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Bill HIGHER ED-GREEN JOBS & TECH Creates the University Green Jobs and Technology Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate and degree programs offered by each State university be uniformly named. Requires the Board to annually publicize on its Internet website information concerning efforts made by State universities to promote the green technology industry. Requires each State university to develop agreements to share equipment required for students participating in green jobs certificate or degree programs or enrolled in a course of study concerning green jobs. Requires the Board to annually prepare and publish on its Internet website a list of every green jobs course and green jobs certificate and degree program offered by State universities and an inventory of green jobs-related equipment used by these universities. Provides that representatives from each State university, in conjunction with research centers affiliated with these universities that focus on clean or sustainable energy and that are located within the same geographic regions, shall meet annually to develop collaborative efforts with regard to the green technology industry. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 97th HB 166 Illinois HB 166 (97th)
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Illinois HB 166 (97th) — HIGHER ED-GREEN JOBS & TECH

Creates the University Green Jobs and Technology Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall require that green jobs certificate and degree programs offered by each State university be uniformly named. Requires the Board to annually publicize on its Internet website information concerning efforts made by State universities to promote the green technology industry. Requires each State university to develop agreements to share equipment required for students participating in green jobs certificate or degree programs or enrolled in a course of study concerning green jobs. Requires the Board to annually prepare and publish on its Internet website a list of every green jobs course and green jobs certificate and degree program offered by State universities and an inventory of green jobs-related equipment used by these universities. Provides that representatives from each State university, in conjunction with research centers affiliated with these universities that focus on clean or sustainable energy and that are located within the same geographic regions, shall meet annually to develop collaborative efforts with regard to the green technology industry. 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 — 1140 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Dave Winters — primary (person)
  • Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
  • Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2011-01-13 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters filing
  • 2011-01-18 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-01-18 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-02-08 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters amendment-introduction
  • 2011-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2011-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
  • 2011-02-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2011-02-24 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2011-02-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2011-03-02 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2011-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2011-03-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2011-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
  • 2011-03-09 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2011 reading-1
  • 2011-03-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
  • 2011-03-29 First Reading reading-1
  • 2011-03-29 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2011-03-29 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine J. Johnson
  • 2011-04-27 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2011-05-05 Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2011-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
  • 2011-05-06 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
  • 2011-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
  • 2011-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  • 2011-05-12 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2011-05-12 Passed Both Houses
  • 2011-06-10 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2011-08-04 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2011-08-04 Effective Date August 4, 2011
  • 2011-08-04 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0241 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9162fab1-d082-46e7-8cc7-bd7726be3422. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).