Bill Text: IL HB4033 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and public community colleges in Illinois. Prohibits a university or community college district from using State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by an institution, but allows the use of private funds for such purposes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4033 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4033-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4033 Introduced , by Rep. Mark Batinick - Reginald Phillips - Jeanne M Ives - Grant Wehrli - Steven A. Andersson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 305/100 new
110 ILCS 520/85 new
110 ILCS 660/5-195 new
110 ILCS 665/10-195 new
110 ILCS 670/15-195 new
110 ILCS 675/20-200 new
110 ILCS 680/25-195 new
110 ILCS 685/30-205 new
110 ILCS 690/35-200 new
110 ILCS 805/3-80 new
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and public community colleges in Illinois. Prohibits a university or community college district from using State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by an institution, but allows the use of private funds for such purposes. Effective immediately.
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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 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
adding Section 100 as follows:
(110 ILCS 305/100 new)
Sec. 100. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated funds
prohibition. The University may not use State-appropriated
funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address
at any graduation ceremony conducted by the University, but may
use private funds for such purposes.
Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
Act is amended by adding Section 85 as follows:
(110 ILCS 520/85 new)
Sec. 85. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated funds
prohibition. The University may not use State-appropriated
funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address
at any graduation ceremony conducted by the University, but may
use private funds for such purposes.
Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by

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adding Section 5-195 as follows:
(110 ILCS 660/5-195 new)
Sec. 5-195. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated funds
prohibition. The University may not use State-appropriated
funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address
at any graduation ceremony conducted by the University, but may
use private funds for such purposes.
Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
by adding Section 10-195 as follows:
(110 ILCS 665/10-195 new)
Sec. 10-195. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated
funds prohibition. The University may not use
State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the
commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by
the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
by adding Section 15-195 as follows:
(110 ILCS 670/15-195 new)
Sec. 15-195. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated
funds prohibition. The University may not use
State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the

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commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by
the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
adding Section 20-200 as follows:
(110 ILCS 675/20-200 new)
Sec. 20-200. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated
funds prohibition. The University may not use
State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the
commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by
the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by adding Section 25-195 as follows:
(110 ILCS 680/25-195 new)
Sec. 25-195. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated
funds prohibition. The University may not use
State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the
commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by
the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
by adding Section 30-205 as follows:

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(110 ILCS 685/30-205 new)
Sec. 30-205. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated
funds prohibition. The University may not use
State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the
commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by
the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
by adding Section 35-200 as follows:
(110 ILCS 690/35-200 new)
Sec. 35-200. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated
funds prohibition. The University may not use
State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the
commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by
the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by
adding Section 3-80 as follows:
(110 ILCS 805/3-80 new)
Sec. 3-80. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated funds
prohibition. A community college district may not use
State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the
commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by a
community college, but may use private funds for such purposes.

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