MINORITY-MIDDLE EASTERNERS
Summary
Amends the State Employment Records Act; the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act; the State Construction Minority and Female Building Trades Act; the Dental Student Grant Act; the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Act; and the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Redefines the terms "minority", "minority person", "under-represented minority", and "racial minority" in the affected Acts to include all persons of Middle Eastern origin. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2012
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 10, 2012
Last action Dec 3, 2014
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
0
Committee
5
Dec 3, 2014
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
Mar 22, 2013
House · Referred to committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Mar 13, 2013
House · Reported by committee
Remains in State Government Administration Committee
Mar 13, 2013
House · Failed in committee
Motion Do Pass - Lost State Government Administration Committee; 006-014-000
Jan 30, 2013
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
Jan 9, 2013
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Mary Flowers
DDemocratic
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