---
type: "Bill"
title: "BD HIGHER ED-COLL BAC DEGREE"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall implement and administer a grant program, to be referred to as the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program, to help deliver upper division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities at a location geographically convenient to student populations currently being served by existing public community colleges. Provides that a grant application must be jointly submitted by one public community college and one or more public or private, not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities. Provides that the Board shall require that each partnering institution (both the community college and the 4-year institution or institutions) must also invest in the partnership."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1883"
citation: "Illinois SB 1883 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7661a58b-617d-4de6-b37c-d87140bac1b8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1883&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44750&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f758f244795490d9efa80e31f89cd337f28a40b5c5ac1f2db1bce16a67645162"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 1883 (96th) — BD HIGHER ED-COLL BAC DEGREE

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall implement and administer a grant program, to be referred to as the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program, to help deliver upper division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities at a location geographically convenient to student populations currently being served by existing public community colleges. Provides that a grant application must be jointly submitted by one public community college and one or more public or private, not-for-profit, 4-year colleges or universities. Provides that the Board shall require that each partnering institution (both the community college and the 4-year institution or institutions) must also invest in the partnership.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1883&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44750&DocNum=1883&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1883eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44750&DocNum=1883&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1883enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44750&DocNum=1883&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Bradley Burzynski — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2009-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2009-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski; -Demuzio `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2009-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- **2009-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2009-03-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2009-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-14** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-04-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2009
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0535 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7661a58b-617d-4de6-b37c-d87140bac1b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).