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91_HB3481
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1 AN ACT concerning volunteer firefighters, amending named
2 Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 3. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
6 adding Section 212 as follows:
7 (35 ILCS 5/212 new)
8 Sec. 212. Volunteer firefighter tax credit. For taxable
9 years 2000 through 2004, each taxpayer who was a volunteer or
10 paid-on-call firefighter during the entire taxable year is
11 entitled to a credit against the tax imposed by subsections
12 (a) and (b) of Section 201 in the amount of $1,000. If the
13 amount of the credit exceeds the tax liability for the year,
14 the excess may be carried forward and applied to the tax
15 liability of the 2 taxable years following the excess credit
16 year. The credit shall be applied to the earliest year for
17 which there is a tax liability. If there are credits from
18 more than one tax year that are available to offset a
19 liability, the earlier credit shall be applied first.
20 Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by
21 adding Section 7h as follows:
22 (110 ILCS 305/7h new)
23 Sec. 7h. Volunteer firefighter tuition waiver.
24 (a) Each year, subject to State appropriation to
25 reimburse the University for the loss of tuition under this
26 Section, the Board of Trustees shall offer a full tuition
27 waiver for undergraduate education at any campus under its
28 governance to (i) any person who has served as a volunteer
29 firefighter for the entire year previous to the commencement
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1 of the academic year during which the tuition waiver is to be
2 effective or (ii) any member of that person's immediate
3 family. To be eligible to receive a tuition waiver under
4 this Section, (i) no other member of the applicant's
5 immediate family may receive a tuition waiver under this
6 Section, Section 8h of the Southern Illinois University
7 Management Act, Section 5-92 of the Chicago State University
8 Law, Section 10-92 of the Eastern Illinois University Law,
9 Section 15-92 of the Governors State University Law, Section
10 20-92 of the Illinois State University Law, Section 25-92 of
11 the Northeastern Illinois University Law, Section 30-92 of
12 the Northern Illinois University Law, or Section 35-92 of the
13 Western Illinois University Law for the same academic year
14 that the applicant's tuition waiver is for, unless the other
15 member served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year
16 previous to the commencement of that academic year or is a
17 member of the immediate family of a person, other than the
18 applicant, who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the
19 entire year previous to the commencement of that academic
20 year, and (ii) the applicant must qualify for admission to
21 the University under the same admissions requirements,
22 standards, and policies that the University applies to
23 applicants for admission generally to its respective
24 undergraduate colleges and programs.
25 (b) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
26 subsection (a) of this Section, an eligible applicant who has
27 continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
28 graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
29 such time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
30 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
31 (c) No tuition waiver offered or allocated to an
32 eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
33 Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
34 limitation established by the Board of Higher Education.
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1 (d) The Board of Trustees shall prescribe such rules as
2 are necessary to implement and administer the provisions of
3 this Section.
4 Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
5 Act is amended by adding Section 8h as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 520/8h new)
7 Sec. 8h. Volunteer firefighter tuition waiver.
8 (a) Each year, subject to State appropriation to
9 reimburse the University for the loss of tuition under this
10 Section, the Board shall offer a full tuition waiver for
11 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
12 (i) any person who has served as a volunteer firefighter for
13 the entire year previous to the commencement of the academic
14 year during which the tuition waiver is to be effective or
15 (ii) any member of that person's immediate family. To be
16 eligible to receive a tuition waiver under this Section, (i)
17 no other member of the applicant's immediate family may
18 receive a tuition waiver under this Section, Section 7h of
19 the University of Illinois Act, Section 5-92 of the Chicago
20 State University Law, Section 10-92 of the Eastern Illinois
21 University Law, Section 15-92 of the Governors State
22 University Law, Section 20-92 of the Illinois State
23 University Law, Section 25-92 of the Northeastern Illinois
24 University Law, Section 30-92 of the Northern Illinois
25 University Law, or Section 35-92 of the Western Illinois
26 University Law for the same academic year that the
27 applicant's tuition waiver is for, unless the other member
28 served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year
29 previous to the commencement of that academic year or is a
30 member of the immediate family of a person, other than the
31 applicant, who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the
32 entire year previous to the commencement of that academic
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1 year, and (ii) the applicant must qualify for admission to
2 the University under the same admissions requirements,
3 standards, and policies that the University applies to
4 applicants for admission generally to its respective
5 undergraduate colleges and programs.
6 (b) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
7 subsection (a) of this Section, an eligible applicant who has
8 continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
9 graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
10 such time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
11 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
12 (c) No tuition waiver offered or allocated to an
13 eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
14 Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
15 limitation established by the Board of Higher Education.
16 (d) The Board shall prescribe such rules as are
17 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
18 Section.
19 Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended
20 by adding Section 5-92 as follows:
21 (110 ILCS 660/5-92 new)
22 Sec. 5-92. Volunteer firefighter tuition waiver.
23 (a) Each year, subject to State appropriation to
24 reimburse the University for the loss of tuition under this
25 Section, the Board shall offer a full tuition waiver for
26 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
27 (i) any person who has served as a volunteer firefighter for
28 the entire year previous to the commencement of the academic
29 year during which the tuition waiver is to be effective or
30 (ii) any member of that person's immediate family. To be
31 eligible to receive a tuition waiver under this Section, (i)
32 no other member of the applicant's immediate family may
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1 receive a tuition waiver under this Section, Section 7h of
2 the University of Illinois Act, Section 8h of the Southern
3 Illinois University Management Act, Section 10-92 of the
4 Eastern Illinois University Law, Section 15-92 of the
5 Governors State University Law, Section 20-92 of the Illinois
6 State University Law, Section 25-92 of the Northeastern
7 Illinois University Law, Section 30-92 of the Northern
8 Illinois University Law, or Section 35-92 of the Western
9 Illinois University Law for the same academic year that the
10 applicant's tuition waiver is for, unless the other member
11 served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year
12 previous to the commencement of that academic year or is a
13 member of the immediate family of a person, other than the
14 applicant, who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the
15 entire year previous to the commencement of that academic
16 year, and (ii) the applicant must qualify for admission to
17 the University under the same admissions requirements,
18 standards, and policies that the University applies to
19 applicants for admission generally to its respective
20 undergraduate colleges and programs.
21 (b) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
22 subsection (a) of this Section, an eligible applicant who has
23 continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
24 graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
25 such time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
26 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
27 (c) No tuition waiver offered or allocated to an
28 eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
29 Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
30 limitation established by the Board of Higher Education.
31 (d) The Board shall prescribe such rules as are
32 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
33 Section.
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1 Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
2 amended by adding Section 10-92 as follows:
3 (110 ILCS 665/10-92 new)
4 Sec. 10-92. Volunteer firefighter tuition waiver.
5 (a) Each year, subject to State appropriation to
6 reimburse the University for the loss of tuition under this
7 Section, the Board shall offer a full tuition waiver for
8 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
9 (i) any person who has served as a volunteer firefighter for
10 the entire year previous to the commencement of the academic
11 year during which the tuition waiver is to be effective or
12 (ii) any member of that person's immediate family. To be
13 eligible to receive a tuition waiver under this Section, (i)
14 no other member of the applicant's immediate family may
15 receive a tuition waiver under this Section, Section 7h of
16 the University of Illinois Act, Section 8h of the Southern
17 Illinois University Management Act, Section 5-92 of the
18 Chicago State University Law, Section 15-92 of the Governors
19 State University Law, Section 20-92 of the Illinois State
20 University Law, Section 25-92 of the Northeastern Illinois
21 University Law, Section 30-92 of the Northern Illinois
22 University Law, or Section 35-92 of the Western Illinois
23 University Law for the same academic year that the
24 applicant's tuition waiver is for, unless the other member
25 served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year
26 previous to the commencement of that academic year or is a
27 member of the immediate family of a person, other than the
28 applicant, who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the
29 entire year previous to the commencement of that academic
30 year, and (ii) the applicant must qualify for admission to
31 the University under the same admissions requirements,
32 standards, and policies that the University applies to
33 applicants for admission generally to its respective
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1 undergraduate colleges and programs.
2 (b) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
3 subsection (a) of this Section, an eligible applicant who has
4 continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
5 graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
6 such time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
7 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
8 (c) No tuition waiver offered or allocated to an
9 eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
10 Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
11 limitation established by the Board of Higher Education.
12 (d) The Board shall prescribe such rules as are
13 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
14 Section.
15 Section 25. The Governors State University Law is
16 amended by adding Section 15-92 as follows:
17 (110 ILCS 670/15-92 new)
18 Sec. 15-92. Volunteer firefighter tuition waiver.
19 (a) Each year, subject to State appropriation to
20 reimburse the University for the loss of tuition under this
21 Section, the Board shall offer a full tuition waiver for
22 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
23 (i) any person who has served as a volunteer firefighter for
24 the entire year previous to the commencement of the academic
25 year during which the tuition waiver is to be effective or
26 (ii) any member of that person's immediate family. To be
27 eligible to receive a tuition waiver under this Section, (i)
28 no other member of the applicant's immediate family may
29 receive a tuition waiver under this Section, Section 7h of
30 the University of Illinois Act, Section 8h of the Southern
31 Illinois University Management Act, Section 5-92 of the
32 Chicago State University Law, Section 10-92 of the Eastern
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1 Illinois University Law, Section 20-92 of the Illinois State
2 University Law, Section 25-92 of the Northeastern Illinois
3 University Law, Section 30-92 of the Northern Illinois
4 University Law, or Section 35-92 of the Western Illinois
5 University Law for the same academic year that the
6 applicant's tuition waiver is for, unless the other member
7 served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year
8 previous to the commencement of that academic year or is a
9 member of the immediate family of a person, other than the
10 applicant, who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the
11 entire year previous to the commencement of that academic
12 year, and (ii) the applicant must qualify for admission to
13 the University under the same admissions requirements,
14 standards, and policies that the University applies to
15 applicants for admission generally to its respective
16 undergraduate colleges and programs.
17 (b) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
18 subsection (a) of this Section, an eligible applicant who has
19 continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
20 graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
21 such time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
22 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
23 (c) No tuition waiver offered or allocated to an
24 eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
25 Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
26 limitation established by the Board of Higher Education.
27 (d) The Board shall prescribe such rules as are
28 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
29 Section.
30 Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
31 by adding Section 20-92 as follows:
32 (110 ILCS 675/20-92 new)
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1 Sec. 20-92. Volunteer firefighter tuition waiver.
2 (a) Each year, subject to State appropriation to
3 reimburse the University for the loss of tuition under this
4 Section, the Board shall offer a full tuition waiver for
5 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
6 (i) any person who has served as a volunteer firefighter for
7 the entire year previous to the commencement of the academic
8 year during which the tuition waiver is to be effective or
9 (ii) any member of that person's immediate family. To be
10 eligible to receive a tuition waiver under this Section, (i)
11 no other member of the applicant's immediate family may
12 receive a tuition waiver under this Section, Section 7h of
13 the University of Illinois Act, Section 8h of the Southern
14 Illinois University Management Act, Section 5-92 of the
15 Chicago State University Law, Section 10-92 of the Eastern
16 Illinois University Law, Section 15-92 of the Governors State
17 University Law, Section 25-92 of the Northeastern Illinois
18 University Law, Section 30-92 of the Northern Illinois
19 University Law, or Section 35-92 of the Western Illinois
20 University Law for the same academic year that the
21 applicant's tuition waiver is for, unless the other member
22 served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year
23 previous to the commencement of that academic year or is a
24 member of the immediate family of a person, other than the
25 applicant, who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the
26 entire year previous to the commencement of that academic
27 year, and (ii) the applicant must qualify for admission to
28 the University under the same admissions requirements,
29 standards, and policies that the University applies to
30 applicants for admission generally to its respective
31 undergraduate colleges and programs.
32 (b) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
33 subsection (a) of this Section, an eligible applicant who has
34 continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
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1 graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
2 such time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
3 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
4 (c) No tuition waiver offered or allocated to an
5 eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
6 Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
7 limitation established by the Board of Higher Education.
8 (d) The Board shall prescribe such rules as are
9 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
10 Section.
11 Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
12 amended by adding Section 25-92 as follows:
13 (110 ILCS 680/25-92 new)
14 Sec. 25-92. Volunteer firefighter tuition waiver.
15 (a) Each year, subject to State appropriation to
16 reimburse the University for the loss of tuition under this
17 Section, the Board shall offer a full tuition waiver for
18 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
19 (i) any person who has served as a volunteer firefighter for
20 the entire year previous to the commencement of the academic
21 year during which the tuition waiver is to be effective or
22 (ii) any member of that person's immediate family. To be
23 eligible to receive a tuition waiver under this Section, (i)
24 no other member of the applicant's immediate family may
25 receive a tuition waiver under this Section, Section 7h of
26 the University of Illinois Act, Section 8h of the Southern
27 Illinois University Management Act, Section 5-92 of the
28 Chicago State University Law, Section 10-92 of the Eastern
29 Illinois University Law, Section 15-92 of the Governors State
30 University Law, Section 20-92 of the Illinois State
31 University Law, Section 30-92 of the Northern Illinois
32 University Law, or Section 35-92 of the Western Illinois
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1 University Law for the same academic year that the
2 applicant's tuition waiver is for, unless the other member
3 served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year
4 previous to the commencement of that academic year or is a
5 member of the immediate family of a person, other than the
6 applicant, who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the
7 entire year previous to the commencement of that academic
8 year, and (ii) the applicant must qualify for admission to
9 the University under the same admissions requirements,
10 standards, and policies that the University applies to
11 applicants for admission generally to its respective
12 undergraduate colleges and programs.
