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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
5adding Section 85 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/85 new)
7    Sec. 85. Priority enrollment; service member or veteran.
8    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
9    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
10member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
11reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
12District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
13United States and who is eligible to receive military
14educational benefits.
15    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
16member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
17discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
18    (b) The Board of Trustees shall give the earliest possible
19enrollment opportunity that the University offers to a service
20member or veteran.
21    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
22Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
23certificate programs offered by the University after the

 

 

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1student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
2the University.
 
3    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
4Act is amended by adding Section 70 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 520/70 new)
6    Sec. 70. Priority enrollment; service member or veteran.
7    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
8    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
9member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
10reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
11District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
12United States and who is eligible to receive military
13educational benefits.
14    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
15member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
16discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
17    (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment
18opportunity that the University offers to a service member or
19veteran.
20    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
21Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
22certificate programs offered by the University after the
23student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
24the University.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
2adding Section 5-180 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 660/5-180 new)
4    Sec. 5-180. Priority enrollment; service member or
5veteran.
6    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
7    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
8member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
9reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
10District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
11United States and who is eligible to receive military
12educational benefits.
13    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
14member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
15discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
16    (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment
17opportunity that the University offers to a service member or
18veteran.
19    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
20Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
21certificate programs offered by the University after the
22student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
23the University.
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
2by adding Section 10-180 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 665/10-180 new)
4    Sec. 10-180. Priority enrollment; service member or
5veteran.
6    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
7    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
8member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
9reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
10District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
11United States and who is eligible to receive military
12educational benefits.
13    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
14member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
15discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
16    (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment
17opportunity that the University offers to a service member or
18veteran.
19    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
20Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
21certificate programs offered by the University after the
22student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
23the University.
 
24    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended

 

 

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1by adding Section 15-180 as follows:
 
2    (110 ILCS 670/15-180 new)
3    Sec. 15-180. Priority enrollment; service member or
4veteran.
5    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
6    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
7member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
8reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
9District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
10United States and who is eligible to receive military
11educational benefits.
12    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
13member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
14discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
15    (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment
16opportunity that the University offers to a service member or
17veteran.
18    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
19Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
20certificate programs offered by the University after the
21student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
22the University.
 
23    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
24adding Section 20-185 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 675/20-185 new)
2    Sec. 20-185. Priority enrollment; service member or
3veteran.
4    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
5    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
6member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
7reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
8District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
9United States and who is eligible to receive military
10educational benefits.
11    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
12member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
13discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
14    (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment
15opportunity that the University offers to a service member or
16veteran.
17    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
18Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
19certificate programs offered by the University after the
20student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
21the University.
 
22    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
23amended by adding Section 25-180 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 680/25-180 new)
2    Sec. 25-180. Priority enrollment; service member or
3veteran.
4    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
5    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
6member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
7reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
8District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
9United States and who is eligible to receive military
10educational benefits.
11    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
12member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
13discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
14    (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment
15opportunity that the University offers to a service member or
16veteran.
17    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
18Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
19certificate programs offered by the University after the
20student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
21the University.
 
22    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
23by adding Section 30-190 as follows:
 
24    (110 ILCS 685/30-190 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 30-190. Priority enrollment; service member or
2veteran.
3    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
4    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
5member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
6reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
7District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
8United States and who is eligible to receive military
9educational benefits.
10    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
11member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
12discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
13    (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment
14opportunity that the University offers to a service member or
15veteran.
16    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
17Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
18certificate programs offered by the University after the
19student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
20the University.
 
21    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
22by adding Section 35-185 as follows:
 
23    (110 ILCS 690/35-185 new)
24    Sec. 35-185. Priority enrollment; service member or

 

 

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1veteran.
2    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
3    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
4member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
5reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
6District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
7United States and who is eligible to receive military
8educational benefits.
9    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
10member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
11discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
12    (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment
13opportunity that the University offers to a service member or
14veteran.
15    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
16Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
17certificate programs offered by the University after the
18student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
19the University.
 
20    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by
21adding Section 3-29.10 as follows:
 
22    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.10 new)
23    Sec. 3-29.10. Priority enrollment; service member or
24veteran.

 

 

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1    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
2    "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a
3member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any
4reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the
5District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the
6United States and who is eligible to receive military
7educational benefits.
8    "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service
9member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general
10discharge, or an other than honorable discharge.
11    (b) A board shall give the earliest possible enrollment
12opportunity that a community college offers to a service member
13or veteran.
14    (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this
15Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and
16certificate programs offered by a community college after the
17student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by
18the community college.