Full Text of SB2019 95th General Assembly
SB2019 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 SB2019
Introduced 2/7/2008, by Sen. Kwame Raoul SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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110 ILCS 205/8 |
from Ch. 144, par. 188 |
110 ILCS 805/2-26 new |
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110 ILCS 805/3-2 |
from Ch. 122, par. 103-2 |
110 ILCS 805/5-11 |
from Ch. 122, par. 105-11 |
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Amends the Board of Higher Education Act and the Public Community College
Act.
Removes a provision that requires the Illinois Community College Board to submit its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board of Higher Education. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to develop a comprehensive community college plan. Removes a reference to the Board of Higher Education's approval of a public community college's construction of a facility. Makes related changes. |
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT relating to education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing
Section 8 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188)
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| Sec. 8. The
Board of Trustees of the University of | 8 |
| Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois | 9 |
| University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, | 10 |
| the Board of Trustees of
Eastern Illinois University, the Board | 11 |
| of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of | 12 |
| Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of | 13 |
| Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of | 14 |
| Northern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western | 15 |
| Illinois
University, and
the Illinois Community College Board | 16 |
| shall submit to the Board not later
than the 15th day of | 17 |
| November of each year its budget proposals for the
operation | 18 |
| and capital needs of the institutions under its governance or
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| supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal | 20 |
| shall conform
to the procedures developed by the Board in the | 21 |
| design of an information
system for State universities and | 22 |
| colleges.
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| In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher education, |
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| the Board and
its staff shall communicate on a regular basis | 2 |
| with all public university
presidents. They shall meet at least | 3 |
| semiannually to achieve economies of
scale where possible and | 4 |
| provide the most innovative and efficient programs and
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| services.
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| The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual budget | 7 |
| request,
shall consider rates of tuition and fees at the State | 8 |
| universities and
colleges. The Board shall also consider the | 9 |
| current and projected
utilization of the total physical plant | 10 |
| of each campus of a university or
college in approving the | 11 |
| capital budget for any new building or facility.
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| The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the Governor, | 13 |
| to the
General Assembly, and to the appropriate budget agencies | 14 |
| of the Governor
and General Assembly its analysis and | 15 |
| recommendations on such budget
proposals.
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| Each state supported institution within the application of | 17 |
| this Act , other than a public community college, must
submit | 18 |
| its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional | 19 |
| facilities to
the Board for approval before final commitments | 20 |
| are made. Non-instructional
uses shall include but not be | 21 |
| limited to dormitories, union buildings,
field houses, | 22 |
| stadium, other recreational facilities and parking lots. The
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| Board shall determine whether or not any project submitted for | 24 |
| approval is
consistent with the master plan for higher | 25 |
| education and with instructional
buildings that are provided | 26 |
| for therein. If the project is found by a
majority of the Board |
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| not to be consistent, such capital improvement shall
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| constructed.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
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| Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing
Sections 3-2 and 5-11 and adding Section 2-26 as | 6 |
| follows:
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| (110 ILCS 805/2-26 new)
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| Sec. 2-26. Comprehensive community college plan. The State | 9 |
| Board shall
analyze the present and future aims, needs, and | 10 |
| requirements of the public
community college system of this | 11 |
| State and develop a comprehensive plan for
the integration, | 12 |
| coordination, efficient utilization, and expansion of the
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| facilities and curricula of public community colleges not only | 14 |
| in those
areas that serve to bridge any gap between the | 15 |
| education and training provided
to students through a secondary | 16 |
| education level and the education and training
required for | 17 |
| gainful career employment, but also in those areas that will
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| promote or encourage freedom of movement and transfer of | 19 |
| students from
public community colleges to public and private | 20 |
| universities. In developing a
comprehensive community college
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| plan under this Section, the State Board shall give due | 22 |
| consideration to the
ability of the plan to complement the | 23 |
| objectives of the master plan for higher
education developed by | 24 |
| the Board of Higher Education. In addition, the State
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| shall engage in a continuing study, analysis, and evaluation of | 2 |
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comprehensive community college plan developed under this | 3 |
| Section and may from
time to time recommend to the General | 4 |
| Assembly any legislation that it deems
necessary for the | 5 |
| implementation or effective operation of the plan.
