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4-AN ACT concerning education.
5-Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6-represented in the General Assembly:
7-(30 ILCS 105/5.719 rep.)
8-Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
9-Section 5.719.
10-Section 15. The Higher Education Housing and Opportunities
11-Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
12-(110 ILCS 131/5)
13-Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
14-"Institution of higher education" or "institution" means
15-any publicly or privately operated university, college,
16-community college, business, technical, or vocational school,
17-or other educational institution in this State offering
18-degrees and instruction beyond the secondary school level.
19-"Student experiencing homelessness" or "homeless student"
20-means an individual enrolled in an institution who lacks or is
21-at imminent risk of lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate
22-nighttime residence or whose parent or legal guardian is
23-unable or unwilling to provide shelter and care and includes a
24-homeless individual as defined under the federal
25-McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. For the purposes of
3+1 AN ACT concerning education.
4+2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5+3 represented in the General Assembly:
6+4 (30 ILCS 105/5.719 rep.)
7+5 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by repealing
8+6 Section 5.719.
9+7 Section 15. The Higher Education Housing and Opportunities
10+8 Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
11+9 (110 ILCS 131/5)
12+10 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
13+11 "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means
14+12 any publicly or privately operated university, college,
15+13 community college, business, technical, or vocational school,
16+14 or other educational institution in this State offering
17+15 degrees and instruction beyond the secondary school level.
18+16 "Student experiencing homelessness" or "homeless student"
19+17 means an individual enrolled in an institution who lacks or is
20+18 at imminent risk of lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate
21+19 nighttime residence or whose parent or legal guardian is
22+20 unable or unwilling to provide shelter and care and includes a
23+21 homeless individual as defined under the federal
24+22 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. For the purposes of
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32-this definition, the term "fixed, regular, and adequate
33-nighttime residence" does not include residence in an
34-institution of higher education's on-campus housing.
35-"Student in care" means any person, regardless of age, who
36-is or was under the care and legal custody of the Department of
37-Children and Family Services, including youth for whom the
38-Department has court-ordered legal responsibility, youth who
39-aged out of care at age 18 or older, or youth formerly under
40-care who have been adopted and were the subject of an adoption
41-assistance agreement or who have been placed in private
42-guardianship and were the subject of a subsidized guardianship
43-agreement.
44-(Source: P.A. 102-83, eff. 8-1-22.)
45-Section 20. The Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher
46-Education Act is amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
47-(110 ILCS 155/35)
48-Sec. 35. Sexual misconduct climate survey.
49-(a) As used in this Section:
50-"Base survey" means a base set of common questions
51-recommended by the Task Force on Campus Sexual Misconduct
52-Climate Surveys and approved by the Executive Director of the
53-Board of Higher Education.
54-"Student" means a person who is enrolled in a public or
55-private degree-granting, post-secondary higher education
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33+1 this definition, the term "fixed, regular, and adequate
34+2 nighttime residence" does not include residence in an
35+3 institution of higher education's on-campus housing.
36+4 "Student in care" means any person, regardless of age, who
37+5 is or was under the care and legal custody of the Department of
38+6 Children and Family Services, including youth for whom the
39+7 Department has court-ordered legal responsibility, youth who
40+8 aged out of care at age 18 or older, or youth formerly under
41+9 care who have been adopted and were the subject of an adoption
42+10 assistance agreement or who have been placed in private
43+11 guardianship and were the subject of a subsidized guardianship
44+12 agreement.
45+13 (Source: P.A. 102-83, eff. 8-1-22.)
46+14 Section 20. The Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher
47+15 Education Act is amended by changing Section 35 as follows:
48+16 (110 ILCS 155/35)
49+17 Sec. 35. Sexual misconduct climate survey.
50+18 (a) As used in this Section:
51+19 "Base survey" means a base set of common questions
52+20 recommended by the Task Force on Campus Sexual Misconduct
53+21 Climate Surveys and approved by the Executive Director of the
54+22 Board of Higher Education.
55+23 "Student" means a person who is enrolled in a public or
56+24 private degree-granting, post-secondary higher education
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58-institution, whether part-time, full-time, or as an extension
59-student, including any person who has taken a leave of absence
60-or who has withdrawn from the higher education institution due
61-to being a victim of sexual misconduct.
