Chapter 110 — HIGHER EDUCATION

(110 ILCS 997/15) Sec. 15. Establishment of the Program. The Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program is created and shall be administered by the Commission. Subject to appropriation, the Program shall provide loan repayment assistance to eligible professionals practici…

(110 ILCS 997/20) Sec. 20. Applications. Each year for which funds have been appropriated, the Commission shall receive and consider applications for loan repayment assistance under this Act. All applications must be submitted to the Commission in a form and manner prescribed by …

(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 997/30) Sec. 30. Eligibility; work requirement. (a) To be eligible to receive a grant under the Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program, the Commission must find that the eligible professional satisfies all of the following: (1) The applicant is a resident of…

(110 ILCS 997/35) Sec. 35. Administration; rules. The Commission shall administer the Program and shall adopt rules not inconsistent with this Act for the Program's effective implementation. (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)

(110 ILCS 997/5) Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of the Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program is to recruit and retain qualified human service professionals to work for community-based human services providers. Due to numerous factors, human services agencies have a hig…

(110 ILCS 997/99) Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2023. (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)

(110 ILCS 998/10-1) Sec. 10-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Workforce Development through Charitable Loan Repayment Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)

(110 ILCS 998/10-10) Sec. 10-10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed for consideration for at least 35 hours each week. "Program" means the Workforce Development …

(110 ILCS 998/10-15) Sec. 10-15. Establishment of the Program; advertisement. The Workforce Development through Charitable Loan Repayment Program is hereby created for the purpose of facilitating student loan repayment assistance for qualified workers. The Program shall be admini…

(110 ILCS 998/10-17) Sec. 10-17. Approval to participate in the Program. (a) A qualified community foundation shall apply to the Commission, in the form and manner prescribed by the Commission, for eligibility to participate in the Program under this Act. Each application shall i…

(110 ILCS 998/10-20) Sec. 10-20. Applications. Each qualified community foundation shall establish an application process for qualified workers to receive student loan repayment assistance from the qualified community foundation in accordance with this Act and rules adopted for t…

(110 ILCS 998/10-25) Sec. 10-25. Eligibility; work requirement. Each individual qualified community foundation shall certify the eligibility of qualified workers to receive student loan repayment assistance and establish work requirements in accordance with this Act, rules adopte…

(110 ILCS 998/10-30) Sec. 10-30. Administration; rules. Qualified community foundations shall administer the Program under this Act and shall issue to qualified workers any forms required by the Commission or the Department of Revenue. The Commission shall adopt rules for the Pro…

(110 ILCS 998/10-35) Sec. 10-35. Reporting. Each qualified community foundation shall submit an annual report to the Commission summarizing its loan repayment activity under the Program. Reports under this Section shall be submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the Commis…

(110 ILCS 998/10-5) Sec. 10-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to create a private sector incentive for qualified workers to work and live in eligible areas while also reducing the student debt burden of those workers. (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24.)

(110 ILCS 998/10-900) Sec. 10-900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24; text omitted.)

(110 ILCS 998/999-95) Sec. 999-95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerat…

(110 ILCS 998/999-97) Sec. 999-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 103-592, eff. 6-7-24.)

(110 ILCS 998/999-99) Sec. 999-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law, except that Article 65 takes effect July 1, 2024, Articles 25, 75, 80, 93, 125, 135, and 140 take effect January 1, 2025, and Article 150 takes effect July 1, 2026. (Source: P.A. 103-592, …

(110 ILCS 1005/0.01) (from Ch. 144, par. 120) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Private College Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(110 ILCS 1005/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 121) Sec. 1. For the purposes of this Act: "Post-secondary educational institution" means a privately-operated college, junior college or university offering degrees and instruction above the high school level either in residence or by corres…

(110 ILCS 1005/10) (from Ch. 144, par. 130) Sec. 10. The Board shall make a written report of its findings and recommendations. A copy of the report shall be served upon the accused person, either personally or by registered mail as provided in this Act for the service of the cit…

(110 ILCS 1005/11) (from Ch. 144, par. 131) Sec. 11. At any time after the revocation of any certificate, the Board may restore it to the accused person. (Source: P.A. 80-1309.)

(110 ILCS 1005/12) (from Ch. 144, par. 132) Sec. 12. Any person affected by a final administrative decision of the Board may have such decision reviewed judicially by the circuit court of the county wherein such person resides or, in the case of a corporation, wherein the registe…

(110 ILCS 1005/14) (from Ch. 144, par. 134) Sec. 14. The Board may make such rules as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. (Source: P.A. 80-1309.)

