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| | SB2141 Engrossed | | LRB102 14535 CMG 19888 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Private College Act is amended by adding |
5 | | Section 1.5 as follows:
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6 | | (110 ILCS 1005/1.5 new) |
7 | | Sec. 1.5. Exemption; religious institution. |
8 | | (a) The purpose of this Section is to allow private |
9 | | religious institutions to create and provide post-secondary |
10 | | religious education, with the authority to grant degrees, |
11 | | without being burdened by secular educational regulations and |
12 | | thereby: |
13 | | (1) eliminate this State's entanglement with religious |
14 | | matter; |
15 | | (2) eliminate this State's conflict with religious |
16 | | institutions' missions; |
17 | | (3) recognize the constitutional liberty of religious |
18 | | institutions to direct religious education as they see |
19 | | fit; and |
20 | | (4) recognize the constitutional liberty of students, |
21 | | faculty, and other persons to attend, teach at, or |
22 | | otherwise interact with religious institutions that are |
23 | | free from government oversight or control. |
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1 | | (b) In this Section: |
2 | | "Religious education" means education in primarily |
3 | | religious subjects. The term may also include secular subjects |
4 | | so long as the education incorporates significant religious or |
5 | | faith-based instruction and is part of a comprehensive |
6 | | educational program to equip a student to integrate his or her |
7 | | religion or faith into his or her career or work. |
8 | | "Religious institution" or "institution" means any |
9 | | Illinois tax-exempt, post-secondary educational institution |
10 | | dedicated, in its articles of incorporation, affidavit under |
11 | | the Religious Corporation Act, charter, or bylaws, to |
12 | | religious education and actually engaged exclusively in |
13 | | religious education. A religious institution may be |
14 | | independent or may operate under the control or supervision of |
15 | | or as an integrated part of any church, denomination, |
16 | | association of religious assemblies, or religious hierarchy. |
17 | | (c) To be exempt from the Board's educational |
18 | | requirements, standards, or demands under this Act and Part |
19 | | 1030 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code, the |
20 | | religious institution must meet all of the following |
21 | | conditions: |
22 | | (1) The religious institution is a not-for-profit |
23 | | institution that is owned, controlled, operated, and |
24 | | maintained by a bona fide church or religious denomination |
25 | | and is lawfully operating as a not-for-profit religious |
26 | | corporation pursuant to State law. |
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1 | | (2) Promotional materials and websites must contain a |
2 | | statement that offered programs of study are limited to |
3 | | religion, theology, or preparation for a religious |
4 | | vocation that confers status or authority with the |
5 | | religion as ministers or clergy. |
6 | | (3) An affidavit must be published stating that no |
7 | | federal or State funds are used for the institution's |
8 | | programs of study. |
9 | | (4) The title of the degrees offered by the |
10 | | institution must contain a religious modifier, such as |
11 | | Associate of Religious Studies, Bachelor of Religious |
12 | | Studies, or Master of Religious Studies. Degree titles |
13 | | that may not be used by the institution include, but are |
14 | | not limited to, Associate of Arts, Associate of Applied |
15 | | Arts, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science, |
16 | | Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of |
17 | | Education, Master of Education, Master of Arts, Master of |
18 | | Science, Doctor of Philosophy, or Doctor of Education. |
19 | | (5) Promotional materials and the student enrollment |
20 | | form must contain the following statement: |
21 | | [Name of entity] is exempt from the Illinois Board |
22 | | of Higher Education as a religious institution |
23 | | providing religious instruction only. Any credentials |
24 | | awarded by [name of entity] may not be recognized by |
25 | | other institutions of higher education, employers, and |
26 | | certification or licensing bodies. Complaints |
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1 | | pertaining to the exemption may be directed to the |
2 | | Office of the Attorney General. |
3 | | (6) All students are prohibited from using federal or |
4 | | State educational loan funds to pay for the program of |
5 | | study offered by the institution. |
6 | | (d) If this Section conflicts with any other provisions of |
7 | | this Act or Part 1030 of Title 23 of the Illinois |
8 | | Administrative Code, then this Section shall supersede the |
9 | | other provisions.
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10 | | Section 10. The Academic Degree Act is amended by changing |
11 | | Section 11 and by adding Section 11.5 as follows:
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12 | | (110 ILCS 1010/11) (from Ch. 144, par. 241)
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13 | | Sec. 11. Exemptions for nursing school and job training |
14 | | programs . This Act shall not apply to any school or
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15 | | educational institution regulated or approved under the Nurse |
16 | | Practice Act.
