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| Public Act 102-0568 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by | ||||
adding Section 120 as follows: | ||||
(110 ILCS 305/120 new) | ||||
Sec. 120. Personal support worker's attendance in class | ||||
permitted. If a student of the University has a personal | ||||
support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program | ||||
for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental | ||||
Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board of | ||||
Trustees must permit the personal support worker to attend | ||||
class with the student but is not responsible for providing or | ||||
paying for the personal support worker. If the personal | ||||
support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide | ||||
personal support services to the student, the Board may not | ||||
charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such | ||||
attendance. | ||||
Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management | ||||
Act is amended by adding Section 100 as follows: | ||||
(110 ILCS 520/100 new) | ||||
Sec. 100. Personal support worker's attendance in class | ||
permitted. If a student of the University has a personal | ||
support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program | ||
for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental | ||
Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must | ||
permit the personal support worker to attend class with the | ||
student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the | ||
personal support worker. If the personal support worker's | ||
attendance in class is solely to provide personal support | ||
services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal | ||
support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. | ||
Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by | ||
adding Section 5-210 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 660/5-210 new) | ||
Sec. 5-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class | ||
permitted. If a student of the University has a personal | ||
support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program | ||
for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental | ||
Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must | ||
permit the personal support worker to attend class with the | ||
student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the | ||
personal support worker. If the personal support worker's | ||
attendance in class is solely to provide personal support | ||
services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal | ||
support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. | ||
Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended | ||
by adding Section 10-210 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 665/10-210 new) | ||
Sec. 10-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class | ||
permitted. If a student of the University has a personal | ||
support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program | ||
for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental | ||
Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must | ||
permit the personal support worker to attend class with the | ||
student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the | ||
personal support worker. If the personal support worker's | ||
attendance in class is solely to provide personal support | ||
services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal | ||
support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. | ||
Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended | ||
by adding Section 15-210 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 670/15-210 new) | ||
Sec. 15-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class | ||
permitted. If a student of the University has a personal | ||
support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program | ||
for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental | ||
Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must | ||
permit the personal support worker to attend class with the | ||
student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the | ||
personal support worker. If the personal support worker's | ||
attendance in class is solely to provide personal support | ||
services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal | ||
support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. | ||
Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended | ||
by adding Section 20-215 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 675/20-215 new) | ||
Sec. 20-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class | ||
permitted. If a student of the University has a personal | ||
support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program | ||
for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental | ||
Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must | ||
permit the personal support worker to attend class with the | ||
student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the | ||
personal support worker. If the personal support worker's | ||
attendance in class is solely to provide personal support | ||
services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal | ||
support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. | ||
Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is | ||
amended by adding Section 25-210 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 680/25-210 new) | ||
Sec. 25-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class | ||
permitted. If a student of the University has a personal | ||
support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program | ||
for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental | ||
Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must | ||
permit the personal support worker to attend class with the | ||
student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the | ||
personal support worker. If the personal support worker's | ||
attendance in class is solely to provide personal support | ||
services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal | ||
support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. | ||
Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is | ||
amended by adding Section 30-220 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 685/30-220 new) | ||
Sec. 30-220. Personal support worker's attendance in class | ||
permitted. If a student of the University has a personal | ||
support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program | ||
for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental | ||
Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must | ||
permit the personal support worker to attend class with the | ||
student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the | ||
personal support worker. If the personal support worker's | ||
attendance in class is solely to provide personal support | ||
services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal | ||
support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. | ||
Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended | ||
by adding Section 35-215 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 690/35-215 new) | ||
Sec. 35-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class | ||
permitted. If a student of the University has a personal | ||
support worker through the Home-Based Support
Services Program | ||
for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
Developmental | ||
Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must | ||
permit the personal support worker to attend class with the | ||
student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the | ||
personal support worker. If the personal support worker's | ||
attendance in class is solely to provide personal support | ||
services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal | ||
support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. | ||
Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by | ||
adding Section 3-29.14 as follows: | ||
(110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new) | ||
Sec. 3-29.14. Personal support worker's attendance in | ||
class permitted. If a student of a community college district | ||
has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support | ||
Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
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Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, | ||
the board must permit the personal support worker to attend | ||
class with the student but is not responsible for providing or | ||
paying for the personal support worker. If the personal | ||
support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide | ||
personal support services to the student, the board may not | ||
charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such | ||
attendance.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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