Bill Amendment: IL SB0013 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly

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Bill Title: EQUITABLE UNIVERSITY FUNDING

Status: 2026-06-01 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB0013 Detail]

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Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 4/16/2025

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 13
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 13 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Adequate and Equitable Public University Funding Act.
Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly makes all of the
following findings:
(1) A thriving postsecondary education system enriches
the State and its residents.
(2) Illinois requires an adequate, equitable, and
stable approach to funding public universities.
(3) Historic inequities in university funding underlie
current gaps in access, retention, and attainment among
different groups of students in this State.
(4) The State must seek to reduce on behalf of
underserved students the significant disparities in public

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university access, affordability, and measures of
retention, progress, and degree completion, by, among
other things, addressing the influence of disparities in
resources by race, income, age of entry, and location.
(5) High-quality, evidence-based student support has
been shown to improve enrollment and outcomes for
students.
(6) Illinois' public universities have a variety of
missions and characteristics.
(7) Through "A Thriving Illinois: Higher Education
Paths to Equity, Sustainability, and Growth", the State
has set systemwide goals for equity, sustainability, and
growth, and the General Assembly must strategically fund
public universities to achieve these goals.
(8) As State funding has decreased, Illinois' public
universities have become increasingly reliant on tuition
and fees, increasing the debt students take on to fund
their education.
(9) Public universities should be funded sufficiently
to achieve student, institutional, and State goals.
(10) Public higher education should be affordable for
all students.
(11) Increasing public funding for public universities
should be paired with increased transparency and
accountability.

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Section 10. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to
establish an adequate and equitable funding formula for public
universities that shall do all of the following:
(1) ensure that the State provides adequate,
equitable, and stable funding for public universities that
is particularly directed to serving students from groups
for whom there is evidence of meaningful gaps in
enrollment, retention, and completion compared to their
peers;
(2) determine, for each eligible public institution, a
funding level based on the unique needs and of the
eligible public institution's student body and the
eligible public institution's mission and mix of programs;
(3) encourage greater access and success for students
who are, based on evidence, less likely to enroll,
persist, progress, and complete their selected programs of
study; and
(4) provide a funding increase to each eligible public
institution when new funds are invested;
(5) support the diverse missions of each eligible
public institution;
(6) foster economic activity and innovation;
(7) ensure that each eligible public institution has
the flexibility to invest in ways that best serve the
eligible public institution's students;
(8) allow for ongoing monitoring and continuous

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improvement of the adequate and equitable funding formula
for eligible public institutions;
(9) incentivize each eligible public institution to
reduce reliance on student tuition and fees with increased
State investment;
(10) distribute new funding through an equitable
allocation that drives resources to eligible public
institution that are furthest from adequate funding; and
(11) ensure that each eligible public institution is
held harmless in the transition to a new funding model.
Section 15. Definitions. In this Act:
"Academic and nonacademic support" means a per-student
funding amount required to cover costs related to providing
high-impact support for student retention and completion.
"Academic support" includes, but is not limited to,
support for curriculum design, faculty, and staff training,
academic advising, career services, tutoring, disability
resource services, and research initiatives.
"Access adjustment" means an adjustment to access support
for the increased costs of closing enrollment gaps for
underserved students.
"Access support" means a per-student funding amount
required to cover costs related to outreach, recruitment, and
enrollment of students, including admissions and financial aid
offices.

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"Adequacy components" means the components of an adequate
education, including the components necessary to provide
instruction and student services, to advance the eligible
public institution's research and public service mission, and
to cover its operations and maintenance needs.
"Adequacy gap" means the dollar or percentage funding gap
between the adequacy target of an eligible public institution
and the resource profile of that eligible public institution.
"Adequacy gap formula" means a formula for distributing
funds among eligible public institutions based on an eligible
public institution's adequacy gap, as calculated on a
percentage basis.
"Adequacy target" means the amount of funding a particular
eligible public institution needs to cover the expenses of
instruction and student services, the eligible public
institution's research and public service mission, and
operations and maintenance associated with the student
population the eligible public institution serves and the
eligible public institution's institutional characteristics,
as well as to support closing gaps in enrollment, retention,
or completion for underserved students.
"Affordability" means the total expense of attendance that
a student can reasonably be expected to pay given the
student's means.
"Annual formula funding" means the sum of the following
State appropriations for the fiscal year: the base funding

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minimum appropriated for each eligible public institution for
the fiscal year, plus all new State formula funding
appropriated for the fiscal year.
"Base funding minimum" means the minimum funding amount
each year per eligible public institution to which new State
formula funding is added, as calculated in subsection (b) of
Section 35.
"Base net tuition revenue" means the average of net
tuition revenue for an eligible public institution for each of
Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, and 2025.
"Base net tuition revenue per student" means the base net
tuition revenue for an eligible public institution divided by
the institution's average head count for Fiscal Years 2023,
2024, and 2025.
"Board" means the Board of Higher Education.
"Carnegie Classification system" means the most recent
version of the Research Activity Designations system developed
and maintained by the American Council on Education, which
classifies higher education institutions.
"Concentration factor adjustment" means an adjustment to
academic and nonacademic support based on the percentage of
all undergraduate students who meet the requirements for a
high and intensive holistic support equity adjustment.
"Core instructional program adjustment" means an
adjustment to core instructional program support to cover the
increased costs of high-cost programs, health professional

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programs, and medical programs.
"Core instructional program support" means a per-student
funding amount required to cover costs related to delivering
instructional programs.
"Current enrollment" means the unduplicated number of
degree-seeking students enrolled in an eligible public
institution in the fall of the most recent academic year for
which data is available.
"Dentistry program adjustment" means an adjustment to core
instructional program support calculated by the Board, to
cover the increased cost of offering dentistry degree
programs.
"Distribution formula" means the formula for calculating
funding amounts to be provided to each eligible public
institution, as set forth in Section 35.
"Diversity programs adjustment" means an adjustment to
core instructional program support for underrepresented
students enrolled in high-cost programs, health professional
programs, pharmacy programs, physician's assistant programs,
dentistry programs, and medical programs, including
undergraduate, graduate, or professional studies.
"Dollar gap formula" means a formula for distributing
funds among eligible public institutions based on an eligible
public institution's adequacy gap in absolute dollars.
"Eligible public institution" means each of the following
public institutions of higher education: Chicago State

