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Baccalaureate Savings Act |
Issuance and Sale of College Savings Bonds. In order to provide investors with investment
alternatives to enhance their financial access to Institutions of Higher Education
located in the State of Illinois, and in furtherance of the public policy of this
Act, bonds authorized by the provisions of the General Obligation Bond Act, in a total
aggregate original principal amount not to exceed $2,200,000,000 may be issued and
sold from time to time, and as often as practicable, as College Savings Bonds in such
amounts as directed by the Governor, upon recommendation by the Director of the Governor's
Office of Management and Budget. |
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Board of Higher Education Act |
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board
of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees
of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University,
the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, and the Illinois Community College
Board shall submit to the Board not later than the 15th day of November of each year
its budget proposals for the operation and capital needs of the institutions under
its governance or supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal shall
conform to the procedures developed by the Board in the design of an information system
for State universities and colleges.
In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher education, the Board and its staff
shall communicate on a regular basis with all public university presidents. They shall
meet at least semiannually to achieve economies of scale where possible and provide
the most innovative and efficient programs and services.
The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual budget request, shall consider
rates of tuition and fees at the state universities and colleges. The Board shall
also consider the current and projected utilization of the total physical plant of
each campus of a university or college in approving the capital budget for any new
building or facility.
The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the Governor, to the General Assembly,
and to the appropriate budget agencies of the Governor and General Assembly its analysis
and recommendations on such budget proposals.
Each state supported institution within the application of this Act must submit its
plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board for approval
before final commitments are made. Non‑instructional uses shall include but not be
limited to dormitories, union buildings, field houses, stadium, other recreational
facilities and parking lots. The Board shall determine whether or not any project
submitted for approval is consistent with the master plan for higher education and
with instructional buildings that are provided for therein. If the project is found
by a majority of the Board not to be consistent, such capital improvement shall not
be constructed. |
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Board of Higher Education Act |
Human Relations.
(a) The Board shall monitor, budget, evaluate, and report to the General Assembly
in accordance with Section 9.16 of this Act on programs to improve human relations
to include race, ethnicity, gender and other issues related to improving human relations.
The programs shall at least:
(1) require each public institution of higher education to include, in the general
education requirements for obtaining a degree, coursework on improving human relations
to include race, ethnicity, gender and other issues related to improving human relations
to address racism and sexual harassment on their campuses, through existing courses;
(2) require each public institution of higher education to report monthly to the Department
of Human Rights and the Attorney General on each adjudicated case in which a finding
of racial, ethnic or religious intimidation or sexual harassment made in a grievance,
affirmative action or other proceeding established by that institution to investigate
and determine allegations of racial, ethnic or religious intimidation and sexual harassment;
and
(3) require each public institution of higher education to forward to the local State's
Attorney any report received by campus security or by a university police department
alleging the commission of a hate crime as defined under Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal
Code of 1961. |
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Building Authority Act |
Any department, board, commission, agency or officer of this State or the Board of
Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois
University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees
of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University,
the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, the Board
of Trustees of Western Illinois University, or any public community college district
board may transfer jurisdiction of or title to any property under its or his control
to the Authority when such transfer is approved in writing by the Governor as being
advantageous to the State. |
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Capital Development Board Act |
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to include the power to abrogate those powers
vested in the boards of the local public community college districts and the Illinois
Community College Board by the Public Community College Act, the Board of Trustees
of the University of Illinois, The Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board
of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, and the Board of
Trustees of Western Illinois University, hereinafter referred to as Governing Boards.
In the exercise of the powers conferred by law upon the Board and in the exercise
of the powers vested in such Governing Boards, it is hereby provided that (i) the
Board and any such Governing Board may contract with each other and other parties
as to the design and construction of any project to be constructed for or upon the
property of such Governing Board or any institution under its jurisdiction; (ii) in
connection with any such project, compliance with the provisions of the Illinois Purchasing
Act by either the Board or such Governing Board shall be deemed to be compliance by
the other; (iii) funds appropriated to any such Governing Board may be expended for
any project constructed by the Board for such Governing Board; (iv) in connection
with any such project the architects and engineers retained for the project and the
plans and specifications for the project must be approved by both the Governing Board
and the Board before undertaking either design or construction of the project, as
the case may be. |
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Credit Card Marketing Act of 2009. |
Financial education. Any institution of higher education that enters into an agreement
to market credit cards to students pursuing an undergraduate education, or that allows
its student groups, alumni associations, or affiliates to enter into such agreements
must make a financial education program available to all students. Additionally, an
institution of higher education shall make available to all its students, via posting
in a conspicuous location on its web pages, the financial education information required
by this Section. |
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Educational Corporations Act |
Whenever property, real or personal, heretofore has been or hereafter shall be bequeathed
by will or granted, conveyed or donated by deed or other instrument, to trustees with
direction that the property shall be applied by them to the foundation and establishment
of an educational institution in this State, it shall be lawful for the trustees in
such case, in order to promote better establishment, maintenance and management of
such institution, to cause a corporation not for pecuniary profit under the provisions
of this Act to be formed, with the rights, powers and privileges hereinafter provided
for. |
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Energy Conservation & Coal Development |
Powers and Duties.