(110 ILCS 1005/14.10) Sec. 14.10. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-1046, eff. 3-27-99. Repealed by P.A. 103-288, eff. 7-28-23.)

(110 ILCS 1005/14.12) Sec. 14.12. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 7-28-23. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-24.)

(110 ILCS 1005/14.15) Sec. 14.15. Unfair, misleading, or deceptive practice finding; refund; grant. (a) In this Section, "unfair, misleading, or deceptive practice" means an act or practice in which a representation, omission, or practice misleads or is likely to mislead a consum…

(110 ILCS 1005/14.20) Sec. 14.20. Operating without a certificate; cease and desist order. The Board may issue a cease and desist order to any post-secondary educational institution operating without the required certificate of approval and may impose a civil penalty for such a v…

(110 ILCS 1005/14.5) Sec. 14.5. Fees. Fees to cover the cost of reviewing applications for a certificate of approval to establish or operate a post-secondary educational institution may be set by the Board by rule. Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of the 95th…

(110 ILCS 1005/15) (from Ch. 144, par. 135) Sec. 15. Violations. (a) Any person violating any provision of this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined not less than $25 nor more than $10,000. Each day's violation of any provision of this Act shall constitute a separate …

(110 ILCS 1005/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 122) Sec. 2. After July 17, 1945, no person or group of persons may establish and operate or be permitted to become incorporated for the purpose of operating a post-secondary educational institution without obtaining a certificate of approval…

(110 ILCS 1005/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 123) Sec. 3. (a) Applications submitted to the Board for a certificate of approval to operate a post-secondary educational institution shall contain a statement of the following: 1. the proposed name of the institution and its proposed locati…

(110 ILCS 1005/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 124) Sec. 4. Upon the filing of an application for a certificate of approval the Board shall make an examination to ascertain: 1. That each course of instruction to be offered or given is adequate, suitable, and proper; 2. That the fee to be …

(110 ILCS 1005/4.5) Sec. 4.5. Disclosure of heightened monitoring of finances. Any institution with a certificate of approval under this Act is required to make the following disclosures: (1) If the United States Department of Education places the institution on either the Height…

(110 ILCS 1005/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 125) Sec. 5. A certificate of approval of a post-secondary educational institution may be revoked for any of the following: 1. Violation of any of the conditions governing the issuance of the certificate; 2. Failure to comply with any of the …

(110 ILCS 1005/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 126) Sec. 6. The Board may upon its own motion and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person setting forth facts which if proved would constitute grounds for revocation as set forth in Section 5, investigate the actions of an…

(110 ILCS 1005/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 127) Sec. 7. The Board may subpoena and bring before it any person in this State and take testimony either orally or by deposition, or both, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law in judicial proceedings in…

(110 ILCS 1005/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 128) Sec. 8. Any circuit court, upon the application of the accused person or complainant or of the Board, may, by order duly entered, require the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers before the Board in any…

(110 ILCS 1005/9) (from Ch. 144, par. 129) Sec. 9. The Board, at its expense, shall provide a stenographer to take down the testimony and preserve a record of all proceedings, at the hearing of any case wherein a certificate is revoked. The notice of hearing, complaint and all ot…

(110 ILCS 1010/0.01) (from Ch. 144, par. 230) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Academic Degree Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(110 ILCS 1010/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 231) Sec. 1. Declaration of policy.) It is the policy of this State to prevent deception of the public resulting from the offering, conferring and use of fraudulent or substandard degrees. Since degrees are constantly used by employers in jud…

(110 ILCS 1010/10) (from Ch. 144, par. 240) Sec. 10. Judicial review. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final …

(110 ILCS 1010/10.10) Sec. 10.10. Academic Quality Assurance Fund. The Academic Quality Assurance Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. All fees collected for the administration and enforcement of this Act and the Private College Act must be deposited into this…

(110 ILCS 1010/10.5) Sec. 10.5. Fees. Fees to cover the cost of reviewing applications for authorization to operate and for authorization to grant degrees may be set by the Board by rule. Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, if any, …

(110 ILCS 1010/11) (from Ch. 144, par. 241) Sec. 11. Exemptions. This Act shall not apply to any school or educational institution regulated or approved under the Nurse Practice Act. This Act shall not apply to any of the following: (a) in-training programs by corporations or oth…

(110 ILCS 1010/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 232) Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Degree granting institution" means an educational facility maintained by any person, partnership, public or private corporation or public body and operating as a school, academy, institute, …

(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…

(110 ILCS 1010/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 234) Sec. 4. Period before award. (a) Unless a degree granting institution was authorized to operate in Illinois, or was in operation, on August 14, 1961, it shall not award any earned degree until one year after it has filed a written notice…