Chapter 110 — HIGHER EDUCATION

(110 ILCS 690/35-270) Sec. 35-270. 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…

(110 ILCS 690/35-275) Sec. 35-275. 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…

(110 ILCS 690/35-280) Sec. 35-280. 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…

(110 ILCS 690/35-30) Sec. 35-30. Ex-officio treasurer. The Board shall designate a member of the staff of Western Illinois University as treasurer to serve the Board, but not as a member, and shall furnish a bond in such amount and with such security as is satisfactory to the Boa…

(110 ILCS 690/35-35) Sec. 35-35. Transfer of powers, duties, assets; outstanding contracts, agreements and bonds. All the rights, powers and duties vested by law in the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities and relating to the operation, management, control and ma…

(110 ILCS 690/35-40) Sec. 35-40. Contracts, conveyances, expenditures. The Board shall have power to enter into contracts and to sue and be sued, provided that any suit against the Board based upon a claim sounding in tort must be filed in the Court of Claims; to acquire by purch…

(110 ILCS 690/35-42) Sec. 35-42. 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 690/35-45) Sec. 35-45. Powers and duties. The Board also shall have power and it shall be its duty: (1) To make rules, regulations and bylaws, not inconsistent with law, for the government and management of Western Illinois University and its branches; (2) To employ, an…

(110 ILCS 690/35-5) Sec. 35-5. Object. The object of Western Illinois University is to offer such courses of instruction, conduct such research and offer such public services as are prescribed by the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University or its successor, subject to th…

(110 ILCS 690/35-50) Sec. 35-50. Illinois coal. The Board shall comply with the provisions of the Illinois Mined Coal Act. (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)

(110 ILCS 690/35-55) Sec. 35-55. Smoke detection. The Board shall, by January 1, 1997, submit to the office of the State Fire Marshal the plans for its smoke detection system in all University dormitory corridors and the connection of that system to a monitor panel and to a centr…

(110 ILCS 690/35-60) Sec. 35-60. Police Department; liability insurance. (a) The Board shall provide each member of the Western Illinois University Police Department without cost to him or her public liability insurance covering him or her for any liability which arises out of hi…

(110 ILCS 690/35-65) Sec. 35-65. Recruiting access. (a) If the Board has provided access to any campus under its jurisdiction to persons or groups whose purpose is to make students aware of educational or occupational options, the Board shall provide, on an equal basis, access to…

(110 ILCS 690/35-70) Sec. 35-70. English language proficiency. The Board shall at all times maintain in effect a program to assess the oral English language proficiency of all persons providing classroom instruction to students at each campus under the jurisdiction, governance or…

(110 ILCS 690/35-75) Sec. 35-75. Engineering facilities. The Board is authorized to construct engineering facilities with funds appropriated for that purpose from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. (Source: P.A. 94-91, eff. 7-1-05.)

(110 ILCS 690/35-80) Sec. 35-80. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96. Repealed by P.A. 98-742, eff. 7-16-14.)

(110 ILCS 690/35-85) Sec. 35-85. Admissions. (a) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any of the departments or colleges of the Western Illinois University unless such student also has satisfactorily completed: (1) at least 15 units of high school coursework from th…

(110 ILCS 690/35-88) Sec. 35-88. In-state tuition charge. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for tuition purposes until July 1, 2026, the Board shall deem an individual an Illinois resident, until the individual establishes a residence outside of this…

(110 ILCS 690/35-90) Sec. 35-90. Partial tuition waivers. (a) As used in this Section, "Illinois college or university" means any of the following: the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State Uni…

(110 ILCS 690/35-91) Sec. 35-91. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-307, eff. 1-1-96. Repealed by P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)

(110 ILCS 690/35-93) Sec. 35-93. Tuition and fee waiver report. The Board shall report to the Board of Higher Education by September 15 of each year the tuition and fee waivers the University has granted in the previous fiscal year as well as the following information for each tu…

(110 ILCS 690/35-95) Sec. 35-95. Child care services. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "child care services" means day care home or center services as defined by the Child Care Act of 1969. (b) The Board may contract for the provision of child care services for its employees…

(110 ILCS 690/99-1) 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 691/36-1) Sec. 36-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Western Illinois University Revenue Bond Law. (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)

(110 ILCS 691/36-10) Sec. 36-10. Powers. The Board shall have power for 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 domain, and hold or di…

(110 ILCS 691/36-12) Sec. 36-12. 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 691/36-15) Sec. 36-15. 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 691/36-20) Sec. 36-20. 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 691/36-25) Sec. 36-25. 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 691/36-30) Sec. 36-30. 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 691/36-35) Sec. 36-35. 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 691/36-40) Sec. 36-40. 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 691/36-45) Sec. 36-45. 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 691/36-5) Sec. 36-5. 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 Western Illinois University, located at Macomb, Illinois, and its branches. …

(110 ILCS 691/36-50) Sec. 36-50. 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 691/36-55) Sec. 36-55. 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 691/36-60) Sec. 36-60. 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 691/99-1) 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 710/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 351) Sec. 1. Citation. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Board of Regents Revenue Bond Act of 1967." (Source: Laws 1967, p. 1252.)

(110 ILCS 710/10) (from Ch. 144, par. 360) Sec. 10. Obligations of board. All bonds issued pursuant to this Act 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…

(110 ILCS 710/11) (from Ch. 144, par. 361) Sec. 11. 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, tru…

(110 ILCS 710/12) (from Ch. 144, par. 362) Sec. 12. Excision of unconstitutional and ineffective parts of Act. It is hereby declared that the sections, clauses, sentences and parts of this Act are severable, are not matters of mutual essential inducement, and any of them may be e…

(110 ILCS 710/13) (from Ch. 144, par. 363) Sec. 13. 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 bonds may be issued under this Act…

(110 ILCS 710/14) Sec. 14. Assumption of obligations. (a) All contracts and agreements entered into before July 1, 1995 by the Board of Regents on behalf of the branch of the University of Illinois formerly known as Sangamon State University and now known as the University of Ill…

(110 ILCS 710/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 352) Sec. 2. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the Board of Regents or its successor. 2. "University" means and includes Illinois State University, located at Normal, Illinois, Northern Illinois …

(110 ILCS 710/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 353) 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 do…

(110 ILCS 710/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act 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. 94-…

(110 ILCS 710/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 354) Sec. 4. 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 each such University, or (i…

(110 ILCS 710/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 355) Sec. 5. Security of 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 Board shall have power for each such University: 1. To fix, maintai…

(110 ILCS 710/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 356) Sec. 6. Enforcement of Contract. The provisions of this Act 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 enforce…