EIU opposes proposed Illinois bill on student debt - GABRIELLA CRUZ-MARTINEZ, Hyde Park Herald

Students who owe money to public universities and community colleges in Illinois would not be prohibited from registering for classes under a proposed measure, and local higher education officials are worried. The bill under consideration in Springfield also would permit students with a backlog of unpaid bills to receive student transcripts without protest from their institution. This could potentially increase enrollment rates at local state institutions like Eastern Illinois University, advocates said. But the bill would create an “untenable business model” for state institutions, said EIU spokesman Joshua D. Reinhart. http://jg-tc.com/news/local/eiu-opposes-proposed-illinois-bill-on-student-debt/article_8b77f8da-4c7e-53b2-b1ec-6e1116852d39.html