62-"Trauma informed" means an understanding of the
63-complexities of sexual violence, domestic violence, dating
64-violence, or stalking through training centered on the
65-neurobiological impact of trauma, the influence of societal
66-myths and stereotypes surrounding sexual violence, domestic
67-violence, dating violence, or stalking, and understanding the
68-behavior of perpetrators.
69-(b) Each higher education institution shall annually
70-conduct a sexual misconduct climate survey of all students at
71-the institution. Each higher education institution's sexual
72-misconduct climate survey shall include the base survey, which
73-the Board of Higher Education or Illinois Community College
74-Board, whichever is applicable, shall provide to the
75-institution every 2 years. Each institution may append its own
76-campus-specific questions to the base survey if questions do
77-not require the disclosure of any personally identifying
78-information by the students and are trauma informed. The Board
79-of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board, in
80-consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, as
81-necessary, shall review any complaints submitted by students
82-who believe that questions included in the campus sexual
83-misconduct climate survey are traumatizing. Within 120 days
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86-after completion of a sexual misconduct climate survey, but no
87-later than one year after the Board of Higher Education or
88-Illinois Community College Board, whichever is applicable,
89-issued the last base survey, each institution shall compile a
90-summary of the results of the sexual misconduct climate
91-survey, including, but not limited to, the complete aggregated
92-results for each base survey question, and shall submit the
93-summary to the Board of Higher Education or Illinois Community
94-College Board, as well as publish the summary on the
95-institution's website in an easily accessible manner.
96-(c) The Task Force on Campus Sexual Misconduct Climate
97-Surveys is created. The Task Force shall consist of the
98-following members:
99-(1) the Executive Director of the Board of Higher
100-Education or a designee, who shall serve as chairperson;
101-(2) the Governor or a designee;
102-(3) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
103-President of the Senate;
104-(4) one member of the House of Representatives,
105-appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
106-(5) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
107-Minority Leader of the Senate;
108-(6) one member of the House of Representatives,
109-appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
110-Representatives;
111-(7) the Attorney General or a designee;
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114-(8) the Director of Public Health or a designee; and
115-(9) the following members appointed by the Governor:
116-(A) one member who is a student attending a public
117-higher education institution in Illinois;
118-(B) one member who is a student attending a
119-private higher education institution in Illinois;
120-(C) one member who is a student attending a
121-community college in Illinois;
122-(D) one member who is a representative of the
123-University of Illinois recommended by the president of
124-the university;
125-(E) one member who is a representative of the
126-Illinois Community College Board;
127-(F) one member who is a representative of private
128-colleges and universities recommended by the
129-Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and
130-Universities;
131-(G) 3 members who are representatives of survivors
132-of sexual assault recommended by the Illinois
133-Coalition Against Sexual Assault, with one
134-specifically representing survivors in rural
135-communities and one specifically representing
136-survivors in urban communities;
137-(H) one member who is a representative of a
138-non-profit legal services organization that provides
139-legal representation to victims of campus sexual
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67+1 institution, whether part-time, full-time, or as an extension
68+2 student, including any person who has taken a leave of absence
69+3 or who has withdrawn from the higher education institution due
70+4 to being a victim of sexual misconduct.
71+5 "Trauma informed" means an understanding of the
72+6 complexities of sexual violence, domestic violence, dating
73+7 violence, or stalking through training centered on the
74+8 neurobiological impact of trauma, the influence of societal
75+9 myths and stereotypes surrounding sexual violence, domestic
76+10 violence, dating violence, or stalking, and understanding the
77+11 behavior of perpetrators.
78+12 (b) Each higher education institution shall annually
79+13 conduct a sexual misconduct climate survey of all students at
80+14 the institution. Each higher education institution's sexual
81+15 misconduct climate survey shall include the base survey, which
82+16 the Board of Higher Education or Illinois Community College
83+17 Board, whichever is applicable, shall provide to the
84+18 institution every 2 years. Each institution may append its own
85+19 campus-specific questions to the base survey if questions do
86+20 not require the disclosure of any personally identifying
87+21 information by the students and are trauma informed. The Board
88+22 of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board, in
89+23 consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, as
90+24 necessary, shall review any complaints submitted by students
91+25 who believe that questions included in the campus sexual
92+26 misconduct climate survey are traumatizing. Within 120 days
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142-assault in Illinois;
143-(I) one member who is a representative recommended
144-by the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence;
145-(J) one member who is a representative recommended
146-by Equality Illinois;
147-(K) one member who is a representative of an
148-immigrant rights advocacy organization;
149-(L) one member who is a representative recommended
150-by the Every Voice Coalition or any successor
151-organization of the Every Voice Coalition;
152-(M) one member who is a researcher with experience
153-in the development and design of sexual misconduct
154-climate surveys; and
155-(N) one member who is a researcher of statistics,
156-data analytics, or econometrics with experience in
157-higher education survey analysis.
