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SB 1883 Illinois Senate · 97th Regular Session

BD HIGHER ED-REDUCE PROGRAMS

Summary
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, following notification to and a period of consultation with the appropriate board of control, the Board of Higher Education is authorized to take action on the dissolution or reduce in scope any and all existing programs of instruction, research, or public service that the Board finds to lack educational or economical justification at the public universities and community colleges. Requires each public university and community college to submit its plan for capital improvements of non-instructional facilities to the Board for approval before final commitments are made only if the total cost of the project as approved by the institution's board of control is in excess of $2 million.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 14, 2011 Signed Aug 26, 2011
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2011 · House May 31, 2011

How they voted

57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Apr 14, 2011
D Democratic34
34 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican24
23 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Aug 26, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2011
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-3-4)
house
May 29, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
lower
May 28, 2011
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 25 Higher Education Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
lower
May 13, 2011
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
lower
Apr 21, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 14, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 14, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (57-0-1)
senate
Mar 15, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 15, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 15, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 14, 2011
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
upper
Mar 2, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Feb 10, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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