Full Text of SB3023 99th General Assembly
SB3023 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB3023 Introduced 2/18/2016, by Sen. Pat McGuire SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 110 ILCS 220/2 | from Ch. 144, par. 282 | 110 ILCS 220/2.5 new | | 110 ILCS 220/3 | from Ch. 144, par. 283 | 110 ILCS 220/4 | from Ch. 144, par. 284 |
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Amends the Higher Education Cooperation Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to promote interinstitutional cooperation and collaboration, which may involve public-private partnerships leveraging the use of public and private resources to improve outcomes for the higher educational system in this State.
Provides that an institution of higher education may participate in the establishment and operation of programs of interinstitutional cooperation with other institutions of higher education or public-private partnerships, or both (instead of allowing a public institution of higher education to participate in the establishment and operation of programs of interinstitutional cooperation with other public institutions of higher education or with nonpublic institutions of higher education or with both public and nonpublic institutions of higher education). Provides that the program of financial assistance is available to public-private partnerships. Provides that the Board of Higher Education may require matching public or private resources from all participants. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2016.
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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 Higher Education Cooperation Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Sections 2, 3, and 4 and by adding Section 2.5 as | 6 | | follows:
| 7 | | (110 ILCS 220/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 282)
| 8 | | Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise | 9 | | requires:
| 10 | | "Board" means the Board of Higher Education . ;
| 11 | | "Institution of higher education" means an educational | 12 | | organization that is approved and recognized by the Board of | 13 | | Higher Education and provides workforce valuable postsecondary | 14 | | education. | 15 | | "Private partner" means a business, industry, labor | 16 | | organization, not-for-profit organization, association, | 17 | | foundation, or corporation that partners with institutions of | 18 | | higher education pursuant to an agreement under this Act. | 19 | | "Private resources" means financial support, whether | 20 | | direct or in-kind, from a private partner. | 21 | | "Public-private partnership" means an agreement pursuant | 22 | | to this Act between any combination of institutions of higher | 23 | | education and private partners that leverages resources from |
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| 1 | | all parties to improve higher education outcomes. | 2 | | "Public resources" means financial support, whether direct | 3 | | or in-kind, generated from a source of public funds. | 4 | | "Nonpublic institution of higher education" means an | 5 | | educational
organization, other than a public institution of | 6 | | higher education, which
provides a minimum of an organized 2 | 7 | | year program at the private junior college
level or higher and | 8 | | which operates not-for-profit and in conformity with
standards | 9 | | substantially equivalent to those of the public institutions of
| 10 | | higher education;
| 11 | | "Public institution of higher education" means the | 12 | | University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University,
Chicago | 13 | | State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
| 14 | | University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois | 15 | | University,
Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois | 16 | | University, the public community
colleges of
this State, and | 17 | | any
other public universities, colleges and community colleges
| 18 | | now or hereafter
established or authorized by the General | 19 | | Assembly.
| 20 | | (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
| 21 | | (110 ILCS 220/2.5 new) | 22 | | Sec. 2.5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to promote | 23 | | interinstitutional cooperation and collaboration, which may | 24 | | involve public-private partnerships leveraging the use of | 25 | | public and private resources to improve outcomes for the higher |
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| 1 | | educational system in this State.
| 2 | | (110 ILCS 220/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 283)
| 3 | | Sec. 3.
Any public institution of higher education may | 4 | | participate in the
establishment and operation of programs of | 5 | | interinstitutional cooperation
with other public institutions | 6 | | of higher education or public-private partnerships, or both or | 7 | | with nonpublic
institutions of higher education or with both | 8 | | public and nonpublic
institutions of higher education . Such | 9 | | participation may be by contract or
by other means , including , | 10 | | but not limited to , the designation of
representatives of the | 11 | | institution as directors of not-for-profit
corporations | 12 | | organized for the governance or administration of any such
| 13 | | program. Institutions Public institutions of higher education | 14 | | may participate in
interinstitutional programs or | 15 | | public-private partnerships that which involve institutions or | 16 | | private partners based outside this
State.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 77-2813.)
| 18 | | (110 ILCS 220/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 284)
| 19 | | Sec. 4.
A program of financial assistance to programs of | 20 | | interinstitutional
cooperation or public-private partnerships, | 21 | | or both , in higher education is established to implement the | 22 | | policy of
encouraging such cooperation in order to achieve an | 23 | | efficient use of
educational resources, an equitable | 24 | | distribution of educational services,
the development of |
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| 1 | | innovative concepts and applications, and other public
| 2 | | purposes.
| 3 | | The Board of Higher Education shall administer this program | 4 | | of financial
assistance and shall distribute the funds | 5 | | appropriated by the General
Assembly for this purpose in the | 6 | | form of grants to not-for-profit
corporations organized to | 7 | | administer programs of interinstitutional
cooperation in | 8 | | higher education or to public or nonpublic institutions of
| 9 | | higher education participating in such programs .
| 10 | | In awarding grants to interinstitutional programs or | 11 | | public-private partnerships, or both, under this Act, the
Board | 12 | | shall consider in relation to each such program whether it | 13 | | serves the
public purposes expressed in this Act, whether the | 14 | | local community is
substantially involved, whether its | 15 | | function could be performed better by a
single existing | 16 | | institution, whether the program is consistent with the
| 17 | | Illinois master plan for higher education, and such other | 18 | | criteria as it
determines to be appropriate.
| 19 | | No grant may be awarded under this Section for any program | 20 | | of sectarian
instruction or for any program designed to serve a | 21 | | sectarian purpose.
| 22 | | As a part of its administration of this Act , the Board may | 23 | | require
audits or reports in relation to the administrative, | 24 | | fiscal , and academic aspects of
any interinstitutional program | 25 | | or public-private partnership for which a grant is awarded | 26 | | under this Act. The Board may require matching public or |
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| 1 | | private resources from all participants.
The Board shall | 2 | | annually submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a
| 3 | | budgetary recommendation for grants under this Act.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 85-244.)
| 5 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 6 | | 2016.
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