Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

110 ILCS 305/90 new

110 ILCS 520/75 new

110 ILCS 660/5-185 new

110 ILCS 665/10-185 new

110 ILCS 670/15-185 new

110 ILCS 675/20-190 new

110 ILCS 680/25-185 new

110 ILCS 685/30-195 new

110 ILCS 690/35-190 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Prohibits a university from using State funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by the university. In the event that a university violates this prohibition, requires the State Comptroller to debit from the university's State operating aid an amount equal to the amount paid by the university to the commencement speaker. Effective immediately.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the introduced bill with the following changes: Allows a public university to use private funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by the university. Effective immediately.

House Floor Amendment No. 2

	Adds reference to:
	110 ILCS 805/3-65 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and public community colleges in Illinois. Prohibits a university or community college district from using State-appropriated funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by an institution, but allows the use of private funds for such purposes. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Reginald Phillips
2/27/2015	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
2/27/2015	House	First Reading
2/27/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2015	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
3/23/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Reginald Phillips
3/23/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/24/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
3/25/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
3/25/2015	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-004-000
3/26/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/27/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
4/20/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Reginald Phillips
4/20/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/21/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/21/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/21/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/21/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/24/2015	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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