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This bill amends the Academic Degree Act to clarify the process of awarding honorary degrees at public universities. Specifically, the legislation stipulates that only the board of trustees of a public university has the authority to award an honorary degree, and explicitly removes any role for the university's faculty in this process. An honorary degree is typically an academic award given by a university to recognize an individual's significant contributions or achievements, without requiring the recipient to complete traditional academic coursework. By restricting the power to award such degrees solely to the board of trustees, the bill aims to centralize and formalize the decision-making process for recognizing distinguished individuals with an honorary academic recognition.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1378&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104