Bill Text: IL SB3580 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires each governing board to ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student whom he or she advises or counsels.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SB3580 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3580-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3580 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 305/180 new
110 ILCS 520/155 new
110 ILCS 660/5-265 new
110 ILCS 665/10-270 new
110 ILCS 670/15-275 new
110 ILCS 675/20-275 new
110 ILCS 680/25-270 new
110 ILCS 685/30-280 new
110 ILCS 690/35-275 new
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Requires each governing board to ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student whom he or she advises or counsels.
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A BILL FOR
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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 180 as follows:
(110 ILCS 305/180 new)
Sec. 180. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board of
Trustees shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor
acts with a duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic
guidance and advice that is strictly in the best interest of
the student whom he or she advises or counsels.
Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
Act is amended by adding Section 155 as follows:
(110 ILCS 520/155 new)
Sec. 155. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board shall
ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a duty
of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance and
advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
whom he or she advises or counsels.
Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by

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adding Section 5-265 as follows:
(110 ILCS 660/5-265 new)
Sec. 5-265. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
whom he or she advises or counsels.
Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
by adding Section 10-270 as follows:
(110 ILCS 665/10-270 new)
Sec. 10-270. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
whom he or she advises or counsels.
Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
by adding Section 15-275 as follows:
(110 ILCS 670/15-275 new)
Sec. 15-275. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance

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and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
whom he or she advises or counsels.
Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
by adding Section 20-275 as follows:
(110 ILCS 675/20-275 new)
Sec. 20-275. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
whom he or she advises or counsels.
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
amended by adding Section 25-270 as follows:
(110 ILCS 680/25-270 new)
Sec. 25-270. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
whom he or she advises or counsels.
Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
amended by adding Section 30-280 as follows:

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(110 ILCS 685/30-280 new)
Sec. 30-280. Academic advisors or counselors. The Board
shall ensure that an academic advisor or counselor acts with a
duty of care or fiduciary duty to provide academic guidance
and advice that is strictly in the best interest of the student
whom he or she advises or counsels.
Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
by adding Section 35-275 as follows: