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91_SB1923eng SB1923 Engrossed LRB9111595NTksA 1 AN ACT concerning the University of Illinois. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Property Control Act is amended by 5 adding Section 8.5 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 605/8.5 new) 7 Sec. 8.5. No application. The provisions of this Act do 8 not apply to a transaction conducted under subsection (c) of 9 Section 7 of the University of Illinois Act. 10 Section 10. The University of Illinois Act is amended by 11 changing Section 7 as follows: 12 (110 ILCS 305/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 28) 13 Sec. 7. Powers of trustees. 14 (a) The trustees shall have power to provide for the 15 requisite buildings, apparatus, and conveniences; to fix the 16 rates for tuition; to appoint such professors and 17 instructors, and to establish and provide for the management 18 of such model farms, model art, and other departments and 19 professorships, as may be required to teach, in the most 20 thorough manner, such branches of learning as are related to 21 agriculture and the mechanic arts, and military tactics, 22 without excluding other scientific and classical studies. The 23 trustees shall, upon the written request of an employee 24 withhold from the compensation of that employee any dues, 25 payments or contributions payable by such employee to any 26 labor organization as defined in the Illinois Educational 27 Labor Relations Act. Under such arrangement, an amount shall 28 be withheld from each regular payroll period which is equal 29 to the pro rata share of the annual dues plus any payments or SB1923 Engrossed -2- LRB9111595NTksA 1 contributions, and the trustees shall transmit such 2 withholdings to the specified labor organization within 10 3 working days from the time of the withholding. They may 4 accept the endowments and voluntary professorships or 5 departments in the University, from any person or persons or 6 corporations who may offer the same, and, at any regular 7 meeting of the board, may prescribe rules and regulations in 8 relation to such endowments and declare on what general 9 principles they may be admitted: Provided, that such special 10 voluntary endowments or professorships shall not be 11 incompatible with the true design and scope of the act of 12 congress, or of this Act: Provided, that no student shall at 13 any time be allowed to remain in or about the University in 14 idleness, or without full mental or industrial occupation: 15 And provided further, that the trustees, in the exercise of 16 any of the powers conferred by this Act, shall not create any 17 liability or indebtedness in excess of the funds in the hands 18 of the treasurer of the University at the time of creating 19 such liability or indebtedness, and which may be specially 20 and properly applied to the payment of the same. Any lease to 21 the trustees of lands, buildings or facilities which will 22 support scientific research and development in such areas as 23 high technology, super computing, microelectronics, 24 biotechnology, robotics, physics and engineering shall be for 25 a term not to exceed 18 years, and may grant to the trustees 26 the option to purchase the lands, buildings or facilities. 27 The lease shall recite that it is subject to termination and 28 cancellation in any year for which the General Assembly fails 29 to make an appropriation to pay the rent payable under the 30 terms of the lease. 31 Leases for the purposes described herein exceeding 5 32 years shall have the approval of the Illinois Board of Higher 33 Education. 34 The Board of Trustees may, directly or in cooperation SB1923 Engrossed -3- LRB9111595NTksA 1 with other institutions of higher education, acquire by 2 purchase or lease or otherwise, and construct, enlarge, 3 improve, equip, complete, operate, control and manage medical 4 research and high technology parks, together with the 5 necessary lands, buildings, facilities, equipment and 6 personal property therefor, to encourage and facilitate (a) 7 the location and development of business and industry in the 8 State of Illinois, and (b) the increased application and 9 development of technology and (c) the improvement and 10 development of the State's economy. The Board of Trustees may 11 lease to nonprofit corporations all or any part of the land, 12 buildings, facilities, equipment or other property included 13 in a medical research and high technology park upon such 14 terms and conditions as the University of Illinois may deem 15 advisable and enter into any contract or agreement with such 16 nonprofit corporations as may be necessary or suitable for 17 the construction, financing, operation and maintenance and 18 management of any such park; and may lease to any person, 19 firm, partnership or corporation, either public or private, 20 any part or all of the land, building, facilities, equipment 21 or other property of such park for such purposes and upon 22 such rentals, terms and conditions as the University may deem 23 advisable; and may finance all or part of the cost of any 24 such park, including the purchase, lease, construction, 25 reconstruction, improvement, remodeling, addition to, and 26 extension and maintenance of all or part of such high 27 technology park, and all equipment and furnishings, by 28 legislative appropriations, government grants, contracts, 29 private gifts, loans, receipts from the operation of such 30 high technology park, rentals and similar receipts; and may 31 make its other facilities and services available to tenants 32 or other occupants of any such park at rates which are 33 reasonable and appropriate. 