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University; Eastern Illinois University; Governors State
University; Illinois State University; Northeastern Illinois
University; Northern Illinois University; Southern Illinois
University at Carbondale, including the Southern Illinois
University School of Medicine; Southern Illinois University at
Edwardsville; the University of Illinois at Chicago, including
the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine; the
University of Illinois at Springfield; the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Medicine; Western
Illinois University; or any other public college or university
now or hereafter established or authorized by the General
Assembly and deemed to be eligible for funding through the
adequate and equitable funding formula by the Board, except a
community college.
"Eligible public institution adequacy gap percentage"
means the ratio of an eligible public institution's adequacy
gap and its adequacy target.
"Funding formula" means the adequate and equitable funding
formula for public universities created under this Act.
"Funding Formula Review Panel" means the panel established
under Section 45.
"Head count" or "per-student" means the rolling 3-year
average of the unduplicated number of degree-seeking
individuals enrolled in an eligible public institution,
independent of the number of credit hours the individual is

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taking.
"Health professional program adjustment" means an
adjustment to core instructional program support calculated by
the Board to cover the increased costs of offering master's
and doctoral degree programs in the following disciplines:
veterinary medicine, physical therapy, and audiology and
speech pathology.
"High-cost program adjustment" means an adjustment to core
instructional program support calculated by the Board to cover
the higher costs of offering certain programs, including, but
not limited to, engineering, fine arts, and registered
nursing. These programs shall be identified based on
consistently higher than average costs relative to other
programs at the same level across multiple institutions, time
periods, and states.
"Holistic support equity adjustment" means an adjustment
to academic and nonacademic support for the increased costs of
closing retention gaps for underserved students.
"Institutional ratio cut" means the calculation used to
apply the reduction ratio to the amount of the funding
reduction in a given fiscal year.
"Institutional support" means a per-student funding amount
required to cover costs related to the basic administration of
an eligible public institution, such as central
administration, business office, and human resource costs.
"International student" means a foreign student who has

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studied at a foreign secondary school or university or
requires a visa to study in the United States.
"Laboratory space" has the meaning as specified in United
States Department of Education's "Postsecondary Education
Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual" and reported
by public universities to Board in the annual Resource
Allocation and Management Program (RAMP) document.
"Laboratory space adjustment" means an adjustment to
physical plant support based on the cost of maintaining
laboratory space.
"Medical program adjustment" means an adjustment to core
instructional program support calculated by the Board to cover
the increased costs of offering medical degree programs.
"Net tuition revenue" means the gross tuition and
mandatory fee revenue of an eligible public institution for a
fiscal year, subtracting scholarships and waivers awarded to
students in that fiscal year. Gross tuition and mandatory fees
under this calculation do not include student health insurance
fees. Scholarships and waivers to be subtracted include those
provided from general appropriations and institution revenue.
Scholarships and waivers provided by any source outside of the
institution, including nonprofit organizations, federal
sources, including, but not limited to, Pell grants, and State
sources, including, but not limited to, Monetary Award Program
grants, shall not be subtracted from gross tuition and
mandatory fee revenue in this calculation.

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"New State formula funding" means, for a given fiscal
year, all State funds appropriated for the adequate and
equitable funding formula for public universities in excess of
the amount provided in the previous fiscal year.
"Nonacademic support" includes, but is not limited to,
academic success programs that serve underrepresented,
first-generation, low-income students, mental health and
counseling services, resource centers, cultural or identity
centers, experiential learning, transfer initiatives, housing,
childcare, emergency aid, and other wrap-around services.
"Percentage gap" means the size of an eligible public
institution's adequacy gap measured by dividing its adequacy
gap in dollars by its adequacy target.
"Pharmacy program adjustment" means an adjustment to core
instructional program support calculated by the Board to cover
the increased cost of offering pharmacy degree programs.
"Physical plant support" means a per-student funding
amount required to cover costs related to the operation and
maintenance of a physical campus of an eligible public
institution, including, but not limited to, custodial
services, snow removal, painting, and repairs.
"Physician's assistant program adjustment" means an
adjustment to core instructional program support calculated by
the Board to cover the increased cost of offering physician's
assistant degree programs.
"Public service and artistry support" means a per-student

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funding amount required to cover costs related to public
service and artistry.
"Public university" 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, or
any other public college or university now or hereafter
established or authorized by the General Assembly, except a
community college.
"Research support" means a per-student funding amount
required to cover costs related to research.
"Resource profile" means the resources available to a
public university to cover the costs of the adequacy target.
"School size adjustment" means an adjustment to
institutional support for an eligible public institution with
a head count of less than 20,000 students.
"Statewide adequacy gap" means the difference between (i)
the cumulative total of each eligible public institution's
adequacy targets and (ii) the cumulative total of each
eligible public institution's resource profile.
"Statewide gap" means the statewide funding gap determined
by dividing the adequacy target of all eligible public
institutions by the resource profile of all eligible public
institutions, measured as a percentage.
"Underserved students" means students or student groups

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that have gaps in enrollment, retention, or completion between
their population and a relevant comparison group based on data
available to the State. The Board shall determine which
students or student groups meet this term through a
data-informed determination of "underserved students" that
shall be updated every 3 years. The Board shall consider data
about postsecondary enrollment patterns, student demographics,
student and family income levels, student outcomes, and
geographic distribution when developing its determination.
Section 20. Adequate and equitable funding formula for
public universities.
(a) After the effective date of this Act, all general
operating expenses for public universities shall be
distributed in the manner prescribed in subsection (d) of
Section 35 and through the funding formula created under this
Act for public universities.
(b) The funding formula shall operate as follows:
(1) The Board shall use the formula in Section 25 to
calculate the adequacy target for each eligible public
institution.
(2) The Board shall use the formula in Section 30 to
calculate the resource profile for each eligible public
institution.
(3) After calculating the adequacy target and resource
profile for each eligible public institution, the Board

