Illinois Senate Bill 3441 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Passed on July 25 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-07-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0792
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Creates the Higher Education Distance Learning Act. Provides that in recent years, distance education offered by institutions of higher learning has been increasing, with such distance education being offered on an interstate basis by many institutions. Provides that the provision of distance education is declared to affect the public safety and welfare and shall be subject to regulation and control in the public interest. Provides that the Board of Higher Education is authorized to participate in a state authorization reciprocity agreement on behalf of this State. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall be the lead agency in coordinating interstate reciprocity for distance learning for participating institutions in this State. Sets forth provisions governing agreements where Illinois is the home state or the reciprocal state. Provides that this Act applies only to distance learning programs and authorizes the Board of Higher Education to adopt rules for the execution of its powers and duties under the Act. Creates the Distance Learning Fund to supplement support for the administration and enforcement of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Distance Learning Fund.

HIGHER ED-DISTANCE LEARNING

Sen. Pat McGuire [D]	Sen. Dan Kotowski [D]	Rep. Robert Pritchard [R]	Rep. Naomi Jakobsson [D]
Sen. Robert Martwick [D]	Rep. Kenneth Dunkin [D]

2014-05-30 - Senate - Concurrence in Senate (Y: 57 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-05-23 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-04-09 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-25	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0792
2014-07-25	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2015
2014-07-25	Senate	Governor Approved
2014-06-27	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2014-05-30	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2014-05-30	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
2014-05-30	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
2014-05-30	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
2014-05-27	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education
2014-05-27	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
2014-05-27	Senate	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pat McGuire
2014-05-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2014
2014-05-23	Senate	Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
2014-05-23	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
2014-05-23	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
2014-05-23	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-002
2014-05-15	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2014-05-15	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2014-05-15	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2014-05-14	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2014-05-12	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
2014-05-07	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2014-05-07	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2014-05-07	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2014-05-07	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000
2014-04-28	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2014-04-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-04-09	House	First Reading
2014-04-09	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2014-04-09	House	Arrived in House
2014-04-09	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2014-04-01	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
2014-03-27	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014
2014-03-27	Senate	Second Reading
2014-03-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2014
2014-03-20	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 012-000-000
2014-03-19	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2014-03-19	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire
2014-03-05	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2014-02-14	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2014-02-14	Senate	First Reading
2014-02-14	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.855	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3441&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB3441.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB3441sam001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB3441eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB3441ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/09800SB3441enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/98/098-0792.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800SB3441_04092014_009000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/house/09800SB3441_05232014_018000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800SB3441_05302014_111000C.pdf