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type: "Bill"
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title: "HIGHER ED-EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT"
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description: "Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois and the Public Community College Act. Sets forth provisions governing employment contracts entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective date of the amendatory Act, excluding collective bargaining agreements. Requires the governing board of a university or community college district to complete an annual performance review of the president and any chancellors of the higher education institution. Provides that such annual performance review must be considered when the board contemplates a bonus, raise, or severance agreement for the president or chancellor."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "99th"
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identifier: "SB 2159"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2159 (99th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 54
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2015-07-14"
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last_action: "2016-07-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f72a85a9-ff36-4f97-b4b4-b3c34bac1a95"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2159&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=91882&SessionID=88&GA=99"
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source_hash: "8088661e4591474e4d703fcdcdd395b3fac72d9fb11a4808aa183a8977fcfd5c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2159 (99th) — HIGHER ED-EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
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Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois and the Public Community College Act. Sets forth provisions governing employment contracts entered into, amended, renewed, or extended after the effective date of the amendatory Act, excluding collective bargaining agreements. Requires the governing board of a university or community college district to complete an annual performance review of the president and any chancellors of the higher education institution. Provides that such annual performance review must be considered when the board contemplates a bonus, raise, or severance agreement for the president or chancellor.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2159&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=91882&DocNum=2159&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2159eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=91882&DocNum=2159&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2159enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=91882&DocNum=2159&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
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- Brian W. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeanne M Ives — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark Batinick — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-07-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
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- **2015-07-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2015-07-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-07-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
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- **2015-07-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly
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- **2015-08-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
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- **2015-09-09** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2015-09-09** To Subcommittee on Public Higher Education Executive Compensation
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- **2015-09-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
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- **2015-09-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-10-10** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2015-10-20** Re-assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2015-10-20** To Subcommittee on Public Higher Education Executive Compensation
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- **2016-01-07** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-16** Re-assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
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- **2016-02-17** To Subcommittee on Public Higher Education Executive Compensation
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- **2016-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2016-03-02** Reported Back To Higher Education; 003-000-000
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- **2016-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2016-03-03** Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2016
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- **2016-03-08** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2016-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
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- **2016-03-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
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- **2016-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
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- **2016-04-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2016-04-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cunningham `amendment-passage`
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- **2016-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2016
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- **2016-04-18** Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-04-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2016-04-18** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
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- **2016-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2016-04-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-04-26** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2016-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2016-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
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- **2016-05-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
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- **2016-05-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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- **2016-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeanne M Ives
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- **2016-05-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2016-05-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
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- **2016-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2016-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
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- **2016-05-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
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- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
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- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2016-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2017
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- **2016-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0694 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f72a85a9-ff36-4f97-b4b4-b3c34bac1a95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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