Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 305 — University of Illinois Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the University of Illinois Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Armed forces training

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 organization operated under the authority of the United States government because the program or organi…

Early care and education services

Early care and education services. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "early care and education services" means early care and education home or center services as defined by the Child Care Act of 1969. (b) The Board may contract for the provision of early care and education services for its employees. The Board may…

Flexible hours positions

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 job of 20 hours or more per week, (2) a job which is shared by 2 employees, or (3) a job wit…

Chief Illiniwek

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. 89-421, eff. 6-1-96.)

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 residing in the grand division and congressional district where said branch shall be located,…

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

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 office shall be at the pleasure of the board of trustees. (Source: Laws 1927, p. 873.)

Chancellor search committee

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 women, on that search committee. (Source: P.A. 87-378.)

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 deem amply sufficient to guard the University from danger of loss or diminution of the fund…

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

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.)

Powers of trustees

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 the management of such model farms, model art, and other departments and professorships, a…

(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 extent of the insurance policy limits which shall be not less than $50,000, unless such inde…

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 energy generating and processing plants and distribution facilities to serve University build…

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, governance or supervision of the Board, and shall ensure that each person who is not orally prof…

(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 the University. The Board of Trustees and the not-for-profit corporation may accomplish the me…

(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 of Illinois, without loss of pay or benefits and without being required to make up for lost…

In-state tuition charge

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 outside of this State, if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The i…

Partial tuition waivers

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, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Nor…

Tuition and fee waiver report

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 each tuition and fee waiver program in which the University particip…

Eminent domain

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. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

Admissions

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 coursework from the following 5 categories: (A) 4 years of English (emphasizing written and ora…

Scholarships for children of veterans

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 in the armed forces of the United States, except that the total number of scholarships an…

The faculty of the University shall consist of the chief instructors in each of the several departments

The faculty of the University shall consist of the chief instructors in each of the several departments. The trustees, on recommendation of a majority of the faculty, may authorize the regent of the University to issue certificates of scholarship under the seal of the University, to any student of good moral character,…

No elected or selected member of the Board of Trustees shall receive any compensation for attending on the meetings of the Board, but they shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses while engaged in the performance of their duties. Expenses necessarily incurred by any non-voting student member may, at…

It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to permanently locate said University at Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois, whenever the County of Champaign shall, according to the proper forms of law, convey or cause to be conveyed to said trustees, in fee simple, and free from all incumbrances, the Urbana and Champa…