Sec. 14. Assumption of obligations.

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(a)All contracts and agreements entered into before July 1, 1995 by the Board of Regents on behalf of the branch of the University of Illinois formerly known as Sangamon State University and now known as the University of Illinois at Springfield shall be valid and shall subsist notwithstanding the transfer of the functions of the Board of Regents with respect to that University to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois as provided by law. All bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness outstanding on July 1, 1995 issued by the Board of Regents on behalf of the university formerly known as Sangamon State University and now known as the University of Illinois at Springfield shall become the bonds, notes, or other evidences of the University of Illinois and shall be otherwise unaffected by the transfer of functions to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Any action, including without limitation, approvals of applications for bonds and resolutions constituting official action under the Internal Revenue Code by the Board of Regents with respect to the university formerly known as Sangamon State University and now known as the University of Illinois at Springfield before July 1, 1995 shall remain effective to the same extent as if that action had been taken by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and shall be deemed to be action taken by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

(b)All contracts and agreements entered into by the Board of Regents on behalf of Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University prior to January 1, 1996 shall be valid and shall subsist notwithstanding the abolition of the Board of Regents and the repeal of the Regency Universities Act on January 31, 1996 and notwithstanding the transfer of the functions of the Board of Regents with respect to each such university to the board of trustees of that university as provided by law. All bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness outstanding on January 1, 1996 issued by the Teachers College Board, the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, or the Board of Regents on behalf of any such university shall become the bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of that university and shall be otherwise unaffected by the transfer of functions to the board of trustees of that university. Any action, including without limitation, approvals of applications for bonds and resolutions constituting official action under the Internal Revenue Code by the Teachers College Board, Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, or Board of Regents prior to January 1, 1996 shall remain effective to the same extent as if that action had been taken by the board of trustees of that university and shall be deemed to be action taken by that university's board of trustees.