Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 D cosponsors

SB 2927 — HIGHER ED-VETERAN ACT-REPORT

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1015

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Summary

Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Provides that each public college or university that is required to have a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services shall report to the Board of Higher Education information on the its efforts in attracting, recruiting, and retaining veterans and military personnel at the institution. Effective immediately.

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The recent amendment to Bill SB 2927 introduces a new scholarship program aimed at increasing enrollment at public 4-year universities in Illinois. This program will offer merit-based and means-tested matching scholarships for students while ensuring that funding is distributed among a racially diverse group of applicants. Additionally, it removes previous requirements for annual fiscal reporting related to veterans' services at these institutions, potentially streamlining the focus on undergraduate student scholarships. This change matters because it shifts the emphasis towards improving access to higher education for all students while uplifting diversity without discrimination based on race or other personal characteristics.

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SB2927 Engrossed LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b AN ACT concerning education.
SB2927 Enrolled LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b AN ACT concerning education.
Section 1.
Legislative intent.
It is the intent of this Act to increase enrollment at public 4-year universities in this State by providing those universities with the option for additional funding through a new, merit-based and means-tested matching scholarship for Illinois students.
It is also the intent of this Act that any public university participating in this program should, in its best efforts, attempt to delegate scholarship funds amongst a racially diverse range of students and not use a student's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information to disqualify him or her from receiving funds under the program.
The Higher Education Veterans Service Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is amended by changing Section 10 and adding Section 65.100 as follows:
(110 ILCS 49/20) Sec.
(110 ILCS 947/10) Sec.
20.
10.
Fiscal impact and reporting.
Definitions.
Beginning on September 1 of the year following the effective date of this Act and each subsequent September 1, each college and university that is required to have a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services under subsection (b) of Section 15 20 of this Act shall report to the Board of Higher Education on the fiscal impact of the programs and services related to the requirements of this Act.
In this Act, and except to the extent that any of the following words or phrases is specifically qualified by its context:
The report shall include information on the efforts of the public college or university in attracting, recruiting, and retaining veterans and military personnel at the institution.
SB2927 Enrolled - 2 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b "Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance Commission created by this Act.
The Board of Higher Education shall compile the information and, within 60 days after receipt of such information, issue a report reflecting the information for each institution required to report under this Section.
"Enrollment" means the establishment and maintenance of an individual's status as a student in an institution of higher learning, regardless of the terms used at the institution to describe that status.
The report must be filed with the Governor, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, the Director of Veterans' Affairs, the Speaker of the SB2927 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate.
"Approved high school" means any public high school located in this State;
and any high school, located in this State or elsewhere (whether designated as a high school, secondary school, academy, preparatory school, or otherwise) which in the judgment of the State Superintendent of Education provides a course of instruction at the secondary level and maintains standards of instruction substantially equivalent to those of the public high schools located in this State.
"Institution of higher learning", "qualified institution", or "institution" means an educational organization located in this State which (1) provides at least an organized 2 year program of collegiate grade in the liberal arts or sciences, or both, directly applicable toward the attainment of a baccalaureate degree or a program in health education directly applicable toward the attainment of a certificate, diploma, or an associate degree;
(2) either is (A) operated by this State, or (B) operated publicly or privately, not for SB2927 Enrolled - 3 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b profit, or (C) operated for profit, provided such for profit organization (i) offers degree programs which have been approved by the Board of Higher Education for a minimum of 3 years under the Academic Degree Act, and (ii) enrolls a majority of its students in such degree programs, and (iii) maintains an accredited status with the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools;
(3) in the judgment of the Commission meets standards substantially equivalent to those of comparable institutions operated by this State;
and (4) if so required by the Commission, uses the State as its primary guarantor of student loans made under the federal Higher Education Act of 1965.
For otherwise eligible educational organizations which provide academic programs for incarcerated students, the terms "institution of higher learning", "qualified institutions", and "institution" shall specifically exclude academic programs for incarcerated students.
"Academic Year" means a 12 month period of time, normally but not exclusively, from September 1 of any year through SB2927 Enrolled - 4 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b August 31 of the ensuing year.
"Full-time student" means any undergraduate student enrolled in 12 or more semester or quarter hours of credit courses in any given semester or quarter or in the equivalent number of units of registration as determined by the Commission.
