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1 AN ACT concerning higher education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
5 changing Section 7f as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 305/7f) (from Ch. 144, par. 28f)
7 Sec. 7f. Partial tuition waivers.
8 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
9 university" means any of the following: the University of
10 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
11 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
12 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
13 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
14 Illinois University.
15 (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of
16 Illinois shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
17 education at any campus under its governance or supervision
18 to the children of (i) employees of an Illinois college or
19 university who have been employed by any one or by more than
20 one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
21 at least 7 years or (ii) persons receiving a retirement or
22 disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code
23 based on at least 20 years of service with one or more than
24 one Illinois college or university, including persons who
25 already are receiving such an annuity on the effective date
26 of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly. To be
27 eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an
28 employee of an Illinois college or university (i) must be
29 under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year
30 during which the partial tuition waiver is to be effective,
31 and (ii) must qualify for admission to the University of
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1 Illinois under the same admissions requirements, standards
2 and policies which the University of Illinois applies to
3 applicants for admission generally to its respective
4 undergraduate colleges and programs.
5 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
6 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
7 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
8 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
9 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
10 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
11 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
12 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
13 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
14 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
15 Education.
16 (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
17 regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
18 provisions of this Section.
19 (Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
20 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
21 Act is amended by changing Section 8f as follows:
22 (110 ILCS 520/8f) (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)
23 Sec. 8f. Partial tuition waivers.
24 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
25 university" means any of the following: the University of
26 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
27 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
28 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
29 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
30 Illinois University.
31 (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
32 University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
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1 education at any campus under its governance or supervision
2 to the children of (i) employees of an Illinois college or
3 university who have been employed by any one or by more than
4 one Illinois college or university for an aggregate period of
5 at least 7 years or (ii) persons receiving a retirement or
6 disability retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code
7 based on at least 20 years of service with one or more than
8 one Illinois college or university, including persons who
9 already are receiving such an annuity on the effective date
10 of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly. To be
11 eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an
12 employee of an Illinois college or university (i) must be
13 under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year
14 during which the partial tuition waiver is to be effective,
15 and (ii) must qualify for admission to Southern Illinois
16 University under the same admissions requirements, standards
17 and policies which Southern Illinois University applies to
18 applicants for admission generally to its respective
19 undergraduate colleges and programs.
20 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
21 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
22 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
23 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
24 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
25 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
26 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
27 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
28 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
29 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
30 Education.
31 (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
32 regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
33 provisions of this Section.
34 (Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
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1 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
2 by changing Section 5-90 as follows:
3 (110 ILCS 660/5-90)
4 Sec. 5-90. Partial tuition waivers.
5 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
6 university" means any of the following: the University of
7 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
8 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
9 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
10 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
11 Illinois University.
12 (b) Each year the Board of Chicago State University
13 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
14 at any campus under its governance to the children of (i)
15 employees of an Illinois college or university who have been
16 employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or
17 university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years or
18 (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability retirement
19 annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 20
20 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college
21 or university, including persons who already are receiving
22 such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act
23 of the 92nd General Assembly. To be eligible to receive a
24 partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
25 Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
26 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
27 partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
28 qualify for admission to Chicago State University under the
29 same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
30 Chicago State University applies to applicants for admission
31 generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
32 programs.
33 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
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1 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
2 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
3 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
4 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
5 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
6 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
7 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
8 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
9 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
10 Education.
11 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
12 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
13 this Section.
14 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
15 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
16 amended by changing Section 10-90 as follows:
17 (110 ILCS 665/10-90)
18 Sec. 10-90. Partial tuition waivers.
19 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
20 university" means any of the following: the University of
21 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
22 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
23 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
24 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
25 Illinois University.
26 (b) Each year the Board of Eastern Illinois University
27 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
28 at any campus under its governance to the children of (i)
29 employees of an Illinois college or university who have been
30 employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or
31 university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years or
32 (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability retirement
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1 annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 20
2 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college
3 or university, including persons who already are receiving
4 such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act
5 of the 92nd General Assembly. To be eligible to receive a
6 partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
7 Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
8 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
9 partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
10 qualify for admission to Eastern Illinois University under
11 the same admissions requirements, standards and policies
12 which Eastern Illinois University applies to applicants for
13 admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
14 and programs.
15 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
16 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
17 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
18 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
19 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
20 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
21 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
22 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
23 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
24 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
25 Education.
26 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
27 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
28 this Section.
29 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
30 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
31 amended by changing Section 15-90 as follows:
32 (110 ILCS 670/15-90)
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1 Sec. 15-90. Partial tuition waivers.
