Bill Amendment: IL SB1565 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: HIGHER ED-ILL GRANT PROGRAM
Status: 2015-03-27 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1565 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB1565-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: HIGHER ED-ILL GRANT PROGRAM
Status: 2015-03-27 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1565 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB1565-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1565
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1565 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 0.05 as follows:
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6 | (110 ILCS 305/0.05 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 0.05. Transition to nonpublic university. | ||||||
8 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2015, the University of Illinois | ||||||
9 | shall transition into a nonpublic institution of higher | ||||||
10 | education. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | ||||||
11 | shall develop and implement a 6-year plan for this transition. | ||||||
12 | This plan shall include all of the following: | ||||||
13 | (1) A date upon which the University shall be deemed to | ||||||
14 | be a nonpublic institution of higher education. | ||||||
15 | (2) The appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of a | ||||||
16 | governing board to oversee the nonpublic university. |
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1 | (3) A determination of all books, records, funds, and | ||||||
2 | other property of any kind or nature belonging or in any | ||||||
3 | way appertaining to the University that this State shall be | ||||||
4 | required to transfer to the University. | ||||||
5 | (4) How employees, along with their health care, | ||||||
6 | retirement, and all other benefits, as well as any | ||||||
7 | collective bargaining agreements, are to be addressed. | ||||||
8 | (5) Recommendations concerning the changes to | ||||||
9 | statutory law needed to effectuate and reflect this | ||||||
10 | transition. | ||||||
11 | A copy of this plan shall be filed with the General | ||||||
12 | Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
13 | Organization Act. | ||||||
14 | (b) On the date selected by the Board of Trustees under | ||||||
15 | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, all of the | ||||||
16 | following shall apply: | ||||||
17 | (1) The Board of Trustees is abolished and the terms of | ||||||
18 | all members end, and all of the powers, duties, assets, | ||||||
19 | liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, | ||||||
20 | pending business, and unexpended appropriations of the | ||||||
21 | Board of Trustees shall be transferred to the governing | ||||||
22 | board appointed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
23 | this Section. | ||||||
24 | (2) All rules, standards, policies, and procedures of | ||||||
25 | the University shall continue in effect until they are | ||||||
26 | modified or abolished by the governing board appointed |
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1 | under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
2 | (3) The authority of the Board of Higher Education over | ||||||
3 | public institutions of higher education does not include | ||||||
4 | authority over the University. | ||||||
5 | (4) All references in statutes and rules to the | ||||||
6 | University as a State university, a public university, or | ||||||
7 | an institution of higher education funded or supported by | ||||||
8 | this State shall be deemed to not refer to the University, | ||||||
9 | and all references to private or nonpublic institutions of | ||||||
10 | higher education in statutes and rules shall be deemed to | ||||||
11 | refer to the University. | ||||||
12 | (5) All books, records, funds, and other property of | ||||||
13 | any kind or nature belonging or in any way appertaining to | ||||||
14 | the University are the property of the University, and this | ||||||
15 | State shall be deemed to have no ownership interest.
