95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB1278

 

Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 220/2   from Ch. 144, par. 282

    Amends the Higher Education Cooperation Act. Provides that the term "public institutions of higher learning" under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act does not include public community colleges and community college districts. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Higher Education Cooperation Act is amended
5 by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 220/2)  (from Ch. 144, par. 282)
7     Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
8 requires:
9     "Board" means the Board of Higher Education;
10     "Nonpublic institution of higher education" means an
11 educational organization, other than a public institution of
12 higher education, which provides a minimum of an organized 2
13 year program at the private junior college level or higher and
14 which operates not-for-profit and in conformity with standards
15 substantially equivalent to those of the public institutions of
16 higher education;
17     "Public institution of higher education" means the
18 University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago
19 State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State
20 University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
21 University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois
22 University, the public community colleges of this State, and
23 any other public universities, colleges and community colleges

 

 

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1 now or hereafter established or authorized by the General
2 Assembly (except that the term "public institutions of higher
3 learning" under Section 1-5 of the State Officials and
4 Employees Ethics Act does not include public community colleges
5 and community college districts).
6 (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
7     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.