"Part-time student" means any undergraduate student, other than a full-time student, enrolled in 6 or more semester or quarter hours of credit courses in any given semester or quarter or in the equivalent number of units of registration as determined by the Commission.
Beginning with fiscal year 1999, the Commission may, on a program by program basis, expand this definition of "part-time student" to include students who enroll in less than 6 semester or quarter hours of credit courses in any given semester or quarter.
"Public university" means any public 4-year university in this State.
"Public university campus" means any campus under the governance or supervision of a public university.
96-133, eff.
90-122, eff.
8-7-09.) Section 99.
7-17-97;
91-250, eff.
7-22-99.) (110 ILCS 947/65.100 new) Sec.
65.100.
AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program.
(a) The General Assembly makes all of the following findings:
(1) Both access and affordability are important SB2927 Enrolled - 5 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b aspects of the Illinois Public Agenda for College and Career Success report.
(2) This State is in the top quartile with respect to the percentage of family income needed to pay for college.
(3) Research suggests that as loan amounts increase, rather than an increase in grant amounts, the probability of college attendance decreases.
(4) There is further research indicating that socioeconomic status may affect the willingness of students to use loans to attend college.
(5) Strategic use of tuition discounting can decrease the amount of loans that students must use to pay for tuition.
(6) A modest, individually tailored tuition discount can make the difference in a student choosing to attend college and enhance college access for low-income and middle-income families.
(7) Even if the federally calculated financial need for college attendance is met, the federally determined Expected Family Contribution can still be a daunting amount.
(8) This State is the second largest exporter of students in the country.
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(9) When talented Illinois students attend universities in this State, the State and those universities benefit.
SB2927 Enrolled - 6 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b (10) State universities in other states have adopted pricing and incentives that allow many Illinois residents to pay less to attend an out-of-state university than to remain in this State for college.
(11) Supporting Illinois student attendance at Illinois public universities can assist in State efforts to maintain and educate a highly trained workforce.
(12) Modest tuition discounts that are individually targeted and tailored can result in enhanced revenue for public universities.
(13) By increasing a public university's capacity to strategically use tuition discounting, the public university will be capable of creating enhanced tuition revenue by increasing enrollment yields.
(b) In this Section:
"Eligible applicant" means a student from any high school in this State, whether or not recognized by the State Board of Education, who is engaged in a program of study that in due course will be completed by the end of the school year and who meets all of the qualifications and requirements under this Section.
"Tuition and other necessary fees" includes the customary charge for instruction and use of facilities in general and the additional fixed fees charged for specified purposes that are required generally of non-grant recipients for each academic period for which the grant applicant actually enrolls, but does SB2927 Enrolled - 7 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b not include fees payable only once or breakage fees and other contingent deposits that are refundable in whole or in part.
The Commission may adopt, by rule not inconsistent with this Section, detailed provisions concerning the computation of tuition and other necessary fees.
(c) Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, each public university may establish a merit-based scholarship pilot program known as the AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program.
Each year, the Commission shall receive and consider applications from public universities under this Section.
Subject to appropriation and any tuition waiver limitation established by the Board of Higher Education, a public university campus may award a grant to a student under this Section if it finds that the applicant meets all of the following criteria:
(1) He or she is a resident of this State and a citizen or eligible noncitizen of the United States.
(2) He or she files a Free Application for Federal Student Aid and demonstrates financial need with a household income no greater than 6 times the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C.
9902(2).
(3) He or she meets the minimum cumulative grade point average or ACT or SAT college admissions test score, as determined by the public university campus.
(4) He or she is enrolled in a public university as an SB2927 Enrolled - 8 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b undergraduate student on a full-time basis.
(5) He or she has not yet received a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent of 135 semester credit hours.
(6) He or she is not incarcerated.
(7) He or she is not in default on any student loan or does not owe a refund or repayment on any State or federal grant or scholarship.
(8) Any other reasonable criteria, as determined by the public university campus.
(d) Each public university campus shall determine grant renewal criteria consistent with the requirements under this Section.
(e) Each participating public university campus shall post on its Internet website criteria and eligibility requirements for receiving awards that use funds under this Section that includes a range in the sizes of these individual awards.
The criteria and amounts must also be reported to the Commission and the Board of Higher Education, who shall post the information on their respective Internet websites.
(f) After enactment of an appropriation for this Program, the Commission shall determine an allocation of funds to each public university in an amount proportionate to the number of undergraduate students who are residents of this State and citizens or eligible noncitizens of the United States and who were enrolled at each public university campus in the previous academic year.
All applications must be made to the Commission SB2927 Enrolled - 9 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b on or before a date determined by the Commission and on forms that the Commission shall provide to each public university campus.
