Chapter 110, HIGHER EDUCATION

(110 ILCS 949/15) Sec. 15. Establishment of program. The Department shall establish an educational loan repayment assistance program for physicians who practice in Illinois. The Department shall administer the program and make all necessary and proper rules not inconsistent with …

(110 ILCS 31/15) Sec. 15. Annual policy submission. Each institution of higher education shall submit its policy for awarding academic credit for firefighter training to the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board, if applicable, by March 31, 2027 and b…

(110 ILCS 117/15) Sec. 15. Direct admission program. (a) The Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, and the State Board of Education, shall establish and administer a direct admission prog…

(110 ILCS 28/15) Sec. 15. Creation of Consortium; purpose; administrative support. (a) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall create and establish the Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity. (b) The purpose of the Consortium is to serve…

(110 ILCS 27/15) Sec. 15. Student academic standing. Postsecondary institutions may adopt policies to protect the academic standing of students who are not successful in dual credit courses, including, but not limited to, options for (i) late withdrawal from a course, or (ii) tak…

(110 ILCS 195/15) Sec. 15. Establishment of reasonable accommodation. A public institution of higher education shall engage in an interactive process to establish a reasonable accommodation, including requesting additional documentation, if needed, for an individual pursuant to S…

(110 ILCS 49/15) Sec. 15. Survey; coordinator; best practices report; best efforts. (a) (Blank). (b) Each public college and university shall, at its discretion, (i) appoint, within 6 months after August 7, 2009 (the effective date of this Act), an existing employee or (ii) hire …

(110 ILCS 193/15) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 15. Construction of Act. (a) This Act shall be construed in accordance with, and not in conflict with, applicable federal and State law, including, but not limited to, Title VI …

(110 ILCS 61/15) Sec. 15. Task forces. (a) By January 1, 2014, each public university shall establish an Open Access to Research Task Force. Each task force shall be appointed by the chairperson of the board of trustees for the public university, with the advice and consent of th…

(110 ILCS 170/15) Sec. 15. Program funding. Appropriations made available to a public university under this Act shall be utilized only for the following Bridge Program purposes: (1) testing, counseling, and guidance services in the course of screening potential Program applicants…

(110 ILCS 167/15) Sec. 15. National Guard and reservist classwork policy. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to allow a student who is a member of the National Guard of any state, the District of Columbia, a commonwealth, or a …

(110 ILCS 160/15) Sec. 15. Policies and procedures. (a) Each public university shall submit its policies and procedures for students to earn credit for prior learning to the Board of Higher Education. At a minimum, these procedures shall include a listing of the types of document…

(110 ILCS 155/15) Sec. 15. Student notification of rights and options. (a) On or before August 1, 2016, upon being notified of an alleged violation of the comprehensive policy by or on behalf of a student, each higher education institution shall, at a minimum, provide the survivo…

(110 ILCS 17/15) Sec. 15. Administration. (a) The Commission shall administer the Program. (b) The Commission shall utilize the Program to target low-income and potential first-generation college students with programs to promote college awareness and planning. (c) The Commission…

(110 ILCS 150/15) Sec. 15. Admission to a State university. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a State university shall admit and grant junior status in a program, subject to available program capacity, to any Illinois community college student who: (1) m…

(110 ILCS 151/15) Sec. 15. Board approval of institution. (a) The Board may approve an institution as an institution from which credits may be transferred under Section 10 of this Act if all of the conditions set forth in subsection (b) of Section 20 of this Act have been met. Be…

(110 ILCS 46/15) Sec. 15. Program curriculum. The curriculum for the forensic psychiatry fellowship training program created under Section 5 of this Act shall be developed in accordance with criteria established by the Residency Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for G…

(110 ILCS 520/150) Sec. 150. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. (a) In this Section: "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means: (1) 2 weeks a…

(110 ILCS 305/150) Sec. 150. Undocumented Student Liaison; Undocumented Student Resource Center. (a) Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, the Board of Trustees shall designate an employee as an Undocumented Student Resource Liaison to be available on campus to provide assi…

(110 ILCS 947/150) Sec. 150. Security for Bonds. In connection with the issuance of any bonds under this Act, and in order to secure the payment of any such bonds and the interest thereon, the Commission shall have the power: (a) To collect all eligible loan receipts, to pay the …

(110 ILCS 947/152) Sec. 152. Bonds guaranteed by the State of Illinois. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act may be designated by the Commission as guaranteed by the State of Illinois, and any bonds so designa…

(110 ILCS 947/155) Sec. 155. Enforcement of contract. The provisions of this Act and of any resolution or proceeding authorizing the issuance of bonds shall constitute a contract with the holders of the bonds, and the provisions thereof shall be enforceable either by mandamus or …

(110 ILCS 520/155) Sec. 155. Winter weather emergency closure; educational support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city, county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency, the Board shall pay to its employees who provide educational support services to the c…

(110 ILCS 305/155) Sec. 155. Personal support worker's attendance in class permitted. If a student of the University has a personal support worker through the Home-Based Support Services Program for Adults with Mental Disabilities under the Developmental Disability and Mental Dis…

(110 ILCS 520/16) Sec. 16. Provision of student and social security information prohibited. (a) The University, including its agents, employees, student or alumni organizations, or any affiliates, may not provide a student's name, address, telephone number, social security number…

