Bill Text: IL HB6160 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that a person in military service enrolled in any Illinois public university, college, or community college who is unable, due to being placed into a period of military service, to attend classes or submit coursework shall not receive a failing grade for examinations or coursework missed during his or her military service. Provides that the faculty and administrative officials of the higher education institution shall make available to the person an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination or coursework he or she may have missed due to his or her military service.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB6160 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB6160-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB6160 Introduced , by Rep. Carol A. Sente SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 1805/30.30
330 ILCS 60/5.2
Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that a person in military service enrolled in any Illinois public university, college, or community college who is unable, due to being placed into a period of military service, to attend classes or submit coursework shall not receive a failing grade for examinations or coursework missed during his or her military service. Provides that the faculty and administrative officials of the higher education institution shall make available to the person an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination or coursework he or she may have missed due to his or her military service.
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AN ACT concerning veterans.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Military Code of Illinois is amended by
changing Section 30.30 as follows:
(20 ILCS 1805/30.30)
Sec. 30.30. School attendance and tuition. Any person in
federal active duty under Title 10 of the United States Code,
or in training or duty under Title 32 of the United States
Code, or in State Active Duty, pursuant to the orders of the
Governor has the right to receive a full monetary credit or
refund for funds paid to any Illinois public university,
college, or community college if the person is placed into a
period of military service with the State of Illinois pursuant
to the orders of the Governor and is unable to attend the
university or college for a period of 7 or more days.
Withdrawal from the course shall not impact upon the final
grade point average of the person. If any person who has been
enrolled in any Illinois public university, college, or
community college is unable to process his or her enrollment
for the upcoming term, he or she shall have any and all late
penalties and or charges set aside, including any and all late
processing fees for books, lab fees, and all items that were

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not in place because the person was engaged in military service
and was unable to enroll in the courses at the appropriate
time.
Any person in federal active duty under Title 10 of the
United States Code, or in training or duty under Title 32 of
the United States Code, or in State Active Duty, pursuant to
the orders of the Governor, enrolled in any Illinois public
university, college, or community college who is unable, due to
being placed into a period of military service, to attend
classes or submit coursework shall not receive a failing grade
for examinations or coursework missed during his or her
military service. The faculty and administrative officials of
the higher education institution shall make available to the
person an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination or
coursework he or she may have missed due to his or her military
service.
The rights set forth in this Section are in addition to
any rights afforded to persons in military service with the
State of Illinois pursuant to the orders of the Governor under
the policies of an Illinois public university, college, or
community college.
(Source: P.A. 92-716, eff. 7-24-02.)
Section 10. The Service Member's Employment Tenure Act is
amended by changing Section 5.2 as follows:

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(330 ILCS 60/5.2)
Sec. 5.2. School attendance and tuition. Any person in
military service with the State of Illinois or in federal
active duty service pursuant to the orders of the President of
the United States or the Governor has the right to receive a
full monetary credit or refund for funds paid to any Illinois
public university, college or community college if the person
is placed into a period of military service pursuant to the
orders of the President of the United States or the Governor
and is unable to attend the university or college for a period
of 7 or more days. Withdrawal from the course shall not impact
upon the final grade point average of the person. If any person
who has been enrolled in any Illinois public university,
college, or community college is unable to process his or her
enrollment for the upcoming term, he or she shall have any and
all late penalties and or charges set aside, including any and
all late processing fees for books, lab fees, and all items
that were not in place because the person was engaged in
military service and was unable to enroll in the courses at the
appropriate time.
Persons in the military service enrolled in any Illinois
public university, college, or community college who are
unable, due to being placed into a period of military service,
to attend classes or submit coursework shall not receive a
failing grade for examinations or coursework missed during
their military service. The faculty and administrative

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officials of the higher education institution shall make
available to the persons in the military service an equivalent
opportunity to make up any examination or coursework they may
have missed due to their military service.
The rights set forth in this Section are in addition to any
rights afforded to persons in military service with the State
of Illinois or in federal active duty service pursuant to the
orders of the President of the United States or the Governor
under the policies of an Illinois public university, college,
or community college.
(Source: P.A. 93-822, eff. 7-28-04.)