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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3359 Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Chris Bos SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 110 ILCS 305/120 new | | 110 ILCS 520/100 new | | 110 ILCS 660/5-210 new | | 110 ILCS 665/10-210 new | | 110 ILCS 670/15-210 new | | 110 ILCS 675/20-215 new | | 110 ILCS 680/25-210 new | | 110 ILCS 685/30-220 new | | 110 ILCS 690/35-215 new | | 110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new | |
| Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Provides that if a student has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the governing board of the public university or community college district must permit the personal support worker to attend class with the student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the personal support worker. Provides that if the personal support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide personal support services to the student, the governing board may not charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3359 | | LRB102 12635 CMG 17974 b |
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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 University of Illinois Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 120 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 305/120 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 120. Personal support worker's attendance in class |
| 8 | | permitted. If a student of the University has a personal |
| 9 | | support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program |
| 10 | | for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental |
| 11 | | Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board of |
| 12 | | Trustees must permit the personal support worker to attend |
| 13 | | class with the student but is not responsible for providing or |
| 14 | | paying for the personal support worker. If the personal |
| 15 | | support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide |
| 16 | | personal support services to the student, the Board may not |
| 17 | | charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such |
| 18 | | attendance.
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| 19 | | Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management |
| 20 | | Act is amended by adding Section 100 as follows:
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| 21 | | (110 ILCS 520/100 new) |
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| | HB3359 | - 2 - | LRB102 12635 CMG 17974 b |
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| 1 | | Sec. 100. Personal support worker's attendance in class |
| 2 | | permitted. If a student of the University has a personal |
| 3 | | support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program |
| 4 | | for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental |
| 5 | | Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must |
| 6 | | permit the personal support worker to attend class with the |
| 7 | | student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the |
| 8 | | personal support worker. If the personal support worker's |
| 9 | | attendance in class is solely to provide personal support |
| 10 | | services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal |
| 11 | | support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
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| 12 | | Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by |
| 13 | | adding Section 5-210 as follows:
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| 14 | | (110 ILCS 660/5-210 new) |
| 15 | | Sec. 5-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class |
| 16 | | permitted. If a student of the University has a personal |
| 17 | | support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program |
| 18 | | for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental |
| 19 | | Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must |
| 20 | | permit the personal support worker to attend class with the |
| 21 | | student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the |
| 22 | | personal support worker. If the personal support worker's |
| 23 | | attendance in class is solely to provide personal support |
| 24 | | services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal |
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| 1 | | support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
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| 2 | | Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended |
| 3 | | by adding Section 10-210 as follows:
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| 4 | | (110 ILCS 665/10-210 new) |
| 5 | | Sec. 10-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class |
| 6 | | permitted. If a student of the University has a personal |
| 7 | | support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program |
| 8 | | for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental |
| 9 | | Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must |
| 10 | | permit the personal support worker to attend class with the |
| 11 | | student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the |
| 12 | | personal support worker. If the personal support worker's |
| 13 | | attendance in class is solely to provide personal support |
| 14 | | services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal |
| 15 | | support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
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| 16 | | Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended |
| 17 | | by adding Section 15-210 as follows:
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| 18 | | (110 ILCS 670/15-210 new) |
| 19 | | Sec. 15-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class |
| 20 | | permitted. If a student of the University has a personal |
| 21 | | support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program |
| 22 | | for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental |
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| | HB3359 | - 4 - | LRB102 12635 CMG 17974 b |
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| 1 | | Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must |
| 2 | | permit the personal support worker to attend class with the |
| 3 | | student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the |
| 4 | | personal support worker. If the personal support worker's |
| 5 | | attendance in class is solely to provide personal support |
| 6 | | services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal |
| 7 | | support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
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| 8 | | Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended |
| 9 | | by adding Section 20-215 as follows:
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| 10 | | (110 ILCS 675/20-215 new) |
| 11 | | Sec. 20-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class |
| 12 | | permitted. If a student of the University has a personal |
| 13 | | support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program |
| 14 | | for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental |
| 15 | | Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must |
| 16 | | permit the personal support worker to attend class with the |
| 17 | | student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the |
| 18 | | personal support worker. If the personal support worker's |
| 19 | | attendance in class is solely to provide personal support |
| 20 | | services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal |
| 21 | | support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
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| 22 | | Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is |
| 23 | | amended by adding Section 25-210 as follows:
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| 1 | | (110 ILCS 680/25-210 new) |
| 2 | | Sec. 25-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class |
| 3 | | permitted. If a student of the University has a personal |
| 4 | | support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program |
| 5 | | for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental |
| 6 | | Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must |
| 7 | | permit the personal support worker to attend class with the |
| 8 | | student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the |
| 9 | | personal support worker. If the personal support worker's |
| 10 | | attendance in class is solely to provide personal support |
| 11 | | services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal |
| 12 | | support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
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| 13 | | Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is |
| 14 | | amended by adding Section 30-220 as follows:
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| 15 | | (110 ILCS 685/30-220 new) |
| 16 | | Sec. 30-220. Personal support worker's attendance in class |
| 17 | | permitted. If a student of the University has a personal |
| 18 | | support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program |
| 19 | | for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental |
| 20 | | Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must |
| 21 | | permit the personal support worker to attend class with the |
| 22 | | student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the |
| 23 | | personal support worker. If the personal support worker's |
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| 1 | | attendance in class is solely to provide personal support |
| 2 | | services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal |
| 3 | | support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
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| 4 | | Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended |
| 5 | | by adding Section 35-215 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 690/35-215 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 35-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class |
| 8 | | permitted. If a student of the University has a personal |
| 9 | | support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program |
| 10 | | for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental |
| 11 | | Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must |
| 12 | | permit the personal support worker to attend class with the |
| 13 | | student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the |
| 14 | | personal support worker. If the personal support worker's |
| 15 | | attendance in class is solely to provide personal support |
| 16 | | services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal |
| 17 | | support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
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| 18 | | Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by |
| 19 | | adding Section 3-29.14 as follows:
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| 20 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new) |
| 21 | | Sec. 3-29.14. Personal support worker's attendance in |
| 22 | | class permitted. If a student of a community college district |
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| 1 | | has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support |
| 2 | | Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
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| 3 | | Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, |
| 4 | | the board must permit the personal support worker to attend |
| 5 | | class with the student but is not responsible for providing or |
| 6 | | paying for the personal support worker. If the personal |
| 7 | | support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide |
| 8 | | personal support services to the student, the board may not |
| 9 | | charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such |
| 10 | | attendance.
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| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 12 | | becoming law.
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