Chapter 110 — HIGHER EDUCATION

(110 ILCS 205/9.04) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.04) Sec. 9.04. To submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a written report covering the activities engaged in and recommendations made. This report shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 3 of the State…

(110 ILCS 205/9.05) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.05) Sec. 9.05. To make rules and regulations for its meetings, procedures and the execution of the powers and duties delegated to it by this Act. (Source: P.A. 79-94.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.06) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.06) Sec. 9.06. To establish general policies with respect to the amount of charges for extension and adult education courses and for public services. (Source: P.A. 79-94.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.07) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.07) Sec. 9.07. Admission standards. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), to establish minimum admission standards for public community colleges, colleges and state universities. However, notwithstanding any other provision o…

(110 ILCS 205/9.08) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.08) Sec. 9.08. To design, establish, and supervise the operation of an information system for all State universities and colleges, to provide the Board with timely, comprehensive, and meaningful information pertinent to exercise of its …

(110 ILCS 205/9.09) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.09) Sec. 9.09. To receive, receipt for, hold in trust, expend and administer, for all purposes of this Act, funds and other aid made available by the Federal Government or by other agencies public or private. (Source: P.A.79-94.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.09a) Sec. 9.09a. Arts and humanities organizations and cultural institutions. The Board of Higher Education is authorized to reimburse not-for-profit arts and humanities organizations and cultural institutions of Illinois, including but not limited to, museums and…

(110 ILCS 205/9.10) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.10) Sec. 9.10. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-430, eff. 12-15-95. Repealed by P.A. 95-626, eff. 6-1-08.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.11) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.11) Sec. 9.11. Effective January 1, 1980, to require the preparation of an annual capital plan which details the proposed budget year and 3 year capital needs of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees…

(110 ILCS 205/9.12) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.12) Sec. 9.12. To encourage the coordination of research and service programs in the several State universities to furnish assistance to the communities and citizens of this State in meeting special economic needs arising from the remov…

(110 ILCS 205/9.13) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.13) Sec. 9.13. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 83-1329. Repealed by P.A. 100-167, eff. 1-1-18.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.14) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.14) Sec. 9.14. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-98.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.15) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.15) Sec. 9.15. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-712. Repealed by P.A. 90-730, eff. 8-10-98.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.16) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.16) Sec. 9.16. Underrepresentation of certain groups in higher education. To require public institutions of higher education to develop and implement an equity plan and practices that include methods and strategies to increase the acces…

(110 ILCS 205/9.17) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.17) Sec. 9.17. The Board may audit or may require the audit of all grant funds annually. The Board shall take such other steps as it deems necessary to ensure the proper discharge of grant responsibilities. (Source: P.A. 85-244.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.18) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.18) Sec. 9.18. To review the annual budget proposals of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and to submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, and the Commission on Government F…

(110 ILCS 205/9.19) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.19) Sec. 9.19. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96. Repealed by P.A. 90-730, eff. 8-10-98.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.20) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.20) Sec. 9.20. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 86-869. Repealed by P.A. 100-167, eff. 1-1-18.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.21) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.21) Sec. 9.21. Human Relations. (a) The Board shall monitor, budget, evaluate, and report to the General Assembly in accordance with Section 9.16 of this Act on programs to improve human relations to include race, ethnicity, gender and …

(110 ILCS 205/9.22) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.22) Sec. 9.22. International internship program. The Board of Higher Education is authorized to administer an institutional grant program to provide internship opportunities in international business and other international study practi…

(110 ILCS 205/9.23) (from Ch. 144, par. 189.23) Sec. 9.23. Consistent with policy objectives and priorities designed to assist in preparation of the workforce for the State's economy, the Board shall develop a comprehensive international education policy, the purposes of which sh…

(110 ILCS 205/9.24) Sec. 9.24. Sports Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics. For the purpose of attaining gender equity in intercollegiate athletics, public institutions of higher education may grant, in addition to any such amounts previously authorized by the Board, tuition waive…

(110 ILCS 205/9.25) Sec. 9.25. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-995, eff. 1-1-11. Repealed by P.A. 100-167, eff. 1-1-18.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.26) Sec. 9.26. Matching Grants. To establish and administer a program or programs of matching grants for use by Illinois higher education institutions as incentives in the competition for federal research grants and contracts. Matching grants will be made to stimu…

(110 ILCS 205/9.27) Sec. 9.27. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99. Repealed by P.A. 100-167, eff. 1-1-18.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.28) Sec. 9.28. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99. Repealed by P.A. 101-149, eff. 7-26-19.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.29) Sec. 9.29. Tuition and fee waiver report. (a) The Board of Higher Education shall annually compile information concerning tuition and fee waivers and tuition and fee waiver programs that has been provided by the Boards of Trustees of the University of Illinois…