(a) In addition to its other powers, the Department has the following powers:
(1) To administer for the State any energy programs and activities under federal law,
regulations or guidelines, and to coordinate such programs and activities with other
State agencies, units of local government, and educational institutions.
(2) To represent the State in energy matters involving the federal government, other
states, units of local government, and regional agencies.
(3) To prepare energy contingency plans for consideration by the Governor and the
General Assembly. Such plans shall include procedures for determining when a foreseeable
danger exists of energy shortages, including shortages of petroleum, coal, nuclear
power, natural gas, and other forms of energy, and shall specify the actions to be
taken to minimize hardship and maintain the general welfare during such energy shortages.
(4) To cooperate with State colleges and universities and their governing boards in
energy programs and activities. |
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Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act |
Fire sprinkler systems required. Subject to the establishment of a fire sprinkler
dormitory revolving loan program under Section 15 of this Act, fire sprinkler systems
are required in the dormitories of all post-secondary educational institutions by
2013. This includes current structures as well as newly constructed dormitories. Nothing
in this Act may be construed to abrogate any statute, rule, or ordinance requiring
that a fire extinguisher be present in a dormitory. |
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Illinois Governmental Ethics Act |
Persons required to file. The following persons shall file verified written statements
of economic interests, as provided in this Article:
(f) Persons who are employed by any branch, agency, authority or board of the government
of this State, including but not limited to, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority,
the Illinois Housing Development Authority, the Illinois Community College Board,
and institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board of Trustees of the University
of Illinois, Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, Board of Trustees
of Chicago State University, Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, Board
of Trustees of Governor's State University, Board of Trustees of Illinois State University,
Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, Board of Trustees of Northern
Illinois University, Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, or Board of
Trustees of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, and are compensated for
services as employees and not as independent contractors and who:
(1) are, or function as, the head of a department, commission, board, division, bureau,
authority or other administrative unit within the government of this State, or who
exercise similar authority within the government of this State;
(2) have direct supervisory authority over, or direct responsibility for the formulation,
negotiation, issuance or execution of contracts entered into by the State in the amount
of $5,000 or more;
(3) have authority for the issuance or promulgation of rules and regulations within
areas under the authority of the State;
(4) have authority for the approval of professional licenses;
(5) have responsibility with respect to the financial inspection of regulated nongovernmental
entities;
(6) adjudicate, arbitrate, or decide any judicial or administrative proceeding, or
review the adjudication, arbitration or decision of any judicial or administrative
proceeding within the authority of the State;
(7) have supervisory responsibility for 20 or more employees of the State; or
(8) negotiate, assign, authorize, or grant naming rights or sponsorship rights regarding
any property or asset of the State, whether real, personal, tangible, or intangible. |
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Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act |
Notwithstanding the requirements of any other State law or regulation, an institution
of higher education which conducts annual audits of its own operations may elect to
fulfill any audit requirements with respect to any or all State grants which it receives
by having such audit conducted at the time of its own annual audit at its own cost.
The institution of higher education shall make such election at the time that it receives
each grant. The institution of higher education shall not be required to elect that
all State grants be included in its annual audit. Such election may be for either
financial or compliance audits, or both. In the event of such election, such audits
shall fulfill the audit requirements of the applicable State law or regulation authorizing
such grants except for the reporting dates required for such audits. Such audits shall
be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by licensed
Certified Public Accountants permitted to perform audits under the Illinois Public
Accounting Act.
The provisions of this Section do not limit the authority of any State agency to conduct,
or enter into contracts for the conduct of, audits and evaluations of State grant
programs, nor limit the authority of the Auditor General. Such State agency shall
fund the cost of any such additional audits. |
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Illinois Pension Code - State Universities Retirement System |
Employer. The University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State
University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State
University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western
Illinois University, the State Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Mathematics
and Science Academy, the University Civil Service Merit Board, the Board of Trustees
of the State Universities Retirement System, the Illinois Community College Board,
community college boards, any association of community college boards organized under
Section 3-55 of the Public Community College Act, the Board of Examiners established
under the Illinois Public Accounting Act, and, only during the period for which employer
contributions required under Section 15-155 are paid, the following organizations:
the alumni associations, the foundations and the athletic associations which are affiliated
with the universities and colleges included in this Section as employers.
A department as defined in Section 14-103.04 is an employer for any person appointed
by the Governor under the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois who is a participating
employee as defined in Section 15-109. The Department of Central Management Services
is an employer with respect to persons employed by the State Board of Higher Education
in positions with the Illinois Century Network as of June 30, 2004 who remain continuously
employed after that date by the Department of Central Management Services in positions
with the Illinois Century Network, the Bureau of Communication and Computer Services,
or, if applicable, any successor bureau.
