Rep. Luis Arroyo

Filed: 3/27/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5531

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5531 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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 tuition waivers.
8    (a) As used in this Section: ,
9    "Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
10university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
11Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
12applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
13household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
14this Section is granted.
15    "Illinois college or university" means any of the
16following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois

 

 

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1University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
2University, Governors State University, Illinois State
3University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
4Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
5    "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
6member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
7State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
8a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
9received an honorable discharge.
10    (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of
11Illinois shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
12education at any campus under its governance or supervision to
13the children of employees of an Illinois college or university
14who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
15college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
16years. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
17child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i)
18must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic
19year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
20effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to the
21University of Illinois under the same admissions requirements,
22standards and policies which the University of Illinois applies
23to applicants for admission generally to its respective
24undergraduate colleges and programs.
25    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
26(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain

 

 

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1satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
2or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
3she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
4waiver benefits under this Section.
5    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
6eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
7Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
8established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
9    (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
10regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
11provisions of this Section.
12(Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
13    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
14Act is amended by changing Section 8f as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 520/8f)  (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)
16    Sec. 8f. Partial tuition waivers.
17    (a) As used in this Section: ,
18    "Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
19university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
20Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
21applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
22household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
23this Section is granted.
24    "Illinois college or university" means any of the

 

 

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1following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
2University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
3University, Governors State University, Illinois State
4University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
5Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
6    "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
7member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
8State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
9a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
10received an honorable discharge.
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.
26    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection

 

 

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1(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
2satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
3or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
4she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
5waiver benefits under this Section.
6    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
7eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
8Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
9established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
10    (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
11regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
12provisions of this Section.
13(Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
14    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
15changing Section 5-90 as follows:
 
16    (110 ILCS 660/5-90)
17    Sec. 5-90. Partial tuition waivers.
18    (a) As used in this Section: ,
19    "Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
20university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
21Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
22applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
23household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
24this Section is granted.

 

 

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1    "Illinois college or university" means any of the
2following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
3University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
4University, Governors State University, Illinois State
5University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
6Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
7    "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
8member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
9State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
10a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
11received an honorable discharge.
12    (b) Each year the Board of Chicago 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 Chicago State University under the
23same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
24Chicago State University applies to applicants for admission
25generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
26programs.

 

 

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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    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
8eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
9Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
10established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
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. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
15    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
16by changing Section 10-90 as follows:
 
17    (110 ILCS 665/10-90)
18    Sec. 10-90. Partial tuition waivers.
19    (a) As used in this Section: ,
20    "Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
21university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
22Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
23applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
24household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under

 

 

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1this Section is granted.
2    "Illinois college or university" means any of the
3following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
4University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
5University, Governors State University, Illinois State
6University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
7Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
8    "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
9member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
10State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
11a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
12received an honorable discharge.
13    (b) Each year the Board of Eastern Illinois University
14shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
15any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
16an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
17one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
18aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
19a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
20Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
21at the commencement of the academic year during which the
22partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
23qualify for admission to Eastern Illinois University under the
24same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
25Eastern Illinois University applies to applicants for
26admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges

 

 

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1and programs.
2    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
3(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
4satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
5or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
6she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
7waiver benefits under this Section.
8    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
9eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
10Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
11established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
12    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
13necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
14Section.
15(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
16    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
17by changing Section 15-90 as follows:
 
18    (110 ILCS 670/15-90)
19    Sec. 15-90. Partial tuition waivers.
20    (a) As used in this Section: ,
21    "Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
22university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
23Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
24applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual

 

 

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1household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
2this Section is granted.
3     "Illinois college or university" means any of the
4following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
5University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
6University, Governors State University, Illinois State
7University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
8Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
9    "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
10member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
11State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
12a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
13received an honorable discharge.
14    (b) Each year the Board of Governors State University shall
15offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
16campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
17Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
18one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
19aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
20a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
21Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
22at the commencement of the academic year during which the
23partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
24qualify for admission to Governors State University under the
25same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
26Governors 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    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
10eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
11Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
12established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
13    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
14necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
15Section.
16(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
17    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
18changing Section 20-90 as follows:
 
