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Statute Title
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Purpose
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Board of Higher Education Act |
Sports Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics. For the purpose of attaining gender equity
in intercollegiate athletics, public institutions of higher education may grant, in
addition to any such amounts previously authorized by the Board, tuition waivers in
an amount not to exceed 1% of all tuition income.
Intercollegiate athletics, for purposes of this Section, shall include only those
sports sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, but shall not include club sports.
Before issuing any such tuition waiver, public institutions of higher education shall
place on file with the Board a plan for achieving gender equity in intercollegiate
athletics. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) intercollegiate sports opportunities available to both men and women;
(2) activities to be undertaken by the institution to achieve gender equity in intercollegiate
athletics;
(3) identification of the barriers to achieving and maintaining equitable intercollegiate
athletic opportunities for men and women;
(4) progress in achieving sports equity in compliance with Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972; and
(5) the use of tuition waivers for attaining gender equity in intercollegiate sports.
The Board shall report every 3 years to the General Assembly and the Governor, on
or before the second Wednesday of April, beginning in 2002, with a description of
the plans submitted by each public institution of higher education relative to attainment
of gender equity in intercollegiate sports. The report shall include financial data
on tuition waivers and other intercollegiate athletic expenditures for men and women,
the effectiveness of the plans, and the degree of compliance with Title IX of the
Higher Education Act of 1965. |
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Campus Demonstrations Policy Act |
The administration of each State-supported institution of higher learning is responsible
for maintaining decorum and order on the campus of that institution. |
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Campus Security Enhancement Act of 2008 |
Background investigation. Each public institution of higher education shall, through
written policy and procedures, identify security‑sensitive positions and make provision
for the completion of criminal background investigations prior to employing individuals
in those positions. |
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Campus Security Enhancement Act of 2008 |
Community task force. Each public institution of higher education shall establish
by December 1, 1996, a community task force for the purpose of coordinating with community
leaders and service providers to prevent sexual assaults and to ensure a coordinated
response both in terms of law enforcement and victim services. |
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Campus Security Enhancement Act of 2008 |
Arrest reports. When an individual is arrested, information shall be made available
to the news media for inspection and copying as soon as practicable, but in no event
shall the time period exceed 72 hours from the arrest. |
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Campus Security Enhancement Act of 2008 |
Each higher education institution is required to do the following: (1) develop a National
Incident Management System compliant, all hazards, emergency response plan; (2) develop
an interdisciplinary and multijurisdictional campus violence prevention plan. |
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Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness Program |
Establishment of program. There is created the Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness
Program to be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. The program
shall provide loan assistance, subject to appropriation, to eligible students for
upper-division undergraduate and graduate study. The Commission shall adopt rules
necessary to administer the program. |
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Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness Program |
Eligibility.(a) To be eligible for assistance under the Child Welfare Student Loan
Forgiveness Program, an applicant for an undergraduate forgivable loan must meet [certain]
qualifications: [as listed in this section] |
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Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness Program |
Repayment schedule; credit; penalty for non-compliance. (a) A forgivable loan must
be repaid within 10 years after completion of the approved or accredited social work
or human services program. The Commission shall adopt, by rule, repayment schedules
and applicable interest rates. |
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College Student Immunization Act |
Proof of immunization. No person shall attend a post-secondary educational institution
without presenting proof that he or she has received such immunizations against preventable
communicable diseases as the Department shall require by rules and regulations promulgated
pursuant to this Act and "An Act in relation to the prevention of certain communicable
diseases", approved July 5, 1967, as now or hereafter amended, except as provided
in Section 3 of this Act. The proof of immunization required by this Section shall
be presented to the post-secondary educational institution. |
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College Student Immunization Act |
Report. Within 8 weeks after the commencement of classroom instruction, the post-secondary
educational institution shall file a report with the Department stating the number
of persons attending the institution who had presented: proof of immunization; certification
of medical exemption; statement of religious objection; and no proof of immunization.
