Bill Text: IL HB1316 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning unfair labor practice procedures.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB1316 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB1316-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the College | ||||||
5 | Affordability Act.
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6 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
7 | Sections 5.878, 5.879, 5.880, and 5.881 as follows:
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8 | (30 ILCS 105/5.878 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 5.878. The College Affordability Fund.
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10 | (30 ILCS 105/5.879 new) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 5.879. The Work-Study Fund.
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12 | (30 ILCS 105/5.880 new) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 5.880. The College Affordability Purchasing Fund.
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14 | (30 ILCS 105/5.881 new) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 5.881. The Illinois Excellence Fund.
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16 | Section 10. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | ||||||
17 | adding Section 9.36 as follows:
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1 | (110 ILCS 205/9.36 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 9.36. Illinois Excellence Program. | ||||||
3 | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Board shall establish and | ||||||
4 | administer a program, to be called the Illinois Excellence | ||||||
5 | Program, to incentivize the recruitment and retention of | ||||||
6 | promising faculty throughout the Illinois system of higher | ||||||
7 | education through the award of faculty and department incentive | ||||||
8 | grants. | ||||||
9 | The Program shall focus on personnel incentives designed to | ||||||
10 | attract and retain sought-after faculty to the Illinois system | ||||||
11 | of higher education. | ||||||
12 | (b) The Illinois Excellence Fund is created as a special | ||||||
13 | fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fund may be used, | ||||||
14 | subject to appropriation, by the Board of Higher Education for | ||||||
15 | the administration of the Illinois Excellence Program.
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16 | Section 15. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | ||||||
17 | amended by adding Section 23 as follows:
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18 | (110 ILCS 947/23 new) | ||||||
19 | Sec. 23. College Affordability programs. | ||||||
20 | (a) In this Section: | ||||||
21 | "Continuous enrollment" means a student has attended | ||||||
22 | classes in the fall and spring semester of a single academic | ||||||
23 | year; enrollment in summer semester or intersession terms is | ||||||
24 | not required. |
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1 | "Public institution" means the University of Illinois, | ||||||
2 | Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, | ||||||
3 | Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, | ||||||
4 | Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, | ||||||
5 | Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, any | ||||||
6 | public community college in this State, or any other public | ||||||
7 | university, college, or community college
now or hereafter | ||||||
8 | established or authorized by the General Assembly. | ||||||
9 | "Student aid" means scholarships and grants, other than a | ||||||
10 | College Affordability grant, awarded to the student from any | ||||||
11 | source that does not require repayment and half of a student's | ||||||
12 | federally calculated expected family contribution; "student | ||||||
13 | aid" does not include student loans and work-study awards. | ||||||
14 | (b) The Commission shall implement and administer a | ||||||
15 | program, beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year, to award | ||||||
16 | College Affordability grants to all eligible Illinois | ||||||
17 | residents seeking an associate or bachelor's degree, as | ||||||
18 | applicable, from a public institution. The following terms and | ||||||
19 | conditions shall apply to the program: | ||||||
20 | (1) To be eligible for a grant, a student must (i) have | ||||||
21 | been an Illinois resident for at least 2 years immediately | ||||||
22 | prior to applying for a grant, (ii) have graduated from an | ||||||
23 | approved high school with a cumulative grade point average | ||||||
24 | of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent, as | ||||||
25 | determined by the Commission), (iii) have an annual family | ||||||
26 | income of $125,000 or less, and (iv) be admitted to and |
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1 | enrolled full-time, as an Illinois resident, in a public | ||||||
2 | institution in the fall term after graduating from high | ||||||
