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| 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) |
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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 |
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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.
Votes
- Third Reading — 109–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 56–0 (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).