Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2245

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each public university shall, with respect to each campus of the university that administers a priority registration system, grant the same priority in that system as graduate students receive to a service member or veteran who is a resident of this State for any academic term attended for 4 academic years, which he or she shall use within 15 years after leaving military service. Provides that a former service member who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for priority registration. Provides that the priority registration shall apply to registration for all degree and certificate programs offered by the university after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the university.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	110 ILCS 805/3-29.10 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois and the Public Community College Act. Requires that the governing board of each public university and community college give the earliest possible enrollment opportunity that the institution offers to a service member or veteran who is a resident of this State. Provides that a former service member who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for this priority enrollment. Provides that this priority enrollment shall apply to enrollment for all degree and certificate programs offered by the institution after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the institution.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. In the definition of "service member", provides that the service member must be eligible to receive military educational benefits. Removes language that provides that a former service member who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for priority enrollment. Provides that the priority enrollment shall apply to enrollment after the student's eligibility to receive benefits (instead of after the military or veteran status of the student) has been verified by the institution.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/15/2013	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
2/15/2013	Senate	First Reading
2/15/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/5/2013	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
3/8/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
3/8/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/13/2013	Senate	Postponed - Higher Education
3/14/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
3/19/2013	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/19/2013	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 012-000-000
3/19/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
3/20/2013	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
3/21/2013	Senate	Second Reading
3/21/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
4/1/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
4/11/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
4/11/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
4/11/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
4/11/2013	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
4/16/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
4/17/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 011-000-000
4/17/2013	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/17/2013	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Righter
4/17/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2013
4/18/2013	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
4/18/2013	House	Arrived in House
4/22/2013	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
4/29/2013	House	First Reading
4/29/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/29/2013	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
4/30/2013	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
5/8/2013	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000
5/9/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/10/2013	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/10/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/10/2013	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
5/13/2013	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
5/16/2013	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
5/16/2013	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. David R. Leitch
5/16/2013	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
5/21/2013	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
5/21/2013	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
5/21/2013	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/19/2013	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/12/2013	Senate	Governor Approved
8/12/2013	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2014
8/12/2013	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0316

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