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1    AN ACT concerning education.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:





 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended  by 
5adding Section 90 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/90  new)
7    Sec. 90. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated funds 
8prohibition. The University may not use State-appropriated 
9funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address 
10at any graduation ceremony conducted by the University, but may 
11use private funds for such purposes.
 
12    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management 
13Act is amended  by adding Section 75 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 520/75  new)
15    Sec. 75. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated funds 
16prohibition. The University may not use State-appropriated 
17funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address 
18at any graduation ceremony conducted by the University, but may 
19use private funds for such purposes.
 
20    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended  by 
 
 
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1adding Section 5-185 as follows:
 
2    (110 ILCS 660/5-185  new)
3    Sec. 5-185. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated funds 
4prohibition. The University may not use State-appropriated 
5funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address 
6at any graduation ceremony conducted by the University, but may 
7use private funds for such purposes.
 
8    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended  
9by adding Section 10-185 as follows:
 
10    (110 ILCS 665/10-185  new)
11    Sec. 10-185. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated 
12funds prohibition. The University may not use 
13State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the 
14commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by 
15the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
 
16    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended  
17by adding Section 15-185 as follows:
 
18    (110 ILCS 670/15-185  new)
19    Sec. 15-185. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated 
20funds prohibition. The University may not use 
21State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the 
 
 
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1commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by 
2the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
 
3    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended  by 
4adding Section 20-190 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 675/20-190  new)
6    Sec. 20-190. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated 
7funds prohibition. The University may not use 
8State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the 
9commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by 
10the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
 
11    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is 
12amended  by adding Section 25-185 as follows:
 
13    (110 ILCS 680/25-185  new)
14    Sec. 25-185. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated 
15funds prohibition. The University may not use 
16State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the 
17commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by 
18the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
 
19    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended  
20by adding Section 30-195 as follows:
 
 
 
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1    (110 ILCS 685/30-195  new)
2    Sec. 30-195. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated 
3funds prohibition. The University may not use 
4State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the 
5commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by 
6the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.
 
7    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended  
8by adding Section 35-190 as follows:
 
9    (110 ILCS 690/35-190  new)
10    Sec. 35-190. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated 
11funds prohibition. The University may not use 
12State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the 
13commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by 
14the University, but may use private funds for such purposes.

 
15    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by 
16adding Section 3-65 as follows:
 
17    (110 ILCS 805/3-65 new)
18    Sec. 3-65. Commencement speaker; State-appropriated funds 
19prohibition. A community college district may not use 
20State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the 
21commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by a 
22community college, but may use private funds for such purposes.
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.