Illinois Senate Bill 2245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: Passed on August 12 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-08-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0316
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each public university shall, with respect to each campus of the university that administers a priority registration system, grant the same priority in that system as graduate students receive to a service member or veteran who is a resident of this State for any academic term attended for 4 academic years, which he or she shall use within 15 years after leaving military service. Provides that a former service member who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for priority registration. Provides that the priority registration shall apply to registration for all degree and certificate programs offered by the university after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the university.

PUBLIC UNIV-ENROLLMENT-VETERAN

Sen. Dale Righter [R]	Sen. Dan Kotowski [D]	Sen. Melinda Bush [D]	Sen. Chapin Rose [R]
Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Rep. Katherine Cloonen [D]	Rep. Brad Halbrook [R]	Rep. David Leitch [R]
Rep. Robert Rita [D]	Rep. Martin Moylan [D]	Rep. Michelle Mussman [D]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]

2013-05-21 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-18 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-12	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0316
2013-08-12	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2014
2013-08-12	Senate	Governor Approved
2013-06-19	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2013-05-21	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2013-05-21	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
2013-05-21	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
2013-05-16	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2013-05-16	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. David R. Leitch
2013-05-16	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
2013-05-13	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
2013-05-10	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2013-05-10	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2013-05-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-05-09	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-05-08	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000
2013-04-30	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
2013-04-29	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2013-04-29	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-29	House	First Reading
2013-04-22	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
2013-04-18	House	Arrived in House
2013-04-18	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
2013-04-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2013
2013-04-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Righter
2013-04-17	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2013-04-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 011-000-000
2013-04-16	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2013-04-11	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
2013-04-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2013-04-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
2013-04-11	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2013-04-01	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
2013-03-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
2013-03-21	Senate	Second Reading
2013-03-20	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
2013-03-19	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
2013-03-19	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 012-000-000
2013-03-19	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2013-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2013-03-13	Senate	Postponed - Higher Education
2013-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2013-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter
2013-03-05	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2013-02-15	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-02-15	Senate	First Reading
2013-02-15	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	305	85	New Code	See Bill Text
110	520	70	New Code	See Bill Text
110	660	5-180	New Code	See Bill Text
110	665	10-180	New Code	See Bill Text
110	670	15-180	New Code	See Bill Text
110	675	20-185	New Code	See Bill Text
110	680	25-180	New Code	See Bill Text
110	685	30-190	New Code	See Bill Text
110	690	35-185	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2245&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2245.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2245sam001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2245sam002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2245eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB2245enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/98/098-0316.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800SB2245_04182013_026000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/house/09800SB2245_05212013_008000T.pdf