The form of the application and the information required shall be determined by the Commission and shall include, without limitation, the total public university campus funds used to match funds received from the Commission in the previous academic year under this Section, if any, the total enrollment of undergraduate students who are residents of this State from the previous academic year, and any supporting documents as the Commission deems necessary.
Each public university campus shall match the amount of funds received by the Commission with financial aid for eligible students.
A public university campus is not required to claim its entire allocation.
The Commission shall make available to all public universities, on a date determined by the Commission, any unclaimed funds and the funds must be made available to those public university campuses in the proportion determined under this subsection (f), excluding from the calculation those public university campuses not claiming their full allocations.
Each public university campus may determine the award amounts for eligible students on an individual or broad basis, but, subject to renewal eligibility, each renewed award may not be less than the amount awarded to the eligible student in his or her first year attending the public university campus.
Notwithstanding this limitation, a renewal grant may be reduced SB2927 Enrolled - 10 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b due to changes in the student's cost of attendance, including, but not limited to, if a student reduces the number of credit hours in which he or she is enrolled, but remains a full-time student, or switches to a course of study with a lower tuition rate.
An eligible applicant awarded grant assistance under this Section is eligible to receive other financial aid.
Total grant aid to the student from all sources may not exceed the total cost of attendance at the public university campus.
(g) All money allocated to a public university campus under this Section may be used only for financial aid purposes for students attending the public university campus during the academic year, not including summer terms.
Any funds received by a public university campus under this Section that are not granted to students in the academic year for which the funds are received must be refunded to the Commission before any new funds are received by the public university campus for the next academic year.
(h) Each public university campus that establishes a Program under this Section must annually report to the Commission, on or before a date determined by the Commission, the number of undergraduate students enrolled at that campus who are residents of this State.
(i) Each public university campus must report to the Commission the total non-loan financial aid amount given by the public university campus to undergraduate students in fiscal SB2927 Enrolled - 11 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b year 2018.
To be eligible to receive funds under the Program, a public university campus may not decrease the total amount of non-loan financial aid for undergraduate students to an amount lower than the total non-loan financial aid amount given by the public university campus to undergraduate students in fiscal year 2018, not including any funds received from the Commission under this Section or any funds used to match grant awards under this Section.
(j) On or before a date determined by the Commission, each public university campus that participates in the Program under this Section shall annually submit a report to the Commission with all of the following information:
(1) The Program's impact on tuition revenue and enrollment goals and increase in access and affordability at the public university campus.
(2) Total funds received by the public university campus under the Program.
(3) Total non-loan financial aid awarded to undergraduate students attending the public university campus.
(4) Total amount of funds matched by the public university campus.
(5) Total amount of funds refunded to the Commission by the public university campus.
(6) The percentage of total financial aid distributed under the Program by the public university campus.
SB2927 Enrolled - 12 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b (7) The total number of students receiving grants from the public university campus under the Program and those students' grade level, race, gender, income level, family size, Monetary Award Program eligibility, Pell Grant eligibility, and zip code of residence and the amount of each grant award.
This information shall include unit record data on those students regarding variables associated with the parameters of the public university's Program, including, but not limited to, a student's ACT or SAT college admissions test score, high school or university cumulative grade point average, or program of study.
On or before October 1, 2020 and annually on or before October 1 thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report with the findings under this subsection (j) and any other information regarding the AIM HIGH Grant Pilot Program to (i) the Governor, (ii) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, (iii) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, (iv) the President of the Senate, and (v) the Minority Leader of the Senate.
The reports to the General Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in electronic form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall direct.
The Commission's report may not disaggregate data to a level that may disclose personally identifying information of individual students.
The sharing and reporting of student data under this SB2927 Enrolled - 13 - LRB100 18942 AXK 34192 b subsection (j) must be in accordance with the requirements under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the Illinois School Student Records Act.
All parties must preserve the confidentiality of the information as required by law.
The names of the grant recipients under this Section are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
Public university campuses that fail to submit a report under this subsection (j) or that fail to adhere to any other requirements under this Section may not be eligible for distribution of funds under the Program for the next academic year, but may be eligible for distribution of funds for each academic year thereafter.
(k) The Commission shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
(l) This Section is repealed on October 1, 2024.
Section 99.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-1015

