110 ILCS 153/5-25: Advance notice.

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

(a) Advance notice entitles a service member student to an accommodation and shall be provided in accordance with the following:

(1) Notice must be provided in advance of military service unless circumstances make such advance notice impossible or unreasonable under the circumstances. In this case, advance notice shall be provided as soon as it becomes practicable under the circumstances.

(2) Notice shall be written but may be verbal if written notice is not reasonable under the circumstances. No required format or rule for timeliness may be imposed.

(3) Notice shall be provided by the service member student, spouse of such service member student, or appropriate military authority.

(4) Notice shall be provided to each applicable instructor or, if designated by the institution, to the appropriate official.

(b) Failure to provide advance notice. Failure to provide advance notice subjects the service member student to the applicable institution's policies and procedures.

(c) Exception; military necessity. No notice is required if the giving of such notice is precluded by military necessity, such as when such military service is classified or when notice may compromise or adversely affect a military mission, operation, or exercise if known by the public as determined by appropriate military authority in writing. Such writing need only declare military necessity without further explanation and may be provided at any time with a notice of intent to return.