Bill
SB 1369
UI must distribute its GRF lump sum to campuses on a per-student basis using prior-year enrollment, affecting campus funding by headcount.
Status snapshot
- Bill number: SB 1369 (Illinois)
- Subject: U of I — distribution of General Revenue Fund (GRF) appropriations to campuses
- Sponsor (Illinois): Sen. Chapin Rose
- Key legislative dates (Illinois): Introduced 01/29/2025; enacted as Act 061 (mid‑May 2025); effective 09/01/2025.
Note about source materials
- The compiled document also contains unrelated text from other states (Arizona appropriation language for law enforcement and various Hawaii statutory amendments). This summary focuses on the Illinois measure titled “U OF I‑GRF DISTRIBUTION‑CAMPUS.”
Purpose and intent
- To change how a lump‑sum appropriation from the State General Revenue Fund to the University of Illinois system is distributed among the University’s campuses, by requiring distribution on a per‑student basis tied to prior‑year campus enrollments.
Key provisions
- Adds a new Section 195 to the University of Illinois Act (110 ILCS 305).
- Requires the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to allocate the lump sum appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to each campus on a per‑student basis.
- The per‑student allocations are to be calculated using each campus’s enrollment from the previous academic year, as reported to the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
- The statutory text is short and prescriptive; it does not specify per‑student dollar amounts, weighting factors (e.g., for program cost differences), or carveouts/exemptions.
Who/what is affected
- Directly affected: the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and the individual University of Illinois campuses (e.g., Urbana‑Champaign, Chicago, Springfield).
- Indirectly affected: campus budgets and planning offices, students and programs to the extent funding shifts occur, and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (as the enrollment data source).
- State budgeting entities that prepare lump‑sum appropriations for the University.
Potential impacts and practical considerations
- Funding shifts: campuses with higher prior‑year enrollments would receive proportionally larger shares; campuses with falling enrollments could see reduced GRF allocations.
- Incentives: may create stronger incentives for campuses to maintain or grow headcount enrollment but does not account for program cost differentials (graduate vs undergraduate, professional programs, research intensity).
- Administrative: requires accurate and timely enrollment reporting to the Board of Higher Education; Board of Trustees must implement a per‑student allocation method.
- No specific dollar amounts are set by the statute — it applies to whatever lump‑sum GRF appropriation the University receives in a given fiscal year.
Effective date
- Became law in mid‑May 2025 (Act 061) and is effective as of September 1, 2025.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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