Bill Text: IL HB2484 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Creates the Student Referendum All-American Energy Act. Provides that students at a public institution of higher education may, by a majority vote of the students participating in a referendum, authorize the imposition of an All-American Energy Fee on students. Provides that the revenues of an All-American Energy Fee must be used for energy conservation measures in student residence halls or purchasing renewable energy resources to provide power for student residence halls or both. Provides that the referendum for an All-American Energy Fee must be submitted to a vote of the student body if a petition for such a vote is signed by no fewer than 300 students currently enrolled. If approved, the fee, which must not exceed $10 per full-time student per term, must be imposed on students at the start of the next following term. Requires the Board of Higher Education to report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than 2 years following the effective date of the Act concerning the fee.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2484 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB2484-Engrossed.html

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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
Student Referendum All-American Energy Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Energy-efficiency upgrade" means any improvement, repair,
alteration, or betterment of a building or facility, subject to
all applicable building codes, and any equipment, fixture, or
furnishing to be added to or used in the building or facility
that is designed to reduce energy consumption.
"President" means the President, Chancellor, or other lead
official of the public institution of higher education.
"Public institution of higher education" means an
institution that is included in the definition of "public
institutions of higher education" under the Board of Higher
Education Act.
"Renewable energy resources" means those resources
included in the definition of "renewable energy resources"
under Section 6-3 of the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency
and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997. In addition,
"renewable energy resources" includes renewable energy
certificates issued with respect to renewable energy resources

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located in this State. However, energy produced by methane
recovered from landfills in this State may be counted as a
renewable energy resource for up to, but no more than, 27.5% of
the amount of the total acquired renewable energy resources.
Section 10. Student-initiated referendum for an
All-American Energy Fee.
(a) The board of trustees of each public institution of
higher education, in consultation with the institution's
student government body, shall establish procedures providing
for a student-initiated referendum for the imposition of fees
relating to energy-efficiency upgrades or renewable energy
resources on one or more of the institution's campuses.
(b) Students at a public institution of higher education
may, by a majority vote of the students participating in the
referendum, authorize the imposition of an All-American Energy
Fee on students.
(c) The President shall establish reasonable procedures
for the submission of a referendum for an All-American Energy
Fee, the scheduling of the referendum, and the collection of
the fee.
(d) An All-American Energy Fee referendum petition shall
clearly identify the amount of the fee per student being
authorized by the referendum.
(e) The moneys collected from the imposition of fees from
the student-initiated referendum relating to energy-efficiency

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upgrades or renewable energy resources must not be dispensed by
the board of trustees of the public institution of higher
education without prior consultation with the institution's
student governing body.
Section 15. Report. The Board of Higher Education shall
report to the Governor and General Assembly no later than 2
years following the effective date of this Act. The report
shall include, at a minimum, (i) identification of each public
institution of higher education that has approved an
All-American Energy Fee, (ii) the amount of money raised by the
fee, per institution, and (iii) a description of the projects
funded by the fee, per institution.