Chapter 110 — HIGHER EDUCATION

(110 ILCS 47/5) Sec. 5. Definition. "Post-secondary educational institution" means an Illinois public or private college or university offering degrees and instruction above the high school level. This term does not include any public or private college or university that does no…

(110 ILCS 47/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2005. (Source: P.A. 93-887, eff. 1-1-05.)

(110 ILCS 48/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Act. (Source: P.A. 93-802, eff. 1-1-05; 94-979, eff. 6-30-06.)

(110 ILCS 48/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act: "Accredited teacher preparation program" means a regionally accredited, Illinois approved teacher education program authorized to prepare individuals to fulfill all of the requirements to receive an Illinois initial teaching cer…

(110 ILCS 48/13) Sec. 13. Transfer of powers and duties to the Board of Higher Education. On July 1, 2010, all powers and duties of the State Board of Education under this Act were transferred to the Board of Higher Education. (Source: P.A. 98-1036, eff. 1-1-15.)

(110 ILCS 48/15) Sec. 15. Creation of Initiative. The Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative is created. Grow Your Own Illinois shall administer the Initiative as a grant competition to fund consortia that will carry out Grow Your Own Teacher preparation programs. (Source: P.…

(110 ILCS 48/20) Sec. 20. Selection of grantees. The Board of Higher Education shall, subject to appropriation, allocate funds to Grow Your Own Illinois for the purpose of administering the program and awarding grants as needed to qualified consortia that reflect the distribution…

(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 48/30) Sec. 30. Implementation of Initiative. Grow Your Own Illinois may, if it chooses, award and administer a small number of planning grants during any fiscal year to potential consortia. (Source: P.A. 101-122, eff. 7-26-19.)

(110 ILCS 48/35) Sec. 35. Independent program evaluation. The Board of Higher Education shall contract for an independent evaluation of program implementation by each of its participating consortia and of the impact of each program, including the extent of candidate persistence i…

(110 ILCS 48/40) Sec. 40. Funding. Funding of the Initiative is subject to appropriation. (Source: P.A. 93-802, eff. 1-1-05.)

(110 ILCS 48/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The Grow Your Own Teacher preparation programs established under this Act shall comprise a major new statewide initiative, known as the Grow Your Own Teacher Education Initiative, to prepare highly skilled, committed teachers who will teach in har…

(110 ILCS 48/90) Sec. 90. Rules. The Board of Higher Education may adopt any rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-1036, eff. 1-1-15.)

(110 ILCS 48/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2005. (Source: P.A. 93-802, eff. 1-1-05.)

(110 ILCS 49/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. (Source: P.A. 96-133, eff. 8-7-09.)

(110 ILCS 49/10) Sec. 10. Findings. (a) Pursuant to Public Act 95-736, the General Assembly created the Task Force on Service Member and Veterans Education to examine the manner in which public colleges and universities in the State of Illinois provided education to servicemen an…

(110 ILCS 49/15) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-234) Sec. 15. Survey; coordinator; best practices report; best efforts. (a) All public colleges and universities shall, within 60 days after the effective date of this Act, conduct a survey of the services and programs that are prov…

(110 ILCS 49/20) Sec. 20. Expenditure reporting. Each October 15, each public college and university shall report to the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board, on the expenditures for the prior fiscal year for the programs and servi…

(110 ILCS 49/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: "Task Force" means the Task Force on Service Member and Veterans Education. "Public colleges and universities" means public community colleges subject to the Public Community College Act, the University of Illinois, S…

(110 ILCS 49/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 96-133, eff. 8-7-09.)

(110 ILCS 50/0.01) (from Ch. 144, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Institution of Learning Powers Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(110 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 1) Sec. 1. Any corporation which has been, or may be incorporated under any general law of this state, for the purpose of establishing or conducting a university, college, academy, or other institution of learning, in addition to the powers gra…

(110 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 4) Sec. 3. The trustees, directors or managers shall have control and management of the affairs and property of the corporation, and may appoint and fix the salaries of the president or principal, professors, tutors, teachers and such other off…

(110 ILCS 50/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 5) Sec. 4. Any corporation which has been incorporated under any special law of this state for the purpose of establishing or conducting a university, college, academy or other institution of learning may, by the unanimous consent of the board …

(110 ILCS 50/5a) (from Ch. 144, par. 5a) Sec. 5a. Limited liability of directors and trustees of certain institutions of learning. (a) No director or trustee, serving without compensation other than reimbursement for actual expenses, of a corporation organized under a special law…

