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91_HB0543
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1 AN ACT relating to partial tuition waivers for children
2 of retired employees of public universities, amending named
3 Acts.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
7 changing Section 7f as follows:
8 (110 ILCS 305/7f) (from Ch. 144, par. 28f)
9 Sec. 7f. Partial tuition waivers.
10 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
11 university" means any of the following: the University of
12 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
13 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
14 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
15 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
16 Illinois University.
17 (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of the University of
18 Illinois shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
19 education at any campus under its governance or supervision
20 to the children of employees, including retired employees, of
21 an Illinois college or university who have been employed by
22 any one or by more than one Illinois college or university
23 for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Retired
24 employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability
25 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on
26 at least 7 years of service with one or more than one
27 Illinois college or university, including a person who
28 already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of
29 this amendatory Act of 1999. To be eligible to receive a
30 partial tuition waiver, the child of any such an employee of
31 an Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age
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1 of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which
2 the partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
3 qualify for admission to the University of Illinois under the
4 same admissions requirements, standards and policies which
5 the University of Illinois applies to applicants for
6 admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
7 and programs.
8 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
9 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
10 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
11 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
12 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
13 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
14 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
15 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
16 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
17 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
18 Education.
19 (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
20 regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
21 provisions of this Section.
22 (Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
23 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
24 Act is amended by changing Section 8f as follows:
25 (110 ILCS 520/8f) (from Ch. 144, par. 658f)
26 Sec. 8f. Partial tuition waivers.
27 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
28 university" means any of the following: the University of
29 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
30 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
31 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
32 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
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1 Illinois University.
2 (b) Each year the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
3 University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
4 education at any campus under its governance or supervision
5 to the children of employees, including retired employees, of
6 an Illinois college or university who have been employed by
7 any one or by more than one Illinois college or university
8 for an aggregate period of at least 7 years. "Retired
9 employee" means a person receiving a retirement or disability
10 retirement annuity under the Illinois Pension Code based on
11 at least 7 years of service with one or more than one
12 Illinois college or university, including a person who
13 already is receiving such an annuity on the effective date of
14 this amendatory Act of 1999. To be eligible to receive a
15 partial tuition waiver, the child of any such an employee of
16 an Illinois college or university (i) must be under the age
17 of 25 at the commencement of the academic year during which
18 the partial tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must
19 qualify for admission to Southern Illinois University under
20 the same admissions requirements, standards and policies
21 which Southern Illinois University applies to applicants for
22 admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
23 and programs.
24 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
25 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
26 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
27 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
28 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
29 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
30 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
31 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
32 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
33 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
34 Education.
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1 (e) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe rules and
2 regulations as are necessary to implement and administer the
3 provisions of this Section.
4 (Source: P.A. 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
5 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
6 by changing Section 5-90 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 660/5-90)
8 Sec. 5-90. Partial tuition waivers.
9 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
10 university" means any of the following: the University of
11 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
12 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
13 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
14 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
15 Illinois University.
16 (b) Each year the Board of Chicago State University
17 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
18 at any campus under its governance to the children of
19 employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois
20 college or university who have been employed by any one or by
21 more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate
22 period of at least 7 years. "Retired employee" means a person
23 receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under
24 the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of
25 service with one or more than one Illinois college or
26 university, including a person who already is receiving such
27 an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
28 1999. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver,
29 the child of any such an employee of an Illinois college or
30 university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the
31 commencement of the academic year during which the partial
32 tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for
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1 admission to Chicago State University under the same
2 admissions requirements, standards and policies which Chicago
3 State University applies to applicants for admission
4 generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
5 programs.
6 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
7 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
8 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
9 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
10 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
11 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
12 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
13 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
14 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
15 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
16 Education.
17 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
18 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
19 this Section.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
21 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
22 amended by changing Section 10-90 as follows:
23 (110 ILCS 665/10-90)
24 Sec. 10-90. Partial tuition waivers.
25 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
26 university" means any of the following: the University of
27 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
28 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
29 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
30 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
31 Illinois University.
32 (b) Each year the Board of Eastern Illinois University
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1 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
2 at any campus under its governance to the children of
3 employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois
4 college or university who have been employed by any one or by
5 more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate
6 period of at least 7 years. "Retired employee" means a person
7 receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under
8 the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of
9 service with one or more than one Illinois college or
10 university, including a person who already is receiving such
11 an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
12 1999. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver,
13 the child of any such an employee of an Illinois college or
14 university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the
15 commencement of the academic year during which the partial
16 tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for
17 admission to Eastern Illinois University under the same
18 admissions requirements, standards and policies which Eastern
19 Illinois University applies to applicants for admission
20 generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
21 programs.
22 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
23 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
24 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
25 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
26 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
27 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
28 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
29 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
30 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
31 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
32 Education.
33 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
34 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
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1 this Section.
2 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
3 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
4 amended by changing Section 15-90 as follows:
5 (110 ILCS 670/15-90)
6 Sec. 15-90. Partial tuition waivers.
7 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
8 university" means any of the following: the University of
9 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
10 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
11 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
12 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
13 Illinois University.
14 (b) Each year the Board of Governors State University
15 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
16 at any campus under its governance to the children of
17 employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois
18 college or university who have been employed by any one or by
19 more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate
20 period of at least 7 years. "Retired employee" means a person
21 receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under
22 the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of
23 service with one or more than one Illinois college or
24 university, including a person who already is receiving such
25 an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
26 1999. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver,
27 the child of any such an employee of an Illinois college or
28 university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the
29 commencement of the academic year during which the partial
30 tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for
31 admission to Governors State University under the same
32 admissions requirements, standards and policies which
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1 Governors State University applies to applicants for
2 admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
3 and programs.