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shall subtract the resource profile from the adequacy
target to determine the adequacy gap for each eligible
public institution.
(4) The Board shall use the distribution formula set
forth in Section 35 to calculate the amount of the new
funding to each eligible public institution. The Board
shall outline what conditions, if any, come with the new
funding as established in Section 40.
(d) By January 15 annually, the Board shall publish on its
website and provide to the Governor and General Assembly the
adequacy target, resource profile, and adequacy gap for each
eligible public institution and shall make recommendations for
appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Based on its
recommendations, the Board shall also publish the amount of
new funding to allocate to each eligible public institution.
Section 25. Adequacy target.
(a) As used in this Section, "underrepresented students"
means student groups whose share of the head count of the
relevant core instructional program across all eligible public
institutions is less than the share of that same student group
across every eligible public institution's undergraduate head
count.
(b) The adequacy target for each eligible public
institution is the sum of the eligible public institution's
cost of providing an equitable and adequate education based on

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the specific characteristics of the per student adequacy
components and institutional adequacy components, as
calculated in this Section.
(c) The adequacy components adjustments shall be evaluated
and adjusted under subsection (j) of Section 45. In Fiscal
Year 2026 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the dollar value
of each of the base amounts and any adjustment represented by a
dollar value identified in this Section shall be increased
annually, on a cumulative basis, by a percentage equal to the
percentage change, if any, in the Employment Cost Index
(Midwest Economy) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the United States Department of Labor for the 4-quarter
period ending on December 31 of the immediately preceding
fiscal year. The adequacy target of an eligible public
institution in a fiscal year shall be the sum of its adequacy
components for the fiscal year, adjusted for inflation as
provided in this subsection (c).
(d) The Board shall include in each eligible public
institution's adequacy target the amount required to provide
students with access support as follows:
(1) Access support in the base amount of $1,136 per
student.
(2) Access adjustments to the access support base
shall be determined as follows:
(A) an additional $500 for each undergraduate
included in the eligible public institution's head

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count who meets the requirements for a low-access
adjustment as defined in subsection (k); and
(B) an additional $1,000 for each undergraduate
included in the eligible public institution's head
count who meets the requirements for a medium-access
adjustment as defined in subsection (k).
(e) The Board shall include in each eligible public
institution's adequacy target the amount required to provide
students with academic and nonacademic support as follows:
(1) Academic and nonacademic support in the base
amount of $2,196 per student.
(2) A holistic support equity adjustment to the
academic and nonacademic support base, determined as
follows:
(A) An additional $2,000 for each student included
in the eligible public institution's head count who
meets the requirements for a low holistic support
equity adjustment as defined in subsection (l).
(B) An additional $4,000 for each student included
in the eligible public institution's head count who
meets the requirements for a medium holistic support
equity adjustment as defined in subsection (l).
(C) An additional $6,000 for each student included
in the eligible public institution's head count who
meets the requirements for a high holistic support
equity adjustment as defined in subsection (l).

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(D) An additional $8,000 for each student included
in the eligible public institution's head count who
meets the requirements for an intensive holistic
support equity adjustment as defined in subsection
(l).
(3) A concentration factor adjustment to the academic
and nonacademic support base, determined as follows:
(A) If 75% or more of the undergraduates included
in an eligible public institution's head count meet
the requirements for a high holistic support equity
adjustment or an intensive holistic support equity
adjustment, then each of the holistic support equity
adjustment amounts described in paragraph (2) of this
subsection (e) shall be increased by a concentration
factor of 50%.
(B) If 60% or more but less than 75% of the
undergraduates included in an eligible public
institution's head count meet the requirements for a
high holistic support equity adjustment or an
intensive holistic support equity adjustment, then
each of the holistic support equity adjustment amounts
described in paragraph (2) of this subsection (e)
shall be increased by a concentration factor of 30%.
(C) If 50% or more but less than 60% of the
undergraduates included in an eligible public
institution's head count meet the requirements for a

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high holistic support equity adjustment or an
intensive holistic support equity adjustment, then
each of the holistic support equity adjustment amounts
described in paragraph (2) of this subsection (e)
shall be increased by a concentration factor of 10%.
(f) The Board shall include in each eligible public
institution's adequacy target the amount required to provide
students with core instructional program support as follows:
(1) Core instructional program support in the base
amount of $9,797 per student.
(2) For Fiscal Year 2026 and Fiscal Year 2027, the
high-cost and high-priority programs to be included in the
adjustment are as follows:
(A) Engineering (all Classification of
Instructional Programs (CIP) codes 14.XXXX).
(B) Fine arts (all CIP codes 50.XXXX).
(C) Registered nursing (CIP code 51.38XX).
(D) Other health professional programs (CIP codes
01.8001, 51.0201, 51.0202, 51.0204, 51.0401, 51.2001,
51.2308, and 51.3818).
(3) A high-cost program adjustment to core
instructional program support base, determined as follows:
(A) The core instructional program support base
amount shall be increased by 20% for each student
participating in a high-cost program at the eligible
public institution and shall be increased by an

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additional 45% for each underrepresented student
participating in a high-cost program.
(B) The core instructional program support base
amount shall be increased by 100% for each student
participating in a health professional program at the
eligible public institution and shall be increased by
an additional 87% for each underrepresented student
participating in a health professional program.
(C) The core instructional program support base
amount shall be increased by 330% for each student
participating in a pharmacy program at the eligible
public institution and shall be increased by an
additional 44% for each underrepresented student
participating in a pharmacy program.
(D) The core instructional program support base
amount shall be increased by 330% for each student
participating in a physician's assistant program at
the eligible public institution and shall be increased
by an additional 18% for each underrepresented student
participating in a physician's assistant program.
(E) The core instructional program support base
amount shall be increased by 610% for each student
participating in a dentistry program at the eligible
public institution and shall be increased by an
additional 61% for each underrepresented student
participating in a dentistry program.