3 | school. Exceptions to initial enrollment may be made for | ||||||
4 | extenuating circumstances as provided in rules adopted by | ||||||
5 | the Commission. | ||||||
6 | (2) Students applying for a grant shall complete the | ||||||
7 | College Affordability
grant application in their initial | ||||||
8 | semester of enrollment. Students shall complete the Free | ||||||
9 | Application for Federal Student Aid each academic year in | ||||||
10 | which they seek to receive a grant. | ||||||
11 | (3) To continue to receive a grant, a student must | ||||||
12 | maintain Illinois residency, as well as a cumulative grade | ||||||
13 | point average of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its | ||||||
14 | equivalent, as determined by the Commission). | ||||||
15 | (4) Each academic year, subject to money appropriated | ||||||
16 | by the General Assembly from the College Affordability | ||||||
17 | Fund, a grant shall be equal to the cost of tuition and | ||||||
18 | mandatory fees at the public institution attended less all | ||||||
19 | other student aid, as determined by the Commission. For the | ||||||
20 | 2018-2019 academic year, if grants are awarded under this | ||||||
21 | Section, the total amount of institutional aid awarded | ||||||
22 | directly by a public institution to its students in the | ||||||
23 | form of scholarships, grants, and waivers must be no less | ||||||
24 | than the total amount of such institutional aid awarded by | ||||||
25 | that public institution for the 2017-2018 academic year. | ||||||
26 | For the 2019-2020 academic year and each academic year |
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1 | thereafter for which grants are awarded under this Section, | ||||||
2 | the total amount of institutional aid that must be awarded | ||||||
3 | under this paragraph (4) shall be adjusted for inflation as | ||||||
4 | determined by the Consumer
Price Index for All Urban | ||||||
5 | Consumers as determined by the United States
Department of | ||||||
6 | Labor. Student aid shall be credited first to the student's | ||||||
7 | tuition and mandatory fees. The amount of the grant may be | ||||||
8 | based on the annual family income of the student, as | ||||||
9 | determined by the Commission, but in no event may a grant | ||||||
10 | exceed $4,000. Each public institution shall annually | ||||||
11 | report its undergraduate tuition rate for Illinois | ||||||
12 | residents and the number of its undergraduates who are | ||||||
13 | Illinois residents to the Commission. | ||||||
14 | (5) A student awarded a grant who has an approved | ||||||
15 | medical or personal leave of absence from a public | ||||||
16 | institution may continue to receive the grant upon resuming | ||||||
17 | the student's education at the public institution so long | ||||||
18 | as the student continues to meet all applicable eligibility | ||||||
19 | requirements under this Section and as adopted by the | ||||||
20 | Commission. The total of all approved leaves of absence may | ||||||
21 | not exceed 6 months. | ||||||
22 | (6) A student is eligible for a grant until the | ||||||
23 | occurrence of the first
of the following events: | ||||||
24 | (A) the student has earned a bachelor's degree; or | ||||||
25 | (B) the sum of the number of years the student has | ||||||
26 | attended a public institution equals 6 years from the |
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1 | date of the
student's initial enrollment at a public | ||||||
2 | institution,
exclusive of approved leaves of absence, | ||||||
3 | except that no more than 3 of those years may be for | ||||||
4 | attendance at a public community college. | ||||||
5 | (7) Except for a medical or personal leave of absence, | ||||||
6 | as approved by a public institution, a student awarded a | ||||||
7 | grant under this Section shall maintain continuous | ||||||
8 | enrollment at a public institution. | ||||||
9 | (8) A student awarded a grant under this Section shall | ||||||
10 | participate in a student loan counseling program through | ||||||
11 | the Commission. This program may be completed online. | ||||||
12 | (c) In awarding grants under this Section, the Commission | ||||||
13 | shall, by rule, develop the selection and renewal criteria for | ||||||
14 | students. | ||||||
15 | (d) Prior to receiving grant assistance for any academic | ||||||
16 | year, each recipient of a grant awarded under this Section | ||||||
17 | shall be required by the Commission to sign an agreement under | ||||||
18 | which the recipient pledges that, beginning within the one-year | ||||||
19 | period following the termination of the academic program for | ||||||
20 | which the recipient was awarded a grant, the recipient shall | ||||||
21 | reside in this State for a period of not less than 2 years. If | ||||||
22 | the recipient is 26 years old or younger, his or her parent or | ||||||
23 | guardian must also sign the agreement, agreeing to repay any | ||||||
24 | amounts that the recipient does not repay under subsection (e) | ||||||