13 (b) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
14 subsection (a) of this Section, an eligible applicant who has
15 continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
16 graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
17 such time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
18 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
19 (c) No tuition waiver offered or allocated to an
20 eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
21 Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
22 limitation established by the Board of Higher Education.
23 (d) The Board shall prescribe such rules as are
24 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
25 Section.
26 Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
27 amended by adding Section 30-92 as follows:
28 (110 ILCS 685/30-92 new)
29 Sec. 30-92. Volunteer firefighter tuition waiver.
30 (a) Each year, subject to State appropriation to
31 reimburse the University for the loss of tuition under this
32 Section, the Board shall offer a full tuition waiver for
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1 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
2 (i) any person who has served as a volunteer firefighter for
3 the entire year previous to the commencement of the academic
4 year during which the tuition waiver is to be effective or
5 (ii) any member of that person's immediate family. To be
6 eligible to receive a tuition waiver under this Section, (i)
7 no other member of the applicant's immediate family may
8 receive a tuition waiver under this Section, Section 7h of
9 the University of Illinois Act, Section 8h of the Southern
10 Illinois University Management Act, Section 5-92 of the
11 Chicago State University Law, Section 10-92 of the Eastern
12 Illinois University Law, Section 15-92 of the Governors State
13 University Law, Section 20-92 of the Illinois State
14 University Law, Section 25-92 of the Northeastern Illinois
15 University Law, or Section 35-92 of the Western Illinois
16 University Law for the same academic year that the
17 applicant's tuition waiver is for, unless the other member
18 served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year
19 previous to the commencement of that academic year or is a
20 member of the immediate family of a person, other than the
21 applicant, who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the
22 entire year previous to the commencement of that academic
23 year, and (ii) the applicant must qualify for admission to
24 the University under the same admissions requirements,
25 standards, and policies that the University applies to
26 applicants for admission generally to its respective
27 undergraduate colleges and programs.
28 (b) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
29 subsection (a) of this Section, an eligible applicant who has
30 continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
31 graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
32 such time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
33 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
34 (c) No tuition waiver offered or allocated to an
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1 eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
2 Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
3 limitation established by the Board of Higher Education.
4 (d) The Board shall prescribe such rules as are
5 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
6 Section.
7 Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is
8 amended by adding Section 35-92 as follows:
9 (110 ILCS 690/35-92 new)
10 Sec. 35-92. Volunteer firefighter tuition waiver.
11 (a) Each year, subject to State appropriation to
12 reimburse the University for the loss of tuition under this
13 Section, the Board shall offer a full tuition waiver for
14 undergraduate education at any campus under its governance to
15 (i) any person who has served as a volunteer firefighter for
16 the entire year previous to the commencement of the academic
17 year during which the tuition waiver is to be effective or
18 (ii) any member of that person's immediate family. To be
19 eligible to receive a tuition waiver under this Section, (i)
20 no other member of the applicant's immediate family may
21 receive a tuition waiver under this Section, Section 7h of
22 the University of Illinois Act, Section 8h of the Southern
23 Illinois University Management Act, Section 5-92 of the
24 Chicago State University Law, Section 10-92 of the Eastern
25 Illinois University Law, Section 15-92 of the Governors State
26 University Law, Section 20-92 of the Illinois State
27 University Law, Section 25-92 of the Northeastern Illinois
28 University Law, or Section 30-92 of the Northern Illinois
29 University Law for the same academic year that the
30 applicant's tuition waiver is for, unless the other member
31 served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year
32 previous to the commencement of that academic year or is a
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1 member of the immediate family of a person, other than the
2 applicant, who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the
3 entire year previous to the commencement of that academic
4 year, and (ii) the applicant must qualify for admission to
5 the University under the same admissions requirements,
6 standards, and policies that the University applies to
7 applicants for admission generally to its respective
8 undergraduate colleges and programs.
9 (b) Subject to the provisions and limitations of
10 subsection (a) of this Section, an eligible applicant who has
11 continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward
12 graduation may have his or her tuition waiver renewed until
13 such time as he or she has expended 4 years of undergraduate
14 tuition waiver benefits under this Section.
15 (c) No tuition waiver offered or allocated to an
16 eligible applicant in accordance with the provisions of this
17 Section shall be charged against any tuition waiver
18 limitation established by the Board of Higher Education.
19 (d) The Board shall prescribe such rules as are
20 necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
21 Section.
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.