The cities of Champaign and Urbana shall be considered employers, but only during
the period for which contributions are required to be made under subsection (b-1)
of Section 15-155 and only with respect to individuals described in subsection (h)
of Section 15-107. |
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Illinois Procurement Code |
Public policy. It is the purpose of this Code and is declared to be the policy of
the State that the principles of competitive bidding and economical procurement practices
shall be applicable to all purchases and contracts by or for any State agency. |
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Illinois Procurement Code |
Public institutions of higher education. Each public institution of higher education
may enter into concessions, including the assignment, license, sale, or transfer of
interests in or rights to discoveries, inventions, patents, or copyrightable works,
for property, whether tangible or intangible, over which it has jurisdiction. Concessions
shall be reduced to writing and shall be awarded at the discretion of the institution
with jurisdiction over the property. The duration and terms of concessions and leases
shall be at the discretion of the institution with jurisdiction over the property.
Notice of the award of a concession shall be published in the higher education volume
of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin. |
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Public University Energy Conservation Act |
Applicability. In order to protect the integrity of historic buildings, no provision
of this Act shall be interpreted to require the implementation of energy conservation
measures that conflict with respect to any property eligible for, nominated to, or
entered on the National Register of Historic Places, pursuant to the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, or the Illinois Register of Historic Places, pursuant to
the Illinois Historic Preservation Act. |
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Solicitation for Charity Act |
Exemptions.
(b) The following persons shall not be required to register with the Attorney General:
1. The University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Eastern Illinois University,
Illinois State Normal University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University,
all educational institutions that are recognized by the State Board of Education or
that are accredited by a regional accrediting association or by an organization affiliated
with the National Commission on Accrediting, any foundation having an established
identity with any of the aforementioned educational institutions, any other educational
institution confining its solicitation of contributions to its student body, alumni,
faculty and trustees, and their families, or a library established under the laws
of this State, provided that the annual financial report of such institution or library
shall be filed with the State Board of Education, Governor, Illinois State Library,
County Library Board or County Board, as provided by law.
2. Fraternal, patriotic, social, educational, alumni organizations and historical
societies when solicitation of contributions is confined to their membership. This
exemption shall be extended to any subsidiary of a parent or superior organization
exempted by Sub-paragraph 2 of Paragraph (b) of Section 3 of this Act where such solicitation
is confined to the membership of the subsidiary, parent or superior organization. |
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Solid Waste Management Act |
Institutions of higher learning.
(a) For purposes of this Section "State-supported institutions of higher learning"
or "institutions" means the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University,
the colleges and universities under the jurisdiction of the Board of Governors of
State Colleges and Universities, the colleges and universities under the jurisdiction
of the Board of Regents of Regency Universities, and the public community colleges
subject to the Public Community College Act.
(b) Each State-supported institution of higher learning shall develop a comprehensive
waste reduction plan covering a period of 10 years which addresses the management
of solid waste generated by academic, administrative, student housing and other institutional
functions. The waste reduction plan shall be developed by January 1, 1995. The initial
plan required under this Section shall be updated by the institution every 5 years,
and any proposed amendments to the plan shall be submitted for review in accordance
with subsection (f).
(c) Each waste reduction plan shall address, at a minimum, the following topics: existing
waste generation by volume, waste composition, existing waste reduction and recycling
activities, waste collection and disposal costs, future waste management methods,
and specific goals to reduce the amount of waste generated that is subject to landfill
disposal.
(d) Each waste reduction plan shall provide for recycling of marketable materials
currently present in the institution's waste stream, including but not limited to
landscape waste, corrugated cardboard, computer paper, and white office paper, and
shall provide for the investigation of potential markets for other recyclable materials
present in the institution's waste stream. The recycling provisions of the waste reduction
plan shall be designed to achieve, by January 1, 2000, at least a 40% reduction (referenced
to a base year of 1987) in the amount of solid waste that is generated by the institution
and identified in the waste reduction plan as being subject to landfill disposal.
(e) Each waste reduction plan shall evaluate the institution's procurement policies
and practices to eliminate procedures which discriminate against items with recycled
content, and to identify products or items which are procured by the institution on
a frequent or repetitive basis for which products with recycled content may be substituted.
Each waste reduction plan shall prescribe that it will be the policy of the institution
to purchase products with recycled content whenever such products have met specifications
and standards of equivalent products which do not contain recycled content.
(f) Each waste reduction plan developed in accordance with this Section shall be submitted
to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for review and approval. The
Department's review shall be conducted in cooperation with the Board of Higher Education
and the Illinois Community College Board.