4 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
5 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
6 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
7 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
8 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
9 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
10 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
11 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
12 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
13 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
14 Education.
15 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
16 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
17 this Section.
18 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
19 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
20 by changing Section 20-90 as follows:
21 (110 ILCS 675/20-90)
22 Sec. 20-90. Partial tuition waivers.
23 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
24 university" means any of the following: the University of
25 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
26 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
27 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
28 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
29 Illinois University.
30 (b) Each year the Board of Illinois State University
31 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
32 at any campus under its governance to the children of
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1 employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois
2 college or university who have been employed by any one or by
3 more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate
4 period of at least 7 years. "Retired employee" means a person
5 receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under
6 the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of
7 service with one or more than one Illinois college or
8 university, including a person who already is receiving such
9 an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
10 1999. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver,
11 the child of any such an employee of an Illinois college or
12 university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the
13 commencement of the academic year during which the partial
14 tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for
15 admission to Illinois State University under the same
16 admissions requirements, standards and policies which
17 Illinois State University applies to applicants for admission
18 generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
19 programs.
20 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
21 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
22 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
23 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
24 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
25 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
26 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
27 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
28 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
29 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
30 Education.
31 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
32 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
33 this Section.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
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1 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
2 amended by changing Section 25-90 as follows:
3 (110 ILCS 680/25-90)
4 Sec. 25-90. Partial tuition waivers.
5 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
6 university" means any of the following: the University of
7 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
8 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
9 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
10 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
11 Illinois University.
12 (b) Each year the Board of Northeastern Illinois
13 University shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate
14 education at any campus under its governance to the children
15 of employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois
16 college or university who have been employed by any one or by
17 more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate
18 period of at least 7 years. "Retired employee" means a person
19 receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under
20 the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of
21 service with one or more than one Illinois college or
22 university, including a person who already is receiving such
23 an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
24 1999. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
25 child of any such an employee of an Illinois college or
26 university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the
27 commencement of the academic year during which the partial
28 tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for
29 admission to Northeastern Illinois University under the same
30 admissions requirements, standards and policies which
31 Northeastern Illinois University applies to applicants for
32 admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
33 and programs.
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1 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
2 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
3 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
4 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
5 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
6 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
7 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
8 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
9 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
10 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
11 Education.
12 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
13 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
14 this Section.
15 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
16 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
17 amended by changing Section 30-90 as follows:
18 (110 ILCS 685/30-90)
19 Sec. 30-90. Partial tuition waivers.
20 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
21 university" means any of the following: the University of
22 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
23 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
24 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
25 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
26 Illinois University.
27 (b) Each year the Board of Northern Illinois University
28 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
29 at any campus under its governance to the children of
30 employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois
31 college or university who have been employed by any one or by
32 more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate
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1 period of at least 7 years. "Retired employee" means a person
2 receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under
3 the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of
4 service with one or more than one Illinois college or
5 university, including a person who already is receiving such
6 an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
7 1999. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
8 child of any such an employee of an Illinois college or
9 university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the
10 commencement of the academic year during which the partial
11 tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for
12 admission to Northern Illinois University under the same
13 admissions requirements, standards and policies which
14 Northern Illinois University applies to applicants for
15 admission generally to its respective undergraduate colleges
16 and programs.
17 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
18 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
19 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
20 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
21 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
22 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
23 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
24 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
25 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
26 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
27 Education.
28 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
29 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
30 this Section.
31 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
32 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
33 amended by changing Section 35-90 as follows:
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1 (110 ILCS 690/35-90)
2 Sec. 35-90. Partial tuition waivers.
3 (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or
4 university" means any of the following: the University of
5 Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
6 University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
7 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
8 University, Northern Illinois University, and Western
9 Illinois University.
10 (b) Each year the Board of Western Illinois University
11 shall offer 50% tuition waivers for undergraduate education
12 at any campus under its governance to the children of
13 employees, including retired employees, of an Illinois
14 college or university who have been employed by any one or by
15 more than one Illinois college or university for an aggregate
16 period of at least 7 years. "Retired employee" means a person
17 receiving a retirement or disability retirement annuity under
18 the Illinois Pension Code based on at least 7 years of
19 service with one or more than one Illinois college or
20 university, including a person who already is receiving such
21 an annuity on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
22 1999. To be eligible to receive a partial tuition waiver, the
23 child of any such an employee of an Illinois college or
24 university (i) must be under the age of 25 at the
25 commencement of the academic year during which the partial
26 tuition waiver is to be effective, and (ii) must qualify for
27 admission to Western Illinois University under the same
28 admissions requirements, standards and policies which Western
29 Illinois University applies to applicants for admission
30 generally to its respective undergraduate colleges and
31 programs.
32 (c) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
33 subsection (b), an eligible applicant who has continued to
34 maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation may
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1 have his or her partial tuition waiver renewed until the time
2 as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate partial
3 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
4 (d) No partial tuition waiver offered or allocated to
5 any eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of
6 this Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
7 limitation established by the Illinois Board of Higher
8 Education.
9 (e) The Board shall prescribe rules and regulations as
10 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
11 this Section.
12 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96; 90-282, eff. 1-1-98.)
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.