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| (110 ILCS 805/3-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-2)
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| Sec. 3-2. Action on petition; report.
Upon the receipt of | 8 |
| such a petition, the State Board shall, in
cooperation with the | 9 |
| regional superintendent of the county or counties in
which the | 10 |
| territory of the proposed district is located, cause a study to
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| be made of the territory of the proposed district and the | 12 |
| community college
needs and condition thereof and the area | 13 |
| within and adjacent thereto in
relation to existing facilities | 14 |
| for general education, including
pre-professional curricula | 15 |
| and for training in occupational activities, and
in relation to | 16 |
| a factual survey of the possible enrollment, assessed
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| valuation, industrial business, agricultural and other | 18 |
| conditions
reflecting educational needs in the area to be | 19 |
| served, in order to
determine whether in its judgment the | 20 |
| proposed district may adequately
maintain a community college | 21 |
| in accordance with such desirable standards.
In reviewing the | 22 |
| application the State Board shall consider the feasibility
of | 23 |
| any proposed utilization of existing public or private | 24 |
| educational
facilities and land within or in near proximity to | 25 |
| the boundary of the
proposed district, and of contracting with |
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| such public or private
institutions for the provision of | 2 |
| educational programs. The State Board
shall also determine | 3 |
| whether the proposal is in conformity with a comprehensive
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| community college plan developed by the State Board.
If the | 5 |
| State
Board finds as the result of its study that
it is not | 6 |
| possible for the proposed district to produce a desirable | 7 |
| program
of community college education at a reasonable cost, it | 8 |
| shall provide a
brief statement of the reasons for this | 9 |
| decision and shall thereupon cause
a copy of the statement to | 10 |
| be published in a newspaper or newspapers having
a general | 11 |
| circulation in the territory of the proposed district and no
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| election shall be held or further proceedings had on said | 13 |
| petition to
establish such a community college district. If | 14 |
| approved the State Board
shall submit its findings to the Board | 15 |
| of Higher Education for a
determination as to whether or not | 16 |
| the proposal is in conformity with a
comprehensive community | 17 |
| college program. When the Board of Higher Education
approves | 18 |
| the request for a new community college, the State Board shall
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| prepare a report of its
such action on the petition. The report | 20 |
| shall contain a
brief statement of the reasons for the decision | 21 |
| and a resume stating why
the State Board deems it possible for | 22 |
| the proposed district to provide a
desirable two-year college | 23 |
| program at reasonable cost, the conditions under
which such | 24 |
| operation would be possible, the estimated results of such
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| operation in terms of local taxes, the nature and probable cost | 26 |
| of
alternative methods of providing adequate community college |
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| educational
opportunities for students in the territory | 2 |
| involved and such other
information as the State Board believes | 3 |
| may be helpful to the voters in
such territory in voting on the | 4 |
| proposition to establish a community
college district.
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| (Source: P.A. 84-509.)
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| (110 ILCS 805/5-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 105-11)
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| Sec. 5-11. Building construction; grants. Any public | 8 |
| community college which subsequent to July 1,
1972, commenced | 9 |
| construction of any facilities approved by the State Board
or, | 10 |
| until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th | 11 |
| General
Assembly,
that were
approved by
the State Board
and the | 12 |
| Illinois Board of Higher Education may, after completion | 13 |
| thereof,
apply to the State for a grant for expenditures made | 14 |
| by the community college
from its own funds for building | 15 |
| purposes for such facilities in excess of
25% of the cost of | 16 |
| such facilities as approved by the State Board and the
Illinois | 17 |
| Board of Higher Education. Such grant shall be contingent upon
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| said community college having otherwise complied with Sections | 19 |
| 5-3, 5-4,
5-5 and 5-10 of this Act.
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| If any payments or contributions of any kind which are | 21 |
| based upon, or
are to be applied to, the cost of such | 22 |
| construction are received from the
Federal government, or an | 23 |
| agency thereof, subsequent to receipt of the grant
herein | 24 |
| provided, the amount of such subsequent payment or | 25 |
| contributions shall
be
paid over to the Capital Development |
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| Board by the community college for deposit in the
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| Development Bond Interest and Retirement Fund.
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| (Source: P.A. 80-1200.)
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