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(F) The core instructional program support base
amount shall be increased by 1,400% for each student
participating in a medical program at the eligible
public institution and shall be increased by an
additional 18% for each underrepresented student
participating in a medical program.
(g) The Board shall include in each eligible public
institution's adequacy target the amount required to conduct
research as follows:
(1) Research support in the base amount of $600 per
student.
(2) A research support adjustment, determined as
follows:
(A) an additional $500 for each student included
in the eligible public institution's head count if the
eligible public institution is designated as a
Research College and University under the Carnegie
Classification system;
(B) an additional $700 for each student included
in the eligible public institution's head count if the
eligible public institution is under the category of
R2: High Research Spending and Doctorate Production
under the Carnegie Classification system; or
(C) an additional $1,200 for each student included
in the eligible public institution's head count if the
eligible public institution is under the category of

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R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate
Production under the Carnegie Classification system.
(h) The Board shall include in each eligible public
institution's adequacy target the base amount of $200 per head
count to promote public service and artistry.
(i) The Board shall include in each eligible public
institution's adequacy target the amount required to provide
institutional support as follows:
(1) Institutional support in the base amount of $1,941
per student.
(2) A school size adjustment applied to any eligible
public institution with a head count of less than 20,000
students. The school size adjustment shall be calculated
by subtracting the eligible public institution's head
count from 20,000, dividing the result by 20,000, then
multiplying that quotient by 45%. The resulting percentage
shall be multiplied by the institutional support base
amount to generate a per-student adjustment. That
adjustment shall then be multiplied by the head count.
(j) The Board shall include in each eligible public
institution's adequacy target the amount required to maintain
the physical plant as follows:
(1) Physical plant support in the base amount of $7.78
per square foot as reported in the Board's Capital RAMP
documents.
(2) A laboratory space adjustment of $1.54 per square

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foot of laboratory space.
(k) As used in subsection (d):
"Low-access adjustment" means a per-student adjustment for
a student in any subgroup of students at an eligible public
institution having a disparity that is greater than or equal
to 1% but less than 10% in statewide public university
enrollment rates compared to the statewide average of all
other students.
"Medium-access adjustment" means a per-student adjustment
for a student in any subgroup of students at an eligible public
institution having a 10% or greater disparity in statewide
public university enrollment rates compared to the statewide
average of all other students.
Students with multiple characteristics shall be placed in
the category associated with their highest characteristic.
(l) As used in this subsection (l):
"High holistic support equity adjustment" means a
per-student adjustment for a student in any subgroup of
students at an eligible public institution having greater than
or equal to 11% disparity in retention rates compared to the
statewide average of all other students.
"Intensive holistic support equity adjustment" means a
per-student adjustment for a student in any 2 subgroups of
students at an eligible public institution eligible for the
holistic support adjustment, one of which is high holistic
support.

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"Low holistic support equity adjustment" means a
per-student adjustment for a student in any subgroup of
students at an eligible public institution having a disparity
in retention rates greater than or equal to 1% but less than 6%
compared to the statewide average of all other students.
"Medium holistic support equity adjustment" means a
per-student adjustment for a student in any subgroup of
students at an eligible public institution having a disparity
in retention rates greater than or equal to 6% but less than
11% compared to the statewide average of all other students.
The academic and nonacademic support adjustments shall be
determined using the statewide gaps in the percentage of
year-over-year retention for any subgroup of students compared
to the statewide average of all other students, as determined
by the Board. The holistic support equity adjustments shall be
categorized, in descending order, as intensive holistic
support equity, high holistic support equity, medium holistic
support equity, or low holistic support equity, with students
with multiple characteristics being placed one category above
the category associated with their highest characteristic.
Undergraduate students are eligible for all holistic support
equity adjustments. Graduate students are eligible for the
high and medium holistic support equity adjustments.
(m) The adequacy target does not include, among other
expenditures, any of the following:
(1) expenditures for hospitals, athletics,

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auxiliaries, housing, health insurance, or deferred
maintenance; or
(2) institutional financial aid.
(n) The Board, in consultation with the Funding Formula
Review Panel, may, by rule, define additional academic and
nonacademic support and additional high-cost programs. The
Board, in consultation with the Funding Formula Review Panel,
may also define by rule the maximum adjustment and number of
students who are eligible for the school size adjustment.
Section 30. Resource profile.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Adjusted net tuition revenue" means the dollar amount
that is equal to the eligible public institution's base net
tuition revenue per student multiplied by the current
enrollment and multiplied by its net tuition revenue index for
that academic year.
"Net tuition revenue index" means the weighted average of
the following per-student adjustments; the apportionments set
forth within each paragraph are cumulative so that if a
student is associated with more than one apportionment
criterion, the multiple apportionments shall be added
together:
(1) a 10% reduction weight for each in-State
undergraduate student included in the eligible public
institution's current enrollment; plus

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(2) a 35% reduction weight for each in-State
undergraduate or graduate student included in the eligible
public institution's current enrollment who meets the
requirements for an intensive holistic support or high
holistic support equity adjustment as defined in
subsection (l) of Section 25; plus
(3) a 0% reduction weight for all other students.
(b) The Board shall, by January 15 annually, calculate
each eligible public institution's resource profile. The
resource profile shall be the sum of each eligible public
institution's adjusted net tuition revenue, base funding
minimum, and special operational funding as determined under
this Act.
(1) In each academic year, the adjusted net tuition
revenue of an eligible public institution shall be
calculated under this Section.
(2) The base funding minimum shall be calculated under
subsection (b) of Section 35.
(3) Special operational funding is funding for
scholarships and specific appropriations aimed at a
specific initiative, project, or center that is aligned
with one or more of the adequacy components.
(A) For Fiscal Year 2026 and Fiscal Year 2027, the
following line-item State appropriations shall be
included in the resource profile:
(i) at Chicago State University, the Chicago

