Illinois HB 4111: HIGHER ED-STUDENT WITHDRAWAL

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
HB4111

Introduced 10/15/2025, by Rep. Harry Benton 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 167/25 new

 Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Requires each public institution of higher education in the State to adopt a policy that authorizes a student to withdraw from the public institution of higher education under extenuating circumstances, which shall include a provision to refund a student for tuition and fees and room and board costs paid by the student or the student's family, to be prorated, for the semester during which the student withdraws. Effective January 1, 2027.

LRB104 14494 LNS 27634 b

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

HB4111LRB104 14494 LNS 27634 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 5. The Public Higher Education Act is amended by 

5adding Section 25 as follows:

6 (110 ILCS 167/25 new)

7 Sec. 25. Student withdrawal policies and reimbursement. 

8 (a) In this Section, "extenuating circumstances" includes, 

9but is not limited to, illness, injury, hospitalization, and 

10mental health and wellness.

11 (b) Each public institution of higher education shall 

12adopt a policy that authorizes a student to withdraw from the 

13public institution of higher education under extenuating 

14circumstances. Withdrawal policies developed under this 

15Section shall include a provision to refund a student for 

16tuition and fees and room and board costs paid by the student 

17or the student's family, to be prorated, for the semester 

18during which the student withdraws if extenuating 

19circumstances inhibit the student's ab