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16 | Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management | ||||||
17 | Act is amended by adding Section 1.5 as follows:
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18 | (110 ILCS 520/1.5 new) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 1.5. Transition to nonpublic university. | ||||||
20 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2015, Southern Illinois University | ||||||
21 | shall transition into a nonpublic institution of higher | ||||||
22 | education. The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois | ||||||
23 | University shall develop and implement a 6-year plan for this | ||||||
24 | transition. This plan shall include all of the following: |
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1 | (1) A date upon which the University shall be deemed to | ||||||
2 | be a nonpublic institution of higher education. | ||||||
3 | (2) The appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of a | ||||||
4 | governing board to oversee the nonpublic university. | ||||||
5 | (3) A determination of all books, records, funds, and | ||||||
6 | other property of any kind or nature belonging or in any | ||||||
7 | way appertaining to the University that this State shall be | ||||||
8 | required to transfer to the University. | ||||||
9 | (4) How employees, along with their health care, | ||||||
10 | retirement, and all other benefits, as well as any | ||||||
11 | collective bargaining agreements, are to be addressed. | ||||||
12 | (5) Recommendations concerning the changes to | ||||||
13 | statutory law needed to effectuate and reflect this | ||||||
14 | transition. | ||||||
15 | A copy of this plan shall be filed with the General | ||||||
16 | Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
17 | Organization Act. | ||||||
18 | (b) On the date selected by the Board of Trustees under | ||||||
19 | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, all of the | ||||||
20 | following shall apply: | ||||||
21 | (1) The Board of Trustees is abolished and the terms of | ||||||
22 | all members end, and all of the powers, duties, assets, | ||||||
23 | liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, | ||||||
24 | pending business, and unexpended appropriations of the | ||||||
25 | Board of Trustees shall be transferred to the governing | ||||||
26 | board appointed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of |
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1 | this Section. | ||||||
2 | (2) All rules, standards, policies, and procedures of | ||||||
3 | the University shall continue in effect until they are | ||||||
4 | modified or abolished by the governing board appointed | ||||||
5 | under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
6 | (3) The authority of the Board of Higher Education over | ||||||
7 | public institutions of higher education does not include | ||||||
8 | authority over the University. | ||||||
9 | (4) All references in statutes and rules to the | ||||||
10 | University as a State university, a public university, or | ||||||
11 | an institution of higher education funded or supported by | ||||||
12 | this State shall be deemed to not refer to the University, | ||||||
13 | and all references to private or nonpublic institutions of | ||||||
14 | higher education in statutes and rules shall be deemed to | ||||||
15 | refer to the University. | ||||||
16 | (5) All books, records, funds, and other property of | ||||||
17 | any kind or nature belonging or in any way appertaining to | ||||||
18 | the University are the property of the University, and this | ||||||
19 | State shall be deemed to have no ownership interest.
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20 | Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by | ||||||
21 | adding Section 5-3 as follows:
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22 | (110 ILCS 660/5-3 new) | ||||||
23 | Sec. 5-3. Transition to nonpublic university. | ||||||
24 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2015, Chicago State University |
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1 | shall transition into a nonpublic institution of higher | ||||||
2 | education. The Board of Trustees of Chicago State University | ||||||
3 | shall develop and implement a 6-year plan for this transition. | ||||||
4 | This plan shall include all of the following: | ||||||
5 | (1) A date upon which the University shall be deemed to | ||||||
6 | be a nonpublic institution of higher education. | ||||||
7 | (2) The appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of a | ||||||
8 | governing board to oversee the nonpublic university. | ||||||
9 | (3) A determination of all books, records, funds, and | ||||||
10 | other property of any kind or nature belonging or in any | ||||||
11 | way appertaining to the University that this State shall be | ||||||
12 | required to transfer to the University. | ||||||
13 | (4) How employees, along with their health care, | ||||||
14 | retirement, and all other benefits, as well as any | ||||||
15 | collective bargaining agreements, are to be addressed. | ||||||
16 | (5) Recommendations concerning the changes to | ||||||
17 | statutory law needed to effectuate and reflect this | ||||||
18 | transition. | ||||||
19 | A copy of this plan shall be filed with the General | ||||||
20 | Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
21 | Organization Act. | ||||||
22 | (b) On the date selected by the Board of Trustees under | ||||||
23 | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, all of the | ||||||
24 | following shall apply: | ||||||
25 | (1) The Board of Trustees is abolished and the terms of | ||||||
26 | all members end, and all of the powers, duties, assets, |
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1 | liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, | ||||||
2 | pending business, and unexpended appropriations of the | ||||||
3 | Board of Trustees shall be transferred to the governing | ||||||
4 | board appointed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
5 | this Section. | ||||||
6 | (2) All rules, standards, policies, and procedures of | ||||||
7 | the University shall continue in effect until they are | ||||||
8 | modified or abolished by the governing board appointed | ||||||
9 | under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
10 | (3) The authority of the Board of Higher Education over | ||||||
11 | public institutions of higher education does not include | ||||||
12 | authority over the University. | ||||||
13 | (4) All references in statutes and rules to the | ||||||
14 | University as a State university, a public university, or | ||||||
15 | an institution of higher education funded or supported by | ||||||
16 | this State shall be deemed to not refer to the University, | ||||||
17 | and all references to private or nonpublic institutions of | ||||||
18 | higher education in statutes and rules shall be deemed to | ||||||
19 | refer to the University. | ||||||
20 | (5) All books, records, funds, and other property of | ||||||
21 | any kind or nature belonging or in any way appertaining to | ||||||
22 | the University are the property of the University, and this | ||||||
23 | State shall be deemed to have no ownership interest.
