Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6009

Amends the State Finance Act, the Board of Higher Education Act, and the Public Community College Act. Provides for the Board of Higher Education's master plan for community colleges to be made in cooperation with the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB). Provides that community college performance metrics must be adopted by the ICCB by rule. Removes the need for approval from the Board of Higher Education or for ICCB approval with respect to certain community college provisions. Removes provisions requiring uniform financial accounting and reporting standards and principles for community colleges and requiring the ICCB to file copies of uniform financial statements from audit reports with the Board of Higher Education. Requires a community college district to report administrator and faculty salaries and benefits to the ICCB instead of the Board of Higher Education. Repeals Sections concerning a State university and college information system, an annual community college education study and report, the Academic Improvement Trust Fund for Community College Foundations, adverse court decision grants, State Community College District No. 601, and a mobile response workforce training pilot program. Effective July 1, 2016.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: Removes language requiring the Executive Director of the Illinois Community College Board to approve projects and estimated amounts with respect to levying a tax to alter or repair community college facilities. Removes language requiring the Board to approve the project and estimated amount to borrow money for certain alterations or repairs to community college facilities. Provides that the Board shall set through administrative rule (rather than shall prepare and enforce) regulations and specifications for minimum requirements for certain renovations to community college property. Effective July 1, 2016.

Date	Chamber	Action
7/28/2016	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0655

Date	Chamber	Action
2/11/2016	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chad Hays
2/11/2016	House	First Reading
2/11/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/23/2016	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
4/5/2016	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000
4/6/2016	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/6/2016	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chad Hays
4/6/2016	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/6/2016	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/14/2016	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2016	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/14/2016	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
4/14/2016	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2016	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-029-000
4/15/2016	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
4/18/2016	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/18/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/18/2016	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
4/18/2016	Senate	First Reading
4/18/2016	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/26/2016	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Pat McGuire
4/26/2016	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
4/27/2016	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
4/27/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2016
5/17/2016	Senate	Second Reading
5/17/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
5/27/2016	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
5/29/2016	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000
5/29/2016	House	Passed Both Houses
6/27/2016	House	Sent to the Governor
7/28/2016	House	Governor Approved
7/28/2016	House	Effective Date July 28, 2016
7/28/2016	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0655

	Adds reference to:
	110 ILCS 805/3-20.3.01	from Ch. 122, par. 103-20.3.01