158-The Task Force shall hold its first meeting as soon as
159-practicable after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
160-the 102nd General Assembly. Administrative and other support
161-for the Task Force shall be provided by the Board of Higher
162-Education. Members of the Task Force shall serve 2-year terms
163-that commence on the date of appointment. Members shall
164-continue to serve until their successors are appointed. Any
165-vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. Any
166-vacancy occurring other than by expiration of the term shall
167-be filled for the balance of the unexpired term. A majority of
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171-of any business.
172-Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation
173-but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in
174-the performance of their duties if funds are available.
175-However, the higher education institution in which a student
176-member is enrolled may compensate that student for
177-participating on the Task Force through a work-study program
178-or by providing a stipend to support the work of the student
179-member on the Task Force.
180-(d) The Task Force shall develop and recommend to the
181-Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board
182-the base survey for distribution to higher education
183-institutions and provide the Board of Higher Education and
184-Illinois Community College Board with any related
185-recommendations regarding the content, timing, and application
186-of the base survey. The Task Force shall deliver the base
187-survey and related recommendations, including, but not limited
188-to, recommendations on achieving statistically valid response
189-rates, to the Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community
190-College Board no less often than every 2 years and for the
191-first time on or before July 31, 2023 July 31, 2022.
192-Thereafter, the Task Force shall meet in the year 2025 2024 and
193-in the year 2027 2026 to review the results of the survey and
194-to implement updates and improvements. The Task Force is
195-dissolved after the completion of the 2027 2026 base survey.
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198-After the dissolution of the Task Force, the Executive
199-Director of the Board of Higher Education or a designee shall
200-review the base survey every 2 years to consider any feedback
201-that has been received and to implement improvements.
202-(e) In developing the base survey, the Task Force shall:
203-(1) utilize best practices from peer-reviewed research
204-and consult with individuals with expertise in the
205-development and use of sexual misconduct climate surveys
206-by higher education institutions;
207-(2) review sexual misconduct climate surveys that have
208-been developed and previously utilized by higher education
209-institutions in Illinois and by other states that mandate
210-campus climate surveys;
211-(3) provide opportunities for written comment from
212-survivors and organizations that work directly with
213-survivors of sexual misconduct to ensure the adequacy and
214-appropriateness of the proposed content;
215-(4) consult with institutions on strategies for
216-optimizing the effectiveness of the survey;
217-(5) account for the diverse needs and differences of
218-higher education institutions; and
219-(6) review the base survey to ensure that the strategy
220-for gathering information is trauma informed.
221-(f) The base survey shall gather information on topics,
222-including, but not limited to:
223-(1) the number and type of incidents, both reported to
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103+1 after completion of a sexual misconduct climate survey, but no
104+2 later than one year after the Board of Higher Education or
105+3 Illinois Community College Board, whichever is applicable,
106+4 issued the last base survey, each institution shall compile a
107+5 summary of the results of the sexual misconduct climate
108+6 survey, including, but not limited to, the complete aggregated
109+7 results for each base survey question, and shall submit the
110+8 summary to the Board of Higher Education or Illinois Community
111+9 College Board, as well as publish the summary on the
112+10 institution's website in an easily accessible manner.
