Public Act 094-0479
 		





HB2435 Enrolled
LRB094 07726 NHT 37903 b






    AN ACT concerning education.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Southern Illinois University Management Act 
is amended  by adding Section 8i as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 520/8i  new)
    Sec. 8i. Vince Demuzio Governmental Internship Program.

    (a) The president of the University, in consultation with 
the Board, shall establish a governmental internship program 
consisting of up to 30 governmental interns allocated between 
the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses.
    (b) In order to be eligible under the program, a person 
must  be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student during 
the entirety of his or her participation in the program.
    (c) The following shall be the goals of the program:
        (1) To attract highly motivated students into the 
    program.
        (2) To provide students with a broad overview of State 
    government.

        (3) To offer students a unique hands-on experience.

        (4) To provide students with a personal look into the 
    budgetary, legislative, and programmatic areas of State 
    government.

        (5) To provide students with a unique opportunity to 
    learn about and to advance into public service careers, 
    including policy-making positions in government.
        (6) To offer a governmental experience to meet the 
    public sector's future need for competent administrators.


        (7) To provide a public sector internship that 
    encourages talented college graduates to consider careers 
    in State government.

        (8) To enable college graduates to supplement their 
    academic learning with practical governmental experience.

        (9) To achieve diversity through the placement of 
    qualified minorities, women, and persons with 
    disabilities.

        (10) To enable the University to play an 
    ever-increasing role in directing talented students to 
    consider careers in public service.

    (d) All students participating in the program shall receive 
academic credit as determined by the University.  Students shall 
also be compensated financially as determined by the 
University.  The program shall not include a waiver of tuition 
or fees.

    (e) The program is subject to specific annual appropriation 
by the General Assembly.


 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.