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| Bill | HIGHER ED-VET CAMPUS SERVICE | Creates the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Requires all public colleges and universities to conduct a survey of the services and programs that are provided for veterans, active duty military personnel, and their families, at each of their respective campuses; sets forth the survey requirements. Requires each public college and university to appoint a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services on each campus of the college or university that has an onsite, daily, full-time student headcount above 1,000 students; sets forth requirements concerning the coordinator. Provides that the Board of Higher Education and the Department of Veterans' Affairs may issue a best practices report to highlight those programs and services that are most beneficial to veterans and active duty military personnel. Sets forth additional provisions concerning a college's or university's best efforts and the fiscal impact of programs and services. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 1624 | Illinois SB 1624 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 46 | 2 | 2009-02-19 | 2009-08-07 | openstates | ocd-bill/bea52a45-c860-48cc-bf0f-bfee49e058bc | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1624&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44284&SessionID=76&GA=96 | f02cc378674aeaaeab20dd184f39cdafbc62f12111f86c203f8b5b986d335e37 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 1624 (96th) — HIGHER ED-VET CAMPUS SERVICE
Creates the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Requires all public colleges and universities to conduct a survey of the services and programs that are provided for veterans, active duty military personnel, and their families, at each of their respective campuses; sets forth the survey requirements. Requires each public college and university to appoint a Coordinator of Veterans and Military Personnel Student Services on each campus of the college or university that has an onsite, daily, full-time student headcount above 1,000 students; sets forth requirements concerning the coordinator. Provides that the Board of Higher Education and the Department of Veterans' Affairs may issue a best practices report to highlight those programs and services that are most beneficial to veterans and active duty military personnel. Sets forth additional provisions concerning a college's or university's best efforts and the fiscal impact of programs and services. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Kotowski — primary (person)
- Eddie Washington — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Jehan A. Gordon — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-19 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski
filing - 2009-02-19 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-19 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-02-25 Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee - 2009-02-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2009-02-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2009-02-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- 2009-02-27 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Bond
- 2009-03-05 Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2009
- 2009-03-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- 2009-03-30 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 31, 2009
- 2009-04-01 3/5 Vote Required
- 2009-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. J. Bradley Burzynski
- 2009-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2009-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- 2009-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- 2009-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
- 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-001
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-01 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-04-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-01 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- 2009-04-01 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-01 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-14 Assigned to Higher Education Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-23 Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2009-04-23 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-23 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-28 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2009-04-30 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- 2009-05-06 Fiscal Note Filed
- 2009-05-06 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2009-05-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-14 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2009-05-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-07 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-07 Effective Date August 7, 2009
- 2009-08-07 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0133
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bea52a45-c860-48cc-bf0f-bfee49e058bc. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).