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24 | Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||
25 | by adding Section 10-3 as follows:
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1 | (110 ILCS 665/10-3 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 10-3. Transition to nonpublic university. | ||||||
3 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2015, Eastern Illinois University | ||||||
4 | shall transition into a nonpublic institution of higher | ||||||
5 | education. The Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University | ||||||
6 | shall develop and implement a 6-year plan for this transition. | ||||||
7 | This plan shall include all of the following: | ||||||
8 | (1) A date upon which the University shall be deemed to | ||||||
9 | be a nonpublic institution of higher education. | ||||||
10 | (2) The appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of a | ||||||
11 | governing board to oversee the nonpublic university. | ||||||
12 | (3) A determination of all books, records, funds, and | ||||||
13 | other property of any kind or nature belonging or in any | ||||||
14 | way appertaining to the University that this State shall be | ||||||
15 | required to transfer to the University. | ||||||
16 | (4) How employees, along with their health care, | ||||||
17 | retirement, and all other benefits, as well as any | ||||||
18 | collective bargaining agreements, are to be addressed. | ||||||
19 | (5) Recommendations concerning the changes to | ||||||
20 | statutory law needed to effectuate and reflect this | ||||||
21 | transition. | ||||||
22 | A copy of this plan shall be filed with the General | ||||||
23 | Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
24 | Organization Act. | ||||||
25 | (b) On the date selected by the Board of Trustees under |
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1 | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, all of the | ||||||
2 | following shall apply: | ||||||
3 | (1) The Board of Trustees is abolished and the terms of | ||||||
4 | all members end, and all of the powers, duties, assets, | ||||||
5 | liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, | ||||||
6 | pending business, and unexpended appropriations of the | ||||||
7 | Board of Trustees shall be transferred to the governing | ||||||
8 | board appointed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
9 | this Section. | ||||||
10 | (2) All rules, standards, policies, and procedures of | ||||||
11 | the University shall continue in effect until they are | ||||||
12 | modified or abolished by the governing board appointed | ||||||
13 | under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
14 | (3) The authority of the Board of Higher Education over | ||||||
15 | public institutions of higher education does not include | ||||||
16 | authority over the University. | ||||||
17 | (4) All references in statutes and rules to the | ||||||
18 | University as a State university, a public university, or | ||||||
19 | an institution of higher education funded or supported by | ||||||
20 | this State shall be deemed to not refer to the University, | ||||||
21 | and all references to private or nonpublic institutions of | ||||||
22 | higher education in statutes and rules shall be deemed to | ||||||
23 | refer to the University. | ||||||
24 | (5) All books, records, funds, and other property of | ||||||
25 | any kind or nature belonging or in any way appertaining to | ||||||
26 | the University are the property of the University, and this |
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1 | State shall be deemed to have no ownership interest.
