Bill Title: Amends the Public Higher Education Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each public institution of higher education with student health services shall provide enrolled students with access to health care professionals authorized under State law to prescribe contraception. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, if the public institution of higher education's student health services includes a pharmacy, the pharmacy on campus shall dispense contraception to enrolled students who wish to fill their prescriptions at the university pharmacy. Provides that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each public institution of higher education with student health services shall provide enrolled students with access to health care professionals authorized under State law to prescribe medication abortion. Provides that a public institution of higher education that dispenses medication abortion from the university pharmacy shall enter into a referral agreement with a tertiary care facility with obstetrics and gynecological services in the event of complication from medication abortion or suspected complicated pregnancy prior to dispensing medication abortion. Requires each public institution of higher education to report annually to the Board of Higher Education that policies under the provisions have been adopted. Requires the Board to post to its website annually each public institution of higher education's compliance with the policies under the provisions. Effective immediately.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 36)
Status: (Passed) 2025-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0433
[HB3709 Detail]
Bill Drafts
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| Enrolled | 2025-06-04 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Engrossed | 2025-04-08 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2025-02-07 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
Amendments
Supplemental Documents
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