Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 426/15

105 ILCS 426/20

105 ILCS 426/30

110 ILCS 1005/1.5 new

110 ILCS 1010/11

from Ch. 144, par. 241

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012, the Private College Act, and the Academic Degree Act. Defines "religious institution" in these Acts. Provides that any religious institution (instead of any institution devoted entirely to the teaching of religion or theology) shall not be considered to be a private business and vocational school; makes related changes. Provides that no religious institution shall be subject to the educational requirements, standards, or demands contained in the Private College Act or the Academic Degree Act or in those Acts' administrative rules, and requires a religious institution to notify each of its students in writing that the religious degree being earned or course work earned at a religious, non-accredited, post-secondary educational institution may not transfer to other institutions.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	105 ILCS 426/15

105 ILCS 426/20

105 ILCS 426/30

	Adds reference to:
	110 ILCS 1010/11.5 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Private College Act and the Academic Degree Act. Provides that a religious institution may file an annual application with the Board of Higher Education to become exempt from the educational requirements, standards, or demands under the Acts or those Acts' administrative rules and the Board may annually grant the exemption; defines "religious institution". Specifies application requirements.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2018	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan McConchie
2/13/2018	Senate	First Reading
2/13/2018	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/21/2018	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2/21/2018	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
2/21/2018	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2/27/2018	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 009-000-002
2/27/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2018
4/10/2018	Senate	Second Reading
4/10/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
4/20/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan McConchie
4/20/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
4/23/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
4/24/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Higher Education
4/25/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-001
4/25/2018	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/25/2018	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; McConchie
4/25/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/25/2018	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
4/25/2018	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
4/26/2018	House	Arrived in House
4/26/2018	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
4/26/2018	House	First Reading
4/26/2018	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/7/2018	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
5/16/2018	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
5/18/2018	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2019	Senate	Session Sine Die

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