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2 | Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended | ||||||
3 | by adding Section 15-3 as follows:
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4 | (110 ILCS 670/15-3 new) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 15-3. Transition to nonpublic university. | ||||||
6 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2015, Governors State University | ||||||
7 | shall transition into a nonpublic institution of higher | ||||||
8 | education. The Board of Trustees of Governors State University | ||||||
9 | shall develop and implement a 6-year plan for this transition. | ||||||
10 | This plan shall include all of the following: | ||||||
11 | (1) A date upon which the University shall be deemed to | ||||||
12 | be a nonpublic institution of higher education. | ||||||
13 | (2) The appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of a | ||||||
14 | governing board to oversee the nonpublic university. | ||||||
15 | (3) A determination of all books, records, funds, and | ||||||
16 | other property of any kind or nature belonging or in any | ||||||
17 | way appertaining to the University that this State shall be | ||||||
18 | required to transfer to the University. | ||||||
19 | (4) How employees, along with their health care, | ||||||
20 | retirement, and all other benefits, as well as any | ||||||
21 | collective bargaining agreements, are to be addressed. | ||||||
22 | (5) Recommendations concerning the changes to | ||||||
23 | statutory law needed to effectuate and reflect this | ||||||
24 | transition. |
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1 | A copy of this plan shall be filed with the General | ||||||
2 | Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
3 | Organization Act. | ||||||
4 | (b) On the date selected by the Board of Trustees under | ||||||
5 | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, all of the | ||||||
6 | following shall apply: | ||||||
7 | (1) The Board of Trustees is abolished and the terms of | ||||||
8 | all members end, and all of the powers, duties, assets, | ||||||
9 | liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, | ||||||
10 | pending business, and unexpended appropriations of the | ||||||
11 | Board of Trustees shall be transferred to the governing | ||||||
12 | board appointed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
13 | this Section. | ||||||
14 | (2) All rules, standards, policies, and procedures of | ||||||
15 | the University shall continue in effect until they are | ||||||
16 | modified or abolished by the governing board appointed | ||||||
17 | under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
18 | (3) The authority of the Board of Higher Education over | ||||||
19 | public institutions of higher education does not include | ||||||
20 | authority over the University. | ||||||
21 | (4) All references in statutes and rules to the | ||||||
22 | University as a State university, a public university, or | ||||||
23 | an institution of higher education funded or supported by | ||||||
24 | this State shall be deemed to not refer to the University, | ||||||
25 | and all references to private or nonpublic institutions of | ||||||
26 | higher education in statutes and rules shall be deemed to |
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1 | refer to the University. | ||||||
2 | (5) All books, records, funds, and other property of | ||||||
3 | any kind or nature belonging or in any way appertaining to | ||||||
4 | the University are the property of the University, and this | ||||||
5 | State shall be deemed to have no ownership interest.
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6 | Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by | ||||||
7 | adding Section 20-3 as follows:
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8 | (110 ILCS 675/20-3 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 20-3. Transition to nonpublic university. | ||||||
10 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2015, Illinois State University | ||||||
11 | shall transition into a nonpublic institution of higher | ||||||
12 | education. The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University | ||||||
13 | shall develop and implement a 6-year plan for this transition. | ||||||
14 | This plan shall include all of the following: | ||||||
15 | (1) A date upon which the University shall be deemed to | ||||||
16 | be a nonpublic institution of higher education. | ||||||
17 | (2) The appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of a | ||||||
18 | governing board to oversee the nonpublic university. | ||||||
19 | (3) A determination of all books, records, funds, and | ||||||
20 | other property of any kind or nature belonging or in any | ||||||
21 | way appertaining to the University that this State shall be | ||||||
22 | required to transfer to the University. | ||||||
23 | (4) How employees, along with their health care, | ||||||
24 | retirement, and all other benefits, as well as any |
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1 | collective bargaining agreements, are to be addressed. | ||||||
2 | (5) Recommendations concerning the changes to | ||||||
3 | statutory law needed to effectuate and reflect this | ||||||
4 | transition. | ||||||
5 | A copy of this plan shall be filed with the General | ||||||
6 | Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
7 | Organization Act. | ||||||
8 | (b) On the date selected by the Board of Trustees under | ||||||
9 | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, all of the | ||||||
10 | following shall apply: | ||||||
11 | (1) The Board of Trustees is abolished and the terms of | ||||||
12 | all members end, and all of the powers, duties, assets, | ||||||
13 | liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, | ||||||
14 | pending business, and unexpended appropriations of the | ||||||
15 | Board of Trustees shall be transferred to the governing | ||||||
16 | board appointed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
17 | this Section. | ||||||
18 | (2) All rules, standards, policies, and procedures of | ||||||
19 | the University shall continue in effect until they are | ||||||
20 | modified or abolished by the governing board appointed | ||||||
21 | under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
22 | (3) The authority of the Board of Higher Education over | ||||||
23 | public institutions of higher education does not include | ||||||
24 | authority over the University. | ||||||
25 | (4) All references in statutes and rules to the | ||||||
26 | University as a State university, a public university, or |
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1 | an institution of higher education funded or supported by | ||||||
2 | this State shall be deemed to not refer to the University, | ||||||
3 | and all references to private or nonpublic institutions of | ||||||
4 | higher education in statutes and rules shall be deemed to | ||||||
5 | refer to the University. | ||||||
6 | (5) All books, records, funds, and other property of | ||||||
7 | any kind or nature belonging or in any way appertaining to | ||||||
8 | the University are the property of the University, and this | ||||||
9 | State shall be deemed to have no ownership interest.
