96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6188

 

Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Richard P. Myers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 205/7   from Ch. 144, par. 187

    Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. In provisions requiring the Board of Higher Education's approval of new units of instruction, research, or public service, provides that the approval of the Board is required even if the new unit of instruction, research, or public service is required by State law. 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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by
5 changing Section 7 as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 205/7)  (from Ch. 144, par. 187)
7     Sec. 7. 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, the Illinois Community College Board and
16 the campuses under their governance or supervision shall not
17 hereafter undertake the establishment of any new unit of
18 instruction, research or public service without the approval of
19 the Board. The approval of the Board is required even if the
20 new unit of instruction, research, or public service is
21 required by State law. The term "new unit of instruction,
22 research or public service" includes the establishment of a
23 college, school, division, institute, department or other unit

 

 

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1 in any field of instruction, research or public service not
2 theretofore included in the program of the institution, and
3 includes the establishment of any new branch or campus. The
4 term does not include reasonable and moderate extensions of
5 existing curricula, research, or public service programs which
6 have a direct relationship to existing programs; and the Board
7 may, under its rule making power, define the character of such
8 reasonable and moderate extensions.
9     Such governing boards shall submit to the Board all
10 proposals for a new unit of instruction, research, or public
11 service. The Board may approve or disapprove the proposal in
12 whole or in part or approve modifications thereof whenever in
13 its judgment such action is consistent with the objectives of
14 an existing or proposed master plan of higher education.
15     The Board of Higher Education is authorized to review
16 periodically all existing programs of instruction, research
17 and public service at the state universities and colleges and
18 to advise the appropriate board of control if the contribution
19 of each program is not educationally and economically
20 justified.
21 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.