  2. Effective Date August 21, 2018

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino

  6. Passed Both Houses

  7. Senate Concurs

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 054-000-000

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 054-000-000

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000

  11. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government; 007-000-000

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government

  14. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pat McGuire

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pat McGuire

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3 - May 30, 2018

  21. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2, 3

  22. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson

  23. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy

  24. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman

  25. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf

  26. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler

  27. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter

  28. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell

  29. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-006-000

  30. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood

  31. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley

  32. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  33. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted

  34. Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

  35. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

  36. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 019-000-000

  37. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin

  38. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  39. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace

  40. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Juliana Stratton

  41. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  42. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith

  43. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  44. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee

  45. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  46. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke

  47. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady

  48. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

  49. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

  50. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch

  51. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  52. Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  53. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2018

  54. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  55. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted

  56. Second Reading - Short Debate

  57. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  58. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  59. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke

  60. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond

  61. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  62. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40

  63. Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 018-000-000

  64. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  65. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke

  66. Assigned to Higher Education Committee

  67. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit

  68. Referred to Rules Committee

  69. First Reading

  70. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy

  71. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke

  72. Arrived in House

  73. Third Reading - Passed; 045-000-000

  74. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2018

  75. Second Reading

  76. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton

  77. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 12, 2018

  78. Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000

  79. Assigned to Higher Education

  80. Referred to Assignments

  81. First Reading

  82. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire

Sponsors

  • Pat McGuire · Cosponsor
  • Dan Brady · Cosponsor
  • Stephanie A. Kifowit · Cosponsor
  • Carol Ammons · Cosponsor
  • Mr. Nicholas K Smith · Cosponsor
  • Sonya M. Harper · Cosponsor
  • Juliana Stratton · Cosponsor
  • Litesa E. Wallace · Cosponsor
  • Camille Y. Lilly · Cosponsor
  • Frances Ann Hurley · Cosponsor
  • LaToya Greenwood · Cosponsor
  • Christian L. Mitchell · Cosponsor

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 2

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democrat 14001
Republican 8001
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bush — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Link — Yea
McCann — Yea
Rooney — Yea
McCarter — Not Voting
McConnaughay — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Nybo — Yea
Oberweis — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Harris — Not Voting
Cullerton, T. — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Landek — Yea
Manar — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Not Voting
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Concurrence, Amendment 3

