Bill Text: IL HB4492 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Provides that each academic year, a public university shall offer a 50% tuition waiver for undergraduate education to each child of an employee of the State Universities Civil Service System ("University System") who has been employed by the University System for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. Sets forth requirements relating to the 50% tuition waiver. Provides that each academic year, a public university shall offer a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education to each child of a person who died while employed full time by the University System or while on leave from full-time employment. Sets forth requirements relating to the full tuition waiver. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State to require full undergraduate tuition waivers for the children of persons who died while employed full time by any public university or while on leave from full-time employment. Sets forth requirements relating to the full tuition waiver. Effective July 1, 2024.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4492 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4492-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4492 Introduced 1/17/2024, by Rep. Dave Severin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 70/36t new
110 ILCS 305/7f from Ch. 144, par. 28f
110 ILCS 520/8f from Ch. 144, par. 658f
110 ILCS 660/5-90
110 ILCS 665/10-90
110 ILCS 670/15-90
110 ILCS 675/20-90
110 ILCS 680/25-90
110 ILCS 685/30-90
110 ILCS 690/35-90
Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Provides that each academic year, a public university shall offer a 50% tuition waiver for undergraduate education to each child of an employee of the State Universities Civil Service System ("University System") who has been employed by the University System for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. Sets forth requirements relating to the 50% tuition waiver. Provides that each academic year, a public university shall offer a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education to each child of a person who died while employed full time by the University System or while on leave from full-time employment. Sets forth requirements relating to the full tuition waiver. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in this State to require full undergraduate tuition waivers for the children of persons who died while employed full time by any public university or while on leave from full-time employment. Sets forth requirements relating to the full tuition waiver. Effective July 1, 2024.
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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 State Universities Civil Service Act is
amended by adding Section 36t as follows:
(110 ILCS 70/36t new)
Sec. 36t. Tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "university" means the
University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago
State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each academic year, a university shall offer a 50%
tuition waiver for undergraduate education to each child of an
employee of the University System who has been employed by the
University System for an aggregate period of at least 7 years.
To be eligible to receive the partial tuition waiver, the
child (i) must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of
the academic year during which the partial tuition waiver is
to be effective and (ii) must qualify for admission to the
university under the same admissions requirements, standards,
and policies that the university applies to applicants for

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admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
and programs.
(c) Each academic year, a university shall offer a full
tuition waiver for undergraduate education to each child of a
person who died while employed full time by the University
System or while on leave from full-time employment with the
University System. To be eligible to receive the full tuition
waiver, the child (i) must be under the age of 25 at the
commencement of the academic year during which the tuition
waiver is to be effective and (ii) must qualify for admission
to the university under the same admissions requirements,
standards, and policies that the university applies to
applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
(d) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), an eligible
applicant for a tuition waiver under this Section who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
the time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
(e) The Merit Board shall adopt any rules necessary to
implement and administer this Section.
(f) Nothing in this Section limits a university's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the
children of employees.

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Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
changing Section 7f as follows:
(110 ILCS 305/7f) (from Ch. 144, par. 28f)
Sec. 7f. Tuition Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of
Illinois shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
education at any campus under its governance or supervision to
the children of employees of an Illinois college or university
who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
years. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i)
must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic
year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to the
University of Illinois under the same admissions requirements,
standards and policies which the University of Illinois
applies to applicants for admission generally to its

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respective undergraduate colleges and programs.
(b-5) Each academic year, the Board of Trustees shall
offer a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any
campus under its governance or supervision to each child of a
person who died while employed full time by any Illinois
college or university or while on leave from full-time
employment with any Illinois college or university. To be
eligible to receive the full tuition waiver, the child (i)
must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic
year during which the full tuition waiver is to be effective
and (ii) must qualify for admission to the University of
Illinois under the same admissions requirements, standards,
and policies that the University of Illinois applies to
applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
Nothing in this subsection limits the Board's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the
children of employees.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
subsection (b) and (b-5), an eligible applicant who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
graduation may have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed
until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
undergraduate partial tuition waiver benefits under this
Section.
(d) (Blank).

