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type: "Bill"
title: "VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS-EXEMPTIONS"
description: "Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Changes provisions concerning entities that are not considered to be a private business and vocational school to include (1) any educational institution that maintains accredited status with the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools or other comparable regional accreditation association, (2) any educational institution that maintains accredited status with a national accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and (3) any educational institution that is regulated in whole or in part by the Illinois Board of Higher Education or other comparable out-of-State educational agency. Provides that an exempted institution must file with the Superintendent documentation that demonstrates (instead of an annual financial report to demonstrate) continued compliance by the institution with the requirements on which the exemption is based. Effective July 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4984"
citation: "Illinois HB 4984 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-01-20"
last_action: "2010-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0eb182d-55e2-43c0-ad75-0d59d2981959"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4984&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49535&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "26ca6754b32f5fe12620c52c401b9db189dfabc4855447f0b93d0d9bdce8ad44"
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 HB 4984 (96th) — VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS-EXEMPTIONS
Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Changes provisions concerning entities that are not considered to be a private business and vocational school to include (1) any educational institution that maintains accredited status with the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools or other comparable regional accreditation association, (2) any educational institution that maintains accredited status with a national accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and (3) any educational institution that is regulated in whole or in part by the Illinois Board of Higher Education or other comparable out-of-State educational agency. Provides that an exempted institution must file with the Superintendent documentation that demonstrates (instead of an annual financial report to demonstrate) continued compliance by the institution with the requirements on which the exemption is based. Effective July 1, 2010.
## 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=09600HB4984&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49535&DocNum=4984&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4984eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49535&DocNum=4984&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4984enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49535&DocNum=4984&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Michael K. Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-01-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael K. Smith `filing`
- **2010-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2010-03-02** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-08** Re-assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-09** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2010-03-09** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2010-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 18, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2010-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-15** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass Commerce; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Commerce
- **2010-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Commerce; 008-000-000
- **2010-04-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2010
- **2010-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2010-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2010-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-08-20** Effective Date August 20, 2010
- **2010-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1442 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0eb182d-55e2-43c0-ad75-0d59d2981959`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).