(g) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide technical assistance,
technical materials, workshops and other information necessary to assist in the development
and implementation of the waste reduction plans. The Department shall develop guidelines
and funding criteria for providing grant assistance to institutions for the implementation
of approved waste reduction plans. |
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State College Housing Construction Act |
No State supported college or university may construct or operate, directly or indirectly
through any other public or private organization, any new housing project nor acquire
any property for such construction without the prior determination by and approval
of the General Assembly that the specific project or acquisition of property is in
the public interest. However, no prior determination or approval of the General Assembly
is necessary for a State supported college or university to reconstruct or rebuild
any building that has been damaged or destroyed by a tornado, flood, wind or other
act of God. |
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State Colleges and Universities Gasohol Use Act |
Requirement. All gasoline burning motor vehicles owned or leased by any State college
or university shall be equipped to operate on ethanol blended gasoline as defined
in Section 3-40 of the Use Tax Act and are required to be operated on ethanol blended
gasoline whenever ethanol blended gasoline is available. |
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State Comptroller Act |
Compliance with State Employment Records Act. The Comptroller, for the purpose of
facilitating an accurate compilation of the entire State work force as defined and
required by the State Employment Records Act, shall report, on a fiscal year basis,
the total number of payroll warrants drawn for the payment of salaries for State employees,
including contractual payroll system CO-2 vouchers (or their administrative equivalent)
or any other information necessary to comply with that Act. The State Employment Records
(SER) report shall be maintained and kept on file as public information within the
Office of the Comptroller.
The total number of payroll warrants drawn by the Board of Trustees of the University
of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Governors
of State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Regents and all educational institutions
governed by those boards to be paid from funds retained in their own treasuries shall
be filed with the Office of the Secretary of State by the respective boards and educational
institutions in the same manner.
Multiple payroll warrants issued to the same person shall be noted with multiple warrants
counted and reported as one payroll warrant count for the purposes of the State Employment
Records Act. The total State remuneration to persons paid by multiple payroll warrants
or, if applicable, contractual payroll system CO-2 vouchers, or both, shall be reported
separately by agency. |
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State Comptroller Act |
Reports from State agencies. The comptroller shall prescribe the form and require
the filing of quarterly fiscal reports by each State agency. Within 30 days after
the end of each quarter, or at such earlier time as the comptroller by rule requires,
each State agency shall file with the comptroller the report of its receipts and collections
during the preceding quarter, including receipts and collections of taxes and fees,
funds and fund authorizations from sources other than appropriation by the General
Assembly, gifts, grants and donations, and income from revenue producing activities
or property of or under the control of the agency. The report shall specify the nature,
source and fair market value of any assets received, any increase or decrease in its
security holdings (other than those held by the State Treasurer), and such other related
information as the comptroller, by rule, requires.
The report shall, consistent with the uniform State accounting system, account for
all encumbrances, transfers, and releases of encumbrances upon assets held by the
State agency, except any assets held in trust for another State agency or person,
and any additional accounting as may be determined by the comptroller to be necessary
for his maintenance of accurate encumbrance accounts for State agencies. The report
shall include a separate accounting for each revenue bond issue administered by the
particular agency, and shall indicate any changes in authorized or outstanding indebtedness
of the agency or of the State through the agency. This Section does not require the
duplication of reports concerning security holdings and investment income of the State
Treasurer which are issued by the Treasurer pursuant to law.
In addition to the quarterly reports required by this Section, each agency shall on
an annual basis file a report giving that agency's best estimate of the cost of each
tax expenditure related to each of the revenue sources administered by the agency.
This annual report shall include the agency's best estimate of the cost of each tax
expenditure including: (a) a citation of the legal authority for the tax expenditure,
the year it was enacted, the fiscal year in which it first took effect, and any subsequent
amendments; (b) to the extent that it can be determined, the total cost of the tax
expenditure for the preceding fiscal year together with an estimate of the projected
cost for the next succeeding fiscal year along with a description of the methodology
used to determine or estimate the cost of the tax expenditure; and (c) an assessment
of the impact of the tax expenditure on the incidence of the tax in terms of the relative
shares of revenue received under the provisions of the tax expenditure and the revenue
that would have been received had the tax expenditure not been in effect.
For purposes of this Act, the term "tax expenditure" means any tax incentive authorized
by law that by exemption, exclusion, deduction, allowance, credit, preferential tax
rate, abatement, or other device reduces the amount of tax revenues that would otherwise
accrue to the State. |
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State Comptroller Act |
Rules and Regulations - Imprest accounts. The Comptroller shall promulgate rules and
regulations to implement the exercise of his powers and performance of his duties
under this Act and to guide and assist State agencies in complying with this Act.
Any rule or regulation specifically requiring the approval of the State Treasurer
under this Act for adoption by the Comptroller shall require the approval of the State
Treasurer for modification or repeal.