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State University Education Improvement Fund and
the College of Pharmacy from the General
Professions Dedicated Fund.
(ii) at Eastern Illinois University, the
equity-based student achievement program, Grow
Your Own Teachers at Eastern Illinois University
scholarships, and scholarship appropriations from
the State College and University Trust Fund.
(iii) at Illinois State University,
scholarship appropriations from the State College
and University Trust Fund.
(iv) at Northern Illinois University,
scholarship appropriations from the State College
and University Trust Fund.
(iv) at Southern Illinois University, the
Daily Egyptian, the School of Pharmacy from the
State College and University Trust Fund, and
scholarship appropriations from the State College
and University Trust Fund.
(vi) at the University of Illinois, labor and
employment relations, the Hispanic Center of
Excellence, the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center,
the Institute of Government and Public Affairs,
the College of Dentistry, the College of Pharmacy
in Rockford from the General Professions Dedicated
Fund, and scholarship appropriations from the

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State College and University Trust Fund.
(B) For Fiscal Year 2028 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Board shall determine, based on the
recommendations of the Funding Formula Review Panel,
the special operational funding to be included in the
resource profile.
(c) The resource profile may not include any of the
following:
(1) tuition and fee revenue;
(2) revenue from State or federal financial aid; or
(3) for Fiscal Year 2026 and Fiscal Year 2027, the
following line-item State appropriations:
(A) at Southern Illinois University, the National
Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center, programming at
Belleville, the Office of Community Engagement, the
Center for Rural Health and Social Service
Development, and the Simmons Cancer Institute; and
(B) at the University of Illinois, the Prairie
Research Institute, the University of Illinois
Hospital, Illinois Heart Rescue, the Illinois
Innocence Project, the Climate Jobs Institute, the
Illinois Fire Service Institute, emergency mosquito
abatement, pet population control, carbon dioxide
capture technology, carbon capture utilization and
storage, and water reports under the federal Advanced
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Section 35. Distribution of State appropriations for
eligible public institutions.
(a) As used in this Section:
"New State formula funding" means, in a fiscal year, the
dollar amount of State appropriations that exceeds the dollar
amount of the annual formula funding appropriated for public
universities in the immediately preceding fiscal year.
"Pro rata share" means an amount that is equal to the sum
of the eligible public institution's adequacy gap formula
distribution and dollar gap formula distribution for the
fiscal year, as determined in paragraph (1) of subsection (f).
(b) The base funding minimum for each eligible public
institution shall be determined as follows:
(1) For Fiscal Year 2026, the initial funding amount
of an eligible public institution shall be the sum of all
State appropriations made from the Education Assistance
Fund or the General Revenue Fund to the eligible public
institution to use as operating funds in the previous
fiscal year.
(2) For Fiscal Year 2027, and each fiscal year
thereafter, the base funding minimum of an eligible public
institution shall be the initial funding amount increased
by any new State formula funding the eligible public
institution received in the immediately preceding fiscal
year as outlined in subsection (e).

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(c) To enhance the stability of long-term funding for
public universities, to create predictability in funding, to
enhance the capacity of public universities to prepare
budgets, and to create a feasible pathway to fully fund the
adequacy target of each public university within a reasonable
period of time, in Fiscal Year 2026 and in each fiscal year
thereafter, the State shall endeavor to increase the aggregate
amount of annual formula funding by an amount that is at least
$135,000,000 more than the aggregate annual formula funding
appropriation made in the immediately preceding fiscal year,
and that amount shall be designated as the minimum target
increase. The minimum target increase shall be in addition to
and not a replacement for any other appropriations the State
makes to support either public universities or the students
who attend public universities.
The first fiscal year occurring after the adequacy target
of every eligible public institution is fully funded, after
accounting for inflation and enrollment changes, shall be the
full funding date, and the minimum target increase shall be an
amount equal to the annual formula funding amount for the
fiscal year of the full funding date, increased on a
cumulative basis by a percentage equal to the percentage
increase, if any, in the Employment Cost Index (Midwest
Economy) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
United States Department of Labor for the 4-quarter period
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funding date occurs. Thereafter, the minimum target increase
in a fiscal year shall be the annual formula funding amount for
the immediately preceding fiscal year, increased by a
percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the
Employment Cost Index (Midwest Economy) published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor for the 4-quarter period ending on December 31 of the
immediately preceding fiscal year.
(d) In Fiscal Year 2026 and in each fiscal year thereafter
in which the State appropriates formula funding, each public
university shall receive a distribution from the Board to meet
its operational expenses equal to its pro rata share of State
formula funding for the fiscal year, minus the sum of its base
funding minimum, as calculated for Fiscal Year 2026 by the
Board per subsection (b). By the 15th of each month of the
fiscal year, the Board shall voucher to the Comptroller
one-twelfth of each public university's total distribution. A
public university shall receive the distribution on behalf of
each eligible public institution that is part of that public
university and then distribute funding to each eligible public
institution.
The sum of the initial funding amount, as calculated for
Fiscal Year 2026 by the Board per subsection (b), shall be
appropriated in Fiscal Year 2026 and in each fiscal year
thereafter from the State to the board of trustees of each
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(e) In each fiscal year in which there is new State formula
funding, 50% of the new State formula funding shall be
distributed using the dollar gap formula and the remaining 50%
shall be distributed using the adequacy gap formula through
the following calculations:
(1) The dollar gap formula distribution shall be
calculated for each eligible public institution as
follows:
(A) First, add the total dollar value of the
adequacy gap of all eligible public institutions for
the fiscal year, which shall be the total adequacy
gap.
(B) Second, divide the dollar value of the
adequacy gap of the eligible public institution by the
dollar value of the total adequacy gap, which shall be
the gap percentage A.
(C) Third, multiply the eligible public
institution's gap percentage A times the amount
available for the dollar gap formula for the fiscal
year.
(D) The dollar value of the product obtained after
calculating subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (1)
shall be the dollar gap formula distribution for the
eligible public institution.
(2) The adequacy gap formula distribution shall be
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follows:
(A) First, add the percentage gaps of all eligible
public institutions for the fiscal year, which shall
be the total percentage gap.
(B) Second, divide the percentage gap of the
eligible public institution by the total percentage
gap, which shall be the gap percentage B.
(C) Third, multiply the eligible public
institution's gap percentage B by the amount available
for the adequacy gap formula for the fiscal year.
(D) The dollar value of the product obtained after
calculating subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (2)
shall be the adequacy gap formula distribution for the
eligible public institution.
(f) The reduction formula shall be used in a fiscal year in
which the State reduces its annual formula funding
appropriations relative to the previous fiscal year such that
funds are insufficient to provide each public university with
its base funding minimum. The reduction formula shall be
determined as follows:
(1) By dividing the statewide adequacy gap by each
eligible public institution's adequacy gap and multiplying
the result by the percentage decrease in the current
fiscal year's appropriation compared to the prior fiscal
year's appropriation. The resulting percentage for each
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funding minimum.
(2) Scale this by calculating the ratio of each
institutional ratio cut to the statewide sum of
institutional ratio cuts and then multiplying this result
for each eligible public institution by the amount of
reduction in funds.
(3) The total cut to each public university shall be
the aggregate sum of the cuts to all eligible public
institutions that are a part of that public university.
Section 40. Accountability and transparency framework;
reporting; committee.
(a) The Board shall oversee an accountability and
transparency framework for assessing the distribution, use,
and student outcomes of funds provided through this Act. The
framework shall be aligned with and complement the reporting
set forth in the Board of Higher Education Act and any publicly
reported metrics.
(b) The Board, in consultation with the Accountability and
Transparency Committee established under subsection (e), shall
report annually to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the
board of trustees of each public university on the
implementation of the funding formula as follows:
(1) The report shall be posted publicly on the Board's
website by January 15, 2026 and by January 15 each year
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following:
(A) the percentage of each eligible public
institution's adequacy target funded as of June 30 of
the prior fiscal year;
(B) the use of new appropriations received by each
eligible public institution for the prior fiscal year,
which shall supplement reporting under subsection (b)
of Section 13.5 of the State Finance Act and be based
on accounting categories established by the Board;
(C) metrics, including, but not limited to,
measuring student retention data and data trends
disaggregated by the student groups who carry with
them equity adjustments, as set forth in Section 25;
(D) metrics, including, but not limited to,
measuring each eligible public institution's current
and year-over-year changes in students' tuition and
fees, net price, and expected share of expenses;
student affordability data and data trends shall be
disaggregated by undergraduate and graduate students,
as set forth in Section 25;
(E) metrics, including, but not limited to,
measuring the institutional status and year-over-year
changes in student enrollment; enrollment data and
data trends shall be disaggregated by undergraduate
and graduate students with further disaggregation by
the student groups who carry with them equity

