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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 8 as follows:
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6 | (110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188)
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7 | Sec. 8.
The Board of Trustees of the University of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the Board of Trustees of
Eastern Illinois University, the Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Northern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Illinois University, and
the Illinois Community College Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | shall submit to the Board not later
than the 15th day of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | November of each year its budget proposals for the
operation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | and capital needs of the institutions under its governance or
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19 | supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | shall conform
to the procedures developed by the Board in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | design of an information
system for State universities and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | colleges.
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23 | In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher education, |
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1 | the Board and
its staff shall communicate on a regular basis | ||||||
2 | with all public university
presidents. They shall meet at least | ||||||
3 | semiannually to achieve economies of
scale where possible and | ||||||
4 | provide the most innovative and efficient programs and
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5 | services.
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6 | The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual budget | ||||||
7 | request,
shall consider rates of tuition and fees and | ||||||
8 | undergraduate tuition and fee waiver programs at the state | ||||||
9 | universities and
colleges. The Board shall also consider the | ||||||
10 | current and projected
utilization of the total physical plant | ||||||
11 | of each campus of a university or
college in approving the | ||||||
12 | capital budget for any new building or facility.
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13 | The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the Governor, | ||||||
14 | to the
General Assembly, and to the appropriate budget agencies | ||||||
15 | of the Governor
and General Assembly its analysis and | ||||||
16 | recommendations on such budget
proposals.
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17 | The Board is directed to form a broad-based group of | ||||||
18 | individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the | ||||||
19 | General Assembly, public institutions of higher education, | ||||||
20 | State agencies, business and industry, Statewide organizations | ||||||
21 | representing faculty and staff, and others as the Board shall | ||||||
22 | deem appropriate to devise a system for allocating State | ||||||
23 | resources to public institutions of higher education based upon | ||||||
24 | performance in achieving State goals related to student success | ||||||
25 | and certificate and degree completion. | ||||||
26 | Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the Board of Higher |
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1 | Education budget recommendations to the Governor and the | ||||||
2 | General Assembly shall include allocations to public | ||||||
3 | institutions of higher education based upon performance | ||||||
4 | metrics designed to promote and measure student success in | ||||||
5 | degree and certificate completion. These metrics must be | ||||||
6 | adopted by the Board by rule and must be developed and | ||||||
7 | promulgated in accordance with the following principles: | ||||||
8 | (1) The metrics must be developed in consultation with | ||||||
9 | public institutions of higher education, as well as other | ||||||
10 | State educational agencies and other higher education | ||||||
11 | organizations, associations, interests, and stakeholders | ||||||
12 | as deemed appropriate by the Board. | ||||||
13 | (2) The metrics shall include provisions for | ||||||
14 | recognizing the demands on and rewarding the performance of | ||||||
15 | institutions in advancing the success of students who are | ||||||
16 | academically or financially at risk, including | ||||||
17 | first-generation students, low-income students, and | ||||||
18 | students traditionally underrepresented in higher | ||||||
19 | education, as specified in Section 9.16 of this Act. | ||||||
20 | (3) The metrics shall recognize and account for the | ||||||
21 | differentiated missions of institutions and sectors of | ||||||
22 | higher education. | ||||||
23 | (4) The metrics shall focus on the fundamental goal of | ||||||
24 | increasing completion of college courses, certificates, | ||||||
25 | and degrees. Performance metrics shall recognize the | ||||||
26 | unique and broad mission of public community colleges |
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1 | through consideration of additional factors including, but | ||||||
2 | not limited to, enrollment, progress through key academic | ||||||
3 | milestones, transfer to a baccalaureate institution, and | ||||||
4 | degree completion. | ||||||
5 | (5) The metrics must be designed to maintain the | ||||||
6 | quality of degrees, certificates, courses, and programs. | ||||||
7 | In devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by the | ||||||
8 | report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission. The | ||||||
9 | funding for the allocations to public institutions of higher | ||||||
10 | education based upon performance metrics for Fiscal Year 2015 | ||||||
11 | must be at least 0.5% above Fiscal Year 2014's funding and, for | ||||||
12 | each of Fiscal Years 2016 through 2019, must be at least 1% | ||||||
13 | above the previous fiscal year's funding. | ||||||
14 | Each state supported institution within the application of | ||||||
15 | this Act must
submit its plan for capital improvements of | ||||||
16 | non-instructional facilities to
the Board for approval before | ||||||
17 | final commitments are made if the total cost of the project as | ||||||
18 | approved by the institution's board of control is in excess of | ||||||
19 | $2 million. Non-instructional
uses shall include but not be | ||||||
20 | limited to dormitories, union buildings,
field houses, | ||||||
21 | stadium, other recreational facilities and parking lots. The
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22 | Board shall determine whether or not any project submitted for | ||||||
23 | approval is
consistent with the master plan for higher | ||||||
24 | education and with instructional
buildings that are provided | ||||||
25 | for therein. If the project is found by a
majority of the Board | ||||||
26 | not to be consistent, such capital improvement shall
not be |
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1 | constructed.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 97-290, eff. 8-10-11; 97-320, eff. 1-1-12; | ||||||
3 | 97-610, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.
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