101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3204

 

Introduced , by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz

 

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 public universities in Illinois. Provides that, beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the board of trustees of each university shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education to any student admitted to the university who has a household income that is less than 185% of the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


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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
5changing Section 7f as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/7f)  (from Ch. 144, par. 28f)
7    Sec. 7f. Partial or full tuition waivers.
8    (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
9university" means any of the following: the University of
10Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
11University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
12University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
13University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
14University.
15    (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of
16Illinois shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
17education at any campus under its governance or supervision to
18the children of employees of an Illinois college or university
19who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
20college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
21years. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
22child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i)
23must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic

 

 

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1year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
2effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to the
3University of Illinois under the same admissions requirements,
4standards and policies which the University of Illinois applies
5to applicants for admission generally to its respective
6undergraduate colleges and programs.
7    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
8(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
9satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
10or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
11she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
12waiver benefits under this Section.
13    (c-5) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Board
14of Trustees shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate
15education to any student admitted to the University who has a
16household income that is less than 185% of the poverty
17guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the
18U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the
19authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
20    (d) (Blank).
21    (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
22regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
23provisions of this Section.
24(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
25    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management

 

 

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1Act is amended by changing Section 8f as follows:
 
2    (110 ILCS 520/8f)  (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)
3    Sec. 8f. Partial or full tuition waivers.
4    (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
5university" means any of the following: the University of
6Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
7University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
8University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
9University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
10University.
11    (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
12University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
13education at any campus under its governance or supervision to
14the children of employees of an Illinois college or university
15who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
16college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
17years. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
18child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i)
19must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic
20year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
21effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Southern
22Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
23standards and policies which Southern Illinois University
24applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
25undergraduate colleges and programs.

 

 

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1    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
2(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
3satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
4or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
5she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
6waiver benefits under this Section.
7    (c-5) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Board
8of Trustees shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate
9education to any student admitted to the University who has a
10household income that is less than 185% of the poverty
11guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the
12U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the
13authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
14    (d) (Blank).
15    (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
16regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
17provisions of this Section.
18(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
19    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
20changing Section 5-90 as follows:
 
21    (110 ILCS 660/5-90)
22    Sec. 5-90. Partial or full tuition waivers.
23    (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
24university" means any of the following: the University of

 

 

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1Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
2University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
3University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
4University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
5University.
6    (b) Each year the Board of Chicago State University shall
7offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
8campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
9Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
10one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
11aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
12a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
13Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
14at the commencement of the academic year during which the
15partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
16qualify for admission to Chicago State University under the
17same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
18Chicago State University applies to applicants for admission
19generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
20programs.
21    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
22(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
23satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
24or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
25she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
26waiver benefits under this Section.

 

 

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1    (c-5) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Board
2shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education
3to any student admitted to the University who has a household
4income that is less than 185% of the poverty guidelines updated
5periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of
6Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
79902(2).
8    (d) (Blank).
9    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
10necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
11Section.
12(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
13    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
14by changing Section 10-90 as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 665/10-90)
16    Sec. 10-90. Partial or full tuition waivers.
17    (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
18university" means any of the following: the University of
19Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
20University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
21University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
22University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
23University.
24    (b) Each year the Board of Eastern Illinois University

 

 

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1shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
2any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
3an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
4one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
5aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
6a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
7Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
8at the commencement of the academic year during which the
9partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
10qualify for admission to Eastern Illinois University under the
11same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
12Eastern Illinois University applies to applicants for
13admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
14and programs.
15    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
16(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
17satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
18or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
19she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
20waiver benefits under this Section.
21    (c-5) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Board
22shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education
23to any student admitted to the University who has a household
24income that is less than 185% of the poverty guidelines updated
25periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of
26Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.

