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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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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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 117–0 (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).