HIGHER ED-ADMISSIONS-AG SCI/ED
Summary
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. With respect to the high school coursework that a person must satisfactorily complete for university admission, adds agricultural sciences as a course option for the science category and agricultural education as a course option for the electives category. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but changes references from vocational education to career and technical education.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced Apr 21, 2021
Signed Aug 17, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Aug 17, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elgie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Nick Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Brady
RRepublican
Co
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
LaToya Greenwood
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Norine Hammond
RRepublican
Co
Paul Jacobs
RRepublican
Co
Sonya Harper
DDemocratic
Co
Sue Scherer
DDemocratic
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