Bill Amendment: IL HB0403 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

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Bill Title: UNIV-TUITION WAIVERS-REPEAL

Status: 2015-04-24 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0403 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB0403-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Jack D. Franks

Filed: 3/10/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 403
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 403 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
changing Section 7f as follows:
(110 ILCS 305/7f) (from Ch. 144, par. 28f)
Sec. 7f. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: 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, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of
Illinois shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate

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education at any campus under its governance or supervision to
the children of employees of an Illinois college or university
who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
years. However, no waivers may be offered under this Section to
students enrolled at the University of Illinois after the
2015-2016 academic year, although renewals shall be permitted
under subsection (c) of this Section. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to the University of Illinois under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which the
University of Illinois applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation

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established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
Act is amended by changing Section 8f as follows:
(110 ILCS 520/8f) (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)
Sec. 8f. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: 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, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
education at any campus under its governance or supervision to
the children of employees of an Illinois college or university
who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
years. However, no waivers may be offered under this Section to
students enrolled at Southern Illinois University after the

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2015-2016 academic year, although renewals shall be permitted
under subsection (c) of this Section. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Southern Illinois University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Southern Illinois University applies to applicants for
admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)

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Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
changing Section 5-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 660/5-90)
Sec. 5-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: 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, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Chicago State University shall
offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. However, no waivers may
be offered under this Section to students enrolled at Chicago
State University after the 2015-2016 academic year, although
renewals shall be permitted under subsection (c) of this
Section. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver,
the child of an employee of an Illinois college or university
(i) must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the
academic year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Chicago State

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University under the same admissions requirements, standards
and policies which Chicago State University applies to
applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 10-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 665/10-90)
Sec. 10-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of

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Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Eastern Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. However, no waivers may
be offered under this Section to students enrolled at Eastern
Illinois University after the 2015-2016 academic year,
although renewals shall be permitted under subsection (c) of
this Section. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition
waiver, the child of an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the commencement
of the academic year during which the partial tuition waiver is
to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Eastern
Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
standards and policies which Eastern Illinois University
applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his

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or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
by changing Section 15-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 670/15-90)
Sec. 15-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: 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, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Governors State University shall
offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any

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campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. However, no waivers may
be offered under this Section to students enrolled at Governors
State University after the 2015-2016 academic year, although
renewals shall be permitted under subsection (c) of this
Section. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver,
the child of an employee of an Illinois college or university
(i) must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the
academic year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Governors
State University under the same admissions requirements,
standards and policies which Governors State University
applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

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(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
changing Section 20-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 675/20-90)
Sec. 20-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: 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, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Illinois State University shall
offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. However, no waivers may
be offered under this Section to students enrolled at Illinois
State University after the 2015-2016 academic year, although
renewals shall be permitted under subsection (c) of this

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Section. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver,
the child of an employee of an Illinois college or university
(i) must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the
academic year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Illinois
State University under the same admissions requirements,
standards and policies which Illinois State University applies
to applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 25-90 as follows:

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(110 ILCS 680/25-90)
Sec. 25-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: 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, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Northeastern Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. However, no waivers may
be offered under this Section to students enrolled at
Northeastern Illinois University after the 2015-2016 academic
year, although renewals shall be permitted under subsection (c)
of this Section. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition
waiver, the child of an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the commencement
of the academic year during which the partial tuition waiver is
to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to
Northeastern Illinois University under the same admissions
requirements, standards and policies which Northeastern

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Illinois University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 30-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 685/30-90)
Sec. 30-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: the University of
Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State

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University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Northern Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. However, no waivers may
be offered under this Section to students enrolled at Northern
Illinois University after the 2015-2016 academic year,
although renewals shall be permitted under subsection (c) of
this Section. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition
waiver, the child of an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the commencement
of the academic year during which the partial tuition waiver is
to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to
Northern Illinois University under the same admissions
requirements, standards and policies which Northern Illinois
University applies to applicants for admission generally to its
respective undergraduate colleges and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or

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she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 35-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 690/35-90)
Sec. 35-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
university" means any of the following: 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, and Western Illinois
University.
(b) Each year the Board of Western Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees of

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an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. However, no waivers may
be offered under this Section to students enrolled at Western
Illinois University after the 2015-2016 academic year,
although renewals shall be permitted under subsection (c) of
this Section. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition
waiver, the child of an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the commencement
of the academic year during which the partial tuition waiver is
to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Western
Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
standards and policies which Western Illinois University
applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are

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necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".