COMMISSION EQUITABLE UNIV FUND
Summary
Amends the Illinois School Student Records Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Deletes reference to: 105 ILCS 10/1 Adds reference to: New Act Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding Act. Creates the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding for the purpose of recommending specific data-driven criteria and approaches to the General Assembly to adequately, equitably, and stably fund public universities in this State and to evaluate existing funding methods. Sets forth the membership of the Commission. Sets forth the recommendations the Commission must include in the report to the General Assembly. Contains provisions concerning administrative support, compensation, meetings, reporting, and compliance. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adds the chairperson of the Higher Education Working Group to the membership of the Commission. Provides that the recommendations made by the Commission may be informed by the data-driven findings and recommendations established by the Chicago State University Equity Working Group and other groups (rather than by the Chicago State University Equity Working Group or other groups). House Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill with changes. Adds to the membership of the Commission on Equitable Public University Funding. Makes conforming and other changes. Effective immediately. House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adds the Minority Spokesperson of the Higher Education Committee of the House of Representatives and the Minority Spokesperson of the Higher Education Committee of the Senate to the membership of the Commission.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Aug 2021
Introduced May 25, 2021
Signed Aug 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2021 · House May 31, 2021
How they voted
29–17
Passed
Total votes 46
May 25, 2021
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
86
Key actions
18
Committee
25
Amendments
25
Aug 23, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 039-017-000
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 039-017-000
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Senate Concurs 039-017-000
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 4 3/5 Vote Required
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 3/5 Vote Required
upper
Jun 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 3/5 Vote Required
upper
May 31, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 31, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
upper
May 31, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 31, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 31, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
upper
May 31, 2021
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3, 4 - May 31, 2021
upper
May 31, 2021
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3, 4
upper
May 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-046-000
lower
May 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted
lower
May 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
lower
May 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
lower
May 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 30, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 30, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
lower
May 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 006-004-000
lower
May 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 29, 2021
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2021
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
lower
May 29, 2021
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
lower
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 006-004-000
lower
May 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
May 28, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
lower
May 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 27, 2021
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
lower
May 26, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2021
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 25, 2021
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 040-018-000
upper
May 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lightford
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 010-006-000
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Executive
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 14, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 14, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 To Appropriations- Higher Education
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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