Chapter 110 — HIGHER EDUCATION

(110 ILCS 305/1a) (from Ch. 144, par. 22a) Sec. 1a. The Board of Trustees shall comply with the provisions of "An Act concerning the use of Illinois mined coal in certain plants and institutions", filed July 13, 1937; provided that in the purchase of any coal or other fuel used i…

(110 ILCS 305/1b) (from Ch. 144, par. 22b) Sec. 1b. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-98.)

(110 ILCS 305/1c) (from Ch. 144, par. 22c) Sec. 1c. Armed forces training. The Board of Trustees shall not bar or exclude from the curriculum, course catalogs, transcripts, campus, or school facilities of the University of Illinois any armed forces training program or organizatio…

(110 ILCS 305/1d) (from Ch. 144, par. 22d) Sec. 1d. 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 service…

(110 ILCS 305/1e) (from Ch. 144, par. 22d) Sec. 1e. Flexible hours positions. The Board of Trustees is authorized to use flexible hours positions. A flexible hours position is one that does not require an ordinary work schedule and includes but is not limited to: (1) a part-time …

(110 ILCS 305/1f) Sec. 1f. Chief Illiniwek. Consistent with a long-standing, proud tradition, the General Assembly hereby declares that Chief Illiniwek is, and may remain, the honored symbol of a great university, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Source: P.A. 89-4…

(110 ILCS 305/20) Sec. 20. Medical school research experiments; informed consent. If a person is to participate as a subject in a research experiment conducted at the College of Medicine but does not understand the English language, then the informed consent document for the rese…

(110 ILCS 305/21) Sec. 21. Meningitis vaccine; information. At the beginning of each academic year, the University shall inform each of its incoming freshmen and transfer students about meningitis and its transmission. Any University facility that delivers health services to Univ…

(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 305/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 24) Sec. 3. In case the board of trustees shall at any time determine to establish a branch or department of said university at any points elected by them, such branch or department shall be under the control of the members of said board resid…

(110 ILCS 305/30) Sec. 30. Provision of student and social security information prohibited. (a) The University, including its agents, employees, student or alumni organizations, or any affiliates, may not provide a student's name, address, telephone number, social security number…

(110 ILCS 305/35) Sec. 35. Students called to active military service. The University shall allow a currently enrolled student who is called to active military service to complete any unfinished courses at a later date at no additional charge, unless course credit has already bee…

(110 ILCS 305/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 25) Sec. 4. The board of trustees shall elect a regent who shall be charged with the general supervision of the educational facilities and interests of the university. Said regent shall be known as President of the University and his term of o…

(110 ILCS 305/4.1) (from Ch. 144, par. 25.1) Sec. 4.1. Chancellor search committee. Whenever the board of trustees establishes a search committee to fill the position of chancellor at any campus of the University of Illinois, there shall be minority representation, including wome…

(110 ILCS 305/40) Sec. 40. 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 305/45) Sec. 45. Buildings available for emergency purposes. The Board of Trustees shall make mutually agreed buildings of the university available for emergency purposes, upon the request of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, the State-accredited emergency manag…

(110 ILCS 305/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 26) Sec. 5. At the first, and at each biennial meeting thereafter, it shall be the duty of the board to appoint a treasurer, who shall not be a member of the board, and who shall give bonds, with such security as the board of trustees shall de…

(110 ILCS 305/50) Sec. 50. Veterans' Day; moment of silence. If the University holds any type of event at the University on November 11, Veterans' Day, the Board of Trustees shall require a moment of silence at that event to recognize Veterans' Day. (Source: P.A. 96-84, eff. 7-27…

(110 ILCS 305/55) Sec. 55. Faculty and staff contact with public officials. All faculty and staff members of the University are free to communicate their views on any matter of private or public concern to any member of the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of government…

(110 ILCS 305/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 27) Sec. 6. No money shall be drawn from the treasury of the University except by order of the board of trustees, on warrant of the regent, drawn upon the treasurer, and countersigned by the recording secretary. (Source: Laws 1867, p. 123.)

(110 ILCS 305/60) Sec. 60. Faculty and staff political displays. The University may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from (i) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on University property, provided that such display by any member of the faculty in an ins…

(110 ILCS 305/65) Sec. 65. Disability history and awareness. The University may conduct and promote activities that provide education on, awareness of, and an understanding of disability history, people with disabilities, and the disability rights movement. (Source: P.A. 96-191, …

(110 ILCS 305/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 28) Sec. 7. Powers of trustees. (a) The trustees shall have power to provide for the requisite buildings, apparatus, and conveniences; to fix the rates for tuition; to appoint such professors and instructors, and to establish and provide for t…

(110 ILCS 305/70) Sec. 70. Administrator and faculty salary and benefits; report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the Board of Higher Education, on or before August 1 of each year, the base salary and benefits of the president of the university and all administrators, facul…

