Text of IL HB 4265 (2022)

102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 HB4265 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act Creates the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that the intent of the Act is for the requirements of the Act to apply equally to the governing board of each public institution of higher education in this State. Defines "governing board of each public institution of higher education" and "public institution of higher education". Requires that, beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, all documents and forms, including applications for admission, issued by a public institution of higher education offer a student the option to select "non-binary" if the document or form asks the student to identify the student's gender or biological sex. Effective immediately. LRB102 21816 CMG 30936 b A BILL FOR HB4265LRB102 21816 CMG 30936 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Public 5Higher Education Act. 6 Section 3. Intent. It is the intent of the General 7Assembly that the requirements set forth in this Act should 8apply equally to each public institution of higher education 9in this State and to the governing board of each public 10institution of higher education in this State. 11 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: 12 "Governing board of each public institution of higher 13education" means the Board of Trustees of the University of 14Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois 15University, the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, 16the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University, the 17Board of Trustees of Governors State University, the Board of 18Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of Trustees 19of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of 20Northern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western 21Illinois University, and the board of trustees of each 22community college district in this State. HB4265- 2 -LRB102 21816 CMG 30936 b 1 "Public institution of higher education" means the 2University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Chicago 3State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State 4University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois 5University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois 6University, a public community college in this State, or any 7other public university, college, or community college now or 8hereafter established or authorized by the General Assembly. 9 Section 10. Non-binary option on documents and forms. 10 (a) Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, all 11documents and forms issued by a public institution of higher 12education that ask a student to identify the student's gender 13or biological sex must offer the student the option to select 14"non-binary" in addition to the option to select "male" or 15"female". 16 (b) The requirements under subsection (a) apply to all 17documents and forms, including applications for admission, 18that are issued by the public institution of higher education, 19whether in an electronic format or paper format. 20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 21becoming law.