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adjustments, as set forth in Section 25;
(F) metrics, including, but not limited to,
measuring undergraduate student graduation rates
within 4, 5, and 6 years and year-over-year changes in
undergraduate graduation rates and for graduate
students reporting graduation rates in alignment with
degree level, program type, and credit-hour
requirement; undergraduate and graduate student
graduation rates shall be disaggregated by the student
groups who carry with them equity adjustments, as set
forth in Section 25;
(G) any actions taken by the Board under
subsection (d), including justification; and
(H) plans from each eligible public institution on
projected use of appropriations allocated through the
funding formula for the forthcoming fiscal year; these
expenditure plans shall be categorized according to
accounting spending classifications established by the
Board.
(2) No later than January 1, 2026, the Board shall, in
consultation with public universities, submit a plan to
the Governor and the General Assembly that outlines
financial reporting expectations with respect to
prospective spending proposals and retrospective spending
summaries under this Section and any conforming changes to
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expectations. This plan shall include all opportunities to
streamline current reporting with new expectations such
that universities do not have to submit information that
is duplicative or unnecessary in administering the
formula.
(c) The Board shall specify at what point an eligible
public institution's adequacy gap is sufficiently small that
it should be consistently advancing toward achieving State
objectives, including, but not limited to, institutional
student affordability, enrollment, persistence, completion,
and outcomes. If an eligible public institution's adequacy gap
exceeds the level specified, the eligible public institution
is exempt from the actions described in subsection (d).
(d) If the Board determines that an eligible public
institution is failing to meet progress metrics despite being
adequately funded according to subsection (c), the Board may
implement the following actions, including, but not limited
to, requiring that an eligible public institution:
(1) develop a new plan for ensuring adequate progress
based on the resources provided or updating its equity
plan to improve progress;
(2) provide additional reporting on institutional
spending in alignment with the components of the adequacy
target;
(3) provide additional reporting on the institutional
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(4) direct the public university to create or modify
its spending plan for new formula funds to address equity
gaps and achieve the metrics outlined in this Act; and
(5) if other actions under this subsection (d) prove
to be unsuccessful within a reasonable period of time of
not less than 3 years, recommend to the General Assembly
as part of its annual budget recommendations that the
eligible public institution's access to additional funds
be restricted or paused until progress has been made.
The Board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this
subsection (d).
(e) To aid the Board in maintaining the accountability and
transparency framework and in reporting its findings, the
Executive Director of the Board shall establish an
Accountability and Transparency Committee. The Accountability
and Transparency Committee shall offer relevant and necessary
technical expertise, guidance, review, and recommendations to
the Executive Director by December 15 each year in designing
and assessing metrics and preparing the report under
subsection (b). The Accountability and Transparency Committee
shall also make recommendations for the Board to fulfill its
responsibilities under subsections (c) and (d).
(1) The Accountability and Transparency Committee
shall be composed of no more than 11 individuals and shall
consist of Board members, policymakers, and State and
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accountability systems.
Except as otherwise provided, members of the
Accountability and Transparency Committee shall be
appointed by the Executive Director of the Board. The
Accountability and Transparency Committee shall include:
(A) 4 members of the Board or their designees,
appointed by the Chairperson of the Board;
(B) one member with experience working in higher
education and with expertise in closing educational
disparities and identifying and implementing solutions
that address historic inequities in higher education;
(C) one member with experience working in higher
education and with expertise in providing
research-based academic and student support that
prepares all students to achieve success in college
and a career;
(D) 2 members with experience working in higher
education and with expertise in public university
budgeting and finance;
(E) one member with experience working in higher
education and with expertise in university management;
(F) one member with experience working in higher
education and with expertise in performance management
and evaluation; and
(G) one member with experience working in higher
education and with expertise as determined by the

