SB2530 Summary

• Creates the Public University Administrative Cost Decrease Act requiring all public universities to submit annual cost certifications documenting administrative spending levels, with certifications due January 31 each year starting in 2019.

• Prohibits public university boards of trustees from enacting tuition or fee increases above 2017-2018 levels beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year unless the Auditor General verifies a 25% decrease in administrative costs in the same calendar year as the proposed increase.

• Defines "administrator" as employees with executive, administrative, and managerial duties, excluding those spending 50% or more of their time teaching.

• Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act to authorize the Auditor General to verify cost certifications from public universities and report findings to the General Assembly, Governor, and Board of Higher Education.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.