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type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-FIRST GENERATION STU"
description: "Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. In a Section concerning the underrepresentation of certain groups in higher education, requires the Board of Higher Education to require all public institutions of higher education to track the status of those students who are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher education. With respect to the Board's annual report to the General Assembly and the Governor, requires the report to include, with respect to each public institution of higher education, the status of those students who are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 122"
citation: "Illinois SB 122 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-01-27"
last_action: "2011-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9388db36-2032-4976-b28d-ed851aed4c68"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=122&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=54886&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "1bd8046a149afbc24e3b293c10f80f3d73593fc4cff3886f7a16ef14adc07b01"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 122 (97th) — HIGHER ED-FIRST GENERATION STU
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. In a Section concerning the underrepresentation of certain groups in higher education, requires the Board of Higher Education to require all public institutions of higher education to track the status of those students who are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher education. With respect to the Board's annual report to the General Assembly and the Governor, requires the report to include, with respect to each public institution of higher education, the status of those students who are the first in their family to attend an institution of higher education.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0122&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54886&DocNum=122&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0122eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54886&DocNum=122&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0122enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54886&DocNum=122&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3020** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **10211** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **4711** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Arthur Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel J. Burke — cosponsor (person)
- Derrick Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-01-27** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2011-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-09** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Postponed - Higher Education
- **2011-03-15** Do Pass Higher Education; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 16, 2011
- **2011-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2011
- **2011-04-15** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Annazette R. Collins
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 030-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-06** Chief House Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2011-05-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-09** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2011-05-25** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Dena M. Carli
- **2011-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2011-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-011-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2011-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2011-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2011-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2011-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2011-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
- **2011-05-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2011-05-28** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2011
- **2011-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `filing`
- **2011-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 009-000-000
- **2011-05-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2011-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 047-011-000
- **2011-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0588 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9388db36-2032-4976-b28d-ed851aed4c68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).