The Comptroller may provide in his rules and regulations for periodic transfers, with
the approval of the State Treasurer, for use in accordance with the imprest system,
subject to the rules and regulations of the Comptroller as respects vouchers, controls
and reports, as follows:
(a) To the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University,
Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University,
Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University,
and State Community College of East St. Louis under the jurisdiction of the Illinois
Community College Board, not to exceed $200,000 for each campus. |
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State Finance Act |
(1) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996, the following
items of income received by Eastern Illinois University for general operational and
educational purposes shall be retained by the University in its own treasury and credited
to an account known as the University Income Fund that it shall establish in its treasury
for purposes of this paragraph: (a) tuition and laboratory fees not pledged to discharge
obligations arising out of the issuance of revenue bonds, library fees, and all interest
which may be earned thereon; and (b) excess income from auxiliary enterprises and
activities as provided in paragraph (2) of this Section, and all other income arising
out of any activity or purpose not specified in paragraph (2), (3), (4) or (5) of
this Section upon receipt of the same without any deduction whatever.
Within 10 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1996, all moneys
then held in the Eastern Illinois University Income Fund established in the State
Treasury that have been covered and paid into that fund by or on behalf of that University
shall be repaid to the University upon the warrant of the State Comptroller, directed
to the State Treasurer as an order to pay the sum required to be repaid under this
paragraph and shown as due on the warrant. The University shall deposit the amount
so repaid to it in a university bank account within the time period established for
like amounts in Section 2 of the State Officers and Employees Money Disposition Act,
to be credited to the University Income Fund established by the University in its
own treasury for purposes of this paragraph.
All moneys from time to time held in the University Income Fund in the treasury of
the University shall be used by the University, pursuant to the order and direction
of the Board of Trustees of the University, for the support and improvement of the
University, except for amounts disbursed from that University Income Fund for refunds
to students for whom duplicate payment has been made and to students who have withdrawn
after registration and who are entitled to such refunds.
(2) The following items of income shall be retained by the University in its own treasury:
endowment funds, gifts, trust funds, and Federal aid; funds received in connection
with contracts with governmental, public, or private agencies or persons, for research
or services including funds which are paid as reimbursement to the University; funds
received in connection with reserves authorized by Section 10-60 of the Eastern Illinois
University Law; funds received in connection with its operation of research and high
technology parks and with the retention, receipt, assignment, license, sale or transfer
of interests in, rights to, or income from discoveries, inventions, patents, or copyrightable
works; funds retained by the University under the authority of paragraph (3), (4)
or (5) of this Section; and funds received from the operation of student or staff
residence facilities, student and staff medical and health programs, Union buildings,
bookstores, farms, stores, and other auxiliary enterprises or activities which are
self-supporting in whole or in part.
Any income derived from such auxiliary enterprises or activities which is not necessary
to their support, maintenance, or development shall not, however, be applied to any
general operational or educational purposes but shall be retained by the University
in its own treasury and credited to the University Income Fund that it shall establish
in its treasury as provided in paragraph (1) of this Section.
(3) The Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University may retain in its treasury
any funds derived from rentals, service charges and laboratory and building service
charges or other sources, assessed or obtained for or arising out of the operation
of any building or buildings or structure or structures and pledged to discharge obligations
created in order to complete or operate such building or structure, or for the payment
of revenue bonds issued for such University by the Teachers College Board, the Board
of Governors of State Colleges and Universities or the Board of Trustees of Eastern
Illinois University, such funds to be disbursed from time to time pursuant to the
order and direction of the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, and in
accordance with any contracts, pledges, trusts or agreements heretofore made with
respect thereto by the Teachers College Board or the Board of Governors of State Colleges
and Universities, or hereafter made by the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University.
(4) The Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University may also retain in its treasury,
out of student fees and tuition, such sums annually as the Board determines are necessary
to supplement revenue derived from any building or buildings constructed or acquired
on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995, or to supplement revenues
derived from any building or buildings having bonds outstanding thereon which bonds
have heretofore been issued for the University by the Teachers College Board or the
Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities and which bonds are refunded
under the provisions of the Act under which they were issued or under the provisions
of any other law of this State authorizing the refunding of such bonds, and may pledge
or by resolution may make a supplementary allocation of the funds so retained out
of students' fees and tuition for the retirement of such bonds as may be issued under
any such Act or law.
>Such funds as are so pledged shall annually be credited to the account to which the
pledge applies.
Such funds as are supplementarily allocated by Board resolution subsequent to the
resolution creating the bonds shall be credited in accordance with the terms of the
resolution making such supplementary allocation to the account to which the allocation
applies. The Board may authorize such supplementation only after a determination by
it that the maximum revenues which may reasonably and economically be derived from
the operation of a building proposed to be constructed or acquired under the Act under
which the bonds therefor are issued will be insufficient to meet the costs of operation
and maintenance and to pay the principal of and interest on bonds so issued for such
building, or after a determination by it that the maximum revenues which may reasonably
and economically be derived from the operation of a building already constructed or
acquired under the Act under which the bonds therefor were issued are or will be insufficient
to meet the costs of operation and maintenance and to pay the principal of and interest
on bonds issued for such building.
In no event shall the supplementation from University income be in excess of an amount
which, when added to the revenues to be derived from the operation of the building
or buildings, will be sufficient to meet the annual debt service requirements on the
bonds issued in respect to such building or buildings, the annual cost of maintenance
or operation of such building or buildings, and to provide for such reserves, accounts
or covenants which the resolution authorizing the issuing of such bonds may require.