(110 ILCS 205/16) Sec. 16. Record retention requirements when an institution of higher education closes; student records; institutional transfer agreements. (a) In this Section: "Academic records" means the academic records of each former student of an institution of higher educa…

(110 ILCS 167/16) Sec. 16. Admission based on legacy status or donor relation prohibited. (a) In this Section: "Alumnus" means a graduate of a public institution of higher education. "Familial relationship" means an individual's father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, unc…

(110 ILCS 27/16) Sec. 16. High school and community college partnership agreements; dual credit. (a) A community college district shall, upon the written request of a school district within the jurisdiction of the community college district, enter into a partnership agreement wit…

(110 ILCS 27/16.10) Sec. 16.10. Partnership agreement negotiations with liaison. Prior to offering dual credit coursework with any postsecondary institution other than a community college, a school district shall first negotiate with the designated liaison of the school district'…

(110 ILCS 27/16.5) Sec. 16.5. High school and community college partnership agreements; student enrollment eligibility. (a) A partnership agreement under Section 16 that is entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd Ge…

(110 ILCS 947/160) Sec. 160. Moneys of the Commission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act or of any other law, all proceeds from the sale of the bonds of the Commission issued pursuant to this Act or pledged or assigned to or in trust for the benefit of the holder or hold…

(110 ILCS 520/160) Sec. 160. Enrollment reporting. (a) The Board shall report to the Board of Higher Education by the 15th business day after the start of the academic year all of the following student enrollment data: (1) The number of students enrolled at the start of the previ…

(110 ILCS 305/160) Sec. 160. Benefits navigator. (a) In this Section: "Benefits navigator" means an individual who is designated by the University for the purpose of helping students at the University determine eligibility for benefit programs and identify campuswide and communit…

(110 ILCS 305/165) Sec. 165. Climate Jobs Institute. (a) Subject to appropriation and Section 7 of the Board of Higher Education Act, the Board of Trustees shall establish and operate a Climate Jobs Institute for the purpose of producing high-quality, reliable, and accurate resea…

(110 ILCS 947/165) Sec. 165. Validity of bonds. The bonds bearing the signature of officers of the Commission in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations, notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor any of the pers…

(110 ILCS 27/17) Sec. 17. Out-of-state dual credit contracts. On or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, a school district may not enter into a new contract with an out-of-state postsecondary institution to provide a dual credit course wi…

(110 ILCS 167/17) Sec. 17. Transcript evaluation fee waivers. (a) In this Section, "refugee" means a person who has entered the United States on a refugee status from Iraq or Afghanistan. (b) Beginning January 1, 2025, each public institution of higher education shall pay on beha…

(110 ILCS 305/170) Sec. 170. COVID-19 sick leave. For purposes of this Section, "employee" means a person employed by the University on or after April 5, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-697). Any sick leave used by an employee of the University during the 2021-2022 aca…

(110 ILCS 947/170) Sec. 170. Bonds as legal investments. The State and all counties, cities, villages, incorporated towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, and public officers of any thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings b…

(110 ILCS 305/175) Sec. 175. COVID-19 paid administrative leave. (a) In this Section: "Employee" means a person employed by the University on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. "Fully vaccinated against COVID-19" means: (1) 2 weeks a…

(110 ILCS 947/175) Sec. 175. Supplemental nature of Act; construction and purpose. The powers conferred by this Act shall be in addition to and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, general or special, and may be exercised notwithstanding the provisions of any ot…

(110 ILCS 945/18) (from Ch. 144, par. 1618) Sec. 18. Bonds as legal investments. All banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, insurance companies and associations, and all…

(110 ILCS 305/18) (from Ch. 144, par. 39) Sec. 18. The bond required to be given by said treasurer shall be conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties as treasurer of the "Illinois Industrial University," and for any breach thereof suit may be instituted in the name of …

(110 ILCS 27/18) Sec. 18. Recognition of dual credit coursework completion. Any General Education Core Curriculum dual credit coursework completed by a high school student under this Act must be recognized as credit-bearing college-level coursework meeting General Education Core …

(110 ILCS 167/18) Sec. 18. Immigration status and immigration enforcement. (a) As used in this Section: "Citizenship or immigration status" means all matters regarding citizenship of the United States or any other country or the authority or lack thereof to reside in or otherwise…

(110 ILCS 305/180) Sec. 180. Innovation center. The Board of Trustees, directly or in cooperation with the University of Illinois at Springfield Innovation Center partners, which shall consist of other institutions of higher education, not-for-profit organizations, businesses, an…

(110 ILCS 305/185) Sec. 185. Winter weather emergency closure; educational support services pay. If a campus is closed due to a city, county, or State declaration of a winter weather emergency, the Board of Trustees shall pay to its employees who provide educational support servi…

(110 ILCS 27/19) Sec. 19. Model Partnership Agreement and Dual Credit Committee. A Model Partnership Agreement shall be developed through a Dual Credit Committee involving collaboration between the Illinois Community College Board and the State Board of Education by June 30, 2019…

(110 ILCS 167/19) Sec. 19. Medication contraception availability on campus. (a) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each public institution of higher education with student health services shall provide enrolled students with access to one or more health care professionals …

(110 ILCS 27/19.5) Sec. 19.5. Dual Credit Committee. (a) Because postsecondary institutions and school districts are equally committed to the success of all students involved in dual credit and to ensure the equity and quality of the student experience that leads to college compl…