Bill Status of HB 5784   97th General Assembly

Short Description:  UNIV-FIXED TUITION RATE PROG

House Sponsors
Rep. Kay Hatcher-Jil Tracy-Paul Evans

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
110 ILCS 305/80 new
110 ILCS 520/65 new
110 ILCS 660/5-175 new
110 ILCS 665/10-175 new
110 ILCS 670/15-175 new
110 ILCS 675/20-180 new
110 ILCS 680/25-175 new
110 ILCS 685/30-185 new
110 ILCS 690/35-180 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Authorizes the governing board of each public university to develop a fixed tuition rate program for qualified students who agree to transfer to the university within 12 months after successfully earning an associate's degree at a public community college in this State. Provides that under the program, the university must (1) guarantee to a participating student enrolled in an associate's degree program at a public community college, on successful completion of the associate's degree program, transfer admission to the university within the 12-month period; and (2) charge tuition to a participating student for any semester or other academic term during a period of at least 24 months following the student's initial enrollment in the university at the same rate the university would have charged to the student during the later of (i) the fall semester of the student's freshman year at the public community college had the student entered the university as a freshman student or (ii) the fall semester of the second academic year preceding the academic year of the student's initial enrollment in the university.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/16/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Kay Hatcher
  2/16/2012HouseFirst Reading
  2/16/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/24/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
  2/24/2012HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Evans
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

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