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(e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
Section 15. The Southern Illinois University Management
Act is amended by changing Section 8f as follows:
(110 ILCS 520/8f) (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)
Sec. 8f. Tuition Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
education at any campus under its governance or supervision to
the children of employees of an Illinois college or university
who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
years. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i)
must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic

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year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Southern
Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
standards and policies which Southern Illinois University
applies to applicants for admission generally to its
respective undergraduate colleges and programs.
(b-5) Each academic year, the Board of Trustees shall
offer a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any
campus under its governance or supervision to each child of a
person who died while employed full time by any Illinois
college or university or while on leave from full-time
employment with any Illinois college or university. To be
eligible to receive the full tuition waiver, the child (i)
must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic
year during which the full tuition waiver is to be effective
and (ii) must qualify for admission to Southern Illinois
University under the same admissions requirements, standards,
and policies that Southern Illinois University applies to
applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
Nothing in this subsection limits the Board's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the
children of employees.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
subsection (b) and (b-5), an eligible applicant who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward

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graduation may have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed
until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
undergraduate partial tuition waiver benefits under this
Section.
(d) (Blank).
(e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
Section 20. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
changing Section 5-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 660/5-90)
Sec. 5-90. Tuition Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Chicago State University shall
offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
Illinois college or university who have been employed by any

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one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Chicago State University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Chicago State University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
(b-5) Each academic year, the Board shall offer a full
tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any campus under
its governance or supervision to each child of a person who
died while employed full time by any Illinois college or
university or while on leave from full-time employment with
any Illinois college or university. To be eligible to receive
the full tuition waiver, the child (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
full tuition waiver is to be effective and (ii) must qualify
for admission to Chicago State University under the same
admissions requirements, standards, and policies that Chicago
State University applies to applicants for admission generally
to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.
Nothing in this subsection limits the Board's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the

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children of employees.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
subsection (b) and (b-5), an eligible applicant who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
graduation may have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed
until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
undergraduate partial tuition waiver benefits under this
Section.
(d) (Blank).
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
Section 25. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 10-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 665/10-90)
Sec. 10-90. Tuition Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.

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(b) Each year the Board of Eastern Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees
of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by
any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for
an aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to
receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of
an Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Eastern Illinois University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Eastern Illinois University applies to applicants for
admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
and programs.
(b-5) Each academic year, the Board shall offer a full
tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any campus under
its governance or supervision to each child of a person who
died while employed full time by any Illinois college or
university or while on leave from full-time employment with
any Illinois college or university. To be eligible to receive
the full tuition waiver, the child (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
full tuition waiver is to be effective and (ii) must qualify
for admission to Eastern Illinois University under the same
admissions requirements, standards, and policies that Eastern

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Illinois University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
Nothing in this subsection limits the Board's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the
children of employees.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
subsection (b) and (b-5), an eligible applicant who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
graduation may have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed
until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
undergraduate partial tuition waiver benefits under this
Section.
(d) (Blank).
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
Section 30. The Governors State University Law is amended
by changing Section 15-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 670/15-90)
Sec. 15-90. Tuition Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of

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Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Governors State University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees
of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by
any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for
an aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to
receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of
an Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Governors State University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Governors State University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
(b-5) Each academic year, the Board shall offer a full
tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any campus under
its governance or supervision to each child of a person who
died while employed full time by any Illinois college or
university or while on leave from full-time employment with
any Illinois college or university. To be eligible to receive

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the full tuition waiver, the child (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
full tuition waiver is to be effective and (ii) must qualify
for admission to Governors State University under the same
admissions requirements, standards, and policies that
Governors State University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
Nothing in this subsection limits the Board's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the
children of employees.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
subsection (b) and (b-5), an eligible applicant who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
graduation may have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed
until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
undergraduate partial tuition waiver benefits under this
Section.
(d) (Blank).
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
Section 35. The Illinois State University Law is amended
by changing Section 20-90 as follows:

