Bill Text: IL HB1262 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Collegiate Athlete College Completion Act. Provides that beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, if a student-athlete is permanently injured training for or participating in an event for an intercollegiate athletics program, then the student-athlete is eligible to attend the postsecondary educational institution until the student-athlete receives a bachelor's or master's degree and the student-athlete may not be charged tuition at a rate greater than 50% of the tuition amount charged generally at the postsecondary educational institution while the student-athlete seeks a bachelor's or master's degree if the student-athlete maintains a good standing with the postsecondary educational institution. Provides that if the student-athlete receives any financial aid, scholarships, financial awards, or other financial benefits connected to the student-athlete's participation in an intercollegiate athletics program of the postsecondary educational institution in excess of 50% of the tuition amount charged generally at the postsecondary educational institution, then, beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, the student-athlete is eligible to continue to receive those benefits until the student-athlete receives a bachelor's or master's degree if the student-athlete maintains a good standing with the postsecondary educational institution. Provides that a student-athlete who is permanently injured to the extent that the student-athlete is unable to immediately attend classes may delay attending the postsecondary educational institution. Provides for physician certification. Effective July 1, 2024.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-31 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB1262 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB1262-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1262 Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Collegiate Athlete College Completion Act. Provides that beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, if a student-athlete is permanently injured training for or participating in an event for an intercollegiate athletics program, then the student-athlete is eligible to attend the postsecondary educational institution until the student-athlete receives a bachelor's or master's degree and the student-athlete may not be charged tuition at a rate greater than 50% of the tuition amount charged generally at the postsecondary educational institution while the student-athlete seeks a bachelor's or master's degree if the student-athlete maintains a good standing with the postsecondary educational institution. Provides that if the student-athlete receives any financial aid, scholarships, financial awards, or other financial benefits connected to the student-athlete's participation in an intercollegiate athletics program of the postsecondary educational institution in excess of 50% of the tuition amount charged generally at the postsecondary educational institution, then, beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, the student-athlete is eligible to continue to receive those benefits until the student-athlete receives a bachelor's or master's degree if the student-athlete maintains a good standing with the postsecondary educational institution. Provides that a student-athlete who is permanently injured to the extent that the student-athlete is unable to immediately attend classes may delay attending the postsecondary educational institution. Provides for physician certification. Effective July 1, 2024.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Collegiate Athlete College Completion Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Enrolled" means registered for courses or attending
athletic practice or class at a postsecondary educational
institution.
"Intercollegiate athletics program" means an
intercollegiate athletics program played at the collegiate
level for which eligibility requirements for participation by
a student-athlete are established by a national association
for the promotion or regulation of collegiate athletics.
"Permanently injured" means an injury that is severe
enough to prevent a student-athlete from becoming eligible to
participate in an intercollegiate athletics program.
"Postsecondary educational institution" means a public
university in this State or a private university or college in
this State that awards bachelor's degrees.
"Student-athlete" means a student enrolled at a
postsecondary educational institution who engages or was
engaged in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the

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future to engage in an intercollegiate athletics program at
the postsecondary educational institution. If an individual is
permanently ineligible to participate in a particular
intercollegiate sport, the individual is not a student-athlete
for purposes of that sport.
Section 10. Tuition coverage.
(a) Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, if a
student-athlete is permanently injured while training for or
participating in an event for an intercollegiate athletics
program of a postsecondary educational institution, then the
student-athlete is eligible to continue to attend the
postsecondary educational institution until the
student-athlete receives a bachelor's or master's degree from
that postsecondary educational institution and the
student-athlete may not be charged tuition at a rate greater
than 50% of the tuition amount charged generally at the
postsecondary educational institution while the
student-athlete seeks a bachelor's or master's degree if the
student-athlete maintains a good standing with the
postsecondary educational institution.
(b) If a student-athlete under subsection (a) receives any
financial aid, scholarships, financial awards, or other
financial benefits connected to the student-athlete's
participation in an intercollegiate athletics program of the
postsecondary educational institution in excess of 50% of the

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tuition amount charged generally at the postsecondary
educational institution, then, beginning with the 2024-2025
academic year, the student-athlete is eligible to continue to
receive those benefits until the student-athlete receives a
bachelor's or master's degree from the postsecondary
educational institution if the student-athlete maintains a
good standing with the postsecondary educational institution.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a
student-athlete under this Act who is permanently injured to
the extent that the student-athlete is unable to immediately
attend classes at the postsecondary educational institution
may delay attending the postsecondary educational institution
until the student-athlete recovers enough to attend.
The postsecondary educational institution may require
certification each semester by a physician licensed under the
Medical Practice Act of 1987 that the student-athlete is
permanently injured to the extent that the student-athlete is
unable to attend classes. If a student-athlete fails to
provide certification each semester, then, notwithstanding
subsections (a) and (b), the postsecondary educational
institution may deny letting the student-athlete attend the
postsecondary educational institution at the reduced tuition
rate under subsection (a) or receive benefits under subsection
(b).
Section 15. Tuition waiver limitation. Partial tuition

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waivers awarded under this Act may not be charged against any
tuition waiver limitation established by the Board of Higher
Education.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2024.