34 The Trustees shall have power (a) to purchase real SB1923 Engrossed -4- LRB9111595NTksA 1 property and easements, and (b) to acquire real property and 2 easements in the manner provided by law for the exercise of 3 the right of eminent domain, and in the event negotiations 4 for the acquisition of real property or easements for making 5 any improvement which the Trustees are authorized to make 6 shall have proven unsuccessful and the Trustees shall have by 7 resolution adopted a schedule or plan of operation for the 8 execution of the project and therein made a finding that it 9 is necessary to take such property or easements immediately 10 or at some specified later date in order to comply with the 11 schedule, the Trustees may acquire such property or easements 12 in the same manner provided in Sections 7-103 through 7-112 13 of the Code of Civil Procedure. 14 The Board of Trustees also shall have power to agree with 15 the State's Attorney of the county in which any properties of 16 the Board are located to pay for services rendered by the 17 various taxing districts for the years 1944 through 1949 and 18 to pay annually for services rendered thereafter by such 19 district such sums as may be determined by the Board upon 20 properties used solely for income producing purposes, title 21 to which is held by said Board of Trustees, upon properties 22 leased to members of the staff of the University of Illinois, 23 title to which is held in trust for said Board of Trustees 24 and upon properties leased to for-profit entities the title 25 to which properties is held by the Board of Trustees. A 26 certified copy of any such agreement made with the State's 27 Attorney shall be filed with the County Clerk and such sums 28 shall be distributed to the respective taxing districts by 29 the County Collector in such proportions that each taxing 30 district will receive therefrom such proportion as the tax 31 rate of such taxing district bears to the total tax rate that 32 would be levied against such properties if they were not 33 exempt from taxation under the Property Tax Code. 34 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, SB1923 Engrossed -5- LRB9111595NTksA 1 subject to the applicable civil service law, may appoint 2 persons to be members of the University of Illinois Police 3 Department. Members of the Police Department shall be peace 4 officers and as such have all powers possessed by policemen 5 in cities, and sheriffs, including the power to make arrests 6 on view or warrants of violations of state statutes and city 7 or county ordinances, except that they may exercise such 8 powers only in counties wherein the University and any of its 9 branches or properties are located when such is required for 10 the protection of university properties and interests, and 11 its students and personnel, and otherwise, within such 12 counties, when requested by appropriate state or local law 13 enforcement officials; provided, however, that such officer 14 shall have no power to serve and execute civil processes. 15 The Board of Trustees may own, operate, or govern, by or 16 through the College of Medicine at Peoria, a managed care 17 community network established under subsection (r) of Section 18 5-16.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. 19 The powers of the trustees as herein designated are 20 subject to the provisions of "An Act creating a Board of 21 Higher Education, defining its powers and duties, making an 22 appropriation therefor, and repealing an Act herein named", 23 approved August 22, 1961, as amended. 24 The Board of Trustees shall have the authority to adopt 25 all administrative rules which may be necessary for the 26 effective administration, enforcement and regulation of all 27 matters for which the Board has jurisdiction or 28 responsibility. 29 (b) To assist in the provision of buildings and 30 facilities beneficial to, useful for, or supportive of 31 University purposes, the Board of Trustees of the University 32 of Illinois may exercise the following powers with regard to 33 the area located on or adjacent to the University of Illinois 34 at Chicago campus and bounded as follows: on the West by SB1923 Engrossed -6- LRB9111595NTksA 1 Morgan Street; on the North by Roosevelt Road; on the East by 2 Union Street; and on the South by 16th Street, in the City of 3 Chicago: 4 (1) Acquire any interests in land, buildings, or 5 facilities by purchase, including installments payable 6 over a period allowed by law, by lease over a term of 7 such duration as the Board of Trustees shall determine, 8 or by exercise of the power of eminent domain; 9 (2) Sub-lease or contract to purchase through 10 installments all or any portion of buildings or 11 facilities for such duration and on such terms as the 12 Board of Trustees shall determine, including a term that 13 exceeds 5 years, provided that each such lease or 14 purchase contract shall be and shall recite that it is 15 subject to termination and cancellation in any year for 16 which the General Assembly fails to make an appropriation 17 to pay the rent or purchase installments payable under 18 the terms of such lease or