19    (110 ILCS 675/20-90)
20    Sec. 20-90. Partial tuition waivers.
21    (a) As used in this Section: ,
22    "Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
23university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
24Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is

 

 

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1applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
2household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
3this Section is granted.
4    "Illinois college or university" means any of the
5following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
6University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
7University, Governors State University, Illinois State
8University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
9Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
10    "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
11member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
12State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
13a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
14received an honorable discharge.
15    (b) Each year the Board of Illinois State University shall
16offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
17campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
18Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
19one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
20aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
21a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
22Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
23at the commencement of the academic year during which the
24partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
25qualify for admission to Illinois State University under the
26same admissions requirements, standards and policies which

 

 

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1Illinois State University applies to applicants for admission
2generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
3programs.
4    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
5(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
6satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
7or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
8she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
9waiver benefits under this Section.
10    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
11eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
12Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
13established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
14    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
15necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
16Section.
17(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
18    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
19amended by changing Section 25-90 as follows:
 
20    (110 ILCS 680/25-90)
21    Sec. 25-90. Partial tuition waivers.
22    (a) As used in this Section: ,
23    "Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
24university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this

 

 

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1Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
2applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
3household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
4this Section is granted.
5    "Illinois college or university" means any of the
6following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
7University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
8University, Governors State University, Illinois State
9University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
10Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
11    "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
12member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
13State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
14a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
15received an honorable discharge.
16    (b) Each year the Board of Northeastern Illinois University
17shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
18any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
19an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
20one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
21aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
22a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
23Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
24at the commencement of the academic year during which the
25partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
26qualify for admission to Northeastern Illinois University

 

 

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1under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies
2which Northeastern Illinois University applies to applicants
3for admission generally to its respective undergraduate
4colleges and programs.
5    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
6(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
7satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
8or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
9she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
10waiver benefits under this Section.
11    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
12eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
13Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
14established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
15    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
16necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
17Section.
18(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
19    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
20by changing Section 30-90 as follows:
 
21    (110 ILCS 685/30-90)
22    Sec. 30-90. Partial tuition waivers.
23    (a) As used in this Section: ,
24    "Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or

 

 

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1university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
2Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
3applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
4household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
5this Section is granted.
6    "Illinois college or university" means any of the
7following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
8University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
9University, Governors State University, Illinois State
10University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
11Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
12    "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
13member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
14State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
15a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
16received an honorable discharge.
17    (b) Each year the Board of Northern Illinois University
18shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
19any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
20an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
21one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
22aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
23a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
24Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
25at the commencement of the academic year during which the
26partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must

 

 

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1qualify for admission to Northern Illinois University under the
2same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
3Northern Illinois University applies to applicants for
4admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
5and programs.
6    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
7(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
8satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
9or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
10she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
11waiver benefits under this Section.
12    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
13eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
14Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
15established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
16    (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
17necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
18Section.
19(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
20    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
21by changing Section 35-90 as follows:
 
22    (110 ILCS 690/35-90)
23    Sec. 35-90. Partial tuition waivers.
24    (a) As used in this Section: ,

 

 

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1    "Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
2university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
3Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
4applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
5household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
6this Section is granted.
7    "Illinois college or university" means any of the
8following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
9University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
10University, Governors State University, Illinois State
11University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
12Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
13    "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
14member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
15State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
16a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
17received an honorable discharge.
18    (b) Each year the Board of Western Illinois University
19shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
20any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
21an Illinois 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
25Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
26at the commencement of the academic year during which the

 

 

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1partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
2qualify for admission to Western Illinois University under the
3same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
4Western Illinois University applies to applicants for
5admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
6and 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    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
14eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
15Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
16established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
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. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect September
221, 2012.".