GA96HB656 96 HB 656 HARPER COLLEGE-BACHELOR DEGREE Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 512 may establish and offer a pilot program under which the district may offer bachelor's degrees in 2 fields of study if certain conditions are met, including requiring (i) that the degree programs not compete with any nearby public university and the public universities in this State have the right of first refusal to offer the Bachelor of Applied Science Degree programs on the community college campus or a community college extension site, (ii) that the district identify and document unmet workforce needs, (iii) that the degree programs not require any additional funding from local taxes, the State, or the community college students not enrolled in the program, (iv) that the Board of Higher Education approve the offering of the degree programs, and (v) that the pilot program expire 4 years after the initial offering of the degree programs, unless otherwise extended by law. Prohibits Community College District No. 512 from becoming a primarily baccalaureate degree-granting, 4-year institution of higher learning. Effective July 1, 2009. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=656&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41125&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 0 14 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 0 15 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black 0 16 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black 0 17 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi 0 18 2009-03-03 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi 0 19 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-047-000 1 20 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto 0 21 2009-03-26 00:00:00 Senate Arrive in Senate 0 22 2009-03-26 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading 0 23 2009-03-26 00:00:00 Senate Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland 0 24 2009-03-26 00:00:00 Senate First Reading 1 25 2009-03-26 00:00:00 Senate Referred to Assignments 0 26 SCOA 2009-03-30 00:00:00 Senate Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 0 27 2009-03-31 00:00:00 Senate Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner 0 28 2009-04-22 00:00:00 Senate Assigned to Criminal Law 0 29 SCCL 2009-08-15 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). 0 46 SCOA 2009-08-15 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). 0 45 SCOA 2009-08-15 00:00:00 Senate Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments 1 44 SCOA 2009-05-22 00:00:00 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 0 43 2009-05-07 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009 0 41 2009-05-12 00:00:00 Senate Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett 0 42 2009-05-07 00:00:00 Senate Second Reading 1 40 2009-05-05 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law 0 39 SCCL 2009-05-05 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law 0 38 SCCL 2009-05-01 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 0 37 SCOA 2009-05-01 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 0 35 SCOA 2009-05-01 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland 0 36 2009-04-30 00:00:00 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009 0 33 2009-05-01 00:00:00 Senate Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland 0 34 2009-04-30 00:00:00 Senate Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-004-000 0 32 SCCL 2009-04-29 00:00:00 Senate Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski 0 31 2009-04-29 00:00:00 Senate Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy 0 30 2009-02-24 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 13 2009-02-24 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 12 2009-02-20 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 0 11 2009-02-20 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi 0 10 2009-02-19 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 9 2009-02-18 00:00:00 House Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 006-002-000 0 8 HCIV 2009-02-11 00:00:00 House Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee 0 7 HCIV 2009-02-10 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker 0 6 2009-02-10 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black 0 5 2009-02-10 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 0 4 2009-02-10 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 0 3 2009-02-06 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2009-02-05 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Fred Crespo 0 0 2009-02-06 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 CynthiaSoto House Co-Sponsor WilliamBBlack House Co-Sponsor LindaChapaLaVia House Co-Sponsor MikeBoland House Co-Sponsor LouLang House Co-Sponsor DanKotowski Senate Chief Co-Sponsor JohnJMillner Senate Chief Co-Sponsor MattMurphy Senate Chief Co-Sponsor PamelaJAlthoff Senate Chief Co-Sponsor SuzanneBassi House Chief Co-Sponsor SidneyHMathias House Chief Co-Sponsor PaulDFroehlich House Chief Co-Sponsor MarkLWalker House Chief Co-Sponsor FredCrespo House Chief Sponsor MichaelNoland Senate Chief Sponsor