94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4100


 
Introduced 8/10/2005, by Rep. William B. Black
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














110 ILCS 305/7f
  from Ch. 144, par. 28f







    Amends the University of Illinois Act.  Provides that the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education to the dependents of employees of a State university who have been employed by any one or by more than one State university for an aggregate period of at least 7 years.  Defines "dependent" as a relative, other than a child, for whom the employee has assumed the role of caregiver, including the assumption of the degree of financial responsibility required by the Board of Trustees.
















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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 
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changing Section 7f as follows:
 



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    (110 ILCS 305/7f)  (from Ch. 144, par. 28f)


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    Sec. 7f. Partial tuition waivers. 

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    (a) As used in this Section: ,

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    "Dependent" means a relative, other than a child, of a 
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person for whom that person has assumed the role of caregiver, 
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as defined by the Board of Trustees of the University of 
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Illinois, including the assumption of the required degree of 
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financial responsibility, as determined by the Board of 
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Trustees. "Dependent" may include, but shall  not be limited to, 
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a person's grandson, granddaughter, great-grandson, 
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great-granddaughter, nephew, niece, great-nephew, or 
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great-niece.

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    "Illinois college or university" means any
of the 
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following:  the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois 
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University,
Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois 
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University, Governors State
University, Illinois State 
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University, Northeastern Illinois University,
Northern 
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Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

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    (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of

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Illinois shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate 
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education at any
campus under its governance or supervision to 
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the children or other dependents of employees of
an Illinois 
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college or university who have been employed
by any one or by 
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more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate

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period of at least 7
years.  To be eligible to receive a partial 
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tuition waiver, the child or other dependent of an
employee of 
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an Illinois college or university (i) must
be under the age of 
 


 






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commencement of the academic year during which the 
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partial tuition waiver
is to be effective, and (ii) must 
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qualify for admission to the University of
Illinois
under the 
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same admissions requirements, standards and policies which the

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University of Illinois applies to applicants for admission 
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generally to its
respective
undergraduate colleges and 
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programs.

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    (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of subsection

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(b), an
eligible applicant who has continued to maintain 
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satisfactory academic
progress toward graduation may have his 
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or her partial tuition waiver
renewed until the time as he or 
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she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
partial tuition 
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waiver benefits under this Section.

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    (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to any

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eligible
applicant in accordance with the provisions of this 
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Section shall be
charged against any tuition waiver limitation 
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established by the Illinois
Board of Higher Education.

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    (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and 
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regulations
as
are necessary to implement and administer the 
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provisions of this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)