HB6190 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB096 20758 AMC 36505 b

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6190

Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. Chapin Rose - Richard P. Myers

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 205/9.34 new

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall establish a rural campus designation program to recognize the unique challenges and opportunities that exist for university campuses located in rural settings. Requires that the rural campus designation program created by the Board shall correlate with the federal rural campus designation program. Requires the Board to focus resources on the rural educational needs of those university campuses that are designated as rural campuses. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly finds the following:

(1) The federal government is pursuing a rural campus designation program.

(2) Funding for the program established by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be made available through already established federal Rural Development Grants.

Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by adding Sections 9.34 as follows:

(110 ILCS 205/9.34 new)

Sec. 9.34. Rural campus designation program. The Board shall establish a rural campus designation program to recognize the unique challenges and opportunities that exist for university campuses located in rural settings. The rural campus designation program created under this Section shall correlate with the federal rural campus designation program. Under the program, the Board shall focus resources on the rural educational needs of those university campuses that are designated as rural campuses.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.