25 | of this Section. Each recipient shall, upon request of the | ||||||
26 | Commission, provide the Commission with evidence that he or she |
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1 | is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the agreement | ||||||
2 | provided for in this subsection (d). | ||||||
3 | (e) If a recipient of a grant awarded under this Section | ||||||
4 | fails to fulfill the residency obligation set forth in | ||||||
5 | subsection (d) of this Section, the Commission shall require | ||||||
6 | the recipient to repay, without interest, the amount of the | ||||||
7 | grants received, prorated according to the fraction of the | ||||||
8 | obligation not completed, and, if applicable, reasonable | ||||||
9 | collection fees. The Commission shall allow the recipient to | ||||||
10 | repay one-tenth of the amount owed each year for 10 years. The | ||||||
11 | Commission is authorized to establish rules relating to its | ||||||
12 | collection activities for repayment of grants under this | ||||||
13 | Section. | ||||||
14 | (f) A recipient of a grant awarded by the Commission under | ||||||
15 | this Section is not in violation of the agreement entered into | ||||||
16 | pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section if the recipient (i) | ||||||
17 | is serving as a member of the armed services of the United | ||||||
18 | States; (ii) is enrolled in a graduate program following | ||||||
19 | graduation from a public university; (iii) is temporarily | ||||||
20 | totally disabled, as established by sworn affidavit of a | ||||||
21 | qualified physician; or (iv) cannot fulfill the residency | ||||||
22 | obligation due to his or her death, disability, or | ||||||
23 | incompetency, as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified | ||||||
24 | physician. No claim for repayment may be filed against the | ||||||
25 | estate of such a decedent or incompetent. Any extension of the | ||||||
26 | period during which the residency requirement must be fulfilled |
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1 | is subject to limitations of duration as established by the | ||||||
2 | Commission. | ||||||
3 | (g) The College Affordability Fund is created as a special | ||||||
4 | fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall consist of money | ||||||
5 | appropriated by the General Assembly and any gifts, bequests, | ||||||
6 | or donations made to the Fund. All money in the Fund shall only | ||||||
7 | be used, subject to appropriation, by the Commission for the | ||||||
8 | purposes of awarding grants under this Section. | ||||||
9 | (h) Subject to appropriation from the Work-Study Fund, the | ||||||
10 | Commission shall implement and administer a program in which | ||||||
11 | the Commission shall award work-study stipends to applicants | ||||||
12 | who are recipients of grants under this Section and who agree | ||||||
13 | to work for 5 to 15 hours per week as peer mentors or tutors for | ||||||
14 | other grant recipients under this Section under a work-study | ||||||
15 | program established by the public institution. Eligibility for | ||||||
16 | a stipend shall be based on the applicant's merit and the | ||||||
17 | amount appropriated in a given fiscal year. The Commission | ||||||
18 | shall establish an annual deadline for applying for a stipend. | ||||||
19 | The Work-Study Fund is created as a special fund in the | ||||||
20 | State treasury. All money in the Fund shall be used, subject to | ||||||
21 | appropriation, by the Commission for the purposes of this | ||||||
22 | subsection (h). | ||||||
23 | (i) Subject to appropriation from the College | ||||||
24 | Affordability Purchasing Fund, the Commission shall implement | ||||||
25 | and administer a program in which the Commission shall buy out | ||||||
26 | the private student loans of any eligible participant that the |
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1 | eligible participant incurred to attend a public institution. | ||||||
2 | The Commission may establish its own separate repayment | ||||||
3 | conditions, but the Commission must set a 0% interest rate on | ||||||
4 | any loans it buys out. In order to be eligible to participate | ||||||
5 | in the program established under this subsection (i), the | ||||||
6 | participant (1) must have graduated from a public institution | ||||||
7 | before the start of the 2018-2019 academic year with a | ||||||
8 | cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale | ||||||
9 | (or its equivalent, as determined by the Commission) and (2) | ||||||
10 | must be currently repaying any federal student loans incurred | ||||||
11 | to attend a public institution on an income-based repayment | ||||||
12 | plan. | ||||||
13 | The College Affordability Purchasing Fund is created as a | ||||||
14 | special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fund shall | ||||||
15 | be used, subject to appropriation, by the Commission for the | ||||||
16 | purposes of this subsection (i).
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