(5) The Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University may also retain in its treasury
(a) all moneys received from the sale of all bonds issued under the Eastern Illinois
University Revenue Bond Law, (b) all fees, rentals and other charges from students,
staff members and others using or being served by, or having the right to use or the
right to be served by, or to operate any project acquired under the Eastern Illinois
University Revenue Bond Law, (c) all tuition, registration, matriculation, health,
hospital, medical, laboratory, admission, student activities, student services, and
all other fees collected from students matriculated, registered or otherwise enrolled
at and attending the University pledged under the terms of any resolution authorizing
bonds, or authorizing a supplemental allocation of fees for debt service of bonds
theretofore issued pursuant to the Eastern Illinois University Revenue Bond Law, and
(d) all rentals from any facility or building acquired under the Eastern Illinois
University Revenue Bond Law and leased to the United States of America.
(6) Whenever funds retained by the University in its own treasury as provided in this
Section are deposited with a bank or savings and loan association and the amount of
the deposit exceeds the amount of federal deposit insurance coverage, a bond or pledged
securities shall be obtained. Only the types of securities which the State Treasurer
may, in his discretion, accept for amounts not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation under Section 11
of the Deposit of State Moneys Act may be accepted as pledged securities. The market
value of the bond or pledged securities shall at all times be equal to or greater
than the uninsured portion of the deposit.
(7) The Auditor General shall audit or cause to be audited all items of income referred
to in this Section and all other income and expenditures of the University. |
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State Salary & Annuity Withholding Act |
Whenever a Department whose payroll is processed by the Comptroller, or an Office
other than the Comptroller, is authorized in writing by a State employee or annuitant
to withhold a specified portion of such employee's or annuitant's salary, wages or
annuity for a designated period of time for any one or more of the purposes specified
in Section 4, such Department shall direct the Comptroller to withhold and such Office
other than the Comptroller shall withhold from such employee's salary, wages or annuity
for each pay period the amount specified in the authorization during the period of
time therein designated. |
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State Salary & Annuity Withholding Act |
Authorization of withholding. An employee or annuitant may authorize the withholding
of a portion of his salary, wages, or annuity for any one or more of the following
purposes:
(1) for purchase of United States Savings Bonds;
(2) for payment of premiums on life or accident and health insurance as defined in
Section 4 of the "Illinois Insurance Code", approved June 29, 1937, as amended, and
for payment of premiums on policies of automobile insurance as defined in Section
143.13 of the "Illinois Insurance Code", as amended, and the personal multiperil coverages
commonly known as homeowner's insurance. However, no portion of salaries, wages or
annuities may be withheld to pay premiums on automobile, homeowner's, life or accident
and health insurance policies issued by any one insurance company or insurance service
company unless a minimum of 100 employees or annuitants insured by that company authorize
the withholding by an Office within 6 months after such withholding begins. If such
minimum is not satisfied the Office may discontinue withholding for such company.
For any insurance company or insurance service company which has not previously had
withholding, the Office may allow withholding for premiums, where less than 100 policies
have been written, to cover a probationary period. An insurance company which has
discontinued withholding may reinstate it upon presentation of facts indicating new
management or re‑organization satisfactory to the Office;
(3) for payment to any labor organization designated by the employee;
(4) for payment of dues to any association the membership of which consists of State
employees and former State employees;
(5) for deposit in any credit union, in which State employees are within the field
of membership as a result of their employment;
(6) for payment to or for the benefit of an institution of higher education by an
employee of that institution;
(7) for payment of parking fees at the underground facility located south of the William
G. Stratton State Office Building in Springfield, the parking ramp located at 401
South College Street, west of the William G. Stratton State Office Building in Springfield,
or at the parking facilities located on the Urbana‑Champaign campus of the University
of Illinois;
(8) for voluntary payment to the State of Illinois of amounts then due and payable
to the State;
(9) for investment purchases made as a participant in College Savings Programs established
pursuant to Section 30‑15.8a of the School Code;
(10) for voluntary payment to the Illinois Department of Revenue of amounts due or
to become due under the Illinois Income Tax Act;
(11) for payment of optional contributions to a retirement system subject to the provisions
of the Illinois Pension Code;
(12) for contributions to organizations found qualified by the State Comptroller under
the requirements set forth in the Voluntary Payroll Deductions Act of 1983;
(13) for payment of fringe benefit contributions to employee benefit trust funds (whether
such employee benefit trust funds are governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §1001 et seq. or not) for State contractual employees
hired through labor organizations and working pursuant to a signed agreement between
a labor organization and a State agency, whether subject to the Illinois Prevailing
Wage Act or not; this item (13) is not intended to limit employee benefit trust funds
and the contributions to be made thereto to be limited to those which are encompassed
for purposes of computing the prevailing wage in any particular locale, but rather
such employee benefit trusts are intended to include contributions to be made to such
funds that are intended to assist in training, building and maintenance, industry
advancement, and the like, including but not limited to those benefit trust funds
such as pension and welfare that are normally computed in the prevailing wage rates
and which otherwise would be subject to contribution obligations by private employers
that are signatory to agreements with labor organizations. |
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State Universities Civil Service Act |
Creation.
