Full Text of SB2279 096th General Assembly
SB2279 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 SB2279
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Creates the Early Graduation Tuition Waiver Act. Provides that if a student graduates from grades 9 through 12 at a secondary school in this State that is recognized by the State Board of Education in less than 4 school years, then he or she is entitled to receive a tuition waiver to a public university in this State, with the length of the tuition waiver being equal to the difference between 8 semesters and the actual number of semesters the student was enrolled in grades 9 through 12. Provides that each year, the State Board shall receive and consider applications for these tuition waivers and award these tuition waivers to eligible applicants. Effective July 1, 2009.
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Early | 5 |
| Graduation Tuition Waiver Act. | 6 |
| Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | 7 |
| "Public university" means the University of Illinois, | 8 |
| Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, | 9 |
| Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, | 10 |
| Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, | 11 |
| Northern Illinois University, or Western Illinois University. | 12 |
| "State Board" means the State Board of Education.
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| Section 10. Eligibility for tuition waiver. Each year, the | 14 |
| State Board shall receive and consider applications for tuition | 15 |
| waivers under this Act and award tuition waivers to eligible | 16 |
| applicants. If a student graduates from grades 9 through 12 at | 17 |
| a secondary school in this State that is recognized by the | 18 |
| State Board in less than 4 school years, then he or she is | 19 |
| entitled to receive a tuition waiver to a public university. | 20 |
| However, the holder of a tuition waiver under this Act is | 21 |
| subject to all examinations, rules, and requirements of the | 22 |
| public university in which he or she is or will be enrolled, |
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| except as otherwise directed in this Act. | 2 |
| Section 15. Length of tuition waiver. The length of a | 3 |
| tuition waiver awarded under this Act shall equal the | 4 |
| difference between 8 semesters and the actual number of | 5 |
| semesters the student was enrolled in grades 9 through 12. | 6 |
| Section 20. Exemption from tuition and fees. A tuition | 7 |
| waiver awarded under this Act shall exempt the holder from the | 8 |
| payment of tuition and any matriculation, graduation, | 9 |
| activity, term, and incidental fees, except any portion of a | 10 |
| multipurpose fee that is used for a purpose for which exemption | 11 |
| is not granted under this Section. Exemption shall not be | 12 |
| granted from any other fees, including book rental, service, | 13 |
| laboratory, supply, union building, hospital, and medical | 14 |
| insurance fees and any fees established for the operation and | 15 |
| maintenance of buildings, the income of which is pledged to the | 16 |
| payment of interest and principal on bonds issued by the board | 17 |
| of trustees of the public university. | 18 |
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Any student who has been or will be awarded a tuition | 19 |
| waiver under this Act must be reimbursed by the public | 20 |
| university for any fees that he or she has paid and for which | 21 |
| exemption is granted under this Section if application for such | 22 |
| reimbursement is made within 2 months following the school term | 23 |
| for which the fees were paid.
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| Section 25. Other scholarships. This Act does not prohibit | 2 |
| a public university from granting other scholarships to cover | 3 |
| expenses not covered by the tuition waiver awarded under this | 4 |
| Act.
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| Section 90. Rules. The State Board may adopt any rules | 6 |
| necessary to implement and administer this Act.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 8 |
| 2009.
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