113+11 (c) The Task Force on Campus Sexual Misconduct Climate
114+12 Surveys is created. The Task Force shall consist of the
115+13 following members:
116+14 (1) the Executive Director of the Board of Higher
117+15 Education or a designee, who shall serve as chairperson;
118+16 (2) the Governor or a designee;
119+17 (3) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
120+18 President of the Senate;
121+19 (4) one member of the House of Representatives,
122+20 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
123+21 (5) one member of the Senate, appointed by the
124+22 Minority Leader of the Senate;
125+23 (6) one member of the House of Representatives,
126+24 appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
127+25 Representatives;
128+26 (7) the Attorney General or a designee;
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227-higher education institution, of sexual misconduct at the
228-higher education institution;
229-(2) when and where incidents of sexual misconduct
230-occurred, such as on campus, off campus, abroad, or
231-online;
232-(3) student awareness of institutional policies and
233-procedures related to campus sexual misconduct;
234-(4) whether a student reported the sexual misconduct
235-to the higher education institution and, if so, to which
236-campus resource such report was made and, if not, the
237-reason for the student's decision not to report;
238-(5) whether a student reported the sexual misconduct
239-to law enforcement and, if so, to which law enforcement
240-agency such report was made;
241-(6) whether a student was informed of or referred to
242-local, State, campus, or other resources or victim support
243-services, including appropriate medical care, advocacy,
244-counseling, and legal services;
245-(7) whether a student was provided information
246-regarding his or her right to protection from retaliation,
247-access to school-based accommodations, and criminal
248-justice remedies;
249-(8) contextual factors, such as the involvement of
250-force, incapacitation, coercion, or drug or alcohol
251-facilitation;
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254-(9) demographic information that could be used to
255-identify at-risk groups, including, but not limited to,
256-gender, race, immigration status, national origin,
257-ethnicity, disability status, sexual orientation, and
258-gender identity;
259-(10) perceptions of campus safety among members of the
260-campus community and confidence in the institution's
261-ability to protect against and respond to incidents of
262-sexual misconduct;
263-(11) whether the student has chosen to withdraw or has
264-taken a leave of absence from the institution or
265-transferred to another institution;
266-(12) whether the student has withdrawn from any
267-classes or has been placed on academic probation as a
268-result of the incident; and
269-(13) other questions as determined by the Task Force.
270-All questions on the base survey shall be optional or shall
271-offer the student the option to select "I prefer not to answer"
272-as a response on the survey.
273-(g) The sexual misconduct climate survey shall collect
274-anonymous responses and shall not provide for the public
275-disclosure of any personally identifying information. No
276-institution may use or attempt to use information collected
277-through the sexual misconduct climate survey to identify or
278-contact any individual student on campus, nor shall the
279-results of the survey be used as the basis for any type of
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282-investigation or disciplinary or legal proceeding.
283-(h) There shall be established within the Office of the
284-Board of Higher Education and the Office of the Illinois
285-Community College Board a data repository for all summaries of
286-sexual misconduct climate surveys submitted by higher
287-education institutions to the Board of Higher Education or
288-Illinois Community College Board in accordance with subsection
289-(b). The Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community
290-College Board shall ensure that the sexual misconduct climate
291-survey data submitted by all applicable institutions is
292-available to the public in an easily accessible manner on the
293-Board of Higher Education's or Illinois Community College
294-Board's website.
295-(i) Each higher education institution shall publish on the
296-institution's website in an easily accessible manner:
297-(1) the campus level results of the survey;
298-(2) the annual security report required under the
299-federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy
300-and Campus Crime Statistics Act;
301-(3) the reports required under Section 9.21 of the
302-Board of Higher Education Act; and
303-(4) a link to the Board of Higher Education's and
304-Illinois Community College Board's statewide data on
305-sexual misconduct climate survey data as set forth in
306-subsection (h).
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139+1 (8) the Director of Public Health or a designee; and
140+2 (9) the following members appointed by the Governor:
141+3 (A) one member who is a student attending a public
142+4 higher education institution in Illinois;
143+5 (B) one member who is a student attending a
144+6 private higher education institution in Illinois;
145+7 (C) one member who is a student attending a
146+8 community college in Illinois;
147+9 (D) one member who is a representative of the
148+10 University of Illinois recommended by the president of
149+11 the university;
150+12 (E) one member who is a representative of the
151+13 Illinois Community College Board;
152+14 (F) one member who is a representative of private
153+15 colleges and universities recommended by the
154+16 Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and
155+17 Universities;
156+18 (G) 3 members who are representatives of survivors
157+19 of sexual assault recommended by the Illinois
158+20 Coalition Against Sexual Assault, with one
159+21 specifically representing survivors in rural
160+22 communities and one specifically representing
161+23 survivors in urban communities;
162+24 (H) one member who is a representative of a
163+25 non-profit legal services organization that provides
164+26 legal representation to victims of campus sexual
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311-deadlines for dissemination and collection of survey
312-information, consistent with the purposes of this Section and
313-shall promote effective solicitation to achieve the highest
314-practical response rate, collection, and publication of
315-statistical information gathered from higher education
316-institutions.