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Executive Director of the Board.
The Executive Director of the Board shall ensure that
the membership of the Accountability and Transparency
Committee includes representatives reflecting the
geographic, socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic diversity of
this State. Members shall be appointed to 4-year terms,
except that for the initial appointments, half of the
members shall be appointed to initial 2-year terms.
Members may be reappointed to the Accountability and
Transparency Committee, and all reappointments shall be
for 4-year terms.
(2) Recommendations of the Accountability and
Transparency Committee shall be made based on a simple
majority vote of those Committee members present and
voting. A minority opinion may also accompany any
recommendation of the Accountability and Transparency
Committee.
Section 45. Funding Formula Review Panel.
(a) The Board shall establish a Funding Formula Review
Panel tasked with studying and reviewing topics pertaining to
the implementation and impact of the funding formula. The
Panel shall provide recommendations and service to the
Governor, the General Assembly, and the Board.
(b) The Executive Director of the Board or the Executive
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chairperson of the Funding Formula Review Panel.
(c) Members of the Funding Formula Review Panel shall be
appointed by the Executive Director of the Board, except as
otherwise provided in this Section. The Funding Formula Review
Panel shall include representatives of public universities,
faculty, students, families, advocacy organizations, and State
government agencies, along with technical experts, and shall
include:
(1) the Executive Director of the Board;
(2) one member of the House of Representatives,
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(3) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
President of the Senate;
(4) one member of the House of Representatives,
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives;
(5) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
Minority Leader of the Senate;
(6) one member appointed by the Governor;
(7) one member from each of the public universities;
(8) the Executive Director of the Illinois Student
Assistance Commission or the Executive Director's
designee;
(9) one member that represents a public university
faculty, recommended by a statewide organization that
represents public university faculty;

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(10) one member that represents a public university
faculty, recommended by another statewide organization
that represents public university faculty;
(11) one member representing a statewide organization
that has specific expertise in research-based education
policy to support a healthy public education system that
prepares all students to achieve success in college, a
career, and civic life;
(12) one member representing a higher education
advocacy organization focused on eliminating disparities
in college completion in this State for low-income and
first-generation college students and students of color;
(13) one member representing a statewide advocacy
organization focused on improving educational and
employment opportunities for women and adults;
(14) one member representing a statewide organization
that has specific expertise in equity, justice, and
economic prosperity for the Latino community;
(15) one member representing a statewide organization
that has specific expertise in equity, justice, and
economic prosperity for the Black community;
(16) 2 members with specific expertise in education
finance;
(17) 2 members representing an organization that has
specific expertise in amplifying young adult voices; and
(18) one member representing faculty from a public

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university.
The Executive Director shall ensure that the membership of
the Funding Formula Review Panel includes representatives
reflecting the geographic, socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic
diversity of this State.
The Executive Director shall appoint a vice chairperson
from the membership of the Funding Formula Review Panel.
(d) Members shall be appointed for 4-year terms, except
that for the initial appointments, half of the members shall
be appointed to 2-year terms. Members may be reappointed to
the Funding Formula Review Panel, and all reappointments shall
be for 4-year terms.
(e) Recommendations of the Funding Formula Review Panel
shall be made based on a simple majority vote of those Panel
members present and voting. A minority opinion may also
accompany any recommendation of the Funding Formula Review
Panel.
The Funding Formula Review Panel shall study topics at the
direction of the General Assembly, the Board of Higher
Education, or the chairperson and shall recommend any funding
formula recalibrations or changes to the Board, including, but
not limited to, all of the following:
(1) special operational funding for inclusion in the
resource profile;
(2) net tuition revenue, though no recalibrations or
changes may be made for a period of 5 years after the

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effective date of this Act;
(3) the high-cost and high-priority program
adjustments;
(4) the inclusion of graduate students throughout the
funding formula; and
(5) additional underserved students to be included in
the holistic support adjustments, including, but not
limited to, student parents, undocumented students,
English learners, students with disabilities, and
first-generation students.
(f) No sooner than 3 years but no later than 7 years after
the effective date of this Act, the Funding Formula Review
Panel shall provide to the Board, the General Assembly, and
the Governor a report containing a review of and
recommendations concerning the health professional program
adjustment, pharmacy program adjustment, dentistry program
adjustment, and medical program adjustment set forth in
Section 25. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a
review of the revenue and expenditures for each health
professional program within the State, a comparison to
nationwide revenue and expenditure data for such programs, and
recommended changes to the high-cost program adjustment to the
core instructional program support base for the specified
programs, and the projected impact any such recommended
adjustments would have on adequacy targets, adequacy gaps, and
distribution.

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(g) No sooner than 3 years and no more than 5 years after
the effective date of this Act, the Funding Formula Review
Panel shall provide a review of and recommendation on the
distribution of funds to the Board, the General Assembly, and
the Governor.
(h) In consultation with public universities, the Board
shall collect data on all of the named subgroups by January 1,
2026.
(i) On an annual basis, the Funding Formula Review Panel
shall validate the following per-student elements of the
adequacy target on a cumulative basis by inflation computed
using the Employment Cost Index (Midwest Economy) published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department
of Labor for the 4-quarter period ending on December 31 of the
fiscal year in which the full funding date occurs:
(1) access support;
(2) academic and nonacademic support;
(3) core instructional program support;
(4) research support;
(5) public service and artistry support;
(6) institutional support; and
(7) physical plant support.
(j) Once every 3 years, the Funding Formula Review Panel
shall consider and make recommendations to the Board and
General Assembly for recalibrating each of the following
adjustments of the adequacy target, except for inflation

