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1     AN ACT concerning higher education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5 adding Section 35 as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 305/35 new)
7     Sec. 35. Students called to active military service. The
8 University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is
9 called to active military service to complete any unfinished
10 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
11 credit has already been given or the student received a full
12 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the
13 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
14 active military service). The student must be given priority
15 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
16 The Board of Trustees may adopt any rules necessary to
17 implement this Section.
 
18     Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
19 Act is amended by adding Section 20 as follows:
 
20     (110 ILCS 520/20 new)
21     Sec. 20. Students called to active military service. The
22 University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is
23 called to active military service to complete any unfinished
24 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
25 credit has already been given or the student received a full
26 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the
27 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
28 active military service). The student must be given priority
29 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
30 The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this

 

 

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1 Section.
 
2     Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
3 adding Section 5-130 as follows:
 
4     (110 ILCS 660/5-130 new)
5     Sec. 5-130. Students called to active military service. The
6 University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is
7 called to active military service to complete any unfinished
8 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
9 credit has already been given or the student received a full
10 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the
11 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
12 active military service). The student must be given priority
13 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
14 The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this
15 Section.
 
16     Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
17 by adding Section 10-130 as follows:
 
18     (110 ILCS 665/10-130 new)
19     Sec. 10-130. Students called to active military service.
20 The University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is
21 called to active military service to complete any unfinished
22 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
23 credit has already been given or the student received a full
24 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the
25 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
26 active military service). The student must be given priority
27 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
28 The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this
29 Section.
 
30     Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
31 by adding Section 15-130 as follows:
 

 

 

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1     (110 ILCS 670/15-130 new)
2     Sec. 15-130. Students called to active military service.
3 The University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is
4 called to active military service to complete any unfinished
5 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
6 credit has already been given or the student received a full
7 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the
8 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
9 active military service). The student must be given priority
10 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
11 The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this
12 Section.
 
13     Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
14 adding Section 20-135 as follows:
 
15     (110 ILCS 675/20-135 new)
16     Sec. 20-135. Students called to active military service.
17 The University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is
18 called to active military service to complete any unfinished
19 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
20 credit has already been given or the student received a full
21 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the
22 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
23 active military service). The student must be given priority
24 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
25 The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this
26 Section.
 
27     Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
28 amended by adding Section 25-130 as follows:
 
29     (110 ILCS 680/25-130 new)
30     Sec. 25-130. Students called to active military service.
31 The University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is

 

 

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1 called to active military service to complete any unfinished
2 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
3 credit has already been given or the student received a full
4 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the
5 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
6 active military service). The student must be given priority
7 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
8 The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this
9 Section.
 
10     Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
11 by adding Section 30-140 as follows:
 
12     (110 ILCS 685/30-140 new)
13     Sec. 30-140. Students called to active military service.
14 The University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is
15 called to active military service to complete any unfinished
16 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
17 credit has already been given or the student received a full
18 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the
19 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
20 active military service). The student must be given priority
21 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
22 The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this
23 Section.
 
24     Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
25 by adding Section 35-135 as follows:
 
26     (110 ILCS 690/35-135 new)
27     Sec. 35-135. Students called to active military service.
28 The University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is
29 called to active military service to complete any unfinished
30 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
31 credit has already been given or the student received a full
32 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the

 

 

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1 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
2 active military service). The student must be given priority
3 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
4 The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this
5 Section.
 
6     Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by
7 changing Section 3-21 and by adding Section 3-26.5 as follows:
 
8     (110 ILCS 805/3-21)  (from Ch. 122, par. 103-21)
9     Sec. 3-21. The board of community college districts shall
10 have the duties enumerated in the Sections following this
11 Section and preceding Section 3-30 Sections 3-22 through
12 3-29.2.
13     Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the
14 contrary, when bonds are issued by any district and the
15 purposes for which such bonds have been issued have been
16 accomplished and paid for in full and there remains funds on
17 hand in such bond and interest account, the board by resolution
18 may transfer such excess to the fund of the district which
19 bears the nearest relation to the purpose for which the bonds
20 from which such excess funds arose were issued.
21 (Source: P.A. 86-1246.)
 
22     (110 ILCS 805/3-26.5 new)
23     Sec. 3-26.5. Students called to active military service. A
24 community college shall allow a currently enrolled student who
25 is called to active military service to complete any unfinished
26 courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course
27 credit has already been given or the student received a full
28 refund upon withdrawing from the course (in which case the
29 student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to
30 active military service). The student must be given priority
31 over other students in reenrolling in the course or courses.
32 The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this
33 Section.
 

 

 

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