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Bill PUBLIC UNIV-ENROLLMENT-VETERAN Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each public university shall, with respect to each campus of the university that administers a priority registration system, grant the same priority in that system as graduate students receive to a service member or veteran who is a resident of this State for any academic term attended for 4 academic years, which he or she shall use within 15 years after leaving military service. Provides that a former service member who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for priority registration. Provides that the priority registration shall apply to registration for all degree and certificate programs offered by the university after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the university. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 98th SB 2245 Illinois SB 2245 (98th)
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Illinois SB 2245 (98th) — PUBLIC UNIV-ENROLLMENT-VETERAN

Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Provides that the governing board of each public university shall, with respect to each campus of the university that administers a priority registration system, grant the same priority in that system as graduate students receive to a service member or veteran who is a resident of this State for any academic term attended for 4 academic years, which he or she shall use within 15 years after leaving military service. Provides that a former service member who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for priority registration. Provides that the priority registration shall apply to registration for all degree and certificate programs offered by the university after the military or veteran status of the student has been verified by the university.

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 — 540 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1150 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
  • Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)
  • Michelle Mussman — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2013-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter filing
  • 2013-02-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2013-02-15 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-03-05 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2013-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter amendment-introduction
  • 2013-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-03-13 Postponed - Higher Education
  • 2013-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
  • 2013-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2013-03-19 Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2013-03-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
  • 2013-03-20 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
  • 2013-03-21 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2013-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013
  • 2013-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
  • 2013-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2013-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter amendment-introduction
  • 2013-04-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2013-04-11 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
  • 2013-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
  • 2013-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 011-000-000
  • 2013-04-17 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
  • 2013-04-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Righter amendment-passage
  • 2013-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2013
  • 2013-04-18 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2013-04-18 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2013-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
  • 2013-04-29 First Reading reading-1
  • 2013-04-29 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2013-04-29 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2013-04-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad E. Halbrook
  • 2013-05-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2013-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2013-05-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2013-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2013-05-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  • 2013-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  • 2013-05-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
  • 2013-05-16 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. David R. Leitch
  • 2013-05-16 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
  • 2013-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
  • 2013-05-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2013-05-21 Passed Both Houses
  • 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2013-08-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2013-08-12 Effective Date January 1, 2014
  • 2013-08-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0316 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/10cc7545-2cb3-4ab5-833e-d159b6d37b68. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).