103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1895
 
Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Paul Faraci
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
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     Amends the University of Illinois Act, the Southern Illinois University Management Act, the Chicago State University Law, the Eastern Illinois University Law, the Governors State University Law, the Illinois State University Law, the Northeastern Illinois University Law, the Northern Illinois University Law, the Western Illinois University Law, and the Public Community College Act.  Requires a university or community college to provide all necessary coursework materials for rental, free of charge to any student who meets all of the following qualifications: (1) the student is a resident of the State; (2) the student graduated from an approved high school in the State; (3) the student is enrolled for the upcoming semester or term at the university or community college; and (4) as applicable to a university, the student has not previously earned or received a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of coursework, or, as applicable to a community college, the student has not previously earned or received an associate's degree or 60 credit hours or equivalent of coursework.  Effective immediately.
  


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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 125 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/125 new)
7    Sec. 125. Free course materials.
8    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
9means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
10textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
11access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
12or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
13the University. 
14    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
15attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
162024, the University shall provide all necessary coursework 
17materials for rental, free of charge to any student under this 
18Section who meets all of the following qualifications: 
19        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
20        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
21    in the State. 
22        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
23    or term at the University. 
 
 
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1        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
2    a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of 
3    coursework. 
 
4    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management 
5Act is amended  by adding Section 105 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 520/105 new)
7    Sec. 105. Free course materials.
8    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
9means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
10textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
11access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
12or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
13the University. 
14    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
15attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
162024, the University shall provide all necessary coursework 
17materials for rental, free of charge to any student under this 
18Section who meets all of the following qualifications: 
19        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
20        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
21    in the State. 
22        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
23    or term at the University. 
24        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
 
 
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1    a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of 
2    coursework. 
 
3    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended  by 
4adding Section 5-215 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 660/5-215 new)
6    Sec. 5-215. Free course materials.
7    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
8means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
9textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
10access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
11or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
12the University. 
13    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
14attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
152024, the University shall provide all necessary coursework 
16materials for rental, free of charge to any student under this 
17Section who meets all of the following qualifications: 
18        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
19        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
20    in the State. 
21        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
22    or term at the University. 
23        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
24    a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of 
 
 
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1    coursework. 
 
2    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended  
3by adding Section 5-215 as follows:
 
4    (110 ILCS 665/5-215 new)
5    Sec. 5-215. Free course materials.
6    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
7means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
8textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
9access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
10or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
11the University. 
12    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
13attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
142024, the University shall provide all necessary coursework 
15materials for rental, free of charge to any student under this 
16Section who meets all of the following qualifications: 
17        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
18        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
19    in the State. 
20        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
21    or term at the University. 
22        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
23    a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of 
24    coursework. 
 
 
 
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1    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended  
2by adding Section 15-215 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 670/15-215 new)
4    Sec. 15-215. Free course materials.
5    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
6means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
7textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
8access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
9or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
10the University. 
11    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
12attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
132024, the University shall provide all necessary coursework 
14materials for rental, free of charge to any student under this 
15Section who meets all of the following qualifications: 
16        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
17        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
18    in the State. 
19        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
20    or term at the University. 
21        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
22    a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of 
23    coursework. 
 
 
 
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1    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended  
2by adding Section 20-220 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 675/20-220 new)
4    Sec. 20-220. Free course materials.
5    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
6means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
7textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
8access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
9or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
10the University. 
11    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
12attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
132024, the University shall provide all necessary coursework 
14materials for rental, free of charge to any student under this 
15Section who meets all of the following qualifications: 
16        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
17        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
18    in the State. 
19        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
20    or term at the University. 
21        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
22    a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of 
23    coursework. 
 
24    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 
 
 
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1amended  by adding Section 25-215 as follows:
 
2    (110 ILCS 680/25-215 new)
3    Sec. 25-215. Free course materials.
4    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
5means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
6textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
7access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
8or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
9the University. 
10    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
11attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
122024, the University shall provide all necessary coursework 
13materials for rental, free of charge to any student under this 
14Section who meets all of the following qualifications: 
15        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
16        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
17    in the State. 
18        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
19    or term at the University. 
20        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
21    a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of 
22    coursework. 
 
23    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is 
24amended  by adding Section 30-225 as follows:
 
 
 
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1    (110 ILCS 685/30-225 new)
2    Sec. 30-225. Free course materials.
3    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
4means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
5textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
6access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
7or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
8the University. 
9    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
10attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
112024, the University shall provide all necessary coursework 
12materials for rental, free of charge to any student under this 
13Section who meets all of the following qualifications: 
14        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
15        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
16    in the State. 
17        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
18    or term at the University. 
19        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
20    a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of 
21    coursework. 
 
22    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended  
23by adding Section 35-220 as follows:
 
 
 
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1    (110 ILCS 690/35-220 new)
2    Sec. 35-220. Free course materials.
3    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
4means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
5textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
6access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
7or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
8the University. 
9    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
10attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
112024, the University shall provide all necessary coursework 
12materials for rental, free of charge to any student under this 
13Section who meets all of the following qualifications: 
14        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
15        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
16    in the State. 
17        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
18    or term at the University. 
19        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
20    a bachelor's degree or 135 credit hours or equivalent of 
21    coursework. 
 
22    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by 
23adding Section 3-29.21 as follows:
 
24    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.21 new)
 
 
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1    Sec. 3-29.21. Free course materials.
2    (a) For purposes of this Section, "coursework materials" 
3means all digital or non-digital books, workbooks, and 
4textbooks; required course software; computer disks; website 
5access; and electronically distributed materials utilized for, 
6or in conjunction with, a course in postsecondary education at 
7a community college. 
8    (b) In order to make higher education more accessible and 
9attainable for everyone in the State, beginning on July 1, 
102024, each community college shall provide all necessary 
11coursework materials for rental, free of charge to any student 
12under this Section who meets all of the following 
13qualifications: 
14        (1) The student is a resident of the State. 
15        (2) The student graduated from an approved high school 
16    in the State. 
17        (3) The student is enrolled for the upcoming semester 
18    or term at the community college. 
19        (4) The student has not previously earned or received 
20    an associate's degree or 60 credit hours or equivalent of 
21    coursework. 
 
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
23becoming law. 
  

 
 
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									INDEX
								
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									Statutes amended in order of appearance
								
3    110 ILCS 305/125 new
4    110 ILCS 520/105 new
5    110 ILCS 660/5-215 new
6    110 ILCS 665/5-215 new
7    110 ILCS 670/15-215 new
8    110 ILCS 675/20-220 new
9    110 ILCS 680/25-215 new
10    110 ILCS 685/30-225 new
11    110 ILCS 690/35-220 new
12    110 ILCS 805/3-29.21 new