Public Act 100-0824
 
SB2354 EnrolledLRB100 17883 AXK 33067 b



    AN ACT concerning education.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:






 
    Section 5. The Student
Transfer Achievement Reform Act is 
amended  by adding Section 23 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 150/23 new)
    Sec. 23. Reverse transfer of credits.
    (a) In this Section, "reverse transfer of credit" means the 
transfer of earned academic credit from a State university to a 
community college for the purpose of obtaining an associate 
degree at the community college.
    (b) Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, the Board 
of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board 
shall develop a policy to foster the reverse transfer of credit 
for any student who has accumulated at least 15 hours of 
academic credit at a community college and a sufficient number 
of hours of academic credit at a State university in the 
prescribed courses necessary to meet a community college's 
requirements to be awarded an associate degree.
    (c) A student wishing to reverse transfer earned academic 
credit under this Section to obtain an associate degree shall 
agree to the exchange of transcript information between each 
community college and State university that he or she has 
attended. A student must submit an application and  his or her 
transcripts to a community college in order to be considered 
for conferral of an associate degree. In awarding an associate 
degree, the community college shall evaluate the applicant's 
coursework completed, along with the transfer credit earned, 
and shall determine whether the associate degree requirements 
have been met. No later than 30 business days after receiving 
an application, a community college shall notify an applicant 
if he or she qualifies for an associate degree based on the 
total earned credits.
    (d) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community 
College Board, and the Midwestern Higher Education Compact's 
Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit shall adopt a 
policy regarding the award of academic credit for military 
training applicable to meeting a community college's 
requirements for awarding an associate degree.
    (e) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois 
Community College Board shall adopt rules to implement this 
Section. 
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Articulation Initiative Act is 
amended  by adding Section 30 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 152/30 new)
    Sec. 30. Degree program advice. To improve articulation and 
reduce excess academic credit hours, beginning with the 
2019-2020 academic year, each public institution shall require 
any student who, upon completing 30 academic credit hours, is 
interested in pursuing an associate degree or baccalaureate 
degree at the public institution in which he or she is enrolled 
or at another public institution to indicate to the public 
institution in which he or she is enrolled all of his or her 
degree programs of interest. The public institution in which 
the student is enrolled shall make a reasonable attempt to 
conduct a meeting with the student and an academic advisor of 
the public institution, who shall inform the student of the 
prerequisite requirements for the student's degree programs of 
interest.
 
    Section 15. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended  by 
adding Section 9.37 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 205/9.37 new)
    Sec. 9.37. Tuition waiver. The Board may not limit the 
amount of tuition revenue that a public university may waive.
 
    Section 20. 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, "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.

    (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 
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) (Blank).  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.)

 

    (110 ILCS 305/7g rep.)

    Section 25. The University of Illinois Act is amended  by 
repealing Section 7g.
 
    Section 30. 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, "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.

    (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

(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) (Blank). 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.)

 

    (110 ILCS 520/8g rep.)

    Section 35. The Southern Illinois University Management 
Act is amended  by repealing Section 8g.
 
    Section 40. 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, "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.

    (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.

    (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) (Blank). 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.)

 

    (110 ILCS 660/5-91 rep.)

    Section 45. The Chicago State University Law is amended  by 
repealing Section 5-91.
 
    Section 50. 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, "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.

    (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 
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) (Blank). 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.)

 
    (110 ILCS 665/10-91 rep.)
    (110 ILCS 665/10-92 rep.)
    Section 55. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended 
by repealing Sections 10-91 and 10-92.
 
    Section 60. 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, "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.

    (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 
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) (Blank). 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.)

 
    (110 ILCS 670/15-91 rep.)
    Section 65. The Governors State University Law is amended 
by repealing Section 15-91.
 
    Section 70. 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, "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.

    (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 
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) (Blank). 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.)

 
    (110 ILCS 675/20-91 rep.)
    Section 75. The Illinois State University Law is amended by 
repealing Section 20-91.
 
    Section 80. 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, "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.

    (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

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) (Blank). 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.)

 

    (110 ILCS 680/25-91 rep.)

    Section 85. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 
amended  by repealing Section 25-91.
 
    Section 90. 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, "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.

    (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 
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) (Blank). 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.)

 

    (110 ILCS 685/30-91 rep.)

    Section 95. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended  
by repealing Section 30-91.
 
    Section 100. 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, "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.

    (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 
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) (Blank). 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.)

 

    (110 ILCS 690/35-91 rep.)

    Section 105. The Western Illinois University Law is amended  
by repealing Section 35-91.
 

    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.