Bill Text: IL HB5531 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends various Acts relating to the governance of State universities. Repeals provisions that permit the children of employees of a State university who have been employed by any one or by more than one State university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years to receive a 50% tuition waiver. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-07-27 - Rule 19(b) / Motion Referred to Rules Committee [HB5531 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB5531-Amended.html

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Rep. Luis Arroyo

Filed: 3/27/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5531
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5531 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
changing Section 7f as follows:
(110 ILCS 305/7f) (from Ch. 144, par. 28f)
Sec. 7f. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section: ,
"Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
this Section is granted.
"Illinois college or university" means any of the
following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois

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University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
University, Governors State University, Illinois State
University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
(b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of
Illinois shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
education at any campus under its governance or supervision to
the children of employees of an Illinois college or university
who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
years. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i)
must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic
year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to the
University of Illinois under the same admissions requirements,
standards and policies which the University of Illinois applies
to applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain

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satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
Act is amended by changing Section 8f as follows:
(110 ILCS 520/8f) (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)
Sec. 8f. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section: ,
"Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
this Section is granted.
"Illinois college or university" means any of the

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following: 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, and Western Illinois University.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
(b) Each year the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
education at any campus under its governance or supervision to
the children of employees of an Illinois college or university
who have been employed by any one or by more than one Illinois
college or university for an aggregate period of at least 7
years. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
child of an employee of an Illinois college or university (i)
must be under the age of 25 at the commencement of the academic
year during which the partial tuition waiver is to be
effective, and (ii) must qualify for admission to Southern
Illinois University under the same admissions requirements,
standards and policies which Southern Illinois University
applies to applicants for admission generally to its respective
undergraduate colleges and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection

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(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
provisions of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
changing Section 5-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 660/5-90)
Sec. 5-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section: ,
"Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
this Section is granted.

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"Illinois college or university" means any of the
following: 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, and Western Illinois University.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
(b) Each year the Board of Chicago State University shall
offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Chicago State University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Chicago State University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.

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(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 10-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 665/10-90)
Sec. 10-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section: ,
"Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under

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this Section is granted.
"Illinois college or university" means any of the
following: 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, and Western Illinois University.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
(b) Each year the Board of Eastern Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Eastern Illinois University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Eastern Illinois University applies to applicants for
admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges

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and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
by changing Section 15-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 670/15-90)
Sec. 15-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section: ,
"Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual

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household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
this Section is granted.
"Illinois college or university" means any of the
following: 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, and Western Illinois University.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
(b) Each year the Board of Governors State University shall
offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Governors State University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Governors State University applies to applicants for admission

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generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
changing Section 20-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 675/20-90)
Sec. 20-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section: ,
"Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is

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applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
this Section is granted.
"Illinois college or university" means any of the
following: 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, and Western Illinois University.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
(b) Each year the Board of Illinois State University shall
offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at any
campus under its governance to the children of employees of an
Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Illinois State University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which

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Illinois State University applies to applicants for admission
generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by changing Section 25-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 680/25-90)
Sec. 25-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section: ,
"Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this

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Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
this Section is granted.
"Illinois college or university" means any of the
following: 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, and Western Illinois University.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
(b) Each year the Board of Northeastern Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Northeastern Illinois University

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under the same admissions requirements, standards and policies
which Northeastern Illinois University applies to applicants
for admission generally to its respective undergraduate
colleges and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 30-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 685/30-90)
Sec. 30-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section: ,
"Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or

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university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
this Section is granted.
"Illinois college or university" means any of the
following: 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, and Western Illinois University.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
(b) Each year the Board of Northern Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the
partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must

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qualify for admission to Northern Illinois University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Northern Illinois University applies to applicants for
admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
by changing Section 35-90 as follows:
(110 ILCS 690/35-90)
Sec. 35-90. Partial tuition waivers.
(a) As used in this Section: ,

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"Employee" means an employee of an Illinois college or
university (i) who is a veteran at the time a waiver under this
Section is granted, (ii) who is the parent of a veteran who is
applying for a waiver under this Section, or (iii) whose annual
household income is $50,000 or less at the time a waiver under
this Section is granted.
"Illinois college or university" means any of the
following: 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, and Western Illinois University.
"Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a
member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or
State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has
received an honorable discharge.
(b) Each year the Board of Western Illinois University
shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education at
any campus under its governance to the children of employees of
an Illinois college or university who have been employed by any
one or by more than one Illinois college or university for an
aggregate period of at least 7 years. To be eligible to receive
a partial tuition waiver, the child of an employee of an
Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age of 25
at the commencement of the academic year during which the

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partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
qualify for admission to Western Illinois University under the
same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
Western Illinois University applies to applicants for
admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
and programs.
(c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection
(b), an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain
satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may have his
or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time as he or
she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial tuition
waiver benefits under this Section.
(d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any
eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver limitation
established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
(e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as are
necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect September
1, 2012.".