Chapter 110 — HIGHER EDUCATION

(110 ILCS 676/21-12) Sec. 21-12. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Law, any power granted under this Law to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A.…

(110 ILCS 676/21-15) Sec. 21-15. Issuance of Bonds. (a) The Board shall have power, and is hereby authorized from time to time, to issue negotiable bonds (i) to acquire any one project, or more than one, or any combination thereof, for such University, or (ii) to refund bonds her…

(110 ILCS 676/21-20) Sec. 21-20. Security of Bonds. In connection with the issuance of any bonds under this Article, and in order to secure the payment of any such bonds and the interest thereon, the Board shall have power for such University: (1) To fix, maintain and collect (i)…

(110 ILCS 676/21-25) Sec. 21-25. Enforcement of Contract. The provisions of this Article and of any resolution or other proceeding authorizing the issuance of bonds shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds and the provisions thereof shall be enforceable by civil…

(110 ILCS 676/21-30) Sec. 21-30. Moneys of the Board. No moneys derived from the sale of bonds issued under the provisions of this Article, or pledged or assigned to or in trust for the benefit of the holder or holders thereof, shall be required to be paid into the State treasury…

(110 ILCS 676/21-35) Sec. 21-35. Validity of Bonds. The bonds bearing the signatures of officers of the Board 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 or all pers…

(110 ILCS 676/21-40) Sec. 21-40. Prohibitions Against Obligating the State of Illinois. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to authorize the Board or the University to contract a debt on behalf of, or in any way to obligate, the State of Illinois, or to pledge, assign or e…

(110 ILCS 676/21-45) Sec. 21-45. Obligations of Board. All bonds issued pursuant to this Article shall be obligations of the Board payable only in accordance with the terms thereof and shall not be obligations general, special or otherwise, of the State of Illinois. Such bonds sh…

(110 ILCS 676/21-5) Sec. 21-5. Definitions. In this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the University or its successor. "University" means and includes Illinois State University, located at Normal, Illinois, and its branches. "F…

(110 ILCS 676/21-50) Sec. 21-50. 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, savin…

(110 ILCS 676/21-55) Sec. 21-55. Excision of Unconstitutional and Ineffective Parts of Article. It is hereby declared that the Sections, clauses, sentences and parts of this Article are severable and are not matters of mutual essential inducement, and any of them may be excised b…

(110 ILCS 676/21-60) Sec. 21-60. Supplemental Nature of Article; Construction and Purposes. The powers conferred by this Article shall be in addition to and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, general or special, and bonds may be issued under this Article notwi…

(110 ILCS 676/99-1) Sec. 99-1. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 1995, except that Articles 5, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16, 20, 21, 25, 26, 30, 31, 35, and 36, Sections 50-5 through 50-60 of Article 50, Section 50-65 except Sec. 6a-4 of Article 50, Section 50-70 through 50-190 …

(110 ILCS 680/25-1) Sec. 25-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Northeastern Illinois University Law. (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)

(110 ILCS 680/25-10) Sec. 25-10. There is hereby created a body politic and corporate which shall be styled the Board of Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University (hereinafter called the Board), and which shall operate, manage, control, and maintain Northeastern Illinois Unive…

(110 ILCS 680/25-100) Sec. 25-100. Flexible hours positions. The Board is authorized to use flexible hours positions. A flexible hours position is one that does not require an ordinary work schedule and includes but is not limited to: (i) a part-time job of 20 hours or more per w…

(110 ILCS 680/25-105) Sec. 25-105. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of Northeastern Illinois University shall terminate on the 30th day of June, and all reports of Northeastern Illinois University, except catalogs and circulars, shall be addressed to the Governor. Annual reports shal…

(110 ILCS 680/25-110) Sec. 25-110. Limitation. The powers of the Board as designated in this Article are subject to the Board of Higher Education Act. (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)

(110 ILCS 680/25-115) Sec. 25-115. Meningitis vaccine; information. At the beginning of each academic year, the University shall inform each of its incoming freshmen and transfer students about meningitis and its transmission. Any University facility that delivers health services…

(110 ILCS 680/25-120) Sec. 25-120. Limitation on tuition increase. This Section applies only to those students who first enroll after the 2003-2004 academic year. For 4 continuous academic years following initial enrollment (or for undergraduate programs that require more than 4 …

(110 ILCS 680/25-125) Sec. 25-125. 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 securit…

(110 ILCS 680/25-130) Sec. 25-130. Students called to active military service. The University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is called to active military service to complete any unfinished courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course credit has alr…

(110 ILCS 680/25-135) Sec. 25-135. Sexual assault awareness education. The University shall provide some form of sexual assault awareness education to all incoming students, whether through a seminar, online training, or some other way of informing students. (Source: P.A. 95-764,…

(110 ILCS 680/25-140) Sec. 25-140. Buildings available for emergency purposes. The Board shall make mutually agreed buildings of the university available for emergency purposes, upon the request of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the State-accredited emergency managemen…

