98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5833

 

Introduced , by Rep. John D. Anthony

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 305/25
110 ILCS 520/15
110 ILCS 660/5-120
110 ILCS 665/10-120
110 ILCS 670/15-120
110 ILCS 675/20-125
110 ILCS 680/25-120
110 ILCS 685/30-130
110 ILCS 690/35-125

    Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that, subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. Provides that if money is not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of this freeze on the tuition rate, then the governing board of the university, for that particular academic year, is authorized to charge a lesser amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of study.


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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
5changing Section 25 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 305/25)
7    Sec. 25. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section
8applies only to those students who first enroll after the
92003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years
10following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs
11that require more than 4 years to complete, for the normal time
12to complete the program, as determined by the University), the
13tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
14resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was
15charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the University.
16However, if the student changes majors during this time period,
17the tuition charged the student shall equal the amount the
18student would have been charged had he or she been admitted to
19the changed major when he or she first enrolled. An
20undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident and who has
21for 4 continuous academic years been charged no more than the
22tuition amount that he or she was charged at the time he or she
23first enrolled in the University shall be charged tuition not

 

 

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1to exceed the amount the University charged students who first
2enrolled in the University for the academic year following the
3academic year the student first enrolled in the University for
4a maximum of 2 additional continuous academic years.
5    Subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the
62015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the
7tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
8resident pursuing a major in a science, technology,
9engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the
10tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an
11Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. If money is
12not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of
13this freeze on the tuition rate, then the Board of Trustees,
14for that particular academic year, is authorized to charge a
15lesser amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents
16pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or
17mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students
18who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of
19study.
20(Source: P.A. 96-1293, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
21    Section 10. The Southern Illinois University Management
22Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
23    (110 ILCS 520/15)
24    Sec. 15. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section

 

 

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1applies only to those students who first enroll after the
22003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years
3following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs
4that require more than 4 years to complete, for the normal time
5to complete the program, as determined by the University), the
6tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
7resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was
8charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the University.
9However, if the student changes majors during this time period,
10the tuition charged the student shall equal the amount the
11student would have been charged had he or she been admitted to
12the changed major when he or she first enrolled. An
13undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident and who has
14for 4 continuous academic years been charged no more than the
15tuition amount that he or she was charged at the time he or she
16first enrolled in the University shall be charged tuition not
17to exceed the amount the University charged students who first
18enrolled in the University for the academic year following the
19academic year the student first enrolled in the University for
20a maximum of 2 additional continuous academic years.
21    Subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the
222015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the
23tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
24resident pursuing a major in a science, technology,
25engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the
26tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an

 

 

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1Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. If money is
2not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of
3this freeze on the tuition rate, then the Board, for that
4particular academic year, is authorized to charge a lesser
5amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents
6pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or
7mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students
8who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of
9study.
10(Source: P.A. 96-1293, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
11    Section 15. The Chicago State University Law is amended by
12changing Section 5-120 as follows:
 
13    (110 ILCS 660/5-120)
14    Sec. 5-120. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section
15applies only to those students who first enroll after the
162003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years
17following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs
18that require more than 4 years to complete, for the normal time
19to complete the program, as determined by the University), the
20tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
21resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was
22charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the University.
23However, if the student changes majors during this time period,
24the tuition charged the student shall equal the amount the

 

 

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1student would have been charged had he or she been admitted to
2the changed major when he or she first enrolled. An
3undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident and who has
4for 4 continuous academic years been charged no more than the
5tuition amount that he or she was charged at the time he or she
6first enrolled in the University shall be charged tuition not
7to exceed the amount the University charged students who first
8enrolled in the University for the academic year following the
9academic year the student first enrolled in the University for
10a maximum of 2 additional continuous academic years.
11    Subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the
122015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the
13tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
14resident pursuing a major in a science, technology,
15engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the
16tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an
17Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. If money is
18not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of
19this freeze on the tuition rate, then the Board, for that
20particular academic year, is authorized to charge a lesser
21amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents
22pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or
23mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students
24who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of
25study.
26(Source: P.A. 96-1293, eff. 7-26-10.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Eastern Illinois University Law is amended
2by changing Section 10-120 as follows:
 