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10 | Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is | ||||||
11 | amended by adding Section 25-3 as follows:
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12 | (110 ILCS 680/25-3 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 25-3. Transition to nonpublic university. | ||||||
14 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2015, Northeastern Illinois | ||||||
15 | University shall transition into a nonpublic institution of | ||||||
16 | higher education. The Board of Trustees of Northeastern | ||||||
17 | Illinois University shall develop and implement a 6-year plan | ||||||
18 | for this transition. This plan shall include all of the | ||||||
19 | following: | ||||||
20 | (1) A date upon which the University shall be deemed to | ||||||
21 | be a nonpublic institution of higher education. | ||||||
22 | (2) The appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of a | ||||||
23 | governing board to oversee the nonpublic university. | ||||||
24 | (3) A determination of all books, records, funds, and |
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1 | other property of any kind or nature belonging or in any | ||||||
2 | way appertaining to the University that this State shall be | ||||||
3 | required to transfer to the University. | ||||||
4 | (4) How employees, along with their health care, | ||||||
5 | retirement, and all other benefits, as well as any | ||||||
6 | collective bargaining agreements, are to be addressed. | ||||||
7 | (5) Recommendations concerning the changes to | ||||||
8 | statutory law needed to effectuate and reflect this | ||||||
9 | transition. | ||||||
10 | A copy of this plan shall be filed with the General | ||||||
11 | Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
12 | Organization Act. | ||||||
13 | (b) On the date selected by the Board of Trustees under | ||||||
14 | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, all of the | ||||||
15 | following shall apply: | ||||||
16 | (1) The Board of Trustees is abolished and the terms of | ||||||
17 | all members end, and all of the powers, duties, assets, | ||||||
18 | liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, | ||||||
19 | pending business, and unexpended appropriations of the | ||||||
20 | Board of Trustees shall be transferred to the governing | ||||||
21 | board appointed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
22 | this Section. | ||||||
23 | (2) All rules, standards, policies, and procedures of | ||||||
24 | the University shall continue in effect until they are | ||||||
25 | modified or abolished by the governing board appointed | ||||||
26 | under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. |
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1 | (3) The authority of the Board of Higher Education over | ||||||
2 | public institutions of higher education does not include | ||||||
3 | authority over the University. | ||||||
4 | (4) All references in statutes and rules to the | ||||||
5 | University as a State university, a public university, or | ||||||
6 | an institution of higher education funded or supported by | ||||||
7 | this State shall be deemed to not refer to the University, | ||||||
8 | and all references to private or nonpublic institutions of | ||||||
9 | higher education in statutes and rules shall be deemed to | ||||||
10 | refer to the University. | ||||||
11 | (5) All books, records, funds, and other property of | ||||||
12 | any kind or nature belonging or in any way appertaining to | ||||||
13 | the University are the property of the University, and this | ||||||
14 | State shall be deemed to have no ownership interest.
