Chapter 110, HIGHER EDUCATION

(110 ILCS 945/24) (from Ch. 144, par. 1624) Sec. 24. Liberal construction of Act. This Act, being necessary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose. (Source: P.A. 82-658.)

(110 ILCS 150/24) Sec. 24. Transfer credit review process. Each community college and State university shall publish the institution's process and a timeline for reviewing and making decisions regarding transfer credit requests on the institution's website. The institution shall …

(110 ILCS 149/25) Sec. 25. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. The sharing and reporting of data under this Act must be in accordance with the requirements of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Nothing in this Act supersedes the federal …

(110 ILCS 991/25) Sec. 25. Operation of the Student Investment Account. The State Treasurer may: originate, guarantee, acquire, and service education loans or refinance loans; facilitate such arrangements between borrowers and eligible lenders; and perform such other acts as may …

(110 ILCS 13/25) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-488) Sec. 25. Campus policy and speech distinguished. Expression made by a collegiate student journalist, collegiate student editor, or other contributor in campus media is neither an expression of campus policy nor s…

(110 ILCS 145/25) Sec. 25. Illinois as the reciprocal state. If another state has been designated as the home state, a participating institution has received required approval, the participating institution has no physical presence in this State, and the participating institution…

(110 ILCS 148/25) Sec. 25. Competency-based, high school graduation requirements pilot program eligibility and application process. (a) The pilot program established under Section 20 of this Act shall be administered by the State Superintendent of Education in 2 phases: (i) an in…

(110 ILCS 150/25) Sec. 25. Reporting requirements on course transfer. (a) (Blank). (b) (Blank). (c) For the purposes of this subsection (c), "courses" refers only to those courses for which a student has received a passing grade as determined by a State university. By October 1, …

(110 ILCS 997/25) Sec. 25. Award; maximum amount. The Commission shall award a grant to eligible applicants and may grant preference to applicants based on need or income levels. The recipient of a grant awarded by the Commission under this Act must use the grant award for paymen…

(110 ILCS 66/25) Sec. 25. Student debt and credit report. If an institution of higher education chooses to send a current or former student's past due debt to a debt collection agency, the past due debt may not be reported to any credit reporting agencies, except as provided by f…

(110 ILCS 520/25) Sec. 25. 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, eff. 1-…

(110 ILCS 64/25) Sec. 25. Penalties and rules. The governing board of each State-supported institution of higher education shall implement this Act and shall promulgate all policies and regulations necessary for this purpose, including, but not limited to, disciplinary action, fi…

(110 ILCS 978/25) Sec. 25. Annual reports. The Department shall annually report to the General Assembly and the Governor the results and progress of the programs established by this Act on or before March 15th. The Department shall, no later than July 1, 1994, report to the Gener…

(110 ILCS 190/25) Sec. 25. Term of student-athlete contract. A contract or representation agreement relating to the use of the student-athlete's name, image, likeness, or voice that is entered into while the student-athlete is participating in an intercollegiate sport at a postse…

(110 ILCS 117/25) Sec. 25. Direct admission program and access and outreach campaign report. (a)In establishing the direct admission program, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board, shall specifically evaluate the impact on enrol…

(110 ILCS 983/25) Sec. 25. Cosigner disclosure; notice. Before extending a private education loan that requires a cosigner, a private educational lender shall disclose to the cosigner: (1) how the private education loan obligation will appear on the cosigner's credit report; (2) …

(110 ILCS 57/25) Sec. 25. Civil immunity. Except for willful or wanton misconduct, no medical school acting under the provisions of this Act shall be civilly liable to any matriculant for reporting any required information to the Illinois State Police or for any decision made pur…

(110 ILCS 947/25) Sec. 25. State scholar program. (a) An applicant is eligible to be designated a State Scholar when the Commission finds the candidate: (1) is a resident of this State, including a resident attending a Department of Defense school, and a citizen or permanent resi…

(110 ILCS 979/25) Sec. 25. Additional powers of the Commission. The Commission has the following specific powers relating to administration of the Illinois prepaid tuition program: (1) To direct funds to be invested, if not required for immediate disbursement. (2) To require a re…

(110 ILCS 305/25) Sec. 25. 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 years to…

(110 ILCS 48/25) Sec. 25. Expenditures under the Initiative. (a) Every program under the Initiative shall implement a program of forgivable loans to cover any portion of tuition, books, and fees of candidates under the program in excess of the candidates' grants-in-aid. All stude…

(110 ILCS 47/25) Sec. 25. Rules. The Illinois Finance Authority and the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules to administer the revolving loan program. (Source: P.A. 93-887, eff. 1-1-05.)

