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Bill

COM COLLEGE-ACCELERATE PROGRAM

Amends the Public Community College Act. Creates the Accelerate College pilot program. Authorizes a community college district board of trustees to enter into an Accelerate College educational partnership agreement with any school district wholly contained within the community college district's jurisdiction. Provides that an agreement must offer a group of high school students the right to take community college courses without paying tuition for those courses. Provides for the size of the program. Allows community colleges to charge fees limited to the actual operating costs and related student activities. Provides that any coursework completed by high school students in a community college shall be transferrable to all public universities in this State on the same basis as coursework completed by community college students who have previously earned high school diplomas. Requires the Illinois Community College Board to study the effectiveness of the program and to issue an annual report. Repeals the provisions 36 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the School Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

us/states/il

Illinois General Assembly

99th

HB 5561

Illinois HB 5561 (99th)

bill

enacted

2016-02-09

2016-07-22

openstates

ocd-bill/adc8621c-e7ba-428f-8fc7-a845bd444557

http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5561&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=94989&SessionID=88&GA=99

12dfe3f330e55bfd5c0ffcd6720426dc40a5892d710c9014a8b0679d40fdfd58

2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

2026-07-06

reported

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us-il

Illinois HB 5561 (99th) — COM COLLEGE-ACCELERATE PROGRAM

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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Introduced (filed) — source
Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Timeline

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

2016-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney filing
2016-02-10 First Reading reading-1
2016-02-10 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
2016-02-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
2016-02-17 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
2016-02-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
2016-02-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
2016-04-06 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
2016-04-08 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 22, 2016
2016-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
2016-04-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000 committee-passage
2016-04-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
2016-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
2016-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2016-04-19 Arrive in Senate introduction
2016-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2016 reading-1
2016-04-19 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
2016-04-20 First Reading reading-1
2016-04-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
2016-04-27 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
2016-05-04 Do Pass Higher Education; 009-000-000 committee-passage
2016-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2016
2016-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
2016-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2016
2016-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2016-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
2016-05-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
2016-05-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
2016-05-18 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2016-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
2016-05-25 Passed Both Houses
2016-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
2016-07-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
2016-07-22 Effective Date July 22, 2016
2016-07-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0611 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/adc8621c-e7ba-428f-8fc7-a845bd444557. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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