3    (110 ILCS 665/10-120)
4    Sec. 10-120. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section
5applies only to those students who first enroll after the
62003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years
7following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs
8that require more than 4 years to complete, for the normal time
9to complete the program, as determined by the University), the
10tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
11resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was
12charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the University.
13However, if the student changes majors during this time period,
14the tuition charged the student shall equal the amount the
15student would have been charged had he or she been admitted to
16the changed major when he or she first enrolled. An
17undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident and who has
18for 4 continuous academic years been charged no more than the
19tuition amount that he or she was charged at the time he or she
20first enrolled in the University shall be charged tuition not
21to exceed the amount the University charged students who first
22enrolled in the University for the academic year following the
23academic year the student first enrolled in the University for
24a maximum of 2 additional continuous academic years.

 

 

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1    Subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the
22015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the
3tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
4resident pursuing a major in a science, technology,
5engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the
6tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an
7Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. If money is
8not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of
9this freeze on the tuition rate, then the Board, for that
10particular academic year, is authorized to charge a lesser
11amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents
12pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or
13mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students
14who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of
15study.
16(Source: P.A. 96-1293, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
17    Section 25. The Governors State University Law is amended
18by changing Section 15-120 as follows:
 
19    (110 ILCS 670/15-120)
20    Sec. 15-120. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section
21applies only to those students who first enroll after the
222003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years
23following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs
24that require more than 4 years to complete, for the normal time

 

 

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1to complete the program, as determined by the University), the
2tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
3resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was
4charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the University.
5However, if the student changes majors during this time period,
6the tuition charged the student shall equal the amount the
7student would have been charged had he or she been admitted to
8the changed major when he or she first enrolled. An
9undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident and who has
10for 4 continuous academic years been charged no more than the
11tuition amount that he or she was charged at the time he or she
12first enrolled in the University shall be charged tuition not
13to exceed the amount the University charged students who first
14enrolled in the University for the academic year following the
15academic year the student first enrolled in the University for
16a maximum of 2 additional continuous academic years.
17    Subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the
182015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the
19tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
20resident pursuing a major in a science, technology,
21engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the
22tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an
23Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. If money is
24not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of
25this freeze on the tuition rate, then the Board, for that
26particular academic year, is authorized to charge a lesser

 

 

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1amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents
2pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or
3mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students
4who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of
5study.
6(Source: P.A. 96-1293, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
7    Section 30. The Illinois State University Law is amended by
8changing Section 20-125 as follows:
 
9    (110 ILCS 675/20-125)
10    Sec. 20-125. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section
11applies only to those students who first enroll after the
122003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years
13following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs
14that require more than 4 years to complete, for the normal time
15to complete the program, as determined by the University), the
16tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
17resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was
18charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the University.
19However, if the student changes majors during this time period,
20the tuition charged the student shall equal the amount the
21student would have been charged had he or she been admitted to
22the changed major when he or she first enrolled. An
23undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident and who has
24for 4 continuous academic years been charged no more than the

 

 