317-(k) Upon determination, after reasonable notice and
318-opportunity for a hearing, that a higher education institution
319-has violated or failed to carry out any provision of this
320-Section or any rule adopted under this Section, the Board of
321-Higher Education or Illinois Community College Board,
322-whichever is applicable, may impose a civil penalty upon such
323-institution not to exceed $50,000, which shall be adjusted for
324-inflation annually, for each violation. The Board of Higher
325-Education and Illinois Community College Board shall use any
326-such civil penalty funds to provide oversight of this Section
327-and to provide funding to community organizations that provide
328-services to sexual assault victims. The Attorney General may
329-bring an action in the circuit court to enforce the collection
330-of any monetary penalty imposed under this subsection (k).
331-(Source: P.A. 102-325, eff. 8-6-21.)
332-Section 25. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended
333-by changing Sections 3 and 9.29 as follows:
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337-Sec. 3. Terms; vacancies.
338-(a) The members of the Board whose appointments are
339-subject to confirmation by the Senate shall be selected for
340-6-year terms expiring on January 31 of odd numbered years.
341-(b) The members of the Board shall continue to serve after
342-the expiration of their terms until their successors have been
343-appointed.
344-(c) Vacancies on the Board in offices appointed by the
345-Governor shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for
346-the unexpired term. If the appointment is subject to Senate
347-confirmation and the Senate is not in session or is in recess
348-when the appointment is made, the appointee shall serve
349-subject to subsequent Senate approval of the appointment.
350-(d) Each student member shall serve a term of one year
351-beginning on July 1 of each year and until a successor is
352-appointed and qualified.
353-(e) The member of the Board representing public university
354-governing boards and the member of the Board representing
355-private college and university boards of trustees, who are
356-appointed by the Governor but not subject to confirmation by
357-the Senate, shall serve terms of 3 years one year beginning on
358-July 1.
359-(Source: P.A. 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22.)
360-(110 ILCS 205/9.29)
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364-(a) The Board of Higher Education shall annually compile
365-information concerning tuition and fee waivers and tuition and
366-fee waiver programs that has been provided by the Boards of
367-Trustees of the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
368-University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
369-University, Governors State University, Illinois State
370-University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
371-Illinois University, and Western Illinois University and shall
372-report its findings and recommendations concerning tuition and
373-fee waivers and tuition and fee waiver programs to the General
374-Assembly by filing electronic or paper copies of its report by
375-December 31 of each year as provided in Section 3.1 of the
376-General Assembly Organization Act.
377-(b) No later than November 1, 2023 July 1, 2020, and
378-annually thereafter, each public university must submit a
379-report to the Board of Higher Education on the amount of
380-tuition that undergraduate, degree-seeking students attending
381-the university paid in the previous academic year that
382-includes all of the following information:
383-(1) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid
384-more than 75% of full tuition costs.
385-(2) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid
386-more than 50% but no more than 75% of full tuition costs.
387-(3) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid
388-more than 25% but no more than 50% of full tuition costs.
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176+2 (I) one member who is a representative recommended
177+3 by the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence;
178+4 (J) one member who is a representative recommended
179+5 by Equality Illinois;
180+6 (K) one member who is a representative of an
181+7 immigrant rights advocacy organization;
182+8 (L) one member who is a representative recommended
183+9 by the Every Voice Coalition or any successor
184+10 organization of the Every Voice Coalition;
185+11 (M) one member who is a researcher with experience
186+12 in the development and design of sexual misconduct
187+13 climate surveys; and
188+14 (N) one member who is a researcher of statistics,
189+15 data analytics, or econometrics with experience in
190+16 higher education survey analysis.
191+17 The Task Force shall hold its first meeting as soon as
192+18 practicable after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
193+19 the 102nd General Assembly. Administrative and other support
194+20 for the Task Force shall be provided by the Board of Higher
195+21 Education. Members of the Task Force shall serve 2-year terms
196+22 that commence on the date of appointment. Members shall
197+23 continue to serve until their successors are appointed. Any
198+24 vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. Any
199+25 vacancy occurring other than by expiration of the term shall
200+26 be filled for the balance of the unexpired term. A majority of
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392-no more than 25% of full tuition costs.
393-(5) The percentage of undergraduate students who had
394-no tuition costs.