(110 ILCS 50/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 5b) Sec. 6. The governing authorities of any university, college, academy, or other institution of learning existing under special law or any law relating to corporations shall prior to the discontinuance of any such school or institution of le…

(110 ILCS 55/0.01) (from Ch. 144, par. 54.10) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Medical School Curriculum Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(110 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 54.11) Sec. 1. Each and every medical school established, maintained and operated by the State of Illinois shall include in the curriculum a department of general practice of medicine under the direction and supervision of a qualified general p…

(110 ILCS 55/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 54.12) Sec. 2. In addition to the requirements imposed by Section 1 of this Act, each and every medical school established, maintained and operated by the State of Illinois may include in the curriculum the study of nutrition. Such study may be…

(110 ILCS 57/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Medical School Matriculant Criminal History Records Check Act. (Source: P.A. 94-709, eff. 12-5-05.)

(110 ILCS 57/10) Sec. 10. Criminal history records check for matriculants. (a) A public medical school located in Illinois must conduct an inquiry into the Illinois State Police's Statewide Sex Offender Database for each matriculant and must require that each matriculant submit t…

(110 ILCS 57/15) Sec. 15. Fees. The Illinois State Police shall charge each requesting medical school a fee for conducting the criminal history records check under Section 10 of this Act, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the cost of …

(110 ILCS 57/20) Sec. 20. Admissions decision. The information collected under this Act as a result of the criminal history records check must be considered by the requesting medical school in determining whether or not to officially admit a matriculant. Upon a medical school's e…

(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 57/30) Sec. 30. Applicability. This Act applies only to matriculants who are conditionally admitted to a medical school located in Illinois on or after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 94-709, eff. 12-5-05.)

(110 ILCS 57/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Matriculant" means an individual who is conditionally admitted as a student to a medical school located in Illinois, pending the medical school's consideration of his or her criminal history records check under this Act. "Sex off…

(110 ILCS 57/90) Sec. 90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-709, eff. 12-5-05; text omitted.)

(110 ILCS 57/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 94-709, eff. 12-5-05.)

(110 ILCS 58/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act. (Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20.)

(110 ILCS 58/10) Sec. 10. Findings. The General Assembly finds all of the following: (1) Mental health is a pressing and growing issue on college campuses across this State and the country. A recent national survey found that one in 4 college students are treated for or diagnosed…

(110 ILCS 58/15) Sec. 15. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to accomplish all of the following: (1) Further identify students with mental health needs and connect them to services. (2) Increase access to support services on college campuses. (3) Increase access to clinical ment…

(110 ILCS 58/20) Sec. 20. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Advisor" means a staff member who provides academic, professional, and personal support to students. "Campus security" means a law enforcement officer who has completed his or her probationary period and is employed as …

(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 58/30) Sec. 30. Training. (a) The board of trustees of each public college or university must designate an expert panel to develop and implement policies and procedures that (i) advise students, faculty, and staff on the proper procedures for identifying and addressing …

(110 ILCS 58/35) Sec. 35. Peer support. (a) Because peer support programs may be beneficial in improving the emotional well-being of the student population, each public college or university must develop and implement a peer support program utilizing student peers to support indi…

(110 ILCS 58/40) Sec. 40. Local partnerships. (a) Each public college or university must form strategic partnerships with local mental health service providers to improve overall campus mental wellness and augment on-campus capacity. The strategic partnerships must include linkag…

(110 ILCS 58/45) Sec. 45. Technical Assistance Center. The Board of Higher Education must develop a Technical Assistance Center that is responsible for all of the following: (1) Developing standardized policies for medical leave related to mental health conditions for students of…

(110 ILCS 58/5) Sec. 5. Intent. This Act is intended to address gaps in mental health services on college campuses across Illinois, including both 2-year and 4-year institutions, through training, peer support, and community-campus partnerships. (Source: P.A. 101-251, eff. 7-1-20…

(110 ILCS 58/50) Sec. 50. Evaluation. Each public college or university must evaluate the following programs under this Act in the following manner: (1) Awareness and training programs under Sections 25 and 30 must be monitored for effectiveness and quality by the public college …

(110 ILCS 58/55) Sec. 55. Funding. This Act is subject to appropriation. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, in conjunction with the Illinois Community College Board and the Board of Higher Education, must make recommendations to the General Assembly on t…