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

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

110 ILCS 220/2

from Ch. 144, par. 282

110 ILCS 220/2.5 new

110 ILCS 220/3

from Ch. 144, par. 283

110 ILCS 220/4

from Ch. 144, par. 284

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Higher Education Cooperation Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to promote interinstitutional cooperation and collaboration, which may involve public-private partnerships leveraging the use of public and private resources to improve outcomes for the higher educational system in this State. Provides that an institution of higher education may participate in the establishment and operation of programs of interinstitutional cooperation with other institutions of higher education or public-private partnerships, or both (instead of allowing a public institution of higher education to participate in the establishment and operation of programs of interinstitutional cooperation with other public institutions of higher education or with nonpublic institutions of higher education or with both public and nonpublic institutions of higher education). Provides that the program of financial assistance is available to public-private partnerships. Provides that the Board of Higher Education may require matching public or private resources from all participants. Makes related changes. Effective July 1, 2016.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	110 ILCS 220/5	from Ch. 144, par. 285

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Higher Education Cooperation Act. Makes changes to the definition of "nonpublic institution of higher education". Defines other terms. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to promote interinstitutional cooperation and public-private partnerships in order to leverage the use of public and private resources to provide workforce-valuable postsecondary education to improve outcomes for the higher educational system in this State. Permits a public institution of higher education to participate in the establishment and operation of programs of interinstitutional cooperation with private partners. Allows public institutions of higher education to participate in programs of interinstitutional cooperation or public-private partnerships that involve institutions or private partners based outside this State (instead of allowing public institutions of higher education to participate in interinstitutional programs that involve institutions based outside this State). Provides that the program of financial assistance is available to public-private partnerships; makes related changes. Provides that the Board of Higher Education may require the contribution of matching resources. Provides for the recognition of a not-for-profit corporation organized to administer a program of interinstitutional cooperation of higher education or public-private partnership (instead of the recognition of a not-for-profit corporation organized to administer an interinstitutional program of higher education). Effective July 1, 2016.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2016	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire
2/18/2016	Senate	First Reading
2/18/2016	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/8/2016	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
3/15/2016	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire
3/15/2016	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/16/2016	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
3/16/2016	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/16/2016	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 009-000-000
3/16/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2016
4/19/2016	Senate	Second Reading
4/19/2016	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2016
4/21/2016	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
4/21/2016	House	Arrived in House
4/25/2016	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
5/3/2016	House	First Reading
5/3/2016	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	Senate	Session Sine Die

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