The report shall be on forms prepared by the Department. |
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Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act |
Collegiate athletic associations are national unincorporated associations consisting
of both private and public colleges and universities and are essentially monopolies
controlling intercollegiate athletics throughout the United States, giving them great
leverage in dealing with local Illinois institutions that need membership to participate
in sports on a national level. |
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Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act |
Membership in a national collegiate athletic association of schools of similar size
or function is essential for Illinois institutions of higher learning to compete on
a national level in all sports of any significance. |
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Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act |
No penalty may be imposed by a collegiate athletic association on any institution
of higher education operating in the State of Illinois, nor shall any collegiate athletic
association require or cause any institution of higher education to impose a penalty
on any student or employee, unless the findings upon which the penalties are based
are made at a formal hearing in conformity with the rules in this Section. |
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Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act |
Penalties.
(a) Any penalty imposed upon an institution by an association or any penalty required
by the association to be imposed on a student or employee must bear a reasonable relationship
to the violation committed.
(b) Any penalty must be commensurate with those applied in similar situations for
similar violations.
(c) Any penalty imposed on an institution or, because of an association directive,
on an individual shall be subject to review in circuit court. |
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Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act |
Rights in interrogations.
(a) In any interrogation of any person suspected of a violation of association rules,
at the point at which the association should reasonably believe the person might have
violated association rules, it shall inform the person that it is investigating him
or her for misconduct that might result in the imposition of a penalty on such individual
or his or her institution.
(b) At such point, the person interrogated is entitled to have counsel present at
any further interrogation and need not respond further until provided with reasonable
time to obtain counsel. The person interrogated is entitled to a complete recording
of any subsequent interrogation and a transcript of the full interrogation made at
the expense of the association. The transcript shall be made by a certified Illinois
court reporter. |
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Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act |
Prohibitions.
(a) No association shall impose a penalty on any institution for a violation of the
association's rules or legislation unless the findings that are the basis for the
penalty are made, and the penalty itself is imposed, in accordance with this Act.
(b) No association shall impose a penalty on any college or university for failure
to take disciplinary action against any employee or student for the violation of association
rules or legislation |
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Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act |
Liability.
(a) An association that violates this Act is liable for damages to an aggrieved institution
or individual incurring injury as a result of the violation of this Act. Damages shall
include, but are not limited to, all financial loss incurred due to the imposition
of a penalty in violation of this Act. Any association found guilty of violating this
Act is also liable for the costs, litigation expenses, and attorney's fees of any
party prevailing against it.
(b) Any institution or individual aggrieved as a result of this Act shall also be
entitled to appropriate equitable relief. |
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Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act |
Exclusions. This Act does not apply to the following:
(a) Investigations conducted by and penalties imposed by a collegiate athletic association
that relate solely to academic qualifications.
(b) Investigations conducted solely by the institution of higher education or by the
institution's association representative. |
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Collegiate Athletic Association Compliance Enforcement Procedures Act |
Waiver.
(a) An institution, student, or employee who is subject to an investigation and penalties
may waive any of the rights granted by this Act.
(b) A waiver must be in writing, must be knowingly, freely, and voluntarily made,
and must specify each right being waived.
(c) A waiver may not be made irrevocable and may be revoked at any time by the institution,
student, or employee giving the waiver. |
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Election Code |
Voter registration outreach.
(a) The Secretary of State, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children
and Family Services, the Department of Public Aid, the Department of Employment Security,
and each public institution of higher learning in Illinois must make available on
its World Wide Web site a downloadable, printable voter registration form that complies
with the requirements in subsection (d) of Section 1A‑16 for the State Board of Elections'
voter registration form.
(b) Each public institution of higher learning in Illinois must include voter registration
information and a voter registration form supplied by the State Board of Elections
under subsection (e) of Section 1A‑16 in any mailing of student registration materials
to an address located in Illinois. Each public institution of higher learning must
provide voter registration information and a voter registration form supplied by the
State Board of Elections under subsection (e) of Section 1A‑16 to each person with
whom the institution conducts in‑person student registration.
