(110 ILCS 205/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 187)
Sec. 7.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of
Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern
Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University,
the Illinois Community College Board and the campuses under their governance
or supervision shall not hereafter undertake the establishment of any new
unit of instruction, research, or public service without the approval of the
Board. The term "new unit of instruction, research, or public service"
includes the establishment of a college, school, division, institute,
department, or other unit in any field of instruction, research, or public
service not theretofore included in the program of the institution, and
includes the establishment of any new branch or campus. The term does not
include reasonable and moderate extensions of existing curricula, research,
or public service programs which have a direct relationship to existing
programs; and the Board may, under its rulemaking power, define the
character of such reasonable and moderate extensions.
Such governing boards shall submit to the Board all proposals for a new
unit of instruction, research, or public service. The Board may approve or
disapprove the proposal in whole or in part or approve modifications
thereof whenever in its judgment such action is consistent with the
objectives of an existing or proposed strategic plan of higher education.
The Board of Higher Education is authorized to review periodically all
existing programs of instruction, research, and public service at the State
universities and colleges and to advise the appropriate board of control if
the contribution of each program is not educationally and economically
justified. Each State university shall report annually to the Board on programs of instruction, research, or public service that have been terminated, dissolved, reduced, or consolidated by the university. Each State university shall also report to the Board all programs of instruction, research, and public service that exhibit a trend of low performance in enrollments, degree completions, and high expense per degree. The Board shall compile an annual report that shall contain information on new programs created, existing programs that have been closed or consolidated, and programs that exhibit low performance or productivity. The report must be submitted to the General Assembly. The Board shall have the authority to define relevant terms and timelines by rule with respect to this reporting.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22.)
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(110 ILCS 205/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 188) Sec. 8. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, and the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University shall submit to the Board not later than the 15th day of November of each year its budget proposals for the operation and capital needs of the institutions under its governance or supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. The Illinois Community College Board shall submit to the Board by December 15 of each year its budget proposal for the operation and capital needs of the institutions under its governance or supervision for the ensuing fiscal year. Each budget proposal shall conform to the procedures developed by the Board in the design of an information system for State universities and colleges. In order to maintain a cohesive system of higher education, the Board and its staff shall communicate on a regular basis with all public university presidents. They shall meet at least semiannually to achieve economies of scale where possible and provide the most innovative and efficient programs and services. The Board, in the analysis of formulating the annual budget request, shall consider rates of tuition and fees and undergraduate tuition and fee waiver programs at the State universities and colleges. The Board shall also consider the current and projected utilization of the total physical plant of each campus of a university or college in approving the capital budget for any new building or facility. The Board of Higher Education shall submit to the Governor, to the General Assembly, and to the appropriate budget agencies of the Governor and General Assembly its analysis and recommendations on such budget proposals. The Board is directed to form a broad-based group of individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the General Assembly, public institutions of higher education, State agencies, business and industry, statewide organizations representing faculty and staff, and others as the Board shall deem appropriate to devise a system for allocating State resources to public institutions of higher education based upon performance in achieving State goals related to student success and certificate and degree completion. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the Board of Higher Education budget recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly shall include allocations to public institutions of higher education based upon performance metrics designed to promote and measure student success in degree and certificate completion. Public university metrics must be adopted by the Board by rule, and public community college metrics must be adopted by the Illinois Community College Board by rule. These metrics must be developed and promulgated in accordance with the following principles: (1) The metrics must be developed in consultation |
| with public institutions of higher education, as well as other State educational agencies and other higher education organizations, associations, interests, and stakeholders as deemed appropriate by the Board.
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(2) The metrics shall include provisions for
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| recognizing the demands on and rewarding the performance of institutions in advancing the success of students who are academically or financially at risk, including first-generation students, low-income students, and students traditionally underrepresented in higher education, as specified in Section 9.16 of this Act.
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(3) The metrics shall recognize and account for the
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| differentiated missions of institutions and sectors of higher education.
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(4) The metrics shall focus on the fundamental goal
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| of increasing completion of college courses, certificates, and degrees. Performance metrics shall recognize the unique and broad mission of public community colleges through consideration of additional factors including, but not limited to, enrollment, progress through key academic milestones, transfer to a baccalaureate institution, and degree completion.
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(5) The metrics must be designed to maintain the
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In devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by the report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission.
Each State university must submit its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board for approval before final commitments are made if the total cost of the project as approved by the institution's board of control is in excess of $2 million. Non-instructional uses shall include but not be limited to dormitories, union buildings, field houses, stadium, other recreational facilities and parking lots. The Board shall determine whether or not any project submitted for approval is consistent with the strategic plan for higher education and with instructional buildings that are provided for therein. If the project is found by a majority of the Board not to be consistent, such capital improvement shall not be constructed.
