110 ILCS 1010/0.01
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Academic Degree Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 1010 — Academic Degree Act.
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110 ILCS 1010/1
Declaration of policy
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 judging the training of prospective employees, by public and private professional groups in de…
110 ILCS 1010/2
Definitions
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, private junior college, college, university or entity of whatever kind which furnishes or o…
110 ILCS 1010/3
Award of degrees
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; provided that any such degree be clearly represented to be honorary and that any other tangi…
110 ILCS 1010/4
Period before award
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 with and until such institution has received the authorization and approval of the Board.…
110 ILCS 1010/5
Degrees by other than residence institutions
Degrees by other than residence institutions. Any educational organization or entity which does not conduct instruction in residence may award degrees and qualify as a degree granting institution upon approval by the Board. Such approval shall be given only if the Board finds that the applicant, organization or entity:…
110 ILCS 1010/5.5
Disclosure of heightened monitoring of finances
Disclosure of heightened monitoring of finances. Any institution approved by the Board under this Act shall make the following disclosures: (a) If the United States Department of Education places the institution on either the Heightened Cash Monitoring 2 payment method or the reimbursement payment method, as authorized…
110 ILCS 1010/6
Right of inspection; penalty for refusal or obstruction
Right of inspection; penalty for refusal or obstruction. Any duly authorized employee or other representative of the Board may, announced or unannounced, enter upon the premises of any degree granting institution or may have access through electronic means to inspect or otherwise examine the same and any books, papers…
110 ILCS 1010/7
Unlawful Representations
Unlawful Representations.) Neither the fact of filing nor the permission to grant any degree or degrees shall be held to mean that the Board has passed upon the relative merits of a particular course of instruction. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be a legislative finding with respect to the suitability of in…
110 ILCS 1010/7.5
Cease and desist order
Cease and desist order. The Board may issue a cease and desist order to any educational organization or entity operating without the required authorization to operate and grant degrees. The Board may impose a civil penalty for such a violation. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. The penalty for s…
110 ILCS 1010/8
Penalties
Penalties. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, degree granting institution, or other entity making any false statement in any notice or amendment thereto filed pursuant to Section 4 of this Act is guilty of perjury. Any other violation of this Act shall constitute a Class 4 felony. Each violation s…
110 ILCS 1010/9
Injunctions
Injunctions. The Board acting through the Attorney General may proceed by injunction against any violation of this Act, but no such proceeding and no order issued therein or as a result thereof shall bar the imposition of any other penalty which may be imposed for violation of this Act. (Source: P.A. 80-1309.)
110 ILCS 1010/10
Judicial review
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 administrative decisions of the Board. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Se…
110 ILCS 1010/10.5
Fees
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, is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all provisi…
110 ILCS 1010/10.10
Academic Quality Assurance Fund
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 Fund. All money in the Fund must be used, subject to appropriation, by th…
110 ILCS 1010/11
Exemptions
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 other business organizations for the training of their personnel; (b) education or other improve…