Bill Text: IL HB3703 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that beginning in Fiscal Year 2016, allocations to public universities based upon performance metrics shall not amount to less than 5% of the overall higher education budget amount for public universities from the General Revenue Fund. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3703 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3703-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB3703 Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 205/8 from Ch. 144, par. 188
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that beginning in Fiscal Year 2016, allocations to public universities based upon performance metrics shall not amount to less than 5% of the overall higher education budget amount for public universities from the General Revenue Fund. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
changing Section 8 as follows:
(110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188)
Sec. 8. The Board of Trustees of the University of
Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University,
the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board
of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of
Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of
Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western
Illinois University, and the Illinois Community College Board
shall submit to the Board not later than the 15th day of
November of each year its budget proposals for the operation
and capital needs of the institutions under its governance or
supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal
shall conform to the procedures developed by the Board in the
design of an information system for State universities and
colleges.
In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher education,

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the Board and its staff shall communicate on a regular basis
with all public university presidents. They shall meet at least
semiannually to achieve economies of scale where possible and
provide the most innovative and efficient programs and
services.
The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual budget
request, shall consider rates of tuition and fees and
undergraduate tuition and fee waiver programs at the state
universities and colleges. The Board shall also consider the
current and projected utilization of the total physical plant
of each campus of a university or college in approving the
capital budget for any new building or facility.
The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the Governor,
to the General Assembly, and to the appropriate budget agencies
of the Governor and General Assembly its analysis and
recommendations on such budget proposals.
The Board is directed to form a broad-based group of
individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the
General Assembly, public institutions of higher education,
State agencies, business and industry, Statewide organizations
representing faculty and staff, and others as the Board shall
deem appropriate to devise a system for allocating State
resources to public institutions of higher education based upon
performance in achieving State goals related to student success
and certificate and degree completion.
Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the Board of Higher

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Education budget recommendations to the Governor and the
General Assembly shall include allocations to public
institutions of higher education based upon performance
metrics designed to promote and measure student success in
degree and certificate completion. Beginning in Fiscal Year
2016, these allocations to public universities shall not amount
to less than 5% of the overall higher education budget amount
for public universities from the General Revenue Fund. These
metrics must be adopted by the Board by rule and must be
developed and promulgated in accordance with the following
principles:
(1) The metrics must be developed in consultation with
public institutions of higher education, as well as other
State educational agencies and other higher education
organizations, associations, interests, and stakeholders
as deemed appropriate by the Board.
(2) The metrics shall include provisions for
recognizing the demands on and rewarding the performance of
institutions in advancing the success of students who are
academically or financially at risk, including
first-generation students, low-income students, and
students traditionally underrepresented in higher
education, as specified in Section 9.16 of this Act.
(3) The metrics shall recognize and account for the
differentiated missions of institutions and sectors of
higher education.

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(4) The metrics shall focus on the fundamental goal of
increasing completion of college courses, certificates,
and degrees. Performance metrics shall recognize the
unique and broad mission of public community colleges
through consideration of additional factors including, but
not limited to, enrollment, progress through key academic
milestones, transfer to a baccalaureate institution, and
degree completion.
(5) The metrics must be designed to maintain the
quality of degrees, certificates, courses, and programs.
In devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by the
report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission.
Each state supported institution within the application of
this Act must submit its plan for capital improvements of
non-instructional facilities to the Board for approval before
final commitments are made if the total cost of the project as
approved by the institution's board of control is in excess of
$2 million. Non-instructional uses shall include but not be
limited to dormitories, union buildings, field houses,
stadium, other recreational facilities and parking lots. The
Board shall determine whether or not any project submitted for
approval is consistent with the master plan for higher
education and with instructional buildings that are provided
for therein. If the project is found by a majority of the Board
not to be consistent, such capital improvement shall not be
constructed.

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(Source: P.A. 97-290, eff. 8-10-11; 97-320, eff. 1-1-12;
97-610, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.