(Source: P.A. 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22; 103-940, eff. 8-9-24.)
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(110 ILCS 205/9.16) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.16)
Sec. 9.16. Underrepresentation of certain groups in higher education.
To require public institutions of higher education to develop and implement an equity plan and practices that include
methods and strategies to increase the access, retention, completion, and student loan repayment rates of minorities, rural students, adult students, women,
and individuals with disabilities who are traditionally underrepresented in
education programs and activities. To encourage private institutions of higher education to develop and implement an equity plan and practices. For the purpose of this Section,
minorities shall mean persons who are any of the following: (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having |
| origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America, including Central America, and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
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(2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
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| original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
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(3) Black or African American (a person having
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(4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
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| Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
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(5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
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| person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
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The Board shall adopt any rules necessary to administer this Section.
The Board, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board, shall also do the following:
(a) require all public institutions of higher
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| education to develop and submit an equity plan and implement practices that, at a minimum, close gaps in enrollment, retention, completion, and student loan repayment rates for underrepresented groups and encourage all private institutions of higher education to develop and submit such equity plans and implement such practices;
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(b) conduct periodic review of public institutions of
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| higher education and private institutions of higher education to determine compliance with this Section; and if the Board finds that a public institution of higher education is not in compliance with this Section, it shall notify the institution of steps to take to attain compliance;
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(c) provide advice and counsel pursuant to this
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(d) conduct studies of the effectiveness and outcomes
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(e) require components of an institution's equity
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| plan to include strategies to increase minority student recruitment, retention, and student loan repayment rates in colleges and universities. In implementing this paragraph, the Board shall undertake, but need not be limited to, the following: the establishment of guidelines and plans for public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education for minority student recruitment, retention, and student loan repayment rates, including requirements to establish campus climate and culture surveys, the review and monitoring of minority student services, programs, and supports implemented at public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education to determine their compliance with any guidelines and plans so established, the determination of the effectiveness and funding requirements of minority student services, programs, and supports at public institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, the dissemination of successful programs as models, and the encouragement of cooperative partnerships between community colleges, local school attendance centers, and 4-year colleges and universities to support enrollment of minority students;
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(f) mandate all public institutions of higher
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| education and encourage all private institutions of higher education to submit data and information essential to determine compliance with this Section. The Board shall prescribe the format and the date for submission of this data and any other education equity data; and
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(g) report to the General Assembly and the Governor
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| annually with a description of the plans submitted by each public institution of higher education and each private institution of higher education for implementation of this Section, including financial data relating to the most recent fiscal year, the effectiveness of such plans and programs and the effectiveness of the methods and strategies developed by the Board in meeting the purposes of this Section, the degree of compliance with this Section by each public institution of higher education and each private institution of higher education as determined by the Board pursuant to its periodic review responsibilities, and the findings made by the Board in conducting its studies and monitoring student outcomes and institutional success as required by paragraph (d) of this Section. With respect to each public institution of higher education and each private institution of higher education, such report also shall include, but need not be limited to, information with respect to each institution's minority program budget allocations; minority student admission, retention and graduation and student loan repayment rate statistics; admission, retention, graduation, and student loan repayment rate statistics of all students who are the first in their immediate family to attend an institution of higher education; number of financial assistance awards, not including student loans, to undergraduate and graduate minority students; and minority faculty representation. This paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit the Board from making, preparing, or issuing additional surveys or studies with respect to minority education in Illinois.
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(Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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(110 ILCS 205/9.21) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.21)
Sec. 9.21. Human Relations.
(a) The Board shall monitor, budget, evaluate, and report to the General
Assembly in accordance with Section 9.16 of this Act on programs to improve
human relations to include race, ethnicity, gender and other issues related
to improving human relations. The programs shall at least:
(1) require each public institution of higher |
| education to include, in the general education requirements for obtaining a degree, coursework on improving human relations to include race, ethnicity, gender and other issues related to improving human relations to address racism and sexual harassment on their campuses, through existing courses;
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(2) require each public institution of higher
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| education to report annually to the Department of Human Rights and the Attorney General on each adjudicated case in which a finding of racial, ethnic or religious intimidation or sexual harassment made in a grievance, affirmative action or other proceeding established by that institution to investigate and determine allegations of racial, ethnic or religious intimidation and sexual harassment; and
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(3) require each public institution of higher
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| education to forward to the local State's Attorney any report received by campus security or by a university police department alleging the commission of a hate crime as defined under Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
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(b) In this subsection (b):
"Higher education institution" means a public university, a public community college, or an independent, not-for-profit or for-profit higher education institution located in this State.