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32003
Democrat 14001
Republican 8001
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Landek — Yea
Rooney — Yea
Manar — Yea
McCann — Yea
McCarter — Not Voting
McConnaughay — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Nybo — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Oberweis — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Harris — Not Voting
Cullerton, T. — Not Voting
Bush — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Not Voting
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 111 Yea · 6 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69401
Republican 11100
Democrat 31100
Total 111601
% of votes cast 94%5%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Batinick — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Bourne — Yea
Breen — Yea
Bristow — Yea
Butler — Yea
Carroll — Yea
McSweeney — Nay
Phillips — Yea
Frese — Yea
Lang — Yea
Long — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McDermed — Yea
Reis — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Sauer — Yea
Sente — Yea
Brady — Yea
Harris, David — Yea
Stewart — Yea
Harris, Gregory — Yea
Stratton — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Burke, Daniel — Yea
Turner — Yea
Burke, Kelly — Yea
Unes — Yea
Wallace — Yea
Wehrli — Yea
Jones — Yea
Davis — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Connor — Yea
Conroy — Yea
Conyears-Ervin — Yea
Costello — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Greenwood — Yea
Hays — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jesiel — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Wheeler, Barbara — Yea
Wheeler, Keith — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Williams — Yea
Mitchell, Christian — Yea
Finnie, Natalie — Yea
Olsen — Yea
Tabares — Not Voting
Thapedi — Nay
Welter — Yea
Willis — Yea
Yingling — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Demmer — Yea
Drury — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Flowers — Nay
Fortner — Yea
Ives — Nay
Jimenez — Yea
Parkhurst — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Riley — Yea
Skillicorn — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Winger — Yea
Andersson — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anna Moeller Democrat Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Carol Ammons Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Jehan Gordon-Booth Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Justin Slaughter Democrat Yea
Katie Stuart Democrat Yea
Kelly M. Cassidy Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Laura Fine Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Marcus C. Evans, Jr. Democrat Yea
Martin J. Moylan Democrat Yea
Michael W. Halpin Democrat Yea
Michelle Mussman Democrat Yea
Natalie A. Manley Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Rita Mayfield Democrat Nay
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robert F. Martwick Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
Sonya M. Harper Democrat Yea
Stephanie A. Kifowit Democrat Yea
Sue Scherer Democrat Yea
Theresa Mah Democrat Yea
Will Guzzardi Democrat Yea
Brad Halbrook Republican Yea
Charles Meier Republican Yea
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer Republican Nay
Dan Swanson Republican Yea
Dave Severin Republican Yea
Joe C. Sosnowski Republican Yea
John M. Cabello Republican Yea
Norine K. Hammond Republican Yea
Ryan Spain Republican Yea
Steven Reick Republican Yea
Terri Bryant Republican Yea
Tony M. McCombie Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 45 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 240011
Democrat 12003
Republican 9000
Total 450014
% of votes cast 76%0%0%24%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Barickman — Yea
Bertino-Tarrant — Not Voting
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Not Voting
Bush — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McCarter — Not Voting
Muñoz — Yea
Landek — Not Voting
Cullerton — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
Rooney — Not Voting
Harris — Not Voting
Link — Yea
McConnaughay — Not Voting
Clayborne — Not Voting
Oberweis — Yea
Silverstein — Not Voting
Manar — Yea
McCann — Yea
Mulroe — Yea
Steans — Yea
Bennett — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Nybo — Yea
Raoul — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Van Pelt — Not Voting
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Not Voting
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Not Voting
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Yea
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Subjects

veterans education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2927 do?
Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Provides that each public college or university that is required to have a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services shall report to the Board of Higher Education information on the its efforts in attracting, recruiting, and retaining veterans and military personnel at the institution. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 2927?
SB 2927 is sponsored by Pat McGuire, Dan Brady, Stephanie A. Kifowit (Democrat), Carol Ammons (Democrat), Mr. Nicholas K Smith, Sonya M. Harper (Democrat), Juliana Stratton, Litesa E. Wallace, Camille Y. Lilly (Democrat), Frances Ann Hurley, LaToya Greenwood, and Christian L. Mitchell.
What is the current status of SB 2927?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2018. Enacted.
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