103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2313
 
Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Celina Villanueva
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Failure to Fund Instruction Act. Provides that public institutions of higher education that spend less on instruction than 33% of the amount of revenue it receives in tuition and fees shall report details on revenue and expenditures and submit a plan to spend more than 33% on instruction  to the State Board of Education. Provides that any public institutions of higher education that fails to submit a plan or continues to spend less than 33% of the amount of revenue it receives in tuition and fees on instruction for 2 consecutive years shall be ineligible for participation in the monetary award program established under the Higher Education Student Assistance Act for all new applicants. Provides that the Board shall adopt rules necessary to implement the Act.
  


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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Failure to Fund Instruction Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "public 
7institutions of higher education" means the University of 
8Illinois; Southern Illinois University; Chicago State 
9University; Eastern Illinois University; Governors State 
10University; Illinois State University; Northeastern Illinois 
11University; Northern Illinois University; Western Illinois 
12University; the public community colleges of this State; and 
13any other public universities, colleges, and community 
14colleges now or hereafter established or authorized by the 
15General Assembly.
 
16    Section 10. Failure to fund. 
17    (a) Public institutions of higher education that spends 
18less on instruction than 33% of the amount of revenue it 
19receives in tuition and fees shall report details on revenue 
20and expenditures and submit a plan to spend more than 33% on 
21instruction  to the State Board of Education.
22    (b) Any public institutions of higher education that fails 
 
 
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1to submit a plan or continues to spend less than 33% of the 
2amount of revenue it receives in tuition and fees on 
3instruction for 2 consecutive years shall be ineligible for 
4participation in the monetary award program under Section 35 
5of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act for all new 
6applicants.
 
7    Section 15. Rules. The Board of Higher Education shall 
8adopt rules necessary to implement this Act.