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(110 ILCS 675/20-90)
Sec. 20-90. Tuition Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Illinois State University shall
offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Illinois State University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Illinois State University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
(b-5) Each academic year, the Board shall offer a full

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tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any campus under
its governance or supervision to each child of a person who
died while employed full time by any Illinois college or
university or while on leave from full-time employment with
any Illinois college or university. To be eligible to receive
the full tuition waiver, the child (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
full tuition waiver is to be effective and (ii) must qualify
for admission to Illinois State University under the same
admissions requirements, standards, and policies that Illinois
State University applies to applicants for admission generally
to its respective undergraduate colleges and programs.
Nothing in this subsection limits the Board's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the
children of employees.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
subsection (b) and (b-5), an eligible applicant who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
graduation may have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed
until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
undergraduate partial tuition waiver benefits under this
Section.
(d) (Blank).
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.

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(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
Section 40. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 25-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 680/25-90)
Sec. 25-90. Tuition Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Northeastern Illinois
University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
education at any campus under its governance to the children
of employees of an Illinois college or university who have
been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college
or university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. To
be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of
an employee of an Illinois college or university (i) must be
under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year
during which the partial tuition waiver is to be effective,
and (ii) must qualify for admission to Northeastern Illinois
University under the same admissions requirements, standards

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and policies which Northeastern Illinois University applies to
applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
(b-5) Each academic year, the Board shall offer a full
tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any campus under
its governance or supervision to each child of a person who
died while employed full time by any Illinois college or
university or while on leave from full-time employment with
any Illinois college or university. To be eligible to receive
the full tuition waiver, the child (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
full tuition waiver is to be effective and (ii) must qualify
for admission to Northeastern Illinois University under the
same admissions requirements, standards, and policies that
Northeastern Illinois University applies to applicants for
admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
and programs.
Nothing in this subsection limits the Board's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the
children of employees.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
subsection (b) and (b-5), an eligible applicant who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
graduation may have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed
until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
undergraduate partial tuition waiver benefits under this

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Section.
(d) (Blank).
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
Section 45. The Northern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 30-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 685/30-90)
Sec. 30-90. Tuition Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Northern Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees
of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by
any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for
an aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to
receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of

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an Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Northern Illinois University under
the same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Northern Illinois University applies to applicants for
admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
and programs.
(b-5) Each academic year, the Board shall offer a full
tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any campus under
its governance or supervision to each child of a person who
died while employed full time by any Illinois college or
university or while on leave from full-time employment with
any Illinois college or university. To be eligible to receive
the full tuition waiver, the child (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
full tuition waiver is to be effective and (ii) must qualify
for admission to Northern Illinois University under the same
admissions requirements, standards, and policies that Northern
Illinois University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
Nothing in this subsection limits the Board's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the
children of employees.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of

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subsection (b) and (b-5), an eligible applicant who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
graduation may have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed
until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
undergraduate partial tuition waiver benefits under this
Section.
(d) (Blank).
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)
Section 50. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 35-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 690/35-90)
Sec. 35-90. Tuition Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Western Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at

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any campus under its governance to the children of employees
of an Illinois college or university who have been employed by
any one or by more than one Illinois college or university for
an aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to
receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of
an Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Western Illinois University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Western Illinois University applies to applicants for
admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
and programs.
(b-5) Each academic year, the Board shall offer a full
tuition waiver for undergraduate education at any campus under
its governance or supervision to each child of a person who
died while employed full time by any Illinois college or
university or while on leave from full-time employment with
any Illinois college or university. To be eligible to receive
the full tuition waiver, the child (i) must be under the age of
25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
full tuition waiver is to be effective and (ii) must qualify
for admission to Western Illinois University under the same
admissions requirements, standards, and policies that Western
Illinois University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and

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programs.
Nothing in this subsection limits the Board's
implementation of its own tuition waiver program for the
children of employees.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
subsection (b) and (b-5), an eligible applicant who has
continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
graduation may have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed
until the time as he or she has expended 4 years of
undergraduate partial tuition waiver benefits under this
Section.
(d) (Blank).
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)