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Bill HIGHER ED-DEBT ASSISTANCE Amends the Student Debt Assistance Act. Provides that an institution of higher education shall provide an official transcript of a current or former student to the current or former student under specified conditions (instead of providing that an institution of higher education must provide an official transcript of a current or former student to a current or potential employer, even if the current or former student owes a debt). Provides that an institution of higher education may adopt a more lenient policy on providing an official transcript to a current or former student who owes a debt. Provides that beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy that outlines the process by which a current or former student may obtain a transcript or diploma that has been withheld from the student because the student owes a debt. Provides for minimum requirements for the policy. Provides that the institution of higher education does not need to institute a new policy if the institution's current policy meets the minimum requirements. Provides that on or before July 1, 2024 and on or before each July 1 thereafter, each institution of higher education shall report to the Board of Higher Education information regarding financial-based transcript and registration holds. Provides that complaints from current or former students who have had an unofficial or official transcript withheld may be filed with the Attorney General's student loan ombudsperson. Makes conforming changes. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd SB 49 Illinois SB 49 (103rd)
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Illinois SB 49 (103rd) — HIGHER ED-DEBT ASSISTANCE

Amends the Student Debt Assistance Act. Provides that an institution of higher education shall provide an official transcript of a current or former student to the current or former student under specified conditions (instead of providing that an institution of higher education must provide an official transcript of a current or former student to a current or potential employer, even if the current or former student owes a debt). Provides that an institution of higher education may adopt a more lenient policy on providing an official transcript to a current or former student who owes a debt. Provides that beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy that outlines the process by which a current or former student may obtain a transcript or diploma that has been withheld from the student because the student owes a debt. Provides for minimum requirements for the policy. Provides that the institution of higher education does not need to institute a new policy if the institution's current policy meets the minimum requirements. Provides that on or before July 1, 2024 and on or before each July 1 thereafter, each institution of higher education shall report to the Board of Higher Education information regarding financial-based transcript and registration holds. Provides that complaints from current or former students who have had an unofficial or official transcript withheld may be filed with the Attorney General's student loan ombudsperson. Makes conforming changes.

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Senate Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 3710 (pass) · lower
  • Higher Education — 110 (pass) · lower
  • Higher Education, Amendment 3 — 100 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 7038 (pass) · lower
  • Higher Education — 110 (pass) · lower
  • Higher Education — 74 (pass) · lower
  • Higher Education — 110 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Bob Morgan — primary (person)
  • Laura Fine — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
  • Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — cosponsor (person)
  • Cyril Nichols — cosponsor (person)
  • Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
  • Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
  • Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine filing
  • 2023-01-20 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-01-20 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-01-31 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2023-02-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2023-02-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-02-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2023-02-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-02-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
  • 2023-02-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
  • 2023-02-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Higher Education amendment-passage
  • 2023-02-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Higher Education amendment-passage
  • 2023-02-22 Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 011-000-000
  • 2023-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 23, 2023 reading-2
  • 2023-02-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine amendment-introduction
  • 2023-02-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-03-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
  • 2023-03-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
  • 2023-03-23 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-03-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Fine amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2023
  • 2023-03-24 Third Reading - Passed; 037-010-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-24 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2023-03-24 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  • 2023-03-24 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-24 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-04-11 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2023-04-19 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-004-000
  • 2023-04-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-04-20 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
  • 2023-04-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-05-04 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 070-038-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  • 2023-05-04 Passed Both Houses
  • 2023-06-02 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-06-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2023-06-09 Effective Date June 9, 2023
  • 2023-06-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0054 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/834688ea-687b-4e63-81a4-5e7539fd0dff. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).