 

 

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19902(2).
2    (d) (Blank).
3    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
4necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
5Section.
6(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
7    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
8by changing Section 15-90 as follows:
 
9    (110 ILCS 670/15-90)
10    Sec. 15-90. Partial or full tuition waivers.
11    (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
12university" means any of the following: the University of
13Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
14University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
15University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
16University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
17University.
18    (b) Each year the Board of Governors State University shall
19offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
20campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
21Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
22one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
23aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
24a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an

 

 

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1Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
2at the commencement of the academic year during which the
3partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
4qualify for admission to Governors State University under the
5same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
6Governors State University applies to applicants for admission
7generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
8programs.
9    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
10(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
11satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
12or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
13she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
14waiver benefits under this Section.
15    (c-5) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Board
16shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education
17to any student admitted to the University who has a household
18income that is less than 185% of the poverty guidelines updated
19periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of
20Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
219902(2).
22    (d) (Blank).
23    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
24necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
25Section.
26(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
2changing Section 20-90 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 675/20-90)
4    Sec. 20-90. Partial or full tuition waivers.
5    (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
6university" means any of the following: the University of
7Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
8University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
9University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
10University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
11University.
12    (b) Each year the Board of Illinois State University shall
13offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
14campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
15Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
16one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
17aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
18a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
19Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
20at the commencement of the academic year during which the
21partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
22qualify for admission to Illinois State University under the
23same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
24Illinois State University applies to applicants for admission

 

 

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1generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
2programs.
3    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
4(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
5satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
6or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
7she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
8waiver benefits under this Section.
9    (c-5) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Board
10shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education
11to any student admitted to the University who has a household
12income that is less than 185% of the poverty guidelines updated
13periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of
14Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
159902(2).
16    (d) (Blank).
17    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
18necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
19Section.
20(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
21    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
22amended by changing Section 25-90 as follows:
 
23    (110 ILCS 680/25-90)
24    Sec. 25-90. Partial or full tuition waivers.

 

 

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1    (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
2university" means any of the following: the University of
3Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
4University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
5University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
6University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
7University.
8    (b) Each year the Board of Northeastern Illinois University
9shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
10any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
11an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
12one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
13aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
14a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
15Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
16at the commencement of the academic year during which the
17partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
18qualify for admission to Northeastern Illinois University
19under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies
20which Northeastern Illinois University applies to applicants
21for admission generally to its respective undergraduate
22colleges and programs.
23    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
24(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
25satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
26or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or

 

 

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1she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
2waiver benefits under this Section.
3    (c-5) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Board
4shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education
5to any student admitted to the University who has a household
6income that is less than 185% of the poverty guidelines updated
7periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of
8Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
99902(2).
10    (d) (Blank).
11    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
12necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
13Section.
14(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
15    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
16by changing Section 30-90 as follows:
 
17    (110 ILCS 685/30-90)
18    Sec. 30-90. Partial or full tuition waivers.
19    (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
20university" means any of the following: the University of
21Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
22University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
23University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
24University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois

 

 

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1University.
2    (b) Each year the Board of Northern Illinois University
3shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
4any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
5an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
6one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
7aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
8a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
9Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
10at the commencement of the academic year during which the
11partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
12qualify for admission to Northern Illinois University under the
13same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
14Northern Illinois University applies to applicants for
15admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
16and programs.
17    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
18(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
19satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
20or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
21she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
22waiver benefits under this Section.
23    (c-5) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Board
24shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education
25to any student admitted to the University who has a household
26income that is less than 185% of the poverty guidelines updated

 

 

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1periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of
2Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
39902(2).
4    (d) (Blank).
5    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
6necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
7Section.
8(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
9    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
10by changing Section 35-90 as follows:
 
11    (110 ILCS 690/35-90)
12    Sec. 35-90. Partial or full tuition waivers.
13    (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
14university" means any of the following: the University of
15Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
16University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
17University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
18University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
19University.
20    (b) Each year the Board of Western Illinois University
21shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
22any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
23an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
24one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an

 

 

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1aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
2a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
3Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
4at the commencement of the academic year during which the
5partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
6qualify for admission to Western Illinois University under the
7same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
8Western Illinois University applies to applicants for
9admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
10and programs.
11    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
12(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
13satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
14or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
15she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
16waiver benefits under this Section.
17    (c-5) Beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Board
18shall award a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education
19to any student admitted to the University who has a household
20income that is less than 185% of the poverty guidelines updated
21periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of
22Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
239902(2).
24    (d) (Blank).
25    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
26necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this

 

 

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1Section.
2(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)