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| Public Act 093-0862 |
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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 Illinois Consortium for Educational | ||||
Opportunity Act is amended by changing the title of the Act and | ||||
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and by adding | ||||
Section 11.5 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 930/Act title)
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An Act to create the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty | ||||
in Illinois Program
Illinois Consortium for Educational | ||||
Opportunity.
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(110 ILCS 930/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 2301)
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Sec. 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known and may be | ||||
cited as the
Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois
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Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Act.
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(Source: P.A. 84-785.)
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(110 ILCS 930/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 2302)
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Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the | ||||
context otherwise requires:
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(a) "Board" means the Board of Higher Education.
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(b) "Institution of higher education" means a publicly or | ||||
privately
operated educational institution located within | ||||
Illinois: (1) which
offers instruction leading toward or | ||||
prerequisite to an academic or
professional degree beyond the | ||||
baccalaureate degree, excluding theological
schools, and (2) | ||||
which requires that in order to obtain such degree the
student | ||||
satisfactorily completes appropriate courses of class, | ||||
laboratory
or research study in residence under a faculty whose | ||||
members hold
appropriate academic degrees, and (3) which meets | ||||
the standards of
approval established by the Board of Higher | ||||
Education.
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(c) "Consortium Board" means the representatives of the | ||
institutions of
higher education participating in the | ||
Consortium established under this Act.
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"DFI"
(d) "ICEOP" means the Diversifying Higher Education | ||
Faculty in Illinois Program
Illinois Consortium for | ||
Educational Opportunity
program of financial assistance to | ||
minorities who are traditionally
underrepresented as | ||
participants in postsecondary education. The program
shall | ||
assist them in pursuing a graduate or professional degree and | ||
shall also assist program graduates to find employment at an | ||
Illinois institution of higher education, including a | ||
community college, in a faculty or staff position.
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"Program Board" means the entity created to administer the | ||
grant program authorized by this Act.
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"Qualified institution of higher education" means a | ||
qualifying publicly or privately
operated educational | ||
institution located within Illinois (i) that
offers | ||
instruction leading toward or prerequisite to an academic or
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professional degree beyond the baccalaureate degree, excluding | ||
theological
schools, and (ii) that is authorized to operate in | ||
the State of Illinois.
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(e) "Racial minority" means a person who is a citizen of | ||
the United
States or a lawful permanent resident alien of the | ||
United States and who is:
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(1) Black (a person having origins in any of the black | ||
racial groups in Africa);
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(2) Hispanic (a person of Spanish or Portuguese culture | ||
with origins
in Mexico, South or Central America, or the | ||
Caribbean Islands, regardless of race);
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(3) Asian American (a person having origins in any of | ||
the original
peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the | ||
Indian Subcontinent or the
Pacific Islands); or
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(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (a person having | ||
origins in any
of the original peoples of North America).
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(Source: P.A. 84-785.)
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(110 ILCS 930/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 2303)
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Sec. 3. Composition of the Program
Consortium Board. The | ||
Program Board shall be comprised of 21 members and shall be | ||
appointed by the Board of Higher Education. Persons appointed | ||
to the Program Board shall include, but need not be limited to, | ||
individuals who are in leadership positions in institutions of | ||
higher education, including community colleges. Illinois | ||
institutions that grant doctoral degrees must have | ||
representation on the Program Board.
Consortium Board shall | ||
include one representative from each of the
institutions of | ||
higher education participating in the Consortium.
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The method of selection shall be determined
by each | ||
institution of higher education.
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The Board shall assure, by additional appointments to the | ||
Consortium
Board, if necessary, that racial minorities who are | ||
traditionally
underrepresented in postsecondary education | ||
programs and activities are
members of the Program
Consortium
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Board.
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(Source: P.A. 84-785.)
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(110 ILCS 930/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 2304)
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Sec. 4. Responsibilities of the Program
Consortium Board. | ||
The Program
Consortium Board
shall be responsible for:
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(a) Establishing policy for administration of the DFI
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ICEOP grant program authorized under this Act, including | ||
criteria to promote placement of grant recipients.
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(b) Reviewing and approving applications for | ||
participation in the DFI
ICEOP grant program.
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(c) Establishing subcommittees or panels as necessary | ||
to review applications and promote student placement. | ||
(d) Reporting annually to the Board on program outcomes | ||
and results, including lists of new and continuing | ||
scholarship award recipients by institution, level, and | ||
field of study; lists of recipients retained in the program | ||
from the previous year; lists of placements of most recent | ||
program graduates; a description of institutional efforts | ||
to place program graduates; and a description of policy and | ||
administrative actions designed to increase placement of | ||
grant recipients.