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17 | | This Act shall not apply to any of the following:
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18 | | (a) in-training programs by corporations or other business |
19 | | organizations
for the training of their personnel;
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20 | | (b) education or other improvement programs by business, |
21 | | trade and
similar organizations and associations for the |
22 | | benefit of their members
only; or
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23 | | (c) apprentice or other training programs by labor unions.
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24 | | (Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
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1 | | (110 ILCS 1010/11.5 new) |
2 | | Sec. 11.5. Exemption for religious institution. |
3 | | (a) The purpose of this Section is to allow private |
4 | | religious institutions to create and provide post-secondary |
5 | | religious education, with the authority to grant degrees, |
6 | | without being burdened by secular educational regulations and |
7 | | thereby: |
8 | | (1) eliminate this State's entanglement with religious |
9 | | matter; |
10 | | (2) eliminate this State's conflict with religious |
11 | | institutions' missions; |
12 | | (3) recognize the constitutional liberty of religious |
13 | | institutions to direct religious education as they see |
14 | | fit; and |
15 | | (4) recognize the constitutional liberty of students, |
16 | | faculty, and other persons to attend, teach at, or |
17 | | otherwise interact with religious institutions that are |
18 | | free from government oversight or control. |
19 | | (b) In this Section: |
20 | | "Religious education" means education in primarily |
21 | | religious subjects. The term may also include secular subjects |
22 | | so long as the education incorporates significant religious or |
23 | | faith-based instruction and is part of a comprehensive |
24 | | educational program to equip a student to integrate his or her |
25 | | religion or faith into his or her career or work. |
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1 | | "Religious institution" or "institution" means any |
2 | | Illinois tax-exempt, post-secondary educational institution |
3 | | dedicated, in its articles of incorporation, affidavit under |
4 | | the Religious Corporation Act, charter, or bylaws, to |
5 | | religious education and actually engaged exclusively in |
6 | | religious education. A religious institution may be |
7 | | independent or may operate under the control or supervision of |
8 | | or as an integrated part of any church, denomination, |
9 | | association of religious assemblies, or religious hierarchy. |
10 | | (c) To be exempt from the Board's educational |
11 | | requirements, standards, or demands under this Act and Part |
12 | | 1030 of Title 23 of the Illinois Administrative Code, the |
13 | | religious institution must meet all of the following |
14 | | conditions: |
15 | | (1) The religious institution is a not-for-profit |
16 | | institution that is owned, controlled, operated, and |
17 | | maintained by a bona fide church or religious denomination |
18 | | and is lawfully operating as a not-for-profit religious |
19 | | corporation pursuant to State law. |
20 | | (2) Promotional materials and websites must contain a |
21 | | statement that offered programs of study are limited to |
22 | | religion, theology, or preparation for a religious |
23 | | vocation that confers status or authority with the |
24 | | religion as ministers or clergy. |
25 | | (3) An affidavit must be published stating that no |
26 | | federal or State funds are used for the institution's |
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1 | | programs of study. |
2 | | (4) The title of the degrees offered by the |
3 | | institution must contain a religious modifier, such as |
4 | | Associate of Religious Studies, Bachelor of Religious |
5 | | Studies, or Master of Religious Studies. Degree titles |
6 | | that may not be used by the institution include, but are |
7 | | not limited to, Associate of Arts, Associate of Applied |
8 | | Arts, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science, |
9 | | Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of |
10 | | Education, Master of Education, Master of Arts, Master of |
11 | | Science, Doctor of Philosophy, or Doctor of Education. |
12 | | (5) Promotional materials and the student enrollment |
13 | | form must contain the following statement: |
14 | | [Name of entity] is exempt from the Illinois Board |
15 | | of Higher Education as a religious institution |
16 | | providing religious instruction only. Any credentials |
17 | | awarded by [name of entity] may not be recognized by |
18 | | other institutions of higher education, employers, and |
19 | | certification or licensing bodies. Complaints |
20 | | pertaining to the exemption may be directed to the |
21 | | Office of the Attorney General. |
22 | | (6) All students are prohibited from using federal or |
23 | | State educational loan funds to pay for the program of |
24 | | study offered by the institution. |
25 | | (d) If this Section conflicts with any other provisions of |
26 | | this Act or Part 1030 of Title 23 of the Illinois |