95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB3420

 

Introduced 2/27/2007, by Rep. Richard P. Myers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/40 new
110 ILCS 520/25 new
110 ILCS 660/5-135 new
110 ILCS 665/10-135 new
110 ILCS 670/15-135 new
110 ILCS 675/20-140 new
110 ILCS 680/25-135 new
110 ILCS 685/30-145 new
110 ILCS 690/35-140 new
110 ILCS 805/3-29.3 new

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires each public university to perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for each applicant for university housing to determine whether the applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender. Prohibits the universities from granting such housing to any person determined to have been adjudicated a sex offender.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning higher education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5 adding Section 40 as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 305/40 new)
7     Sec. 40. Sex offender registry check. The University must
8 perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for each
9 applicant for university housing to determine whether the
10 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
11 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
12 The University shall require that each application for
13 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
14 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
15 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University
16 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a
17 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been
18 adjudicated a sex offender.
 
19     Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
20 Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:
 
21     (110 ILCS 520/25 new)

 

 

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1     Sec. 25. Sex offender registry check. The University must
2 perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for each
3 applicant for university housing to determine whether the
4 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
5 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
6 The University shall require that each application for
7 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
8 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
9 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University
10 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a
11 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been
12 adjudicated a sex offender.
 
13     Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
14 adding Section 5-135 as follows:
 
15     (110 ILCS 660/5-135 new)
16     Sec. 5-135. Sex offender registry check. The University
17 must perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for
18 each applicant for university housing to determine whether the
19 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
20 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
21 The University shall require that each application for
22 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
23 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
24 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University

 

 

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1 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a
2 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been
3 adjudicated a sex offender.
 
4     Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
5 by adding Section 10-135 as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 665/10-135 new)
7     Sec. 10-135. Sex offender registry check. The University
8 must perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for
9 each applicant for university housing to determine whether the
10 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
11 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
12 The University shall require that each application for
13 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
14 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
15 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University
16 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a
17 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been
18 adjudicated a sex offender.
 
19     Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
20 by adding Section 15-135 as follows:
 
21     (110 ILCS 670/15-135 new)
22     Sec. 15-135. Sex offender registry check. The University

 

 

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1 must perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for
2 each applicant for university housing to determine whether the
3 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
4 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
5 The University shall require that each application for
6 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
7 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
8 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University
9 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a
10 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been
11 adjudicated a sex offender.
 
12     Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
13 adding Section 20-140 as follows:
 
14     (110 ILCS 675/20-140 new)
15     Sec. 20-140. Sex offender registry check. The University
16 must perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for
17 each applicant for university housing to determine whether the
18 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
19 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
20 The University shall require that each application for
21 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
22 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
23 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University
24 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a

 

 

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1 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been
2 adjudicated a sex offender.
 
3     Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
4 amended by adding Section 25-135 as follows:
 
5     (110 ILCS 680/25-135 new)
6     Sec. 25-135. Sex offender registry check. The University
7 must perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for
8 each applicant for university housing to determine whether the
9 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
10 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
11 The University shall require that each application for
12 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
13 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
14 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University
15 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a
16 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been
17 adjudicated a sex offender.
 
18     Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
19 by adding Section 30-145 as follows:
 
20     (110 ILCS 685/30-145 new)
21     Sec. 30-145. Sex offender registry check. The University
22 must perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for

 

 

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1 each applicant for university housing to determine whether the
2 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
3 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
4 The University shall require that each application for
5 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
6 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
7 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University
8 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a
9 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been
10 adjudicated a sex offender.
 
11     Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
12 by adding Section 35-140 as follows:
 
13     (110 ILCS 690/35-140 new)
14     Sec. 35-140. Sex offender registry check. The University
15 must perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for
16 each applicant for university housing to determine whether the
17 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
18 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
19 The University shall require that each application for
20 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
21 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
22 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University
23 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a
24 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been

 

 

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1 adjudicated a sex offender.
 
2     Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by
3 adding Section 3-29.3 as follows:
 
4     (110 ILCS 805/3-29.3 new)
5     Sec. 3-29.3. Sex offender registry check. The University
6 must perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for
7 each applicant for university housing to determine whether the
8 applicant has been adjudicated a sex offender, as defined in
9 the Sex Offender and Child Murderer Community Notification Law.
10 The University shall require that each application for
11 university housing be accompanied by the identifying
12 information necessary to perform the check and a supplemental
13 fee to cover the cost of performing the check. The University
14 may not grant university housing to any person determined, as a
15 result of the check conducted under this Section, to have been
16 adjudicated a sex offender.