SB2313 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2313

Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Celina Villanueva

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Failure to Fund Instruction Act. Provides that public institutions of higher education that spend less on instruction than 33% of the amount of revenue it receives in tuition and fees shall report details on revenue and expenditures and submit a plan to spend more than 33% on instruction to the State Board of Education. Provides that any public institutions of higher education that fails to submit a plan or continues to spend less than 33% of the amount of revenue it receives in tuition and fees on instruction for 2 consecutive years shall be ineligible for participation in the monetary award program established under the Higher Education Student Assistance Act for all new applicants. Provides that the Board shall adopt rules necessary to implement the Act.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Failure to Fund Instruction Act.

Section 5. Definition. As used in this Act, "public institutions of higher education" means the University of Illinois; Southern Illinois University; Chicago State University; Eastern Illinois University; Governors State University; Illinois State University; Northeastern Illinois University; Northern Illinois University; Western Illinois University; the public community colleges of this State; and any other public universities, colleges, and community colleges now or hereafter established or authorized by the General Assembly.

Section 10. Failure to fund.

(a) Public institutions of higher education that spends less on instruction than 33% of the amount of revenue it receives in tuition and fees shall report details on revenue and expenditures and submit a plan to spend more than 33% on instruction to the State Board of Education.

(b) Any public institutions of higher education that fails to submit a plan or continues to spend less than 33% of the amount of revenue it receives in tuition and fees on instruction for 2 consecutive years shall be ineligible for participation in the monetary award program under Section 35 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act for all new applicants.

Section 15. Rules. The Board of Higher Education shall adopt rules necessary to implement this Act.