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15 | Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||
16 | by adding Section 30-3 as follows:
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17 | (110 ILCS 685/30-3 new) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 30-3. Transition to nonpublic university. | ||||||
19 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2015, Northern Illinois University | ||||||
20 | shall transition into a nonpublic institution of higher | ||||||
21 | education. The Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois | ||||||
22 | University shall develop and implement a 6-year plan for this | ||||||
23 | transition. This plan shall include all of the following: | ||||||
24 | (1) A date upon which the University shall be deemed to |
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1 | be a nonpublic institution of higher education. | ||||||
2 | (2) The appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of a | ||||||
3 | governing board to oversee the nonpublic university. | ||||||
4 | (3) A determination of all books, records, funds, and | ||||||
5 | other property of any kind or nature belonging or in any | ||||||
6 | way appertaining to the University that this State shall be | ||||||
7 | required to transfer to the University. | ||||||
8 | (4) How employees, along with their health care, | ||||||
9 | retirement, and all other benefits, as well as any | ||||||
10 | collective bargaining agreements, are to be addressed. | ||||||
11 | (5) Recommendations concerning the changes to | ||||||
12 | statutory law needed to effectuate and reflect this | ||||||
13 | transition. | ||||||
14 | A copy of this plan shall be filed with the General | ||||||
15 | Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
16 | Organization Act. | ||||||
17 | (b) On the date selected by the Board of Trustees under | ||||||
18 | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, all of the | ||||||
19 | following shall apply: | ||||||
20 | (1) The Board of Trustees is abolished and the terms of | ||||||
21 | all members end, and all of the powers, duties, assets, | ||||||
22 | liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, | ||||||
23 | pending business, and unexpended appropriations of the | ||||||
24 | Board of Trustees shall be transferred to the governing | ||||||
25 | board appointed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
26 | this Section. |
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1 | (2) All rules, standards, policies, and procedures of | ||||||
2 | the University shall continue in effect until they are | ||||||
3 | modified or abolished by the governing board appointed | ||||||
4 | under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
5 | (3) The authority of the Board of Higher Education over | ||||||
6 | public institutions of higher education does not include | ||||||
7 | authority over the University. | ||||||
8 | (4) All references in statutes and rules to the | ||||||
9 | University as a State university, a public university, or | ||||||
10 | an institution of higher education funded or supported by | ||||||
11 | this State shall be deemed to not refer to the University, | ||||||
12 | and all references to private or nonpublic institutions of | ||||||
13 | higher education in statutes and rules shall be deemed to | ||||||
14 | refer to the University. | ||||||
15 | (5) All books, records, funds, and other property of | ||||||
16 | any kind or nature belonging or in any way appertaining to | ||||||
17 | the University are the property of the University, and this | ||||||
18 | State shall be deemed to have no ownership interest.
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19 | Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | ||||||
20 | by adding Section 35-3 as follows:
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21 | (110 ILCS 690/35-3 new) | ||||||
22 | Sec. 35-3. Transition to nonpublic university. | ||||||
23 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2015, Western Illinois University | ||||||
24 | shall transition into a nonpublic institution of higher |
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1 | education. The Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University | ||||||
2 | shall develop and implement a 6-year plan for this transition. | ||||||
3 | This plan shall include all of the following: | ||||||
4 | (1) A date upon which the University shall be deemed to | ||||||
5 | be a nonpublic institution of higher education. | ||||||
6 | (2) The appointment, by the Board of Trustees, of a | ||||||
7 | governing board to oversee the nonpublic university. | ||||||
8 | (3) A determination of all books, records, funds, and | ||||||
9 | other property of any kind or nature belonging or in any | ||||||
10 | way appertaining to the University that this State shall be | ||||||
11 | required to transfer to the University. | ||||||
12 | (4) How employees, along with their health care, | ||||||
13 | retirement, and all other benefits, as well as any | ||||||
14 | collective bargaining agreements, are to be addressed. | ||||||
15 | (5) Recommendations concerning the changes to | ||||||
16 | statutory law needed to effectuate and reflect this | ||||||
17 | transition. | ||||||
18 | A copy of this plan shall be filed with the General | ||||||
19 | Assembly as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
20 | Organization Act. | ||||||
21 | (b) On the date selected by the Board of Trustees under | ||||||
22 | subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this Section, all of the | ||||||
23 | following shall apply: | ||||||
24 | (1) The Board of Trustees is abolished and the terms of | ||||||
25 | all members end, and all of the powers, duties, assets, | ||||||
26 | liabilities, employees, contracts, property, records, |
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1 | pending business, and unexpended appropriations of the | ||||||
2 | Board of Trustees shall be transferred to the governing | ||||||
3 | board appointed under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
4 | this Section. | ||||||
5 | (2) All rules, standards, policies, and procedures of | ||||||
6 | the University shall continue in effect until they are | ||||||
7 | modified or abolished by the governing board appointed | ||||||
8 | under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
9 | (3) The authority of the Board of Higher Education over | ||||||
10 | public institutions of higher education does not include | ||||||
11 | authority over the University. | ||||||
12 | (4) All references in statutes and rules to the | ||||||
13 | University as a State university, a public university, or | ||||||
14 | an institution of higher education funded or supported by | ||||||
15 | this State shall be deemed to not refer to the University, | ||||||
16 | and all references to private or nonpublic institutions of | ||||||
17 | higher education in statutes and rules shall be deemed to | ||||||
18 | refer to the University. | ||||||
19 | (5) All books, records, funds, and other property of | ||||||
20 | any kind or nature belonging or in any way appertaining to | ||||||
21 | the University are the property of the University, and this | ||||||
22 | State shall be deemed to have no ownership interest.