(c) As used in this Section, a public institution of higher learning means a public
university, college, or community college in Illinois. |
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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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Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Act |
Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Revolving Loan Program. The Illinois Finance Authority and
the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall jointly administer a fire sprinkler dormitory
revolving loan program. The program shall provide low-interest loans for the installation
of fire sprinkler systems in college dormitories by post-secondary educational institutions.
The loan funds, subject to appropriation or other funding sources, shall be paid out
of the Fire Sprinkler Dormitory Revolving Loan Fund, a special fund in the State treasury.
The Fund shall consist of any moneys transferred into or appropriated to the Fund
as well as all repayments of loans made under this Section. The Fund shall be used
for loans to post‑secondary educational institutions for costs associated with the
installation of fire sprinkler systems in dormitories and for no other purpose. All
interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund. |
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Health Services Education Grants Act |
The Board of Higher Education is authorized to distribute funds to non-profit health
service educational institutions in this State by grants as set forth in this Act
and to prescribe forms and procedures for applications for such grants.
No grant shall be made to any institution which discriminates in the admission of
students or the use of its facilities on the basis of race, color, creed, sex or national
origin.
No facilities constructed with the aid of these grants shall be used for sectarian
instruction or as a place for religious worship. |
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Health Services Education Grants Act |
Grants may be made to the following classes of institutions that offer health services
programs: (i) medical, dental, pharmacy, optometry, and nursing schools, (ii) physician
assistant programs, (iii) psychology and other physical and mental health‑related
schools and programs, and (iv) hospitals and clinical facilities used in health service
training programs.
Qualification for grants shall be on the basis of either the number of Illinois resident
enrollees or the number of degrees granted to students who are residents of this State
or both. The grant amount shall be determined by the Board of Higher Education for
each class of institution. |
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Higher Education Student Assistance Act |
Under this Act there are several programs, including:
110 ILCS 947/25 State scholar program.
110 ILCS 947/31 Merit Recognition Scholarship program.
110 ILCS 947/35 Monetary award program.
110 ILCS 947/36 Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access grant program.
110 ILCS 947/37 Higher education license plate grant program.
110 ILCS 947/39 Monetary Award Program Plus.
110 ILCS 947/40 Illinois Veteran grant program.
110 ILCS 947/45 Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grant program.
110 ILCS 947/50 Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program.
110 ILCS 947/52 Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program.
110 ILCS 947/55 Police officer or fire officer survivor grant.
110 ILCS 947/60 Grants for dependents of Department of Corrections employees killed
or permanently disabled in the line of duty.
110 ILCS 947/65 Student to student grant program.
110 ILCS 947/65.05 Traineeship and fellowship program; training of professional personnel.
110 ILCS 947/65.10 Fellowship program. Traineeship program.
110 ILCS 947/65.15 Special education teacher scholarships.
110 ILCS 947/65.20 Science-mathematics teacher scholarships.
110 ILCS 947/65.25 Teacher shortage scholarships.
110 ILCS 947/65.27 Teach Illinois Scholarship Program.
110 ILCS 947/65.30 Equal opportunity scholarships.
110 ILCS 947/65.35 Administrator internships.
110 ILCS 947/65.40 General provisions; leaves of absence.
110 ILCS 947/65.45 Special education grants.
110 ILCS 947/65.50 Teacher training full-time undergraduate scholarships.
110 ILCS 947/65.56 Illinois Teachers and Child Care Providers Loan Repayment Program.
110 ILCS 947/65.75 Grant for a person raised by a grandparent.
110 ILCS 947/65.80 Forensic science grant program.
110 ILCS 947/75 College savings programs. |
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Higher Education Veterans Service Act |
Survey; coordinator; best practices report; best efforts.
(a) All public colleges and universities shall, within 60 days after the effective
date of this Act, conduct a survey of the services and programs that are provided
for veterans, active duty military personnel, and their families, at each of their
respective campuses. This survey shall enumerate and fully describe the service or
program that is available, the number of veterans or active duty personnel using the
service or program, an estimated range for potential use within a 5-year and 10-year
period, information on the location of the service or program, and how its administrators
may be contacted. The survey shall indicate the manner or manners in which a student
veteran may avail himself or herself of the program's services. This survey must be
made available to all veterans matriculating at the college or university in the form
of an orientation-related guidebook.
