103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3317

 

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Will Guzzardi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
105 ILCS 5/24-8.2 new

    Creates the Public Higher Education Act. Defines terms, including "employee", which means an employee of a public institution of higher education who provides educational support services to the institution, including, but not limited to, a custodial employee, a transportation employee, a food service provider, a teaching assistant, or administrative staff. Provides that, in fixing the salaries of employees, the governing board of each public institution of higher education shall pay to employees an hourly rate of not less than: (i) $20 for the 2023-2024 academic year; (ii) $21 for the 2024-2025 academic year; and (iii) $22 for the 2025-2026 academic year. Provides that the minimum hourly rate for each academic year thereafter shall equal the minimum hourly rate for the previous academic year increased by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for all items published by the United States Department of Labor for the previous academic year. Amends the School Code to make similar changes. Effective immediately.


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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 Public
5Higher Education Act.
 
6    Section 3. Intent. It is the intent of the General
7Assembly that the requirements set forth in this Act should
8apply equally to each public institution of higher education
9in this State and to the governing board of each public
10institution of higher education in this State.
 
11    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
12    "Governing board of each public institution of higher
13education" means the Board of Trustees of the University of
14Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
15University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University,
16the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the
17Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
18Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees
19of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of
20Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western
21Illinois University, the board of trustees of each community
22college district in this State, and the governing board of any

 

 

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1other public university, college, or community college now or
2hereafter established or authorized by the General Assembly.
3    "Public institution of higher education" means the
4University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago
5State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
6University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
7University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois
8University, a public community college in this State, or any
9other public university, college, or community college now or
10hereafter established or authorized by the General Assembly.
 
11    Section 10. Minimum salary.
12    (a) As used in this Section, "employee" means an employee
13of a public institution of higher education who provides
14educational support services to the institution, including,
15but not limited to, a custodial employee, a transportation
16employee, a food service provider, a teaching assistant, or
17administrative staff.
18    (b) In fixing the salaries of employees, the governing
19board of each public institution of higher education shall pay
20to employees an hourly rate of not less than: (i) $20 for the
212023-2024 academic year; (ii) $21 for the 2024-2025 academic
22year; and (iii) $22 for the 2025-2026 academic year. The
23minimum hourly rate for each academic year thereafter shall
24equal the minimum hourly rate for the previous academic year
25increased by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if

 

 

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1any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for
2all items published by the United States Department of Labor
3for the previous academic year.
 
4    Section 90. The School Code is amended by adding Section
524-8.2 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/24-8.2 new)
7    Sec. 24-8.2. Minimum salary.
8    (a) As used in this Section, "employee" means an employee
9of the school district who provides educational support
10services to the district, including, but not limited to, a
11custodial employee, a transportation employee, a food service
12provider, a classroom assistant, administrative staff, or a
13paraprofessional under subparagraph (J) of paragraph (2) of
14Section 21B-20.
15    (b) In fixing the salaries of employees, a school board
16shall pay to employees an hourly rate of not less than: (i) $20
17for the 2023-2024 school year; (ii) $21 for the 2024-2025
18school year; and (iii) $22 for the 2025-2026 school year. The
19minimum hourly rate for each school year thereafter shall
20equal the minimum hourly rate for the previous school year
21increased by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if
22any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for
23all items published by the United States Department of Labor
24for the previous school year.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.