SB3650 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB096 20810 MJR 36572 b

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3650

Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 305/2

from Ch. 122, par. 1503-2

Amends the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Law. Provides that the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Law shall develop an additional residential campus in a county with a population less then 400,000. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Law is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

(105 ILCS 305/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 1503-2)

Sec. 2. Establishment, Funding and Location. There is hereby created the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, which shall be a residential institution located in the Fox River Valley in close proximity to the national science laboratories based in Illinois. The Academy may develop additional campuses throughout the State, however, any additional campus does not need to serve as a residential institution. The Academy shall develop an additional residential campus in a county with a population less then 400,000. The Academy shall be a State agency, funded by State appropriations, private contributions and endowments. Minimal fees for residential students may be charged. The Academy may admit those students who have completed the academic equivalent of the 9th grade and may offer a program of secondary and postsecondary course work. Admission shall be determined by competitive examination.

In order to be eligible for State appropriations, the Academy shall submit to the Board of Higher Education not later than the 1st day of October of each year its budget proposal for the operation and capital needs of the Academy for its next fiscal year.

(Source: P.A. 95-793, eff. 1-1-09.)

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