(110 ILCS 205/9.30) Sec. 9.30. Course transferability program. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Board shall implement and administer a statewide program, using the World Wide Web, to assist students, advisors, faculty, and administrators from public and private institutions of h…

(110 ILCS 205/9.31) Sec. 9.31. Competitive grants to nursing schools. In order to increase the number of nurses graduating from Illinois institutions of higher learning, the Board shall establish and administer a competitive grant program for institutions of higher learning that …

(110 ILCS 205/9.32) Sec. 9.32. Nurse educator fellowship program. In order to ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty, the Board shall establish and administer a nurse educator fellowship program that supplements nursing faculty salaries at institutions of higher l…

(110 ILCS 205/9.33) Sec. 9.33. Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program. (a) The Board shall implement and administer a grant program, to be referred to as the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program, to help deliver upper division courses…

(110 ILCS 205/9.34) Sec. 9.34. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 100-10, eff. 6-30-17. Repealed internally, eff. 12-1-17.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.35) Sec. 9.35. Assistance in financial emergencies. (a) In this Section, "financial emergency" means a situation that requires a reduction or reallocation of staff and expenditures and the consequent reduction, reorganization, or termination of programs and activi…

(110 ILCS 205/9.36) Sec. 9.36. Processing fee. (a) The Board may collect a fee to cover the cost of processing and handling individual student-level data requests pursuant to an approved data sharing agreement. The fee shall not be assessed on any entities that are complying with…

(110 ILCS 205/9.37) Sec. 9.37. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-19.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.38) Sec. 9.38. Tuition waiver. The Board may not limit the amount of tuition revenue that a public university may waive. (Source: P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.39) Sec. 9.39. Emergency completion and student support services grants. Subject to appropriation, the Board shall award emergency completion grants and competitive grants for public university student support services. (Source: P.A. 101-643, eff. 6-18-20.)

(110 ILCS 205/9.40) Sec. 9.40. Review of university admission coursework. (a) On or before May 1, 2021 and as needed thereafter, the Board of Higher Education shall compile a review that identifies, for each public university in this State, all courses the university will require…

(110 ILCS 205/9.41) Sec. 9.41. Board of Higher Education State Contracts and Grants Fund; creation. The Board of Higher Education State Contracts and Grants Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Board shall deposit into the Fund moneys received from grants,…

(110 ILCS 205/9.42) Sec. 9.42. Disclosure of donations from certain Russian, Belarusian, or sanctioned sources. The Board shall require each public institution of higher education to disclose to the Board any endowment or other donation given to the institution from a source asso…

(110 ILCS 205/9.43) Sec. 9.43. Hunger-free campus grant program. (a) The Board shall establish a hunger-free campus grant program for the purposes set forth under subsection (b). (b) The purpose of the hunger-free campus grant program shall be to provide grants to public institut…

(110 ILCS 205/9.44) Sec. 9.44. In-demand job list. (a) The Board, in collaboration with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Department of Employment Security, shall compile, on an annual basis, a list of the most in-demand jobs in this State, along with the st…

(110 ILCS 205/9.45) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-292) Sec. 9.45. Acceptance of gifts, grants, and legacies; creation of corporations, joint ventures, partnerships, and associations; distribution of grants. (a) To accept gifts, grants, or legacies from any source when made for h…

(110 ILCS 210/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 1331) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic Institutions of Higher Learning". (Source: P.A. 77-273.)

(110 ILCS 210/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 1332) Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Board" means the Board of Higher Education. (b) "Enrollment" or "student" means the establishment and maintenance of an individual's status as a student or enrollee…

(110 ILCS 210/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 1333) Sec. 3. For the academic year beginning in 2002, institutional grants may be made for that and for each succeeding academic year to each nonpublic institution of higher learning in an amount determined by allocating amounts for funding t…

(110 ILCS 210/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 1334) Sec. 4. For the academic year beginning in 2002 and each academic year thereafter, each eligible institution of higher learning shall prepare and certify to the Board in writing any information required by the Board to justify the grants…

(110 ILCS 210/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 1335) Sec. 5. The Board shall prescribe and advise such institutions as to the form of certificate or certificates to be submitted under Section 4 of this Act, and promptly upon receipt of such certificates from the institutions shall certify …

(110 ILCS 210/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 1336) Sec. 6. The Board of Higher Education may make awards to any nonpublic institution of higher learning and/or nonpublic institutions in consortium and/or nonpublic institutions and public institutions in cooperation, for special services,…

(110 ILCS 210/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 1337) Sec. 7. The Board shall keep an accurate record of all its activities under this Act and shall make a report to its members, to the Governor and to the General Assembly, such report to be a part of its annual report. (Source: P.A. 92-45,…