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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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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 550 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1100 (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).