Sen. Dale A. Righter
Filed: 4/11/2013
 
 


 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2245




2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2245, AS AMENDED, 
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
4following:


5 "Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by 
6adding Section 85 as follows:

7 (110 ILCS 305/85 new)
8 Sec. 85. Priority enrollment; service member or veteran.
9 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
10 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
11member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
12reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
13District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
14United States and who is eligible to receive military 
15educational benefits.
16 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
 
 
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1member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
2discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
3 (b) The Board of Trustees shall give the earliest possible 
4enrollment opportunity that the University offers to a service 
5member or veteran.
6 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
7Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
8certificate programs offered by the University after the 
9student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
10the University.

11 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management 
12Act is amended by adding Section 70 as follows:

13 (110 ILCS 520/70 new)
14 Sec. 70. Priority enrollment; service member or veteran.
15 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
16 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
17member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
18reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
19District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
20United States and who is eligible to receive military 
21educational benefits.
22 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
23member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
24discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
 
 
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1 (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment 
2opportunity that the University offers to a service member or 
3veteran.
4 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
5Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
6certificate programs offered by the University after the 
7student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
8the University.

9 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by 
10adding Section 5-180 as follows:

11 (110 ILCS 660/5-180 new)
12 Sec. 5-180. Priority, enrollment; service member or 
13veteran.
14 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
15 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
16member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
17reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
18District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
19United States and who is eligible to receive military 
20educational benefits.
21 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
22member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
23discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
24 (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment 
 
 
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1opportunity that the University offers to a service member or 
2veteran.
3 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
4Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
5certificate programs offered by the University after the 
6student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
7the University.

8 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended 
9by adding Section 10-180 as follows:

10 (110 ILCS 665/10-180 new)
11 Sec. 10-180. Priority enrollment; service member or 
12veteran.
13 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
14 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
15member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
16reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
17District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
18United States and who is eligible to receive military 
19educational benefits.
20 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
21member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
22discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
23 (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment 
24opportunity that the University offers to a service member or 
 
 
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1veteran.
2 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
3Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
4certificate programs offered by the University after the 
5student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
6the University.

7 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended 
8by adding Section 15-180 as follows:

9 (110 ILCS 670/15-180 new)
10 Sec. 15-180. Priority enrollment; service member or 
11veteran.
12 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
13 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
14member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
15reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
16District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
17United States and who is eligible to receive military 
18educational benefits.
19 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
20member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
21discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
22 (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment 
23opportunity that the University offers to a service member or 
24veteran.
 
 
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1 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
2Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
3certificate programs offered by the University after the 
4student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
5the University.

6 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by 
7adding Section 20-185 as follows:

8 (110 ILCS 675/20-185 new)
9 Sec. 20-185. Priority enrollment; service member or 
10veteran.
11 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
12 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
13member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
14reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
15District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
16United States and who is eligible to receive military 
17educational benefits.
18 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
19member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
20discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
21 (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment 
22opportunity that the University offers to a service member or 
23veteran.
24 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
 
 
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1Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
2certificate programs offered by the University after the 
3student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
4the University.

5 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 
6amended by adding Section 25-180 as follows:

7 (110 ILCS 680/25-180 new)
8 Sec. 25-180. Priority enrollment; service member or 
9veteran.
10 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
11 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
12member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
13reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
14District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
15United States and who is eligible to receive military 
16educational benefits.
17 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
18member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
19discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
20 (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment 
21opportunity that the University offers to a service member or 
22veteran.
23 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
24Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
 
 
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1certificate programs offered by the University after the 
2student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
3the University.

4 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended 
5by adding Section 30-190 as follows:

6 (110 ILCS 685/30-190 new)
7 Sec. 30-190. Priority enrollment; service member or 
8veteran.
9 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
10 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
11member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
12reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
13District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
14United States and who is eligible to receive military 
15educational benefits.
16 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
17member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
18discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
19 (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment 
20opportunity that the University offers to a service member or 
21veteran.
22 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
23Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
24certificate programs offered by the University after the 
 
 
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1student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
2the University.

3 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended 
4by adding Section 35-185 as follows:

5 (110 ILCS 690/35-185 new)
6 Sec. 35-185. Priority enrollment; service member or 
7veteran.
8 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
9 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
10member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
11reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
12District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
13United States and who is eligible to receive military 
14educational benefits.
15 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
16member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
17discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
18 (b) The Board shall give the earliest possible enrollment 
19opportunity that the University offers to a service member or 
20veteran.
21 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
22Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
23certificate programs offered by the University after the 
24student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
 
 
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1the University.


2 Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by 
3adding Section 3-29.10 as follows:

4 (110 ILCS 805/3-29.10 new)
5 Sec. 3-29.10. Priority enrollment; service member or 
6veteran.
7 (a) For the purposes of this Section:
8 "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a 
9member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any 
10reserve component, or the National Guard of any state, the 
11District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a territory of the 
12United States and who is eligible to receive military 
13educational benefits.
14 "Veteran" means a resident of this State who was a service 
15member and who has received an honorable discharge, a general 
16discharge, or an other than honorable discharge. 
17 (b) A board shall give the earliest possible enrollment 
18opportunity that a community college offers to a service member 
19or veteran.
20 (c) The priority enrollment provided pursuant to this 
21Section shall apply to enrollment for all degree and 
22certificate programs offered by a community college after the 
23student's eligibility to receive benefits has been verified by 
24the community college.".