101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB2333

 

Introduced 1/8/2020, by Sen. Dan McConchie

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/120 new
110 ILCS 520/100 new
110 ILCS 660/5-210 new
110 ILCS 665/10-210 new
110 ILCS 670/15-210 new
110 ILCS 675/20-215 new
110 ILCS 680/25-210 new
110 ILCS 685/30-220 new
110 ILCS 690/35-215 new
110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Provides that if a student has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the governing board of the public university or community college district must permit the personal support worker to attend class with the student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the personal support worker. Provides that if the personal support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide personal support services to the student, the governing board may not charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5adding Section 120 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/120 new)
7    Sec. 120. Personal support worker's attendance in class
8permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
9support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
10for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
11Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board of
12Trustees must permit the personal support worker to attend
13class with the student but is not responsible for providing or
14paying for the personal support worker. If the personal support
15worker's attendance in class is solely to provide personal
16support services to the student, the Board may not charge the
17personal support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
18    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
19Act is amended by adding Section 100 as follows:
 
20    (110 ILCS 520/100 new)
21    Sec. 100. Personal support worker's attendance in class

 

 

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1permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
2support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
3for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
4Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
5permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
6student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
7personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
8attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
9services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
10support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
11    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
12adding Section 5-210 as follows:
 
13    (110 ILCS 660/5-210 new)
14    Sec. 5-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class
15permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
16support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
17for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
18Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
19permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
20student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
21personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
22attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
23services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
24support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
2by adding Section 10-210 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 665/10-210 new)
4    Sec. 10-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class
5permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
6support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
7for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
8Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
9permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
10student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
11personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
12attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
13services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
14support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
15    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
16by adding Section 15-210 as follows:
 
17    (110 ILCS 670/15-210 new)
18    Sec. 15-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class
19permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
20support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
21for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
22Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must

 

 

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1permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
2student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
3personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
4attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
5services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
6support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
7    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
8adding Section 20-215 as follows:
 
9    (110 ILCS 675/20-215 new)
10    Sec. 20-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class
11permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
12support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
13for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
14Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
15permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
16student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
17personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
18attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
19services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
20support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
21    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
22amended by adding Section 25-210 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 680/25-210 new)
2    Sec. 25-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class
3permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
4support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
5for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
6Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
7permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
8student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
9personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
10attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
11services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
12support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
13    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
14by adding Section 30-220 as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 685/30-220 new)
16    Sec. 30-220. Personal support worker's attendance in class
17permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
18support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
19for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
20Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
21permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
22student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
23personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
24attendance in class is solely to provide personal support

 

 

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1services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
2support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
3    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
4by adding Section 35-215 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 690/35-215 new)
6    Sec. 35-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class
7permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
8support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
9for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
10Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
11permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
12student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
13personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
14attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
15services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
16support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
17    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by
18adding Section 3-29.14 as follows:
 
19    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new)
20    Sec. 3-29.14. Personal support worker's attendance in
21class permitted. If a student of a community college district
22has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support

 

 

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1Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
2Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act,
3the board must permit the personal support worker to attend
4class with the student but is not responsible for providing or
5paying for the personal support worker. If the personal support
6worker's attendance in class is solely to provide personal
7support services to the student, the board may not charge the
8personal support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.