"Sexual violence" means physical sexual acts attempted or perpetrated against a person's will or when a person is incapable of giving consent, including without limitation rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, sexual abuse, and sexual coercion.
On or before November 1, 2017 and on or before every November 1 thereafter, each higher education institution shall provide an annual report, concerning the immediately preceding calendar year, to the Department of Human Rights and the Attorney General with all of the following components:
(1) A copy of the higher education institution's most
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| recent comprehensive policy adopted in accordance with Section 10 of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act.
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(2) A copy of the higher education institution's most
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| recent concise, written notification of a survivor's rights and options under its comprehensive policy, required pursuant to Section 15 of the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act.
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(3) The number, type, and number of attendees, if
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| applicable, of primary prevention and awareness programming at the higher education institution.
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(4) The number of incidents of sexual violence,
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| domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking reported to the Title IX coordinator or other responsible employee, pursuant to Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972, of the higher education institution.
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(5) The number of confidential and anonymous
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| reports to the higher education institution of sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
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(6) The number of allegations in which the survivor
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| requested not to proceed with the higher education institution's complaint resolution procedure.
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(7) The number of allegations of sexual violence,
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| domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that the higher education institution investigated.
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(8) The number of allegations of sexual violence,
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| domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that were referred to local or State law enforcement.
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(9) The number of allegations of sexual violence,
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| domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that the higher education institution reviewed through its complaint resolution procedure.
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(10) With respect to all allegations of sexual
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| violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking reviewed under the higher education institution's complaint resolution procedure, an aggregate list of the number of students who were (i) dismissed or expelled, (ii) suspended, (iii) otherwise disciplined, or (iv) found not responsible for violation of the comprehensive policy through the complaint resolution procedure during the reporting period.
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The Office of the Attorney General shall maintain on its Internet website for public inspection a list of all higher education institutions that fail to comply with the annual reporting requirements as set forth in this subsection (b).
(Source: P.A. 99-426, eff. 8-21-15.)
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(110 ILCS 205/9.24)
Sec. 9.24.
Sports Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics.
For the purpose of
attaining gender equity in intercollegiate athletics, public institutions of
higher education may grant, in addition to any such amounts previously
authorized by the Board, tuition waivers in an amount not to exceed 1% of all
tuition income. Intercollegiate athletics, for purposes of this Section, shall
include only those sports sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic
Association and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, but
shall not include club sports.
Before issuing any such tuition waiver, public institutions of higher
education shall place on file with the Board a plan for achieving gender equity
in intercollegiate athletics. The plan shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) intercollegiate sports opportunities available to |
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(2) activities to be undertaken by the institution to
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| achieve gender equity in intercollegiate athletics;
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(3) identification of the barriers to achieving and
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| maintaining equitable intercollegiate athletic opportunities for men and women;
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(4) progress in achieving sports equity in compliance
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| with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and
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(5) the use of tuition waivers for attaining gender
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The Board shall report every 3 years to the General Assembly and
the
Governor, on or before the second Wednesday of April,
beginning in 2002,
with a description of the plans submitted by each public institution of higher
education relative to attainment of gender equity in intercollegiate sports.
The report shall include financial data on tuition waivers and other
intercollegiate athletic expenditures for men and women, the effectiveness of
the plans, and the degree of compliance with Title IX of the Higher Education
Act of 1965.
(Source: P.A. 91-792, eff. 6-9-00.)
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(110 ILCS 205/9.29)
Sec. 9.29. Tuition and fee waiver report. (a) The Board of Higher Education
shall
annually
compile information concerning tuition and fee waivers and tuition and fee
waiver
programs that has been
provided by
the Boards of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
University, Chicago
State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University,
Illinois State
University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, and
Western
Illinois University and shall report its findings and recommendations
concerning tuition and fee
waivers and tuition and fee waiver programs to the General Assembly by filing electronic or paper
copies of
its
report by December
31 of
each year as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization
Act. (b) No later than November 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, each public university must submit a report to the Board of Higher Education on the amount of tuition that undergraduate, degree-seeking students attending the university paid in the previous academic year that includes all of the following information: (1) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid |
| more than 75% of full tuition costs.
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(2) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid
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| more than 50% but no more than 75% of full tuition costs.
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(3) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid
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| more than 25% but no more than 50% of full tuition costs.
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(4) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid
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| no more than 25% of full tuition costs.
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(5) The percentage of undergraduate students who had
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The tuition costs calculated under this subsection must reflect the amount of tuition paid by a student after all scholarships, grants, and other financial assistance have been applied to his or her tuition charge and must reflect only the amounts paid by undergraduate, degree-seeking students.