(1) A classified civil service system to be known as the State Universities Civil
Service System is hereby created, and is hereinafter referred to as the University
System.
(2) The purpose of the University System is to establish a sound program of personnel
administration for the Illinois Community College Board, State Community College of
East St. Louis, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University, University
of Illinois, State Universities Civil Service System, State Universities Retirement
System, the State Scholarship Commission, and the Board of Higher Education. All certificates,
appointments and promotions to positions in these agencies and institutions shall
be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness, to be ascertained by examination,
except as specified in Section 36e. |
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State University Certificates of Participation Act |
Certificates of participation.
(a) The power of the Board of any State University to enter into contracts includes
the power to enter into financing agreements in connection with the financing of capital
improvements (including technology or other related improvements) by selling certificates
of participation in the installment payments made under such financing agreements.
Such financing agreements may be entered into for any period of time less than or
equal to 30 years, but not to exceed the useful life of the capital improvement. Nothing
in this Act authorizes the Board of any State University to incur "State debt" as
that term is defined in subsection (a) of Section 9 of Article IX of the Illinois
Constitution of 1970. This subsection (a) is declaratory of existing law.
(b) Upon determination by the Board of a State University to undertake a transaction
for the sale of certificates of participation and enter into related financing agreements
in connection with the financing of capital improvements, the Board shall adopt a
resolution or resolutions describing in a general way the contemplated facilities
or a combination thereof designated as the project, the estimated cost thereof, and
any additional relevant information. |
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State University Certificates of Participation Act |
Accountability and review of proposed certificate issuance. Before issuance of any
certificate of participation, a State University shall appear before the Commission
and present the details of the proposal. This presentation shall include such information
as the Commission may request in relation to the proposed certificate of participation
issuance. This information shall include, but is not limited to, the amount being
financed, the nature of the project being financed, the proposed funding stream to
pay for the certificate issuance, the current outstanding indebtedness of the State
University, and the status of all currently issued certificates of participation.
Upon receipt of a request by a State University for a certificate of participation
presentation, the Commission shall hold a public hearing and, upon adoption by a vote
of the majority of appointed members, issue a record of findings in regards to the
issuance of the certificate within 60 days after the request.
The Commission shall report the findings within 15 days after the hearing to all of
the following:
(1) The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(2) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(3) The President of the Senate.
(4) The Minority Leader of the Senate.
(5) The Governor's Office of Management and Budget.
(6) The President of the State University that had requested the certificate presentation.
Upon a finding of "non-support of issuance", a State University may not proceed with
the issuance of the certificate involved in the finding without the approval of the
General Assembly through the adoption of a joint resolution. |
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State University Certificates of Participation Act |
Annual reporting. Prior to December 31 of each year, each State University shall file
with the Commission a report stating the status of all outstanding certificates of
participation the State University has issued and a copy of the annual budget as approved
by the Board. |
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Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act |
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional
Funds Act. |
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University - Building Authority Leased Lands Act |
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board
of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees
of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University,
and the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University, may construct, complete,
remodel, maintain and equip buildings and other facilities, with funds available to
them from any source, upon land heretofore or hereafter leased by them from the Illinois
Building Authority. |
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University - Building Authority Leased Lands Act |
Expenditures by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University,
the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors
State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois
University, and the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University for the construction,
completion, remodeling, maintenance and equipment of buildings and other facilities
are not subject to any law requiring that the State be vested with absolute fee title
to the premises, if those expenditures are made in connection with and upon premises
owned by the Illinois Building Authority. |
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University Employees Custodial Accounts Act |
The governing board of any public institution of higher education has the power to
make payments to custodial accounts for investment in regulated investment company
stock to provide retirement benefits as described in Section 403(b)(7) of the Internal
Revenue Code for eligible employees of such institutions. Such payments shall be made
with funds made available by deductions from or reductions in salary or wages of eligible
employees who authorize in writing deductions or reductions for such purpose. Such
stock shall be purchased only from persons authorized to sell such stock in this State. |
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University Employees Custodial Accounts Act |
Any income deferred under this Act shall continue to be included as regular compensation
for the purpose of contributing to and receiving benefits from the retirement system
of such employee. Any sum so deferred shall not be included in the computation of
any federal or State income taxes withheld on behalf of such employee. |
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University Credit and Retail Sales Act |
Prohibition; exceptions.
(a) The governing board of a State institution of higher learning may not permit or
authorize a retail store carrying any line of general merchandise to be operated by
that institution or to be operated on property held or leased for the use of the institution
when such an operation can reasonably be expected to be in competition with private
retail merchants in the community, unless the goods sold by that store are unavailable
in quantities sufficient to meet the reasonably expected student demand, are unavailable
on a year round basis or were commonly sold by the institution or on such property
before January 1, 1980.