(110 ILCS 305/75) Sec. 75. American Sign Language courses. The University may award academic credit for the successful completion of any American Sign Language course offered or approved by the University, which may be applied toward the satisfaction of the foreign language requi…

(110 ILCS 305/7a) (from Ch. 144, par. 28a) Sec. 7a. (a) The board of trustees shall provide each member of the University of Illinois Police Department without cost to him public liability insurance covering each member for any liability which arises out of his employment to the …

(110 ILCS 305/7b) (from Ch. 144, par. 28b) Sec. 7b. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall have the power to acquire, own, construct, enlarge, improve, and equip, and to operate, control and manage, directly or through others, central heating, steam and other e…

(110 ILCS 305/7c) (from Ch. 144, par. 28c) Sec. 7c. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall establish a program to assess the oral English language proficiency of all persons providing classroom instruction to students at each campus under the jurisdiction, gove…

(110 ILCS 305/7d) (from Ch. 144, par. 28d) Sec. 7d. (a) The Board of Trustees may acquire, through merger, a domestic not-for-profit corporation which is affiliated with the University of Illinois and carries on athletic sports and promotes athletic interests among students of th…

(110 ILCS 305/7e) (from Ch. 144, par. 28e) Sec. 7e. (a) A firefighter employed by the University of Illinois who is an elected state officer of a statewide labor organization that is a representative of University of Illinois firefighters shall be granted leave by the University …

(110 ILCS 305/7e-5) Sec. 7e-5. In-state tuition charge. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for tuition purposes until July 1, 2026, the Board of Trustees shall deem an individual an Illinois resident, until the individual establishes a residence outsi…

(110 ILCS 305/7f) (from Ch. 144, par. 28f) Sec. 7f. 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, …

(110 ILCS 305/7g) Sec. 7g. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-307, eff. 1-1-96. Repealed by P.A. 100-824, eff. 8-13-18.)

(110 ILCS 305/7h) Sec. 7h. Tuition and fee waiver report. The Board of Trustees 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 e…

(110 ILCS 305/7i) Sec. 7i. 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. 94-10…

(110 ILCS 305/8) (from Ch. 144, par. 29) Sec. 8. Admissions. (a) (Blank). (b) No new student shall be admitted to instruction in any of the departments or colleges of the University unless such student also has satisfactorily completed: (1) at least 15 units of high school course…

(110 ILCS 305/80) Sec. 80. Search firm prohibition. Charges for the services of an external hiring search firm may not be paid from any source of funds, except (i) in the hiring of the President of the University or (ii) in the case of when the President of the University and the…

(110 ILCS 305/85) Sec. 85. Priority enrollment; service member or veteran. (a) For the purposes of this Section: "Service member" means a resident of this State who is a member of any component of the U.S. Armed Forces, including any reserve component, or the National Guard of an…

(110 ILCS 305/8a) Sec. 8a. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96. Repealed by P.A. 98-742, eff. 7-16-14.)

(110 ILCS 305/9) (from Ch. 144, par. 30) Sec. 9. Scholarships for children of veterans. For each of the following periods of hostilities, each county shall be entitled, annually, to one honorary scholarship in the University, for the benefit of the children of persons who served …

(110 ILCS 305/90) Sec. 90. Employment contract limitations. This Section applies to the employment contracts of the president or all chancellors of the University entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after January 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-694). This Sec…

(110 ILCS 305/95) Sec. 95. Executive accountability. The Board of Trustees must complete an annual performance review of the president and any chancellors of the University. Such annual performance review must be considered when the Board contemplates a bonus, incentive-based com…

(110 ILCS 310/0.01) (from Ch. 144, par. 40m) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the University of Illinois Trustees Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(110 ILCS 310/1) (from Ch. 144, par. 41) Sec. 1. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois shall consist of the Governor and at least 12 trustees. Nine trustees shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The other trustees shal…

(110 ILCS 310/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 42) Sec. 2. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-5, eff. 1-1-96.)

(110 ILCS 310/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 43) Sec. 3. No member of such board shall hold or be employed in or appointed to any office or place under the authority of the board of which he is a member, nor shall any member of said board be directly or indirectly interested in any contr…

(110 ILCS 310/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 44) Sec. 4. The fiscal year of the said University is hereby declared and required to terminate on the 30th day of June in each year, and all reports of the University, except catalogues and circulars, shall be addressed to the governor, and t…

(110 ILCS 310/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 45) Sec. 5. The trustees of the said University shall elect, annually, from their own number, a president; and no money shall be drawn from the treasury of the University, except by order of the board of trustees, on the warrant of the preside…

(110 ILCS 310/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 46) Sec. 6. The said University shall offer instruction in such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, and as are adapted to promote a liberal and practical education in the several pursuits and professions o…

(110 ILCS 310/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 47) Sec. 7. The treasurer of the said University, and the said board, are hereby required in the future to invest the principal of the funds arising from the endowment granted by the United States, in interest-bearing bonds of the United State…