Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1503

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. With respect to the Board's analysis of formulating the annual budget request for State universities and colleges, provides that, beginning with Fiscal Year 2013, the annual budget request must incorporate performance-based funding, pursuant to the report of the Board's Higher Education Finance Study Commission. Provides that the Board shall have 2 fiscal years to implement this performance-based funding, and thereafter must update how this funding is calculated every 6 months, which updates must be reported to the Governor and the General Assembly. Effective immediately.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Directs the Board of Higher Education to form a broad-based group of individuals representing the Office of the Governor, the General Assembly, public institutions of higher education, State agencies, business and industry, Statewide organizations representing faculty and staff, and others as the Board shall deem appropriate to devise a system for allocating State resources to public institutions of higher education based upon performance in achieving State goals related to student success and certificate and degree completion. Provides that, beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, the Board of Higher Education budget recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly shall include allocations to public institutions of higher education based upon performance metrics designed to promote and measure student success in degree and certificate completion. Provides that these metrics must be adopted by the Board by rule. Requires the metrics to be developed and promulgated in accordance with specified principles. Provides that in devising performance metrics, the Board may be guided by the report of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/12/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0320

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose
2/14/2011	House	First Reading
2/14/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/15/2011	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2/16/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2/24/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 009-002-000
2/24/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/24/2011	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/24/2011	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/24/2011	House	Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/24/2011	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/24/2011	House	Pension Note Requested by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/24/2011	House	State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2/24/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2/24/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
2/24/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
2/24/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Barickman
2/25/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
2/25/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
3/3/2011	House	State Debt Impact Note Filed
3/3/2011	House	Pension Note Filed
3/3/2011	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/8/2011	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
3/8/2011	House	Home Rule Note Filed
3/23/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose
3/23/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/28/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/30/2011	House	Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed
4/1/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
4/1/2011	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
4/1/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
4/1/2011	House	Pension Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
4/1/2011	House	State Debt Impact Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Mary E. Flowers
4/1/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/1/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/5/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-000-000
4/5/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
4/6/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/6/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/6/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
4/7/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/7/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
5/5/2011	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000
5/5/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
5/6/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/6/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
5/17/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
5/17/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
5/17/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/15/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/12/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/12/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
8/12/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0320

	State Debt Impact Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 1503 would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness.

	Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability)
	HB 1503 will not impact any public pension fund or retirement system in Illinois.

	Fiscal Note (IL Board of Higher Education)
	The agency expects to incur an estimated $40,000 in administrative costs to implement HB 1503. This estimate includes the cost of hiring consultants and national experts to facilitate working group discussions and travel costs associated with staff and stakeholder attendance at meetings, conferences, and training seminars.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	HB 1503 does not create a State mandate.

	Home Rule Note (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)
	HB 1503 does not pre-empt home rule authority.

	Housing Affordability Impact Note (Housing Development Authority)
	This bill will have no effect on the cost of constructing, purchasing, owning, or selling a single-family residence.