2 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
3 university" means any of the following: the University of
4 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
5 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
6 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
7 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
8 Illinois University.
9 (b) Each year the Board of Governors State University
10 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
11 at any campus under its governance to the children of (i)
12 employees of an Illinois college or university who have been
13 employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or
14 university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years or
15 (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability retirement
16 annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 20
17 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college
18 or university, including persons who already are receiving
19 such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act
20 of the 92nd General Assembly. To be eligible to receive a
21 partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
22 Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
23 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
24 partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
25 qualify for admission to Governors State University under the
26 same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
27 Governors State University applies to applicants for
28 admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
29 and programs.
30 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
31 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
32 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
33 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
34 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
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1 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
2 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
3 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
4 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
5 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
6 Education.
7 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
8 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
9 this Section.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
11 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
12 by changing Section 20-90 as follows:
13 (110 ILCS 675/20-90)
14 Sec. 20-90. Partial tuition waivers.
15 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
16 university" means any of the following: the University of
17 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
18 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
19 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
20 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
21 Illinois University.
22 (b) Each year the Board of Illinois State University
23 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
24 at any campus under its governance to the children of (i)
25 employees of an Illinois college or university who have been
26 employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or
27 university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years or
28 (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability retirement
29 annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 20
30 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college
31 or university, including persons who already are receiving
32 such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act
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1 of the 92nd General Assembly. To be eligible to receive a
2 partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
3 Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
4 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
5 partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
6 qualify for admission to Illinois State University under the
7 same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
8 Illinois State University applies to applicants for admission
9 generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
10 programs.
11 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
12 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
13 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
14 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
15 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
16 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
17 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
18 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
19 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
20 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
21 Education.
22 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
23 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
24 this Section.
25 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
26 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
27 amended by changing Section 25-90 as follows:
28 (110 ILCS 680/25-90)
29 Sec. 25-90. Partial tuition waivers.
30 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
31 university" means any of the following: the University of
32 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
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1 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
2 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
3 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
4 Illinois University.
5 (b) Each year the Board of Northeastern Illinois
6 University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
7 education at any campus under its governance to the children
8 of (i) employees of an Illinois college or university who
9 have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
10 college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
11 years or (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability
12 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on
13 at least 20 years of service with one or more than one
14 Illinois college or university, including persons who already
15 are receiving such an annuity on the effective date of this
16 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly. To be eligible
17 to receive a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee
18 of an Illinois college or university (i) must be under the
19 age of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during
20 which the partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii)
21 must qualify for admission to Northeastern Illinois
22 University under the same admissions requirements, standards
23 and policies which Northeastern Illinois University applies
24 to applicants for admission generally to its respective
25 undergraduate colleges and programs.
26 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
27 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
28 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
29 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
30 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
31 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
32 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
33 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
34 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
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1 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
2 Education.
3 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
4 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
5 this Section.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
7 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
8 amended by changing Section 30-90 as follows:
9 (110 ILCS 685/30-90)
10 Sec. 30-90. Partial tuition waivers.
11 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
12 university" means any of the following: the University of
13 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
14 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
15 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
16 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
17 Illinois University.
18 (b) Each year the Board of Northern Illinois University
19 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
20 at any campus under its governance to the children of (i)
21 employees of an Illinois college or university who have been
22 employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or
23 university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years or
24 (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability retirement
25 annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 20
26 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college
27 or university, including persons who already are receiving
28 such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act
29 of the 92nd General Assembly. To be eligible to receive a
30 partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
31 Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
32 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
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1 partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
2 qualify for admission to Northern Illinois University under
3 the same admissions requirements, standards and policies
4 which Northern Illinois University applies to applicants for
5 admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
6 and programs.
7 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
8 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
9 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
10 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
11 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
12 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
13 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
14 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
15 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
16 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
17 Education.
18 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
19 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
20 this Section.
21 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
22 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
23 amended by changing Section 35-90 as follows:
24 (110 ILCS 690/35-90)
25 Sec. 35-90. Partial tuition waivers.
26 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
27 university" means any of the following: the University of
28 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
29 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
30 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
31 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
32 Illinois University.
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1 (b) Each year the Board of Western Illinois University
2 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
3 at any campus under its governance to the children of (i)
4 employees of an Illinois college or university who have been
5 employed by any one or by more than one Illinois college or
6 university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years or
7 (ii) persons receiving a retirement or disability retirement
8 annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 20
9 years of service with one or more than one Illinois college
10 or university, including persons who already are receiving
11 such an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act
12 of the 92nd General Assembly. To be eligible to receive a
13 partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
14 Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of
15 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which the
16 partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
17 qualify for admission to Western Illinois University under
18 the same admissions requirements, standards and policies
19 which Western Illinois University applies to applicants for
20 admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
21 and programs.
22 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
23 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
24 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
25 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
26 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
27 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
28 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
29 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
30 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
31 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
32 Education.
33 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
34 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
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1 this Section.
2 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
4 July 1, 2002.