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(i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on 
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University property, provided that such display by any member 
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of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose 
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relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a 
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partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on 
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duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or 
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her motor vehicle.
 
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    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended  by 
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adding Section 20-145 as follows:
 
 


 






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    (110 ILCS 675/20-145  new)
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    Sec. 20-145. Faculty and staff political displays. The 
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University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from 
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(i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on 
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University property, provided that such display by any member 
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of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose 
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relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a 
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partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on 
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duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or 
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her motor vehicle.
 
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    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 
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amended  by adding Section 25-140 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 680/25-140  new)
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    Sec. 25-140. Faculty and staff political displays. The 
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University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from 
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(i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on 
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University property, provided that such display by any member 
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of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose 
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relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a 
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partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on 
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duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or 
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her motor vehicle.
 
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    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended  
 


 






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by adding Section 30-150 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 685/30-150  new)
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    Sec. 30-150. Faculty and staff political displays. The 
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University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from 
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(i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on 
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University property, provided that such display by any member 
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of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose 
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relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a 
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partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on 
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duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or 
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her motor vehicle.
 
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    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended  
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by adding Section 35-145 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 690/35-145  new)
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    Sec. 35-145. Faculty and staff political displays. The 
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University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from 
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(i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on 
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University property, provided that such display by any member 
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of the faculty in an instructional setting is for a purpose 
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relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) attending a 
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partisan political rally, provided that the employee is not on 
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duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper sticker on his or 
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her motor vehicle.
 
 


 






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    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended  by 
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adding Section 3-29.4 as follows:

 
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    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.4 new)

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    Sec. 3-29.4. Faculty and staff political displays. A 
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community college may not prohibit any faculty or staff member 
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from (i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches 
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while on community college property, provided that such display 
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by any member of the faculty in an instructional setting is for 
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a purpose relevant to the subject of instruction; (ii) 
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attending a partisan political rally, provided that the 
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employee is not on duty; or (iii) displaying a partisan bumper 
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sticker on his or her motor vehicle.

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