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23 | Section 50. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | ||||||
24 | amended by adding Section 65.90 as follows:
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1 | (110 ILCS 947/65.90 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 65.90. Illinois Grant Program. | ||||||
3 | (a) Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, the | ||||||
4 | Commission shall, each year, consider applications for grant | ||||||
5 | assistance under this Section. An applicant is eligible for a | ||||||
6 | grant under this Section if the Commission finds that the | ||||||
7 | applicant meets all of the following qualifications: | ||||||
8 | (1) He or she is a United States citizen or eligible | ||||||
9 | noncitizen. | ||||||
10 | (2) He or she is a resident of this State or, if a | ||||||
11 | dependent for income tax purposes, the parent whose | ||||||
12 | information is used on the Free Application for Federal | ||||||
13 | Student Aid is a resident of this State. State residency | ||||||
14 | shall be determined by the filing of a State income tax | ||||||
15 | return. | ||||||
16 | (3) If a male, he has complied with federal Selective | ||||||
17 | Service registration requirements. | ||||||
18 | (4) He or she has not been incarcerated. | ||||||
19 | (5) He or she is enrolled, for at least 15 credit | ||||||
20 | hours, in an institution of higher learning and has not | ||||||
21 | earned a bachelor's degree yet. A grant recipient must | ||||||
22 | submit proof to the Commission each semester that he or she | ||||||
23 | is still enrolled in the institution of higher learning. | ||||||
24 | (6) He or she demonstrates financial need, as | ||||||
25 | determined by the Commission. | ||||||
26 | (7) He or she maintains satisfactory academic |
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1 | progress, as determined by the institution. | ||||||
2 | (8) He or she is not in default on any educational loan | ||||||
3 | or does not owe a refund on any State or federal | ||||||
4 | educational grant. | ||||||
5 | (b) Each year the Commission shall award grants under this | ||||||
6 | Section among applicants qualified pursuant to subsection (a) | ||||||
7 | of this Section. The Commission shall receive funding for the | ||||||
8 | grants through appropriations. The amount to be appropriated | ||||||
9 | for the grant program for the 2021 fiscal year and each fiscal | ||||||
10 | year thereafter shall equal the total amount appropriated to | ||||||
11 | State universities from the General Revenue Fund for the 2015 | ||||||
12 | fiscal year, with the amount appropriated for the grant program | ||||||
13 | for the 2016 fiscal year through the 2020 fiscal year being | ||||||
14 | equal to a percentage of the total amount appropriated to State | ||||||
15 | universities from the General Revenue Fund for the 2015 fiscal | ||||||
16 | year, with that percentage increasing each of those fiscal | ||||||
17 | years until the amount appropriated for the grant program for | ||||||
18 | the 2021 fiscal year equals 100% of the total amount | ||||||
19 | appropriated to State universities from the General Revenue | ||||||
20 | Fund for the 2015 fiscal year. No amounts may be appropriated | ||||||
21 | to State universities from the General Revenue Fund beginning | ||||||
22 | with the 2021 fiscal year, with the amount appropriated to | ||||||
23 | State universities from the General Revenue Fund for the 2016 | ||||||
24 | fiscal year through the 2020 fiscal year being reduced in an | ||||||
25 | amount at least equal to the amount being appropriated for the | ||||||
26 | grant program for that particular fiscal year. The amount of |
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1 | each grant shall equal the amount appropriated for the grant | ||||||
2 | program for a given fiscal year divided by the number of | ||||||
3 | applicants who qualify for a grant. | ||||||
4 | (c) The total amount of grant assistance awarded by the | ||||||
5 | Commission under this Section to an individual in any given | ||||||
6 | fiscal year, when added to other financial assistance awarded | ||||||
