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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 
15support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide 
16personal support services to the student, the Board may not 
17charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such 
18attendance.
 
19    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management 
20Act is amended  by adding Section 100 as follows:
 
21    (110 ILCS 520/100 new)
 
 
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1    Sec. 100. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
2permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
3support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
4for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
5Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
6permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
7student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
8personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
9attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
10services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
11support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
12    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended  by 
13adding Section 5-210 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 660/5-210 new)
15    Sec. 5-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
16permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
17support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
18for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
19Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
20permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
21student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
22personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
23attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
24services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
 
 
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1support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
2    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended  
3by adding Section 10-210 as follows:
 
4    (110 ILCS 665/10-210 new)
5    Sec. 10-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
6permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
7support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
8for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
9Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
10permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
11student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
12personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
13attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
14services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
15support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
16    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended  
17by adding Section 15-210 as follows:
 
18    (110 ILCS 670/15-210 new)
19    Sec. 15-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
20permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
21support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
22for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
 
 
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1Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
2permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
3student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
4personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
5attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
6services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
7support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
8    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended  
9by adding Section 20-215 as follows:
 
10    (110 ILCS 675/20-215 new)
11    Sec. 20-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class 
12permitted. If a student of the University has a personal 
13support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program 
14for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental 
15Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must 
16permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
17student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
18personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
19attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
20services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
21support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
22    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 
23amended  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 
14amended  by 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 
 
 
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1attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
2services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
3support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
4    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended  
5by adding Section 35-215 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 690/35-215 new)
7    Sec. 35-215. 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 must 
12permit the personal support worker to attend class with the 
13student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the 
14personal support worker.  If the personal support worker's 
15attendance in class is solely to provide personal support 
16services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal 
17support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
18    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended  by 
19adding Section 3-29.14 as follows:
 
20    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new)
21    Sec. 3-29.14. Personal support worker's attendance in 
22class permitted. If a student of a community college district 
 
 
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1has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support 
2Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the

3Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, 
4the board must permit the personal support worker to attend 
5class with the student but is not responsible for providing or 
6paying for the personal support worker.  If the personal 
7support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide 
8personal support services to the student, the board may not 
9charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such 
10attendance.


 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.