395-The tuition costs calculated under this subsection must
396-reflect the amount of tuition paid by a student after all
397-scholarships, grants, and other financial assistance have been
398-applied to his or her tuition charge and must reflect only the
399-amounts paid by undergraduate, degree-seeking students.
400-The Board of Higher Education must annually compile and
401-submit to the General Assembly, as part of the report required
402-under subsection (a), the information received under this
403-subsection.
404-(Source: P.A. 100-167, eff. 1-1-18; 101-93, eff. 1-1-20.)
405-(110 ILCS 1005/14.10 rep.)
406-Section 30. The Private College Act is amended by
407-repealing Section 14.10.
408-Section 35. The Private College Act is amended by changing
409-Section 15 as follows:
410-(110 ILCS 1005/15) (from Ch. 144, par. 135)
411-Sec. 15. Any person violating any provision of this Act
412-shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined not less than $25
413-nor more than $10,000 $100. Each day's violation of any
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417-(Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
418-Section 40. The Academic Degree Act is amended by changing
419-Section 10.10 as follows:
420-(110 ILCS 1010/10.10)
421-Sec. 10.10. Academic Quality Assurance Fund. The Academic
422-Quality Assurance Fund is created as a special fund in the
423-State treasury. All fees collected for the administration and
424-enforcement of this Act and the Private College Act must be
425-deposited into this Fund. All money in the Fund must be used,
426-subject to appropriation, by the Board to supplement support
427-for the administration and enforcement of this Act and the
428-Private College Act and must not be used for any other purpose.
429-Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of
430-the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules
431-being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the
432-Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and
433-procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any
434-purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is
435-unauthorized.
436-(Source: P.A. 95-1046, eff. 3-27-09.)
437-Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
438-becoming law.
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211+1 the Task Force shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
212+2 of any business.
213+3 Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation
214+4 but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in
215+5 the performance of their duties if funds are available.
216+6 However, the higher education institution in which a student
217+7 member is enrolled may compensate that student for
218+8 participating on the Task Force through a work-study program
219+9 or by providing a stipend to support the work of the student
220+10 member on the Task Force.
221+11 (d) The Task Force shall develop and recommend to the
222+12 Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community College Board
223+13 the base survey for distribution to higher education
224+14 institutions and provide the Board of Higher Education and
225+15 Illinois Community College Board with any related
226+16 recommendations regarding the content, timing, and application
227+17 of the base survey. The Task Force shall deliver the base
228+18 survey and related recommendations, including, but not limited
229+19 to, recommendations on achieving statistically valid response
230+20 rates, to the Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community
231+21 College Board no less often than every 2 years and for the
232+22 first time on or before July 31, 2023 July 31, 2022.
233+23 Thereafter, the Task Force shall meet in the year 2025 2024 and
234+24 in the year 2027 2026 to review the results of the survey and
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236+26 dissolved after the completion of the 2027 2026 base survey.
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248+2 Director of the Board of Higher Education or a designee shall
249+3 review the base survey every 2 years to consider any feedback
250+4 that has been received and to implement improvements.
251+5 (e) In developing the base survey, the Task Force shall:
252+6 (1) utilize best practices from peer-reviewed research
253+7 and consult with individuals with expertise in the
254+8 development and use of sexual misconduct climate surveys
255+9 by higher education institutions;
256+10 (2) review sexual misconduct climate surveys that have
257+11 been developed and previously utilized by higher education
258+12 institutions in Illinois and by other states that mandate
259+13 campus climate surveys;
260+14 (3) provide opportunities for written comment from
261+15 survivors and organizations that work directly with
262+16 survivors of sexual misconduct to ensure the adequacy and
263+17 appropriateness of the proposed content;
264+18 (4) consult with institutions on strategies for
265+19 optimizing the effectiveness of the survey;
266+20 (5) account for the diverse needs and differences of
267+21 higher education institutions; and
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269+23 for gathering information is trauma informed.
