Full Text of HB4247 102nd General Assembly
HB4247eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public | 5 | | Higher Education Act. | 6 | | Section 3. Intent. It is the intent of the General | 7 | | Assembly that the requirements set forth in this Act should | 8 | | apply equally to each public institution of higher education | 9 | | in this State and to the governing board of each public | 10 | | institution of higher education in this State, except as | 11 | | otherwise provided in this Act. | 12 | | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 13 | | "Emergency contraception" means medication approved by the | 14 | | federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that can | 15 | | significantly reduce the risk of pregnancy if taken within 72 | 16 | | hours after unprotected sexual intercourse. | 17 | | "Governing board of each public institution of higher | 18 | | education" means the Board of Trustees of the University of | 19 | | Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois | 20 | | University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, | 21 | | the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the | 22 | | Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of |
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| 1 | | Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees | 2 | | of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of | 3 | | Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western | 4 | | Illinois University, or the board of any other public | 5 | | university or college now or hereafter established or | 6 | | authorized by the General Assembly. | 7 | | "Public institution of higher education" means the | 8 | | University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago | 9 | | State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State | 10 | | University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois | 11 | | University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois | 12 | | University, or any other public university or college now or | 13 | | hereafter established or authorized by the General Assembly. | 14 | | Section 10. Emergency contraception availability on | 15 | | campus. | 16 | | (a) The governing board of each public institution of | 17 | | higher education, except the board of trustees of a community | 18 | | college district, shall make emergency contraception available | 19 | | for purchase through at least one vending machine located on | 20 | | each campus under its jurisdiction. The vending machine must | 21 | | be located in an area of campus where students can access the | 22 | | emergency contraception on weekends or after class hours. | 23 | | (b) A public institution of higher education, except
a | 24 | | public community college, shall ensure that the emergency | 25 | | contraception made available through each vending machine |
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| 1 | | satisfies, at a minimum, all of the following requirements: | 2 | | (1) The emergency contraception must be sold only in | 3 | | the manufacturer's clearly labeled, original, unbroken, | 4 | | tamper-proof, and expiration-dated packaging. | 5 | | (2) The emergency contraception may not be older than | 6 | | the manufacturer's expiration date. | 7 | | (3) The emergency contraception must be stored in | 8 | | accordance with manufacturer recommendations. | 9 | | (4) The emergency contraception must be made available | 10 | | at a reduced price, which may not exceed $40. | 11 | | (c) A public institution of higher education, except a | 12 | | public community college, shall ensure that each vending | 13 | | machine has, at a minimum: | 14 | | (1) an obvious and legible statement on the machine | 15 | | that identifies the owner of the machine; | 16 | | (2) a toll-free telephone number at which the consumer | 17 | | may contact the owner of the machine; and | 18 | | (3) a statement advising the consumer to check the | 19 | | expiration date of the product before using the product.
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 21 | | becoming law.
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