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1tuition amount that he or she was charged at the time he or she
2first enrolled in the University shall be charged tuition not
3to exceed the amount the University charged students who first
4enrolled in the University for the academic year following the
5academic year the student first enrolled in the University for
6a maximum of 2 additional continuous academic years.
7    Subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the
82015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the
9tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
10resident pursuing a major in a science, technology,
11engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the
12tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an
13Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. If money is
14not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of
15this freeze on the tuition rate, then the Board, for that
16particular academic year, is authorized to charge a lesser
17amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents
18pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or
19mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students
20who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of
21study.
22(Source: P.A. 96-1293, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
23    Section 35. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
24amended by changing Section 25-120 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 680/25-120)
2    Sec. 25-120. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section
3applies only to those students who first enroll after the
42003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years
5following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs
6that require more than 4 years to complete, for the normal time
7to complete the program, as determined by the University), the
8tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
9resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was
10charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the University.
11However, if the student changes majors during this time period,
12the tuition charged the student shall equal the amount the
13student would have been charged had he or she been admitted to
14the changed major when he or she first enrolled. An
15undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident and who has
16for 4 continuous academic years been charged no more than the
17tuition amount that he or she was charged at the time he or she
18first enrolled in the University shall be charged tuition not
19to exceed the amount the University charged students who first
20enrolled in the University for the academic year following the
21academic year the student first enrolled in the University for
22a maximum of 2 additional continuous academic years.
23    Subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the
242015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the
25tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
26resident pursuing a major in a science, technology,

 

 

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1engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the
2tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an
3Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. If money is
4not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of
5this freeze on the tuition rate, then the Board, for that
6particular academic year, is authorized to charge a lesser
7amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents
8pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or
9mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students
10who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of
11study.
12(Source: P.A. 96-1293, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
13    Section 40. The Northern Illinois University Law is amended
14by changing Section 30-130 as follows:
 
15    (110 ILCS 685/30-130)
16    Sec. 30-130. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section
17applies only to those students who first enroll after the
182003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years
19following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs
20that require more than 4 years to complete, for the normal time
21to complete the program, as determined by the University), the
22tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
23resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was
24charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the University.

 

 

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1However, if the student changes majors during this time period,
2the tuition charged the student shall equal the amount the
3student would have been charged had he or she been admitted to
4the changed major when he or she first enrolled. An
5undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident and who has
6for 4 continuous academic years been charged no more than the
7tuition amount that he or she was charged at the time he or she
8first enrolled in the University shall be charged tuition not
9to exceed the amount the University charged students who first
10enrolled in the University for the academic year following the
11academic year the student first enrolled in the University for
12a maximum of 2 additional continuous academic years.
13    Subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the
142015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the
15tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
16resident pursuing a major in a science, technology,
17engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the
18tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an
19Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. If money is
20not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of
21this freeze on the tuition rate, then the Board, for that
22particular academic year, is authorized to charge a lesser
23amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents
24pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or
25mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students
26who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of

 

 

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1study.
2(Source: P.A. 96-1293, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
3    Section 45. The Western Illinois University Law is amended
4by changing Section 35-125 as follows:
 
5    (110 ILCS 690/35-125)
6    Sec. 35-125. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section
7applies only to those students who first enroll after the
82003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years
9following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs
10that require more than 4 years to complete, for the normal time
11to complete the program, as determined by the University), the
12tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
13resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was
14charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the University.
15However, if the student changes majors during this time period,
16the tuition charged the student shall equal the amount the
17student would have been charged had he or she been admitted to
18the changed major when he or she first enrolled. An
19undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident and who has
20for 4 continuous academic years been charged no more than the
21tuition amount that he or she was charged at the time he or she
22first enrolled in the University shall be charged tuition not
23to exceed the amount the University charged students who first
24enrolled in the University for the academic year following the

 

 

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1academic year the student first enrolled in the University for
2a maximum of 2 additional continuous academic years.
3    Subject to appropriation to offset the costs, for the
42015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 academic years, the
5tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois
6resident pursuing a major in a science, technology,
7engineering, or mathematics field of study must not exceed the
8tuition amount charged an undergraduate student who is an
9Illinois resident for the 2014-2015 academic year. If money is
10not appropriated in a given fiscal year to offset the costs of
11this freeze on the tuition rate, then the Board, for that
12particular academic year, is authorized to charge a lesser
13amount of tuition to students who are Illinois residents
14pursuing a major in a science, technology, engineering, or
15mathematics field of study than the tuition charged students
16who are Illinois residents pursuing majors in other fields of
17study.
18(Source: P.A. 96-1293, eff. 7-26-10.)