(110 ILCS 680/25-145) Sec. 25-145. Veterans' Day; moment of silence. If the University holds any type of event at the University on November 11, Veterans' Day, the Board shall require a moment of silence at that event to recognize Veterans' Day. (Source: P.A. 96-84, eff. 7-27-09;…

(110 ILCS 680/25-15) Sec. 25-15. Membership; terms; vacancies. The Board shall consist of 9 voting members who are residents of this State and are appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and one voting member who is a student at Northeastern I…

(110 ILCS 680/25-150) Sec. 25-150. Faculty and staff contact with public officials. All faculty and staff members of the University are free to communicate their views on any matter of private or public concern to any member of the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of go…

(110 ILCS 680/25-155) Sec. 25-155. Faculty and staff political displays. The University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from (i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on University property, provided that such display by any member of the faculty i…

(110 ILCS 680/25-160) Sec. 25-160. Disability history and awareness. The University may conduct and promote activities that provide education on, awareness of, and an understanding of disability history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights movement. (Source: P.A. …

(110 ILCS 680/25-165) Sec. 25-165. Administrator and faculty salary and benefits; report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the Board of Higher Education, on or before August 1 of each year, the base salary and benefits of the president of the university and all administrator…

(110 ILCS 680/25-170) Sec. 25-170. American Sign Language courses. The University may award academic credit for the successful completion of any American Sign Language course offered or approved by the University, which may be applied toward the satisfaction of the foreign langua…

(110 ILCS 680/25-175) Sec. 25-175. Search firm prohibition. Charges for the services of an external hiring search firm may not be paid from any source of funds, except (i) in the hiring of the President of the University or (ii) in the case of when the President of the University…

(110 ILCS 680/25-180) Sec. 25-180. Priority enrollment; service member or veteran. (a) For the purposes of this Section: "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any reserve component, or the National Gua…

(110 ILCS 680/25-185) Sec. 25-185. Employment contract limitations. This Section applies to the employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-694). …

(110 ILCS 680/25-190) Sec. 25-190. Executive accountability. The Board must complete an annual performance review of the president and any chancellors of the University. Such annual performance review must be considered when the Board contemplates a bonus, incentive-based compens…

(110 ILCS 680/25-195) Sec. 25-195. Black History course. Subject to Section 7 of the Board of Higher Education Act, the University shall offer a course studying the events of Black History, including the history of the African slave trade, slavery in America, and the vestiges of …

(110 ILCS 680/25-20) Sec. 25-20. Reimbursement; employment limitations. Members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reasonable amounts for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. Such expenses incurred by the student me…

(110 ILCS 680/25-200) Sec. 25-200. Mental health resources. For the 2020-2021 academic year and for each academic year thereafter, the University must make available to its students information on all mental health and suicide prevention resources available at the University. (So…

(110 ILCS 680/25-205) Sec. 25-205. Competency-based learning program; notice. If the University offers a competency-based learning program, it must notify a student if he or she becomes eligible for the program. (Source: P.A. 101-271, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)

(110 ILCS 680/25-210) Sec. 25-210. Modification of athletic or team uniform permitted. (a) The Board must allow a student athlete to modify his or her athletic or team uniform due to the observance of modesty in clothing or attire in accordance with the requirements of his or her…

(110 ILCS 680/25-212) Sec. 25-212. Academic major report. The Board shall provide to each enrolled student, at the time the student declares or changes his or her academic major or program of study, a report that contains relevant, independent, and accurate data related to the st…

(110 ILCS 680/25-220) Sec. 25-220. Availability of menstrual hygiene products. (a) In this Section, "menstrual hygiene products" means tampons and sanitary napkins for use in connection with the menstrual cycle. (b) The Board shall make menstrual hygiene products available, at no…

(110 ILCS 680/25-225) Sec. 25-225. Adjunct professor; status of class. (a) At least 30 days before the beginning of a term and again at 14 days before the beginning of the term, the Board must notify an adjunct professor about the status of enrollment of the class the adjunct pro…

(110 ILCS 680/25-230) Sec. 25-230. Family and medical leave coverage. A University employee who has been employed by the University for at least 12 months and who has worked at least 1,000 hours in the previous 12-month period shall be eligible for family and medical leave under …

(110 ILCS 680/25-235) Sec. 25-235. Undocumented Student Liaison; Undocumented Student Resource Center. (a) Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, the Board shall designate an employee as an Undocumented Student Resource Liaison to be available on campus to provide assistance…

(110 ILCS 680/25-240) Sec. 25-240. 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 Ment…

(110 ILCS 680/25-245) Sec. 25-245. 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 co…

(110 ILCS 680/25-25) Sec. 25-25. Officers; meetings. Members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall elect by secret ballot from their own number a chairperson, who shall serve for a period of 2 years from his or her election and who shall preside over meetings of the Board,…

(110 ILCS 680/25-260) Sec. 25-260. 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 2021-20…

(110 ILCS 680/25-265) Sec. 25-265. 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 w…