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type: "Bill"
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title: "HIGHER ED-BENEFITS NAVIGATOR"
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description: "Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college district to employ a benefits navigator for the purpose of helping students at the institution of higher education apply for and receive assistance from benefits programs; defines \"benefits program\". Requires the governing board (i) to provide training for the benefits navigator, with training guidance and support provided by the Department of Human Services, (ii) participate in a statewide consortium with other public institutions of higher education for the purpose of facilitating communication between benefits navigators at different institutions and developing best practices for benefits navigators, and (iii) develop an internal process to enable students to provide feedback and recommendations on how the institution can better assist students in determining eligibility for benefits programs and applying for assistance under benefits programs. Sets forth the duties of a benefits navigator. Effective January 1, 2023."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "102nd"
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identifier: "HB 4201"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4201 (102nd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas", "Maurice A. West, II"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-11-01"
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last_action: "2022-06-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1fe97af-e37d-4331-ac4b-cc08fa9cffd8"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4201&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=137146&SessionID=110&GA=102"
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source_hash: "b2008ac68dffaea6f9d1cd7a0865a83764afbbf300de1cbd89ae9b8ce2ce2b4b"
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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 HB 4201 (102nd) — HIGHER ED-BENEFITS NAVIGATOR
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Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities and community colleges in Illinois. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college district to employ a benefits navigator for the purpose of helping students at the institution of higher education apply for and receive assistance from benefits programs; defines "benefits program". Requires the governing board (i) to provide training for the benefits navigator, with training guidance and support provided by the Department of Human Services, (ii) participate in a statewide consortium with other public institutions of higher education for the purpose of facilitating communication between benefits navigators at different institutions and developing best practices for benefits navigators, and (iii) develop an internal process to enable students to provide feedback and recommendations on how the institution can better assist students in determining eligibility for benefits programs and applying for assistance under benefits programs. Sets forth the duties of a benefits navigator. Effective January 1, 2023.
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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](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4201.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4201eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4201ham001.pdf)
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4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4201ham002.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB4201enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **43–9** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas — primary (person)
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- Maurice A. West, II — primary (person)
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- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert Peters — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-11-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II `filing`
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- **2022-01-05** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-01-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-11** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-02-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
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- **2022-02-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-16** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-02-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
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- **2022-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-02** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2022-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2022-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Cristina H. Pacione-Zayas
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- **2022-03-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-16** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
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- **2022-03-23** Do Pass Higher Education; 009-002-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
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- **2022-03-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 24, 2022
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- **2022-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 043-009-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
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- **2022-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
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- **2022-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2022-04-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-06-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2022-06-07** Effective Date January 1, 2023
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- **2022-06-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1045 `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/c1fe97af-e37d-4331-ac4b-cc08fa9cffd8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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