7 | to that individual for that year, shall not exceed the cost of | ||||||
8 | attendance at the institution at which the student is enrolled. | ||||||
9 | (d) Payment of any grant under this Section shall be | ||||||
10 | determined by the Commission. All grant funds distributed in | ||||||
11 | accordance with this Section shall be paid to the institution | ||||||
12 | on behalf of the recipients. Grant funds are applicable toward | ||||||
13 | tuition for 2 semesters or 3 quarters of enrollment within an | ||||||
14 | academic year. | ||||||
15 | (e) Prior to receiving grant assistance for any academic | ||||||
16 | year, each recipient of a grant under this Section shall be | ||||||
17 | required by the Commission to sign an agreement under which the | ||||||
18 | recipient agrees to the following terms: | ||||||
19 | (1) If a grant recipient graduates from an institution | ||||||
20 | in 4 years or less, he or she must repay one-half of the | ||||||
21 | total amount of grants received under this Section. | ||||||
22 | (2) If a grant recipient does not graduate from an | ||||||
23 | institution in 4 years or less, he or she must repay the | ||||||
24 | total amount of grants received under this Section | ||||||
25 | immediately over a 10-year period, with interest equal to | ||||||
26 | the prime commercial rate of interest as from time to time |
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1 | is publicly announced by the largest commercial banking | ||||||
2 | institution located in this State measured in terms of | ||||||
3 | total assets, but in no event may the amount he or she is | ||||||
4 | required to repay each year exceed 6% of his or her annual | ||||||
5 | income. However, if the grant recipient graduates from an | ||||||
6 | institution within that 10-year period, the Commission | ||||||
7 | shall forgive one-half of the total amount of grants | ||||||
8 | received under this Section and adjust the amount he or she | ||||||
9 | must repay. | ||||||
10 | (3) If the grant recipient resides in this State | ||||||
11 | immediately following graduation from an institution, the | ||||||
12 | Commission shall forgive, for each year of residency, | ||||||
13 | one-eighth of the remaining grant amount owed. | ||||||
14 | Each recipient shall, upon request of the Commission, | ||||||
15 | provide the Commission with evidence that he or she is | ||||||
16 | fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the agreement provided | ||||||
17 | for in this subsection (e). | ||||||
18 | The Commission is authorized to establish rules relating to | ||||||
19 | its collection activities for repayment of grants under this | ||||||
20 | Section, including the imposition of reasonable collection | ||||||
21 | fees. | ||||||
22 | (f) A recipient of a grant under this Section is not in | ||||||
23 | violation of the agreement entered into pursuant to subsection | ||||||
24 | (e) of this Section if the recipient (i) is serving as a member | ||||||
25 | of the armed services of the United States; (ii) is enrolled in | ||||||
26 | a graduate program following graduation from an institution; |
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1 | (iii) is temporarily totally disabled, as established by sworn | ||||||
2 | affidavit of a qualified physician; or (iii) cannot fulfill the | ||||||
3 | obligation due to his or her death, disability, or | ||||||
4 | incompetency, as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified | ||||||
5 | physician. No claim for repayment may be filed against the | ||||||
6 | estate of such a decedent or incompetent. Any extension of the | ||||||
7 | period during which the obligation must be fulfilled is subject | ||||||
8 | to limitations of duration as established by the Commission. | ||||||
9 | (h) The Commission shall administer the grant program | ||||||
10 | established by this Section and shall make all necessary and | ||||||
11 | proper rules not inconsistent with this Section for its | ||||||
12 | effective implementation.
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.".
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