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type: "Bill"
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title: "HIGHER ED-GREEN JOBS & TECH"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "97th"
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identifier: "HB 166"
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citation: "Illinois HB 166 (97th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2011-01-13"
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last_action: "2011-08-04"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9162fab1-d082-46e7-8cc7-bd7726be3422"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=166&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54739&SessionID=84&GA=97"
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source_hash: "ba921756d8c9912a08090c2432b21840c1790a646deb722c5e11f3782b2abac1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 166 (97th) — HIGHER ED-GREEN JOBS & TECH
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0166&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54739&DocNum=166&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0166eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54739&DocNum=166&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0166enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54739&DocNum=166&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dave Winters — primary (person)
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- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
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- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2011-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters `filing`
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- **2011-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-01-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters `amendment-introduction`
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- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2011-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
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- **2011-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2011-02-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2011-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2011-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2011 `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
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- **2011-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2011-03-29** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2011-03-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine J. Johnson
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- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
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- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
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- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
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- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2011-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2011-08-04** Effective Date August 4, 2011
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- **2011-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0241 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9162fab1-d082-46e7-8cc7-bd7726be3422`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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