270+24 (f) The base survey shall gather information on topics,
271+25 including, but not limited to:
272+26 (1) the number and type of incidents, both reported to
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285+3 higher education institution;
286+4 (2) when and where incidents of sexual misconduct
287+5 occurred, such as on campus, off campus, abroad, or
288+6 online;
289+7 (3) student awareness of institutional policies and
290+8 procedures related to campus sexual misconduct;
291+9 (4) whether a student reported the sexual misconduct
292+10 to the higher education institution and, if so, to which
293+11 campus resource such report was made and, if not, the
294+12 reason for the student's decision not to report;
295+13 (5) whether a student reported the sexual misconduct
296+14 to law enforcement and, if so, to which law enforcement
297+15 agency such report was made;
298+16 (6) whether a student was informed of or referred to
299+17 local, State, campus, or other resources or victim support
300+18 services, including appropriate medical care, advocacy,
301+19 counseling, and legal services;
302+20 (7) whether a student was provided information
303+21 regarding his or her right to protection from retaliation,
304+22 access to school-based accommodations, and criminal
305+23 justice remedies;
306+24 (8) contextual factors, such as the involvement of
307+25 force, incapacitation, coercion, or drug or alcohol
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320+2 identify at-risk groups, including, but not limited to,
321+3 gender, race, immigration status, national origin,
322+4 ethnicity, disability status, sexual orientation, and
323+5 gender identity;
324+6 (10) perceptions of campus safety among members of the
325+7 campus community and confidence in the institution's
326+8 ability to protect against and respond to incidents of
327+9 sexual misconduct;
328+10 (11) whether the student has chosen to withdraw or has
329+11 taken a leave of absence from the institution or
330+12 transferred to another institution;
331+13 (12) whether the student has withdrawn from any
332+14 classes or has been placed on academic probation as a
333+15 result of the incident; and
334+16 (13) other questions as determined by the Task Force.
335+17 All questions on the base survey shall be optional or shall
336+18 offer the student the option to select "I prefer not to answer"
337+19 as a response on the survey.
338+20 (g) The sexual misconduct climate survey shall collect
339+21 anonymous responses and shall not provide for the public
340+22 disclosure of any personally identifying information. No
341+23 institution may use or attempt to use information collected
342+24 through the sexual misconduct climate survey to identify or
343+25 contact any individual student on campus, nor shall the
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356+2 (h) There shall be established within the Office of the
357+3 Board of Higher Education and the Office of the Illinois
358+4 Community College Board a data repository for all summaries of
359+5 sexual misconduct climate surveys submitted by higher
360+6 education institutions to the Board of Higher Education or
361+7 Illinois Community College Board in accordance with subsection
362+8 (b). The Board of Higher Education and Illinois Community
363+9 College Board shall ensure that the sexual misconduct climate
364+10 survey data submitted by all applicable institutions is
365+11 available to the public in an easily accessible manner on the
366+12 Board of Higher Education's or Illinois Community College
367+13 Board's website.
368+14 (i) Each higher education institution shall publish on the
369+15 institution's website in an easily accessible manner:
370+16 (1) the campus level results of the survey;
371+17 (2) the annual security report required under the
372+18 federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy
373+19 and Campus Crime Statistics Act;
374+20 (3) the reports required under Section 9.21 of the
375+21 Board of Higher Education Act; and
376+22 (4) a link to the Board of Higher Education's and
377+23 Illinois Community College Board's statewide data on
378+24 sexual misconduct climate survey data as set forth in
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392+2 deadlines for dissemination and collection of survey
393+3 information, consistent with the purposes of this Section and
394+4 shall promote effective solicitation to achieve the highest
395+5 practical response rate, collection, and publication of
396+6 statistical information gathered from higher education
397+7 institutions.
398+8 (k) Upon determination, after reasonable notice and
399+9 opportunity for a hearing, that a higher education institution
400+10 has violated or failed to carry out any provision of this
401+11 Section or any rule adopted under this Section, the Board of
402+12 Higher Education or Illinois Community College Board,
403+13 whichever is applicable, may impose a civil penalty upon such
404+14 institution not to exceed $50,000, which shall be adjusted for
405+15 inflation annually, for each violation. The Board of Higher
406+16 Education and Illinois Community College Board shall use any
407+17 such civil penalty funds to provide oversight of this Section
408+18 and to provide funding to community organizations that provide
409+19 services to sexual assault victims. The Attorney General may
410+20 bring an action in the circuit court to enforce the collection
411+21 of any monetary penalty imposed under this subsection (k).
412+22 (Source: P.A. 102-325, eff. 8-6-21.)
413+23 Section 25. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended
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426+2 Sec. 3. Terms; vacancies.
427+3 (a) The members of the Board whose appointments are
428+4 subject to confirmation by the Senate shall be selected for
429+5 6-year terms expiring on January 31 of odd numbered years.
