Illinois Senate Bill 59 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Creates the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act. Provides that a public community college student who earns an associate degree for transfer granted pursuant to the Act is deemed eligible for transfer into the baccalaureate program of a State university if the student (1) completes 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to a State university and (2) obtains of a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Requires a community college district to develop and grant associate degrees for transfer that meet the requirements of the Act. Requires a State university to guarantee admission with junior status to any community college student who meets all of the requirements of the Act. Provides that a State university shall grant a local community college student priority admission and admission to a program or major that is similar to his or her community college major or area of emphasis. Provides that a student admitted under the Act shall receive priority over all other community college transfer students. Sets forth provisions concerning coursework, reviews and reports by the Board of Higher Education, and implementation of the Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

STUDENT TRANSFER ACHIEVEMENT

Sen. Dan Kotowski [D]	Sen. Susan Garrett [D]	Sen. Linda Holmes [D]	Sen. Don Harmon [D]
Sen. John Mulroe [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	Senate	Session Sine Die
2012-03-06	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
2012-03-01	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
2012-03-01	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
2011-07-23	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b)
2011-07-23	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2011-05-07	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1) - Referred to Higher Education
2011-05-06	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
2011-05-04	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2011-05-04	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
2011-05-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2011-05-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2011-04-15	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011
2011-04-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
2011-04-08	Senate	Second Reading
2011-03-15	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
2011-03-15	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 011-000-000
2011-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2011-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2011-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2011-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2011-02-09	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2011-01-27	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-01-27	Senate	First Reading
2011-01-27	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	805	8.35	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=59&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB0059.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB0059sam001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/09700SB0059sam002.htm