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adjustments under subsection (c) of Section 25, based on
evidence-based practices, research, a study of average
expenses, and the U.S. National Science Foundation's Higher
Education Research and Development database and as reported in
the Board's most recent revenue and expenditure reports:
(1) the access adjustment;
(2) the holistic support equity adjustment;
(3) the concentration factor adjustment;
(4) the core instructional program adjustment;
(5) the diversity programs adjustment;
(6) the research support adjustment;
(7) the school size adjustment; and
(8) the laboratory space adjustment.
(k) Within 5 years after the implementation of this
Section and every 5 years thereafter, the Funding Formula
Review Panel shall conduct a comprehensive review on the
functioning of the funding formula that is aligned as much as
possible to the Board's strategic plan development timeline.
The Funding Formula Review Panel shall report to the Board of
Higher Education, the General Assembly, and the Governor on
the findings of the review.
Section 50. Board of Higher Education capacity. The
Board's annual budget request shall include any additional
resources needed to support the implementation of the funding
formula, the Funding Formula Review Panel, and the

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Accountability and Transparency Committee. The budget request
shall include any relevant descriptions regarding how the
Board is supporting the initial implementation of the funding
formula, including establishing the necessary definitions,
reviewing submitted eligible public institution data for
accuracy and completeness, working with each eligible public
institution to ensure the accuracy of reported data,
determining whether each eligible public institution is
complying with the requirements of this Act, and supporting
each eligible public institution to improve the eligible
public institution's performance.
Section 55. Data infrastructure.
(a) The Board's annual budget request shall include the
resources needed to support the Board's collection of data
needed to implement and recommend recalibrations of the
funding formula. If the Accountability and Transparency
Committee or Funding Formula Review Panel recommends
additional data capacity, the Board shall consider those
recommendations in developing its annual budget request.
(b) The Board shall develop guidelines for each eligible
public institution receiving funds under the funding formula
to submit any additional data required for inclusion in the
funding formula.
(c) The State Board of Education shall enter into an
intergovernmental agreement with the Board of Higher Education

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within 60 days after the effective date of this Act to provide
appropriate student level data for purposes of establishing
the adequacy target for each eligible public institution and
the formula funding level. The intergovernmental agreement
shall include, but not be limited to, the date by which the
data must be annually transmitted to the Board of Higher
Education, the parameters necessary for the Board of Higher
Education to calculate the components of the formula as
required under this Act, and security provisions to guarantee
the protection of student data.
Section 900. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended
by changing Section 8 as follows:
(110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188)
Sec. 8. The Board of Trustees of the University of
Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University,
the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the
Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of
Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees
of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of
Northern Illinois University, and the Board of Trustees of
Western Illinois University shall submit to the Board not
later than the 15th day of November of each year their its
budget proposals for the operation and capital needs of the

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institutions under their its governance or supervision for the
ensuing fiscal year. The Illinois Community College Board
shall submit to the Board by December 15 of each year its
budget proposal for the operation and capital needs of the
institutions under its governance or supervision for the
ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal shall conform to the
procedures developed by the Board in the design of an
information system for State universities and colleges.
In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher
education, the Board and its staff shall communicate on a
regular basis with all public university presidents. They
shall meet at least semiannually to achieve economies of scale
where possible and provide the most innovative and efficient
programs and services.
The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual
budget request, shall consider rates of tuition and fees and
undergraduate tuition and fee waiver programs at public
community the State universities and colleges. The Board shall
also consider the current and projected utilization of the
total physical plant of each campus of a public university or
community college in approving the capital budget for any new
building or facility.
The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the
Governor, to the General Assembly, and to the appropriate
budget agencies of the Governor and General Assembly its
analysis and recommendations on such budget proposals.

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The Board is directed to form a broad-based group of
individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the
General Assembly, public community colleges institutions of
higher education, State agencies, business and industry,
statewide organizations representing faculty and staff, and
others as the Board shall deem appropriate to devise a system
for allocating State resources to public community colleges
institutions of higher education based upon performance in
achieving State goals related to student success and
certificate and degree completion.
In each fiscal year Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the
Board of Higher Education budget recommendations to the
Governor and the General Assembly shall include allocations to
public community colleges institutions of higher education
based upon performance metrics designed to promote and measure
student success in degree and certificate completion. Public
university metrics must be adopted by the Board by rule, and
public community college metrics must be adopted by the
Illinois Community College Board by rule. These metrics must
be developed and promulgated in accordance with the following
principles:
(1) The metrics must be developed in consultation with
public community colleges institutions of higher
education, as well as other State educational agencies and
other higher education organizations, associations,
interests, and stakeholders as deemed appropriate by the

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Board.
(2) The metrics shall include provisions for
recognizing the demands on and rewarding the performance
of community colleges institutions in advancing the
success of students who are academically or financially at
risk, including first-generation students, low-income
students, and students traditionally underrepresented in
higher education, as specified in Section 9.16 of this
Act.
(3) The metrics shall recognize and account for the
differentiated missions of community colleges institutions
and sectors of higher education.
(4) The metrics shall focus on the fundamental goal of
increasing completion of college courses, certificates,
and degrees. Performance metrics shall recognize the
unique and broad mission of public community colleges
through consideration of additional factors, including,
but not limited to, enrollment, progress through key
academic milestones, transfer to a baccalaureate
institution, and degree completion.
(5) The metrics must be designed to maintain the
quality of degrees, certificates, courses, and programs.
In devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by
the report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission.
Each State university must submit its plan for capital
improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board for

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approval before final commitments are made if the total cost
of the project as approved by the institution's board of
control is in excess of $2 million. Non-instructional uses
shall include, but not be limited to, dormitories, union
buildings, field houses, stadium, other recreational
facilities, and parking lots. The Board shall determine
whether or not any project submitted for approval is
consistent with the strategic plan for higher education and
with instructional buildings that are provided for therein. If
the project is found by a majority of the Board not to be
consistent, such capital improvement shall not be constructed.
(Source: P.A. 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22; 103-940, eff. 8-9-24;
revised 8-23-24.)
Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".