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 1        AN ACT concerning higher education.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Board of Higher Education Act is  amended
 5    by changing Section 8 as follows:

 6        (110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188)
 7        Sec.  8.  Budget  proposals. The Board of Trustees of the
 8    University of Illinois, the Board  of  Trustees  of  Southern
 9    Illinois  University,  the Board of Trustees of Chicago State
10    University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Eastern   Illinois
11    University,   the   Board  of  Trustees  of  Governors  State
12    University,  the  Board  of  Trustees   of   Illinois   State
13    University,  the  Board  of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois
14    University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Northern  Illinois
15    University,  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Western   Illinois
16    University,  and  the  Illinois Community College Board shall
17    submit to the Board not later than the 15th day  of  November
18    of  each  year  its  budget  proposals  for the operation and
19    capital needs of the institutions  under  its  governance  or
20    supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal
21    shall conform to the procedures developed by the Board in the
22    design  of  an  information system for State universities and
23    colleges.
24        In  order  to  maintain  a  cohesive  system  of   higher
25    education,  the  Board  and  its staff shall communicate on a
26    regular basis with all public  university  presidents.   They
27    shall  meet  at  least  semiannually  to achieve economies of
28    scale where possible and  provide  the  most  innovative  and
29    efficient programs and services.
30        The  Board,  in  the  analysis  of formulating the annual
31    budget request, shall consider rates of tuition and  fees  at
 
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 1    the  state  universities  and  colleges. The Board shall also
 2    consider the current and projected utilization of  the  total
 3    physical  plant  of each campus of a university or college in
 4    approving  the  capital  budget  for  any  new  building   or
 5    facility.
 6        The  Board  of  Higher  Education  shall  submit  to  the
 7    Governor,  to  the  General  Assembly, and to the appropriate
 8    budget agencies of the  Governor  and  General  Assembly  its
 9    analysis and recommendations on such budget proposals.
10        Each  state  supported institution within the application
11    of this Act must submit its plan for capital improvements  of
12    non-instructional facilities to the Board for approval before
13    final  commitments  are  made.  Non-instructional  uses shall
14    include but not be limited to dormitories,  union  buildings,
15    field  houses,  stadium,  other  recreational  facilities and
16    parking lots. The Board shall determine whether  or  not  any
17    project  submitted for approval is consistent with the master
18    plan for higher education and  with  instructional  buildings
19    that  are  provided for therein. If the project is found by a
20    majority of the Board not  to  be  consistent,  such  capital
21    improvement shall not be constructed.
22    (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)