(a) Subject to appropriation, a public university may establish a Bridge Program for underrepresented students.
     (b) The Bridge Program shall be open only to State residents. Priority shall be given to applicants whose life patterns have been characterized by historical economic or cultural deprivation.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 170/10

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) A public university’s Bridge Program shall include, but is not limited to, the following, which shall be approved by the public university’s Board of Trustees:
         (1) a description of the content of the Program,
    
including, but not limited to, counseling, tutoring, and skill development in a Program plan format;
        (2) procedures for the selection of students from
    
eligible applicants;
        (3) procedures for evaluation of student progress; and
         (4) reporting procedures to the public university’s
    
Board of Trustees.