430+6 (b) The members of the Board shall continue to serve after
431+7 the expiration of their terms until their successors have been
432+8 appointed.
433+9 (c) Vacancies on the Board in offices appointed by the
434+10 Governor shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for
435+11 the unexpired term. If the appointment is subject to Senate
436+12 confirmation and the Senate is not in session or is in recess
437+13 when the appointment is made, the appointee shall serve
438+14 subject to subsequent Senate approval of the appointment.
439+15 (d) Each student member shall serve a term of one year
440+16 beginning on July 1 of each year and until a successor is
441+17 appointed and qualified.
442+18 (e) The member of the Board representing public university
443+19 governing boards and the member of the Board representing
444+20 private college and university boards of trustees, who are
445+21 appointed by the Governor but not subject to confirmation by
446+22 the Senate, shall serve terms of 3 years one year beginning on
447+23 July 1.
448+24 (Source: P.A. 102-1046, eff. 6-7-22.)
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461+2 (a) The Board of Higher Education shall annually compile
462+3 information concerning tuition and fee waivers and tuition and
463+4 fee waiver programs that has been provided by the Boards of
464+5 Trustees of the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
465+6 University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
466+7 University, Governors State University, Illinois State
467+8 University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
468+9 Illinois University, and Western Illinois University and shall
469+10 report its findings and recommendations concerning tuition and
470+11 fee waivers and tuition and fee waiver programs to the General
471+12 Assembly by filing electronic or paper copies of its report by
472+13 December 31 of each year as provided in Section 3.1 of the
473+14 General Assembly Organization Act.
474+15 (b) No later than November 1, 2023 July 1, 2020, and
475+16 annually thereafter, each public university must submit a
476+17 report to the Board of Higher Education on the amount of
477+18 tuition that undergraduate, degree-seeking students attending
478+19 the university paid in the previous academic year that
479+20 includes all of the following information:
480+21 (1) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid
481+22 more than 75% of full tuition costs.
482+23 (2) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid
483+24 more than 50% but no more than 75% of full tuition costs.
484+25 (3) The percentage of undergraduate students who paid
485+26 more than 25% but no more than 50% of full tuition costs.
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497+2 no more than 25% of full tuition costs.
498+3 (5) The percentage of undergraduate students who had
499+4 no tuition costs.
500+5 The tuition costs calculated under this subsection must
501+6 reflect the amount of tuition paid by a student after all
502+7 scholarships, grants, and other financial assistance have been
503+8 applied to his or her tuition charge and must reflect only the
504+9 amounts paid by undergraduate, degree-seeking students.
505+10 The Board of Higher Education must annually compile and
506+11 submit to the General Assembly, as part of the report required
507+12 under subsection (a), the information received under this
508+13 subsection.
509+14 (Source: P.A. 100-167, eff. 1-1-18; 101-93, eff. 1-1-20.)
510+15 (110 ILCS 1005/14.10 rep.)
511+16 Section 30. The Private College Act is amended by
512+17 repealing Section 14.10.
513+18 Section 35. The Private College Act is amended by changing
514+19 Section 15 as follows:
515+20 (110 ILCS 1005/15) (from Ch. 144, par. 135)
516+21 Sec. 15. Any person violating any provision of this Act
517+22 shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined not less than $25
518+23 nor more than $10,000 $100. Each day's violation of any
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530+2 (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
531+3 Section 40. The Academic Degree Act is amended by changing
532+4 Section 10.10 as follows:
533+5 (110 ILCS 1010/10.10)
534+6 Sec. 10.10. Academic Quality Assurance Fund. The Academic
535+7 Quality Assurance Fund is created as a special fund in the
536+8 State treasury. All fees collected for the administration and
537+9 enforcement of this Act and the Private College Act must be
538+10 deposited into this Fund. All money in the Fund must be used,
539+11 subject to appropriation, by the Board to supplement support
540+12 for the administration and enforcement of this Act and the
541+13 Private College Act and must not be used for any other purpose.
542+14 Rulemaking authority to implement this amendatory Act of
543+15 the 95th General Assembly, if any, is conditioned on the rules
544+16 being adopted in accordance with all provisions of the
545+17 Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and all rules and
546+18 procedures of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; any
547+19 purported rule not so adopted, for whatever reason, is
548+20 unauthorized.
549+21 (Source: P.A. 95-1046, eff. 3-27-09.)
550+22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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