(110 ILCS 73/25) Sec. 25. Required statement on certificate of participation documents. Each issuance of a certificate of participation shall include within the appropriate documents related to its execution the following statement, which sets forth required limitations in relati…

(110 ILCS 62/25) Sec. 25. Installment payment contract; lease purchase agreement. A public university or 2 or more public universities in combination may enter into an installment payment contract or lease purchase agreement with a qualified provider or with a third party, as aut…

(110 ILCS 78/25) Sec. 25. Institutional autonomy and academic freedom. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede institutional autonomy or the academic freedom of persons involved in the selection of textbooks and supplemental materials. (Source: P.A. 96-359, eff. 7-1-1…

(110 ILCS 27/25) Sec. 25. Oversight, review, and reporting. (a) The Illinois Community College Board shall be responsible for oversight and review of dual credit programs offered jointly by public community colleges and high schools. The Illinois Community College Board shall imp…

(110 ILCS 923/25) Sec. 25. Eligibility. (a) To be eligible for assistance under the Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness Program, an applicant for an undergraduate forgivable loan must meet all of the following qualifications: (1) Be a full-time student at the upper-division un…

(110 ILCS 26/25) Sec. 25. Provision of student information prohibited. Institutions of higher education, including their agents, employees, student groups, alumni organizations, or any affiliates may not provide to a business organization or financial institution for purposes of …

(110 ILCS 152/25) Sec. 25. Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board duties. (a) The Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board shall co-manage the implementation, oversight, and evaluation of the Illinois Articulation Initiative, …

(110 ILCS 924/25) Sec. 25. State financial aid eligibility. Tuition assistance received by a student under the Community College Transfer Grant Program must not be reduced by the receipt of other financial aid from any source by the student. However, a student may not receive a g…

(110 ILCS 995/25) Sec. 25. Program agreement. (a) Prior to receiving a loan under the Program, each loan recipient must sign an agreement pledging that he or she shall: (1) complete the veterinary medicine degree program at the College; (2) complete all advanced training in publi…

(110 ILCS 155/25) Sec. 25. Complaint resolution procedures. (a) On or before August 1, 2016, each campus of a higher education institution shall adopt one procedure to resolve complaints of alleged student violations of the comprehensive policy. (b) For each campus, a higher educ…

(110 ILCS 170/25) Sec. 25. Reporting. A public university that has established a Bridge Program shall, on or before September 1, 2019 and on or before September 1 of each subsequent year, publish on its website and make available to the public a report for the previous fiscal yea…

(110 ILCS 932/25) Sec. 25. Department powers and duties. (a) The Department may exercise the following powers: (1) To make loan repayment and scholarship awards under the Repayment Program or Scholarship Program with the following priorities: (A) To increase the number of health …

(110 ILCS 952/25) Sec. 25. Requirements for scholarship recipients. (a) Within 12 months after graduation from a graduate program in mental health, any recipient who accepts a scholarship under this Act shall begin meeting the required mental health employment obligation. In orde…

(110 ILCS 58/25) Sec. 25. Awareness. To raise mental health awareness on college campuses, each public college or university must do all of the following: (1) Develop and implement an annual student orientation session aimed at raising awareness about mental health conditions. (2…

(110 ILCS 130/25) Sec. 25. Local ordinances. If a unit of local government has adopted an ordinance that requires automatic fire suppression systems in housing units under this Act that is more stringent than this Act, then the local ordinance shall control. (Source: P.A. 96-1303…

(110 ILCS 425/25) Sec. 25. Transfer of powers. All of the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Department of Natural Resources, or in any office, division, or bureau thereof, and pertaining in any way to the operation, management, control, and maintenance of the Scient…

(110 ILCS 949/25) Sec. 25. Eligibility. To be eligible for assistance under the program, an applicant must meet all of the following qualifications: (1) He or she must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. (2) He or she must be a resident of Illinois. (3) He or…

(110 ILCS 118/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 25. Graduates of nonaccredited private schools. (a) As used in this Section, "nonaccredited secondary education" means a course of study at the secondary school level in a nonaccredited private school setti…

(110 ILCS 916/25) Sec. 25. Ineligibility and termination of funds; procedures. (a) If a participant becomes ineligible during the term of a loan, he or she must repay the outstanding amount of any loan received from the Commission. (b) The Commission may in its discretion forgive…

(110 ILCS 28/25) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-697) Sec. 25. Advisory committee; membership. (a) The Board of Higher Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Early Childh…

(110 ILCS 948/25) Sec. 25. Eligibility. To be eligible for assistance under the program, an applicant must meet all of the following qualifications: (1) He or she must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. (2) He or she must be a resident of this State. (3) He …

(110 ILCS 17/25) Sec. 25. Program benefits. Subject to appropriation of State, federal, or private funds, the Commission shall deliver the following services and benefits to students enrolled in the Program: (1) College and career planning counseling provided by the College Illin…

(110 ILCS 996/25) Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall award a grant to each qualified applicant for a maximum of 4 years. The Commission must encourage the recipient of a grant awarded under this Act to use the grant a…

(110 ILCS 947/27) Sec. 27. Prepare for Illinois' Future Program. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall as soon as is practicable, develop and implement a Prepare for Illinois' Future Program to offer comprehensive test preparation and prof…

(110 ILCS 330/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 1373) Sec. 3. The University may provide for a managing officer for the University of Illinois Hospital and prescribe his duties and compensation. (Source: P.A. 76-939.)

(110 ILCS 615/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 1203) Sec. 3. Powers. The Board shall have power for each such University to: 1. Acquire any project or projects, or any combination thereof, and to own, operate and maintain the same. 2. Acquire by purchase, gift, or the exercise of eminent d…

(110 ILCS 520/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 653) Sec. 3. All the rights, powers, and duties, vested by law in the Teachers College Board, and in the Department of Regulation and Education relating to the operation, management, control and maintenance of Southern Illinois University are …

(110 ILCS 1010/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 233) Sec. 3. Award of degrees.) A degree or any object in evidence thereof may be awarded only by a degree granting institution. Anything in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, a degree granting institution may award honorary degrees; p…