Each public college and university shall make the survey available on the homepage
of all campus Internet links as soon as practical after the completion of the survey.
As soon as possible after the completion of the survey, each public college and university
shall provide a copy of its survey to the following:
(1) the Board of Higher Education;
(2) the Department of Veterans' Affairs;
(3) the President and Minority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader
of the House of Representatives; and
(4) the Governor.
(b) Each public college and university shall, at its discretion, (i) appoint, within
6 months after the effective date of this Act, an existing employee or (ii) hire a
new employee to serve as a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student
Services on each campus of the college or university that has an onsite, daily, full-time
student headcount above 1,000 students.
The Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services shall be an ombudsperson
serving the specific needs of student veterans and military personnel and their families
and shall serve as an advocate before the administration of the college or university
for the needs of student veterans. The college or university shall enable the Coordinator
of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services to communicate directly with the
senior executive administration of the college or university periodically. The college
or university shall retain unfettered discretion to determine the organizational management
structure of its institution. In addition to any responsibilities the college or university
may assign, the Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services shall
make its best efforts to create a centralized source for student veterans and military
personnel to learn how to receive all benefit programs and services for which they
are eligible.
Each college and university campus that is required to have a Coordinator of Veterans
and Military Personnel Student Services shall regularly and conspicuously advertise
the office location, phone number, and Internet access to the Coordinator of Veterans
and Military Personnel Student Services, along with a brief summary of the manner
in which he or she can assist student veterans.
The advertisement shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
(1) advertisements on each campus' Internet home page; and
(2) any promotional mailings for student application. |
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Higher Education Veterans Service Act |
Fiscal impact and reporting. Beginning on September 1 of the year following the effective
date of this Act and each subsequent September 1, each college and university that
is required to have a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services
under subsection (b) of Section 20 of this Act shall report to the Board of Higher
Education on the fiscal impact of the programs and services related to the requirements
of this Act.
The Board of Higher Education shall compile the information and, within 60 days after
receipt of such information, issue a report reflecting the information for each institution
required to report under this Section. The report must be filed with the Governor,
the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, the Director of Veterans' Affairs,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate. |
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Illinois Cooperative
Work Study Program Act |
Creation and implementation of program. A program of financial assistance to support
student cooperative work study programs in higher education is established to benefit
students academically and financially, reduce reliance on loans, enhance public‑private
sector partnerships, and encourage students to seek permanent employment in Illinois.
The Board shall administer the program of financial assistance and shall distribute
the funds appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose in the form of grants
to public or nonpublic institutions of higher education to expand opportunities for
students to pursue internships, clinical placement, cooperative programs with business
and industry, and other work opportunities linked to a student's academic program. |
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Liquor Control Act of 1934 -- Licenses |
(e) A special event retailer's license (not-for-profit) shall permit the licensee
to purchase alcoholic liquors from an Illinois licensed distributor (unless the licensee
purchases less than $500 of alcoholic liquors for the special event, in which case
the licensee may purchase the alcoholic liquors from a licensed retailer) and shall
allow the licensee to sell and offer for sale, at retail, alcoholic liquors for use
or consumption, but not for resale in any form and only at the location and on the
specific dates designated for the special event in the license.
