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SB 313 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

HIGHER ED-REMEDIAL COURSEWORK

Summary
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that if a State university determines that a student needs remedial coursework, then the university must require that the student complete the remedial coursework before pursuing his or her course of study. Provides that a student is not ineligible for Monetary Award Program consideration if (1) a State university that the student was enrolled at required that the student complete remedial coursework; (2) by subtracting the total number of semester credit hours, not to exceed 15 semester credit hours, of required remedial coursework that the student successfully completed and received award payments for, the student has received less than the equivalent of 135 semester credit hours of award payments; and (3) the student began his or her post-secondary course of study during the 2007-2008 academic year. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 30, 2007 Signed Aug 17, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2007 · House May 22, 2007

How they voted

53–0
Passed
Total votes 53
Mar 29, 2007
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
8
Aug 17, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 22, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 22, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-4)
house
May 16, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-000-003
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2007
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Mar 29, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Maloney
upper
Mar 29, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0)
senate
Mar 28, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 27, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Higher Education
upper
Mar 20, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 20, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
upper
Mar 14, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 14, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
upper
Mar 8, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 7, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 1, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
upper
Feb 28, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 28, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
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