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Bill	PREPAID TUITION-ELIGIBLE INST	Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Changes references from "MAP-eligible institution" to "eligible institution" and provides that the term also means an institution not located in the State that otherwise, in the judgment of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, meets standards substantially equivalent to those described in the definition of "institution of higher learning" as defined in specified provisions of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and whose students are eligible to receive benefits under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as specified by the federal Small Business Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments to that federal law. Provides that a prepaid tuition contract shall include, but is not limited to, provisions for portability of the accrued value of the prepayment value for use at an eligible institution located outside the State. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2010.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	96th	HB 6206	Illinois HB 6206 (96th)	bill		enacted		3	34	2	2010-02-11	2010-07-26	openstates	ocd-bill/23b65e2b-8c6b-430c-9b5b-a7ca2c581112	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6206&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52193&SessionID=76&GA=96	32f7b0e8bfcfd60865c549f7ede2c051a12855e8c98dc6b956fce59e40ae1b19	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 6206 (96th) — PREPAID TUITION-ELIGIBLE INST

Amends the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Act. Changes references from "MAP-eligible institution" to "eligible institution" and provides that the term also means an institution not located in the State that otherwise, in the judgment of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, meets standards substantially equivalent to those described in the definition of "institution of higher learning" as defined in specified provisions of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and whose students are eligible to receive benefits under specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as specified by the federal Small Business Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments to that federal law. Provides that a prepaid tuition contract shall include, but is not limited to, provisions for portability of the accrued value of the prepayment value for use at an eligible institution located outside the State. Makes conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2010.

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 — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 108–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Kevin A. McCarthy — primary (person)
• Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2010-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy filing
• 2010-02-11 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2010-02-16 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
• 2010-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee amendment-introduction
• 2010-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2010-03-03 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2010-03-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-03-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
• 2010-03-25 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2010-03-25 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2010-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2010-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2010-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2010-04-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2010-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2010 reading-1
• 2010-04-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2010-04-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2010-04-12 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2010-04-13 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
• 2010-04-20 Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2010-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2010
• 2010-04-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2010-04-21 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
• 2010-04-22 Second Reading reading-2
• 2010-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2010
• 2010-04-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2010-04-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2010-04-29 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2010-04-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2010-05-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2010-07-26 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2010-07-26 Effective Date July 26, 2010
• 2010-07-26 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1282 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/23b65e2b-8c6b-430c-9b5b-a7ca2c581112. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).