The Board of Higher Education must annually compile and submit to the General Assembly, as part of the report required under subsection (a), the information received under this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 103-288, eff. 7-28-23.)
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(110 ILCS 205/9.43) Sec. 9.43. Hunger-free campus grant program. (a) The Board shall establish a hunger-free campus grant program for the purposes set forth under subsection (b). (b) The purpose of the hunger-free campus grant program shall be to provide grants to public institutions of higher education that have one or more campuses designated by the Board as hunger-free campuses under subsection (c). The purpose of the grant funding shall be to: (1) address student hunger; (2) leverage more sustainable solutions to address |
| basic food needs on campus;
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(3) raise awareness of services currently offered on
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(4) continue to build strategic partnerships at the
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| federal, State, and local levels to address food insecurity among students.
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(c) In order to be designated as a hunger-free campus by the Board, a public institution of higher education shall:
(1) establish a hunger task force that meets a
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| minimum of 3 times per academic year to set at least 2 goals with action plans and that includes representatives from the student body;
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(2) designate a staff member responsible for
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| assisting students with enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
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(3) provide options for students to utilize SNAP
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| benefits at campus stores or provide students with information on establishments in the surrounding area of campus where they can utilize SNAP benefits;
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(4) participate in an awareness day campaign
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| activity and plan a campus awareness event during the national Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week;
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(5) provide at least one physical food pantry on
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| campus or enable students to receive food through a separate, stigma-free arrangement with a local food pantry or food bank near campus;
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(6) develop a student meal credit donation program
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(7) annually conduct a student survey on hunger,
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| developed by the Board, and submit the results of the survey to the Board at a time prescribed by the Board for inclusion in a comparative profile of each campus designated as a hunger-free campus. Survey data on student hunger shall be disaggregated by race, gender identity, sexual orientation, parenting status, and financial aid status of students. In the development of the survey, the Board may utilize any existing surveys designed to collect information on food insecurity among students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
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(d) The Board shall allocate grant funding to each public institution of higher education that has one or more campuses designated by the Board as a hunger-free campus under subsection (c). The Board shall determine the amount of each grant that shall be used by the public institution of higher education to further address food insecurity among students enrolled in the public institution of higher education. The Board shall prioritize grants to public institutions of higher education with campuses that serve primarily minority and low-income students and have a high percentage of Pell Grant recipients.
(e) The Board shall submit a report to the Governor and to the General Assembly no later than 2 years after the establishment of the hunger-free campus grant program. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the number and amount of the grant awards, the impact the hunger-free campus grant program has on establishing additional hunger-free campuses at public institutions of higher education and reducing the number of students experiencing food insecurity, disaggregated data on those students served reflecting the students' race, gender identity, sexual orientation, parenting status, and financial aid status, and recommendations on the expansion of the hunger-free campus grant program.
(f) The Hunger-Free Campus Grant Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the Board for the hunger-free campus grant program.
(g) The Board may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.
(Source: P.A. 103-435, eff. 8-4-23.)
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(110 ILCS 205/13) Sec. 13. Leadership training for university board members. (a) The Board shall require every voting member of the governing board of a public university appointed for a term beginning after January 1, 2016 to complete a minimum of 4 hours of professional development leadership training covering topics that shall include, but are not limited to, public university and labor law, contract law, ethics, sexual violence on campus, financial oversight and accountability, audits, and fiduciary responsibilities of a member of a governing board within 2 years after beginning service and within every 2 years of service thereafter. (b) A public university shall maintain on its Internet website the names of all voting members of the governing board who have successfully completed the training. (b-5) Beginning July 1, 2022, the Board shall create and maintain on its Internet website an online trustee resource center that shall, at a minimum, do all of the following: (1) provide updates on all statutes relevant to the |
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(2) include all of the documents and resources
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(3) provide an online portal for trustees to submit
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(c) Beginning after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, by July 31 of each year, the chairperson of each governing board shall certify to the Board the number of hours of training that each member received during the preceding fiscal year.
(d) If the certification indicates that a board member has not completed the training required under this Section, the Board shall send a notice to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives of that fact, and the governing board shall suspend the board member from continued service, at which point, the board member has 45 days to complete all training deemed incomplete as provided by the certification. Failure of the board member to complete the necessary training within this probationary period constitutes a resignation from and creates a vacancy in the governing board, to be filled as provided by law.
(e) The training under this Section may be provided by the Board or by other qualified providers approved by the Board.
(Source: P.A. 102-378, eff. 8-13-21.)
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