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type: "Bill"
title: "EIU-TUITION WAIVER LIMIT PROG"
description: "Amends the Eastern Illinois University Law. Makes changes in provisions concerning the tuition waiver limitation pilot program. Removes language referring to the program as a pilot program, terminating the program after the 2015-2016 academic year, and repealing the provisions on July 1, 2019. Provides for an institutional tuition waiver limitation of 10% in the fourth year of the program and thereafter (instead of 10% in the fourth year of the pilot program). Requires the Board of Trustees to report to the Board of Higher Education every 2 years instead of annually."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 2765"
citation: "Illinois SB 2765 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-01-30"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3edd2e44-54f8-4414-85a2-6c440f1d3c4c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2765&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78599&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "2e55152710c9f3f17ff3f0960cb0d1d63eb8af987c53510cc9d5100263479f19"
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 2765 (98th) — EIU-TUITION WAIVER LIMIT PROG
Amends the Eastern Illinois University Law. Makes changes in provisions concerning the tuition waiver limitation pilot program. Removes language referring to the program as a pilot program, terminating the program after the 2015-2016 academic year, and repealing the provisions on July 1, 2019. Provides for an institutional tuition waiver limitation of 10% in the fourth year of the program and thereafter (instead of 10% in the fourth year of the pilot program). Requires the Board of Trustees to report to the Board of Higher Education every 2 years instead of annually.
## 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=09800SB2765&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78599&DocNum=2765&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2765eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78599&DocNum=2765&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB2765enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=78599&DocNum=2765&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7414** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dale A. Righter — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2014-01-30** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2014-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-01-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale A. Righter `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-02-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2014-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2014
- **2014-03-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2014
- **2014-03-06** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-03-06** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-03-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2014-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-03-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-23** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chad Hays `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
- **2014-05-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-16** Motion - Move to Previous Question Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2014-05-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 074-014-015 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-16** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2014-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2014-05-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2014-05-16** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2014-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 20, 2014
- **2014-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dale A. Righter `filing`
- **2014-05-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-05-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose
- **2014-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1100 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3edd2e44-54f8-4414-85a2-6c440f1d3c4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).