purchase contract; and 19 (3) Sell property without compliance with the State 20 Property Control Act and retain proceeds in the 21 University Treasury in a special, separate development 22 fund account which the Auditor General shall examine to 23 assure compliance with this Act. 24 Any buildings or facilities to be developed on the land shall 25 be buildings or facilities that, in the determination of the 26 Board of Trustees, in whole or in part: (i) are for use by 27 the University; or (ii) otherwise advance the interests of 28 the University, including, by way of example, residential 29 facilities for University staff and students and commercial 30 facilities which provide services needed by the University 31 community. Revenues from the development fund account may be 32 withdrawn by the University for the purpose of demolition and 33 the processes associated with demolition; routine land and 34 property acquisition; extension of utilities; streetscape SB1923 Engrossed -7- LRB9111595NTksA 1 work; landscape work; surface and structure parking; 2 sidewalks, recreational paths, and street construction; and 3 lease and lease purchase arrangements and the professional 4 services associated with the planning and development of the 5 area. Moneys from the development fund account used for any 6 other purpose must be deposited into and appropriated from 7 the General Revenue Fund. Buildings or facilities leased to 8 an entity or person other than the University shall not be 9 subject to any limitations applicable to a State supported 10 college or university under any law. All development on the 11 land and all use of any buildings or facilities shall be 12 subject to the control and approval of the Board of Trustees. 13 (c) To assist in the provision of lands, buildings, and 14 facilities that are supportive of university purposes and 15 suitable and appropriate for the conduct and operation of the 16 university's education programs, the Board of Trustees of the 17 University of Illinois may exercise the powers specified in 18 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection (c) with 19 regard to the following described property: 20 Parcel 1: Approximately 204 acres commonly known as 21 the Manteno Farm described as: The Northeast Quarter of 22 Section 35, Township 32 North, Range 12 East of the Third 23 Principal Meridian in Kankakee County, Illinois 24 containing approximately 163.60 acres; and the Northwest 25 Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 26 32 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian 27 in Kankakee County, Illinois containing approximately 28 40.73 acres. 29 Parcel 2: Approximately 160 acres commonly known as 30 the Pell Farm described as: The Northwest Quarter of 31 Section 28 in Township 19 North, Range 9 East of the 32 Third Principal Meridian in Champaign County, Illinois. 33 Parcel 3: The property commonly known as 904 West 34 Adams Street, Chicago, consisting of the following lots SB1923 Engrossed -8- LRB9111595NTksA 1 in Block 8 in Duncan's Addition to Chicago in Section 17, 2 Township 39 North, Range 14, East of the Third Principal 3 Meridian, Cook County, Illinois: Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 4 and 10 in Block 8 Duncan's Addition; Sub-Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 5 7, and 8 in the Resubdivision of Lots 11, 12, and 13 in 6 Block 8, Duncan's Addition; Lots 1 and 2 in Spry's 7 Subdivision of the Lots 11, 12, and 13 in Block 8, 8 Duncan's Addition, Chicago, Illinois. 9 (1) The Board of Trustees may sell, lease, or 10 otherwise transfer and convey all or part of the above 11 described parcels of real estate, together with the 12 improvements situated thereon, to a bona fide purchaser 13 for value, without compliance with the State Property 14 Control Act and on such terms as the Board of Trustees 15 shall determine are in the best interests of the 16 University of Illinois and consistent with its objectives 17 and purposes. The Board of Trustees must strive for the 18 highest prospective revenue from the transaction. 19 (2) The Board of Trustees may retain the proceeds 20 from the sale, lease, or other transfer of all or any 21 part of the above described parcels of real estate in the 22 University Treasury, in a special, separate development 23 fund account that the Auditor General shall examine to 24 assure the use or deposit of those proceeds in a manner 25 consistent with this Act. 26 (3) Revenues deposited into the development fund 27 account from the sale of Parcel 1 and Parcel 2 shall be 28 used by the Board of Trustees to acquire and develop land 29 for the South Campus Farms on the Urbana-Champaign 30 campus. Revenues deposited into the development fund 31 account from the sale of Parcel 3 shall be used by the 32 Board of Trustees to replace warehouse space being lost 33 in Chicago as part of the South Campus Development and 34 from the sale of Parcel 3. Moneys from the development SB1923 Engrossed -9- LRB9111595NTksA 1 fund account used for any other purpose, any remaining 2 balance in the development fund account upon conclusion 3 of these projects, and any money in the development fund 4 account that remains unused for these projects, must be 5 deposited into and appropriated from the General Revenue 6 Fund. 7 (Source: P.A. 89-691, eff. 12-31-96; 90-730, eff. 8-10-98.) 8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 9 becoming law.