102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3359

 

Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Chris Bos

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/120 new
110 ILCS 520/100 new
110 ILCS 660/5-210 new
110 ILCS 665/10-210 new
110 ILCS 670/15-210 new
110 ILCS 675/20-215 new
110 ILCS 680/25-210 new
110 ILCS 685/30-220 new
110 ILCS 690/35-215 new
110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Provides that if a student has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the governing board of the public university or community college district must permit the personal support worker to attend class with the student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the personal support worker. Provides that if the personal support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide personal support services to the student, the governing board may not charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such attendance. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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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 120 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/120 new)
7    Sec. 120. Personal support worker's attendance in class
8permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
9support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
10for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
11Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board of
12Trustees must permit the personal support worker to attend
13class with the student but is not responsible for providing or
14paying for the personal support worker. If the personal
15support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide
16personal support services to the student, the Board may not
17charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such
18attendance.
 
19    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
20Act is amended by adding Section 100 as follows:
 
21    (110 ILCS 520/100 new)

 

 

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1    Sec. 100. Personal support worker's attendance in class
2permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
3support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
4for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
5Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
6permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
7student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
8personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
9attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
10services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
11support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
12    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
13adding Section 5-210 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 660/5-210 new)
15    Sec. 5-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class
16permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
17support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
18for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
19Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
20permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
21student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
22personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
23attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
24services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal

 

 

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1support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
2    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
3by adding Section 10-210 as follows:
 
4    (110 ILCS 665/10-210 new)
5    Sec. 10-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class
6permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
7support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
8for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
9Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
10permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
11student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
12personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
13attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
14services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
15support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
16    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
17by adding Section 15-210 as follows:
 
18    (110 ILCS 670/15-210 new)
19    Sec. 15-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class
20permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
21support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
22for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental

 

 

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1Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
2permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
3student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
4personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
5attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
6services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
7support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
8    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended
9by adding Section 20-215 as follows:
 
10    (110 ILCS 675/20-215 new)
11    Sec. 20-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class
12permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
13support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
14for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
15Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
16permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
17student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
18personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
19attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
20services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
21support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
22    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
23amended by adding Section 25-210 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 680/25-210 new)
2    Sec. 25-210. Personal support worker's attendance in class
3permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
4support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
5for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
6Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
7permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
8student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
9personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
10attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
11services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
12support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
13    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is
14amended by adding Section 30-220 as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 685/30-220 new)
16    Sec. 30-220. Personal support worker's attendance in class
17permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
18support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
19for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
20Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
21permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
22student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
23personal support worker. If the personal support worker's

 

 

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1attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
2services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
3support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
4    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
5by adding Section 35-215 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 690/35-215 new)
7    Sec. 35-215. Personal support worker's attendance in class
8permitted. If a student of the University has a personal
9support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program
10for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental
11Disability and Mental Disability Services Act, the Board must
12permit the personal support worker to attend class with the
13student but is not responsible for providing or paying for the
14personal support worker. If the personal support worker's
15attendance in class is solely to provide personal support
16services to the student, the Board may not charge the personal
17support worker tuition and fees for such attendance.
 
18    Section 50. The Public Community College Act is amended by
19adding Section 3-29.14 as follows:
 
20    (110 ILCS 805/3-29.14 new)
21    Sec. 3-29.14. Personal support worker's attendance in
22class permitted. If a student of a community college district

 

 

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1has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support
2Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the
3Developmental Disability and Mental Disability Services Act,
4the board must permit the personal support worker to attend
5class with the student but is not responsible for providing or
6paying for the personal support worker. If the personal
7support worker's attendance in class is solely to provide
8personal support services to the student, the board may not
9charge the personal support worker tuition and fees for such
10attendance.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.