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    AN ACT concerning higher 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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Volunteer Emergency Worker Higher Education Protection Act.
 
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    Section 5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Section:
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    "Institution of higher education" means the University of 
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Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State 
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University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State 
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University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois 
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University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois 
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University, the public community colleges of this State, and 
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any other public universities, colleges, and community 
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colleges now or hereafter established or authorized by law.
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    "Volunteer emergency worker" means a volunteer emergency 
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worker as defined in the Volunteer Emergency Worker Job 
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Protection Act.
 
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    Section 10. Accommodation policy. Each public institution 
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of higher education must adopt a policy that reasonably 
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accommodates any student who is a volunteer emergency worker in 
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regard to absence from class caused by the performance of his 
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or her duties as a volunteer emergency worker.  This policy 
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shall include a grievance procedure by which a student who 
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believes that he or she has been unreasonably denied this 
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accommodation may seek redress.

 
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    Section 15. Publication of policy. Each institution of 
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higher education must publish the policy adopted under Section 
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10 of this Act in a handbook, manual, or other similar document 
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regularly provided to faculty and students.
 
 


 






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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.30 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 805/8.30 new)
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    Sec. 8.30. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
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of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
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implementation of any mandate created by the Volunteer 
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Emergency Worker Higher Education Protection Act.
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July 
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1, 2006.