The governing board of a State institution of higher learning also may not permit
or authorize any person to conduct a business of selling goods, services, or a combination
thereof to the general public on property held or leased for the use of the institution
when such an operation can reasonably be expected to be in competition with private
retail merchants in the community unless such merchants have the opportunity to compete
for the operation of such a business on such property. "Person" means an individual,
corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, cooperative,
or any other legal entity. This Act does not prohibit the sale by such an institution
or on such property of items commonly sold by such institutions before January 1,
1980. |
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University Credit and Retail Sales Act |
(b) The governing board of a State institution of higher learning may not permit that
institution or a retail store operated by that institution or operated on property
held or leased for the use of the institution to make credit sales when the credit
extended is the credit of the retail store or the institution itself. This subsection
(b) does not prohibit the retail store from making credit sales through an independent
credit organization not affiliated with the institution or the retail store, such
as by means of a bank or other credit card or through the use of a debit card issued
by the institution or otherwise, so long as private retail merchants in the community
are afforded a reasonable opportunity to participate in such debit card sales through
appropriate agreements with the institution.
This subsection (b) does not prohibit the sale on credit to students receiving financial
assistance by such an institution of textbooks, food, beverages, or educational items
required for use in classroom activities, so long as private retail merchants in the
community are afforded a reasonable opportunity to participate in such credit sales
through appropriate agreements with the institution. |
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University Credit and Retail Sales Act |
Enforcement; violations. Whenever the Attorney General of this State has reason to
believe that any person or retail store operated by a State institution of higher
learning or operated on property held or leased for the use of the institution is
using, has used, or is about to use any method, act or practice in violation of this
Act and that proceedings would be in the public interest, he may bring an action in
the name of the State against any person or retail store operated by a State institution
of higher learning or operated on property held or leased for the use of the institution
to restrain and prevent any violation of this Act. In the enforcement of this Act,
the Attorney General may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice
deemed in violation of this Act from any person or retail store operated by a State
institution of higher learning or operated on property held or leased for the use
of the institution engaging in, or that has engaged in, that act or practice.
Failure to perform the terms of any such assurance constitutes prima facie proof of
a violation of this Act. |
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Vacated Grounds for Universities Act |
When parks, squares or other public grounds have been legally vacated by ordinance
of any municipality, and any university or college in this state, incorporated in
pursuance of the laws thereof, has been hereby authorized to erect buildings for educational
purposes on such vacated grounds, with a limitation in the ordinance of vacation that
said grounds and the buildings erected thereon shall be used for the education of
one sex, or in any other particular and limited manner, and such university or college
shall have erected buildings on such vacated grounds, and when the municipality which
passed the ordinance of vacation has by subsequent ordinance modified or repealed
the limitation in such ordinance, or has by ordinance, or conveyance of such vacated
ground to such university or college, estopped itself from insisting upon such limitation,
such estoppel shall be valid against the general public to the same extent as against
said municipality; and it shall be lawful for such university or college to use and
control such grounds for any purpose authorized by its act of incorporation or by
such subsequent ordinance or conveyance in as full and ample a manner as other grounds
held by such university or college for the objects for which the same was incorporated. |
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Volunteer Emergency Worker Higher Education Protection Act |
Accommodation policy. Each public institution of higher education must adopt a policy
that reasonably accommodates any student who is a volunteer emergency worker in regard
to absence from class caused by the performance of his or her duties as a volunteer
emergency worker. This policy shall include a grievance procedure by which a student
who believes that he or she has been unreasonably denied this accommodation may seek
redress. |
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Volunteer Emergency Worker Higher Education Protection Act |
Publication of policy. Each institution of higher education must publish the policy
adopted under Section 10 of this Act in a handbook, manual, or other similar document
regularly provided to faculty and students. |
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Voluntary Payroll Deductions Act |
Reports.
(a) The Comptroller shall annually prepare a report on the number of State and university
employees and State annuitants who have contributed to qualified organizations and
united funds under this Act during the prior calendar year. The report shall set forth
(i) the number of payroll deductions received by each qualified organization and united
fund, (ii) the total amount of the contributions received by each qualified organization
and united fund, and (iii) the State agencies, universities, and retirement systems
from which the contributions were received. The report shall be prepared no later
than April 1 of each year and shall be available to the public upon request.
(b) By March 1 of each year, each university shall submit to the Comptroller a report
containing the information required for the preparation of the Comptroller's report
under subsection (a) with respect to that university and its employees.
(c) By March 1 of each year, each retirement system shall submit to the Comptroller
a report containing the information required for the preparation of the Comptroller's
report under subsection (a) with respect to that retirement system and its participating
State annuitants. The Comptroller may waive this reporting requirement for any retirement
system if the Comptroller performs the retirement processing for the retirement system. |
