HB1079eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1079 Engrossed LRB097 06555 NHT 46640 b

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Property Control Act is amended by changing Section 6.04 as follows:

(30 ILCS 605/6.04) (from Ch. 127, par. 133b9.4)

Sec. 6.04. Annually, and upon at least 30 days notice, the administrator may require each responsible officer to make, or cause to be made, an actual physical inventory check of all items of property under his jurisdiction and control and said inventory shall be certified to the administrator with a full accounting of all errors or exceptions reported therein. With respect to public universities, the Department of Central Management Services may require a listing of equipment items only for those items valued in excess of $2,000.

(Source: Laws 1955, p. 34.)

Section 10. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

(110 ILCS 205/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 187)

Sec. 7. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, the Illinois Community College Board and the campuses under their governance or supervision shall not hereafter undertake the establishment of any new unit of instruction, research or public service without the approval of the Board. The term "new unit of instruction, research or public service" includes the establishment of a college, school, division, institute, department or other unit in any field of instruction, research or public service not theretofore included in the program of the institution, and includes the establishment of any new branch or campus. The term does not include reasonable and moderate extensions of existing curricula, research, or public service programs which have a direct relationship to existing programs; and the Board may, under its rule making power, define the character of such reasonable and moderate extensions.

Such governing boards shall submit to the Board all proposals for a new unit of instruction, research, or public service. The Board may approve or disapprove the proposal in whole or in part or approve modifications thereof whenever in its judgment such action is consistent with the objectives of an existing or proposed master plan of higher education.

The Board of Higher Education is authorized to review periodically all existing programs of instruction, research and public service at the State state universities and colleges and to advise the appropriate board of control if the contribution of each program is not educationally and economically justified. Each State university shall report annually to the Board on programs of instruction, research, or public service that have been terminated, dissolved, reduced, or consolidated by the university. Each university shall report to the Board all programs of instruction, research, or public service that exhibit a trend of low performance in enrollments and degree completions and high expense per degree. Each university shall also report on any tuition increases for the upcoming academic year and any cost-saving measures undertaken during the previous fiscal year. The Board shall compile a report annually that shall contain information on tuition increases and cost-saving measures, new programs created, existing programs that have been closed or consolidated, and programs that exhibit low performance or productivity; and this report shall be submitted to the General Assembly. The Board shall have the authority to define relevant terms and timelines by rule.

(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)

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