97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB6160

 

Introduced , by Rep. Carol A. Sente

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1805/30.30
330 ILCS 60/5.2

    Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that a person in military service enrolled in any Illinois public university, college, or community college who is unable, due to being placed into a period of military service, to attend classes or submit coursework shall not receive a failing grade for examinations or coursework missed during his or her military service. Provides that the faculty and administrative officials of the higher education institution shall make available to the person an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination or coursework he or she may have missed due to his or her military service.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning veterans.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by
5changing Section 30.30 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1805/30.30)
7    Sec. 30.30. School attendance and tuition. Any person in
8federal active duty under Title 10 of the United States Code,
9or in training or duty under Title 32 of the United States
10Code, or in State Active Duty, pursuant to the orders of the
11Governor has the right to receive a full monetary credit or
12refund for funds paid to any Illinois public university,
13college, or community college if the person is placed into a
14period of military service with the State of Illinois pursuant
15to the orders of the Governor and is unable to attend the
16university or college for a period of 7 or more days.
17Withdrawal from the course shall not impact upon the final
18grade point average of the person. If any person who has been
19enrolled in any Illinois public university, college, or
20community college is unable to process his or her enrollment
21for the upcoming term, he or she shall have any and all late
22penalties and or charges set aside, including any and all late
23processing fees for books, lab fees, and all items that were

 

 

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1not in place because the person was engaged in military service
2and was unable to enroll in the courses at the appropriate
3time.
4    Any person in federal active duty under Title 10 of the
5United States Code, or in training or duty under Title 32 of
6the United States Code, or in State Active Duty, pursuant to
7the orders of the Governor, enrolled in any Illinois public
8university, college, or community college who is unable, due to
9being placed into a period of military service, to attend
10classes or submit coursework shall not receive a failing grade
11for examinations or coursework missed during his or her
12military service. The faculty and administrative officials of
13the higher education institution shall make available to the
14person an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination or
15coursework he or she may have missed due to his or her military
16service.
17     The rights set forth in this Section are in addition to
18any rights afforded to persons in military service with the
19State of Illinois pursuant to the orders of the Governor under
20the policies of an Illinois public university, college, or
21community college.
22(Source: P.A. 92-716, eff. 7-24-02.)
 
23    Section 10. The Service Member's Employment Tenure Act is
24amended by changing Section 5.2 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (330 ILCS 60/5.2)
2    Sec. 5.2. School attendance and tuition. Any person in
3military service with the State of Illinois or in federal
4active duty service pursuant to the orders of the President of
5the United States or the Governor has the right to receive a
6full monetary credit or refund for funds paid to any Illinois
7public university, college or community college if the person
8is placed into a period of military service pursuant to the
9orders of the President of the United States or the Governor
10and is unable to attend the university or college for a period
11of 7 or more days. Withdrawal from the course shall not impact
12upon the final grade point average of the person. If any person
13who has been enrolled in any Illinois public university,
14college, or community college is unable to process his or her
15enrollment for the upcoming term, he or she shall have any and
16all late penalties and or charges set aside, including any and
17all late processing fees for books, lab fees, and all items
18that were not in place because the person was engaged in
19military service and was unable to enroll in the courses at the
20appropriate time.
21    Persons in the military service enrolled in any Illinois
22public university, college, or community college who are
23unable, due to being placed into a period of military service,
24to attend classes or submit coursework shall not receive a
25failing grade for examinations or coursework missed during
26their military service. The faculty and administrative

 

 

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1officials of the higher education institution shall make
2available to the persons in the military service an equivalent
3opportunity to make up any examination or coursework they may
4have missed due to their military service.
5    The rights set forth in this Section are in addition to any
6rights afforded to persons in military service with the State
7of Illinois or in federal active duty service pursuant to the
8orders of the President of the United States or the Governor
9under the policies of an Illinois public university, college,
10or community college.
11(Source: P.A. 93-822, eff. 7-28-04.)