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Bill GOVERNMENT SEVERANCE PAY Amends the Government Severance Pay Act. Modifies the definition of "severance pay" to apply to a university president or chancellor who is transitioning to a new position within the university for which he or she is employed, but excluding interim presidents and interim chancellors. Provides that a contract containing a severance pay provision must include, among other requirements, a requirement that if a provision to transition into a different position is included in a university president's or chancellor's contract, then the contract must include specified provisions. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires, beginning July 1, 2022, the Board of Higher Education to create and maintain on its Internet website an online trustee resource center that shall include specified information. Defines "Department". Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 102nd SB 2240 Illinois SB 2240 (102nd)
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3 25 2 2021-02-26 2021-08-13 openstates ocd-bill/69de6afd-0b33-4a47-a166-7ad8558f42bf https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2240&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=134893&SessionID=110&GA=102 ee5b2699c001ba258dac0fece3c73184656eed77cb0ad16e51dd331e18cf9d66 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Illinois SB 2240 (102nd) — GOVERNMENT SEVERANCE PAY

Amends the Government Severance Pay Act. Modifies the definition of "severance pay" to apply to a university president or chancellor who is transitioning to a new position within the university for which he or she is employed, but excluding interim presidents and interim chancellors. Provides that a contract containing a severance pay provision must include, among other requirements, a requirement that if a provision to transition into a different position is included in a university president's or chancellor's contract, then the contract must include specified provisions. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires, beginning July 1, 2022, the Board of Higher Education to create and maintain on its Internet website an online trustee resource center that shall include specified information. Defines "Department". Effective immediately.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 580 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1170 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Laura M. Murphy — primary (person)
  • Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy filing
  • 2021-02-26 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-02-26 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2021-03-23 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2021-04-14 Do Pass Higher Education; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
  • 2021-04-20 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2021-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
  • 2021-04-23 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-26 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2021-04-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  • 2021-04-27 First Reading reading-1
  • 2021-04-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-04 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2021-05-12 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2021-05-12 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 006-004-000 committee-passage
  • 2021-05-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2021-05-19 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2021-05-20 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2021-05-20 Passed Both Houses
  • 2021-06-17 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-08-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2021-08-13 Effective Date August 13, 2021
  • 2021-08-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0378 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/69de6afd-0b33-4a47-a166-7ad8558f42bf. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).