103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1309

 

Introduced 2/6/2023, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/180 new
110 ILCS 520/155 new
110 ILCS 660/5-265 new
110 ILCS 665/10-270 new
110 ILCS 670/15-275 new
110 ILCS 675/20-275 new
110 ILCS 680/25-270 new
110 ILCS 685/30-280 new
110 ILCS 690/35-275 new

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires each governing board to ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student whom he or she advises or counsels.


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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 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5adding Section 180 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/180 new)
7    Sec. 180. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board of
8Trustees shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor
9acts with a duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic
10guidance and advice that is strictly in the best interest of
11the student whom he or she advises or counsels.
 
12    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
13Act is amended by adding Section 155 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 520/155 new)
15    Sec. 155. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board shall
16ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a duty
17of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance and
18advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
19whom he or she advises or counsels.
 
20    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by

 

 

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1adding Section 5-265 as follows:
 
2    (110 ILCS 660/5-265 new)
3    Sec. 5-265. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
4shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
5duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
6and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
7whom he or she advises or counsels.
 
8    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
9by adding Section 10-270 as follows:
 
10    (110 ILCS 665/10-270 new)
11    Sec. 10-270. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
12shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
13duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
14and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
15whom he or she advises or counsels.
 
16    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
17by adding Section 15-275 as follows:
 
18    (110 ILCS 670/15-275 new)
19    Sec. 15-275. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
20shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
21duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance

 

 

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1and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
2whom he or she advises or counsels.
 
3    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
4by adding Section 20-275 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 675/20-275 new)
6    Sec. 20-275. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
7shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
8duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
9and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
10whom he or she advises or counsels.
 
11    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
12amended by adding Section 25-270 as follows:
 
13    (110 ILCS 680/25-270 new)
14    Sec. 25-270. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
15shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
16duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
17and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
18whom he or she advises or counsels.
 
19    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
20amended by adding Section 30-280 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 685/30-280 new)
2    Sec. 30-280. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
3shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
4duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
5and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
6whom he or she advises or counsels.
 
7    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
8by adding Section 35-275 as follows:
 
9    (110 ILCS 690/35-275 new)
10    Sec. 35-275. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
11shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
12duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
13and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
14whom he or she advises or counsels.