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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Southern Illinois University Management Act 
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is amended  by adding Section 8i as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 520/8i  new)
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    Sec. 8i. Vince Demuzio Governmental Internship Program.

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    (a) The president of the University, in consultation with 
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the Board, shall establish a governmental internship program 
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consisting of up to 30 governmental interns allocated between 
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the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses.
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    (b) In order to be eligible under the program, a person 
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must  be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student during 
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the entirety of his or her participation in the program.
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    (c) The following shall be the goals of the program:
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        (1) To attract highly motivated students into the 
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    program.
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        (2) To provide students with a broad overview of State 
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    government.

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        (3) To offer students a unique hands-on experience.

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        (4) To provide students with a personal look into the 
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    budgetary, legislative, and programmatic areas of State 
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    government.

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        (5) To provide students with a unique opportunity to 
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    learn about and to advance into public service careers, 
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    including policy-making positions in government.
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        (6) To offer a governmental experience to meet the 
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    public sector's future need for competent administrators.


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        (7) To provide a public sector internship that 
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    encourages talented college graduates to consider careers 
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    in State government.

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        (8) To enable college graduates to supplement their 
 


 






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    academic learning with practical governmental experience.

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        (9) To achieve diversity through the placement of 
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    qualified minorities, women, and persons with 
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    disabilities.

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        (10) To enable the University to play an 
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    ever-increasing role in directing talented students to 
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    consider careers in public service.

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    (d) All students participating in the program shall receive 
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academic credit as determined by the University.  Students shall 
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also be compensated financially as determined by the 
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University.  The program shall not include a waiver of tuition 
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or fees.

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    (e) The program is subject to specific annual appropriation 
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by the General Assembly.


 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.