CRIM CD-FALSE ACADEMIC DEGREE House SponsorsRep. Roger L. Eddy-Robert W. Churchill-Sidney H. Mathias-Frank Aguilar-Paul D. Froehlich, Jack D. Franks, Linda Chapa LaVia and Sandra M. Pihos Senate Sponsors(Sen. Dale A. Righter) 7/22/2003HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0239 720 ILCS 5/17-2.5 new Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for a person to knowingly manufacture or produce a false academic degree or for a person to knowingly use a false academic degree for the purpose of obtaining employment or admission to an Illinois institution of higher learning or admission to an advanced degree program at an Illinois institution of higher learning or for the purpose of obtaining a promotion or higher compensation in employment. Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Limits the offense to the manufacture or production of a false academic degree for profit or for sale (unless the degree explicitly states "for novelty purposes only"). Provides that the definition of "institution of higher learning" includes a public or private college, university, or community college located anywhere in the United States that is or has been legally constituted to offer degrees and instruction in its state of origin or incorporation. Effective immediately. 2/6/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy 2/6/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/6/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/11/2003HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/3/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Churchill 3/3/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 3/3/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar 3/3/2003HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 3/6/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/6/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote 3/6/2003HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 3/6/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/20/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/20/2003HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/20/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 3/20/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos 3/21/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 3/25/2003SenateArrive in Senate 3/25/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 4/3/2003SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter 4/3/2003SenateFirst Reading 4/3/2003SenateReferred to Rules 4/16/2003SenateAssigned to Education 4/29/2003SenateDo Pass Education; 011-000-000 4/29/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2003 5/6/2003SenateSecond Reading 5/6/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003 5/9/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 5/9/2003HousePassed Both Houses 6/6/2003HouseSent to the Governor 7/22/2003HouseGovernor Approved 7/22/2003HouseEffective Date July 22, 2003 7/22/2003HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0239