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HB 4495 Illinois House · 100th Regular Session

VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ACT

Summary
Creates the Vocational Academy Opportunity Act. Creates 2 vocational academies, one located in Cook County and the other in St. Clair County, which shall be residential institutions. Provides that each academy shall be a State agency, funded by State appropriations, private contributions, and endowments. Provides that the academies shall be governed by a single Board of Trustees for the collective operation and oversight of the academies. Provides for the membership of the Board. Specifies the duties and powers of the Board. Provides that each academy shall be empowered to lease or purchase real and personal property on commercially reasonable terms for the use by the academy.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2018 Last action Jan 8, 2019
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Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
6
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Apr 27, 2018
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 27, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 26, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 26, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 26, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Executive Committee; 006-003-000
lower
Apr 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. André Thapedi
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 008-003-000
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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