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(Source: P.A. 84-785.)
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(110 ILCS 930/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 2306)
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Sec. 6. DFI
ICEOP grants. A program of financial assistance | ||
is
established to implement the policy of encouraging minority | ||
students to
enroll and complete academic programs at the | ||
postbaccalaureate level and to enhance the diversity of faculty | ||
and staff of Illinois institutions of higher education. The
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Board of Higher Education shall provide administrative | ||
assistance for the
Program
Consortium Board and shall | ||
distribute funds appropriated by the General
Assembly for this | ||
purpose in accordance with decisions made by the Program
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Consortium Board.
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(Source: P.A. 84-785.)
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(110 ILCS 930/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 2307)
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Sec. 7. Eligibility for DFI
ICEOP grants. An individual is | ||
eligible for an
award under the provisions of this Act when the | ||
Program
Consortium Board finds:
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(a) That the individual is a resident of this State and | ||
a citizen or
lawful permanent resident alien of the United | ||
States;
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(b) That the individual is a member of a racial | ||
minority as defined
under the terms of this Act;
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(c) That the individual has earned any educational | ||
diploma at an
institution of education located in this | ||
State, or is a resident of the
State for no less than three | ||
years prior to applying for the grant, and the
individual | ||
must hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution of | ||
higher
learning;
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(d) That the individual's financial resources are such | ||
that, in the
absence of a DFI
an
ICEOP grant, the | ||
individual will be prevented from pursuing
a graduate or | ||
professional degree at a qualified institution of higher
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education of his or her choice;
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(e) That the individual has above average academic | ||
ability to pursue a
graduate or professional degree; and
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(f) That the individual meets other qualifications | ||
which shall be
established by the Program
Consortium Board.
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Grant funds shall be awarded only to those persons pursuing | ||
a graduate or professional degree program at a qualified | ||
institution of higher education.
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The
Consortium Board shall by rule promulgate, pursuant to | ||
the Illinois
Administrative Procedure Act, precise standards | ||
to be used by the Program Board to
determine whether a program | ||
applicant has above average academic ability to
pursue a | ||
graduate or professional degree.
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(Source: P.A. 85-1337.)
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(110 ILCS 930/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 2308)
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Sec. 8. Application. The Program
Consortium Board shall | ||
design the
application for the DFI
ICEOP award and determine | ||
the timetable for submission
of the application.
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(Source: P.A. 84-785.)
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(110 ILCS 930/9) (from Ch. 144, par. 2309)
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Sec. 9. Terms of award. After a person has been accepted | ||
into
the DFI
ICEOP, the individual shall be eligible for an | ||
annual award which may
shall be renewable for up to an | ||
additional 3 years provided
that he or she makes satisfactory | ||
progress toward completing his or her degree.
The Program
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Consortium Board shall determine the award amount annually.
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(Source: P.A. 92-45, eff. 7-1-02.)
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(110 ILCS 930/10) (from Ch. 144, par. 2310)
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Sec. 10. Conditions of award. Conditions for acceptance of
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a DFI
an ICEOP award are that the recipient shall agree to: (1) | ||
accept
a teaching or nonteaching full-time appointment at an | ||
Illinois
institution of higher education; or (2) accept a | ||
position at one
of the higher education governing boards for | ||
the period equal to
the number of years that he or she was a | ||
participant in the ICEOP;
or (3) accept a position as an | ||
employee of this State in an
administrative, | ||
educational-related
education related position for the period | ||
equal to the number of
years that he or she was a participant | ||
in the DFI
ICEOP.
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(Source: P.A. 85-727.)
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(110 ILCS 930/11) (from Ch. 144, par. 2311)
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Sec. 11. Penalty for failure to fulfill the conditions of a | ||
DFI
an ICEOP
award. If the obligation of the award is not met, | ||
repayment of the funds
awarded may be required according to | ||
procedures
rules developed by the Program
Consortium Board.
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(Source: P.A. 84-785.)
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(110 ILCS 930/11.5 new) | ||
Sec. 11.5. Continuing participants. Program participants | ||
admitted under the provisions of the former Illinois Minority | ||
Graduate Incentive Program/Illinois Consortium for Educational | ||
Opportunity Program prior to January 1, 2004 shall be governed | ||
by the statutory provisions and rules governing the program at | ||
the time of their admission.
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(110 ILCS 930/5 rep.)
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Section 10. The Illinois Consortium for Educational | ||
Opportunity Act is amended by repealing Section 5.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2004.
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