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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB3797
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Southern Illinois University Management Act. Provides that if a person is a resident of the region covered by the Delta Regional Authority established under federal law, then the Board of Trustees shall deem that person an Illinois resident for tuition purposes at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
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HB3797 |
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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 5. The Southern Illinois University Management Act |
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| is amended by changing Section 8d-5 as follows: |
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| (110 ILCS 520/8d-5)
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| Sec. 8d-5. In-state tuition charge.
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| (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the |
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| contrary,
for tuition purposes, the Board shall deem an |
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| individual
an Illinois
resident, until the individual |
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| establishes a residence outside of this
State, if all of the |
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| following conditions are met:
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| (1) The individual resided with his or her parent or |
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| guardian
while attending a public or private high school in |
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| this State.
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| (2) The individual graduated from a public or private |
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| high
school or received the equivalent of a high school |
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| diploma in this
State.
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| (3) The individual attended school in this State for at |
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| least 3 years as
of the date the individual graduated from |
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| high school or received
the equivalent of a high school |
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| diploma.
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| (4) The individual registers as an entering student in |
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University not earlier than the 2003 fall semester.
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| (5) In the case of an individual who is not a citizen |
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| or a permanent
resident
of the United States,
the |
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| individual provides the University with an affidavit
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| stating that the individual will file an application to |
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| become a
permanent resident of the United States at the |
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| earliest opportunity
the individual is eligible to do so.
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| This subsection (a) applies only to tuition for a
term or |
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| semester that begins
on or after May 20, 2003 (the effective |