Dive Brief:
- Starting July 1, 2015, smoking will be banned on the campuses of all state-funded universities and colleges in Illinois.
- Gov. Pat Quinn signed the law implementing the ban, which covers both indoor and outdoor spaces, on Sunday.
- One refuge for smokers: Smoking will be allowed inside privately owned vehicles traveling through or parked on campus.
Dive Insight:
How about a privately owned smoking bus? Do we smell a business opportunity (cough)? Certain smoking activities under the federal American Indian Religious Freedom Act would also be allowed, NIU Today reported. Illinois joins a long list of states with higher ed smoke-free policies, including California, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.