An applicant for a special event retailer license must (i) furnish with the application:
(A) a resale number issued under Section 2c of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or
evidence that the applicant is registered under Section 2a of the Retailers' Occupation
Tax Act, (B) a current, valid exemption identification number issued under Section
1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and a certification to the Commission that
the purchase of alcoholic liquors will be a tax‑exempt purchase, or (C) a statement
that the applicant is not registered under Section 2a of the Retailers' Occupation
Tax Act, does not hold a resale number under Section 2c of the Retailers' Occupation
Tax Act, and does not hold an exemption number under Section 1g of the Retailers'
Occupation Tax Act, in which event the Commission shall set forth on the special event
retailer's license a statement to that effect;
(ii) submit with the application proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the
applicant will provide dram shop liability insurance in the maximum limits; and (iii)
show proof satisfactory to the State Commission that the applicant has obtained local
authority approval. |
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Nursing Education Scholarship Law |
Legislative finding and declaration of policy. The General Assembly finds and hereby
declares that the provision of a higher education leading to an associate degree in
nursing, an associate degree in applied sciences in nursing, a hospital-based diploma
in nursing, a baccalaureate degree in nursing, a graduate degree in nursing, or a
certificate in practical nursing for persons of this State who desire such an education
is important to the health, welfare and security of this State and Nation, and consequently
is an important public purpose. Many qualified and potential nurses are deterred by
financial considerations from pursuing their nursing education, with consequent irreparable
loss to the State and Nation of talents vital to health, welfare and security.
A system of scholarships, repayment of which may be excused if the individual is employed
as a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse after obtaining an
associate degree in nursing, associate degree in applied sciences in nursing, hospital‑based
diploma in nursing, baccalaureate degree in nursing, graduate degree in nursing, or
certificate in practical nursing, will enable such individuals to attend approved
institutions of their choice in the State, public or private. |
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Personal Information Protection Act |
Notice of breach; State agency.
(a) Any State agency that collects personal information concerning an Illinois resident
shall notify the resident at no charge that there has been a breach of the security
of the system data or written material following discovery or notification of the
breach. The disclosure notification shall be made in the most expedient time possible
and without unreasonable delay, consistent with any measures necessary to determine
the scope of the breach and restore the reasonable integrity, security, and confidentiality
of the data system.
(b) For purposes of this Section, notice to residents may be provided by one of the
following methods:
(1) written notice;
(2) electronic notice, if the notice provided is consistent with the provisions regarding
electronic records and signatures for notices legally required to be in writing as
set forth in Section 7001 of Title 15 of the United States Code; or
(3) substitute notice, if the State agency demonstrates that the cost of providing
notice would exceed $250,000 or that the affected class of subject persons to be notified
exceeds 500,000, or the State agency does not have sufficient contact information.
Substitute notice shall consist of all of the following: (i) email notice if the State
agency has an email address for the subject persons; (ii) conspicuous posting of the
notice on the State agency's web site page if the State agency maintains one; and
(iii) notification to major statewide media. |
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Personal Information Protection Act |
Annual reporting. Any State agency that collects personal data and has had a breach
of security of the system data or written material shall submit a report within 5
business days of the discovery or notification of the breach to the General Assembly
listing the breaches and outlining any corrective measures that have been taken to
prevent future breaches of the security of the system data or written material. Any
State agency that has submitted a report under this Section shall submit an annual
report listing all breaches of security of the system data or written materials and
the corrective measures that have been taken to prevent future breaches. |
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Televised University Athletics Act |
The governing board or administration of each State-supported university conducting
or sponsoring intercollegiate athletic games or contests for which an admission is
charged may advertise for bids for the televising of each such game or contest that
is not the subject of a contract for exclusive showing on a national television network
and may contract for the televising of each such game or contest with the television
station or network making the highest and best offer for the television rights for
each such game or contest, whether by negotiation or sealed bid. |
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University Religious Observances Act |
A public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy which reasonably accommodates
the religious observance of individual students in regard to admissions, class attendance,
and the scheduling of examinations and work requirements. This policy shall include
a grievance procedure by which a student who believes that he or she has been unreasonably
denied an educational benefit due to his or her religious belief or practices may
seek redress. Such policy shall be made known to faculty and students annually by
inclusion in the institution's handbook, manual or other similar document regularly
provided to faculty and students.
For the purposes of this Section (a) "public institution of higher education" means
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 public community colleges of the State and any other public universities, colleges
and community colleges now or hereafter established or authorized by the General Assembly;
and (b) "religious observance" or "religious practice" includes all aspects of religious
observance and practice, as well as belief. |
