Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

7.8 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill HIGHER ED-DISTANCE LEARNING Creates the Higher Education Distance Learning Act. Provides that in recent years, distance education offered by institutions of higher learning has been increasing, with such distance education being offered on an interstate basis by many institutions. Provides that the provision of distance education is declared to affect the public safety and welfare and shall be subject to regulation and control in the public interest. Provides that the Board of Higher Education is authorized to participate in a state authorization reciprocity agreement on behalf of this State. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall be the lead agency in coordinating interstate reciprocity for distance learning for participating institutions in this State. Sets forth provisions governing agreements where Illinois is the home state or the reciprocal state. Provides that this Act applies only to distance learning programs and authorizes the Board of Higher Education to adopt rules for the execution of its powers and duties under the Act. Creates the Distance Learning Fund to supplement support for the administration and enforcement of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Distance Learning Fund. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 98th SB 3441 Illinois SB 3441 (98th)
bill
enacted
3 44 3 2014-02-14 2014-07-25 openstates ocd-bill/b9265a47-c8aa-4ffe-afe3-b755f87a5335 http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3441&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80793&SessionID=85&GA=98 d4bd7bfb2731bda6d2dff93aaa83230ced25da5cc5fe56d05823449d1f5a7091 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-il

Illinois SB 3441 (98th) — HIGHER ED-DISTANCE LEARNING

Creates the Higher Education Distance Learning Act. Provides that in recent years, distance education offered by institutions of higher learning has been increasing, with such distance education being offered on an interstate basis by many institutions. Provides that the provision of distance education is declared to affect the public safety and welfare and shall be subject to regulation and control in the public interest. Provides that the Board of Higher Education is authorized to participate in a state authorization reciprocity agreement on behalf of this State. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall be the lead agency in coordinating interstate reciprocity for distance learning for participating institutions in this State. Sets forth provisions governing agreements where Illinois is the home state or the reciprocal state. Provides that this Act applies only to distance learning programs and authorizes the Board of Higher Education to adopt rules for the execution of its powers and duties under the Act. Creates the Distance Learning Fund to supplement support for the administration and enforcement of the Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Distance Learning Fund.

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 — 1090 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 570 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Pat McGuire — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2014-02-14 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire filing
  • 2014-02-14 First Reading reading-1
  • 2014-02-14 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2014-03-05 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2014-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire amendment-introduction
  • 2014-03-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2014-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
  • 2014-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2014-03-20 Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 012-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2014-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2014
  • 2014-03-27 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2014-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2014
  • 2014-04-01 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
  • 2014-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2014-04-09 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2014-04-09 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  • 2014-04-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2014-04-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-04-28 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-05-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2014-05-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2014-05-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard amendment-introduction
  • 2014-05-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2014-05-12 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2014-05-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2014-05-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2014-05-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2014-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2014-05-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-002 reading-3, passage
  • 2014-05-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
  • 2014-05-23 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
  • 2014-05-23 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
  • 2014-05-23 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 26, 2014
  • 2014-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pat McGuire filing
  • 2014-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2014-05-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2014-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2014-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
  • 2014-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
  • 2014-05-30 Passed Both Houses
  • 2014-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2014-07-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2014-07-25 Effective Date January 1, 2015
  • 2014-07-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0792 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b9265a47-c8aa-4ffe-afe3-b755f87a5335. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).