Senate Sponsors: CRONIN AND LIGHTFORD. House Sponsors: HOLBROOK-TENHOUSE-LEITCH-STEPHENS Short description: COM-COL-NOTICE OF DISMISSAL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that if the board of trustees of a community college district decides to dismiss a faculty member for any reason for the ensuing school year or term, the board shall give the faculty member notice not later than 60 days before the end of the school year or term. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act are declaratory of existing law. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 805/3B-3 Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 225/3 from Ch. 144, par. 2953 110 ILCS 805/3-37 from Ch. 122, par. 103-37 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Cooperative Work Study Program Act and the Public Community College Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to assure that a representative number of grants support cooperative work study programs that support work experiences for students in academic programs related to information technology. Removes the requirement that the board of a community college district have the prior approval of the Board of Higher Education before entering into an installment loan arrangement with a financial institution for the purpose of borrowing money to buy sites and to either buy or build and equip buildings and improvements. Removes the provision that allows the board of the community college district to enter into the installment loan arrangement for the purpose of transferring funds to the Illinois Building Authority. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 205/9.28 Amends the Board of Higher Education Act to change provisions concerning the graduation incentive grant program. Allows public universities that have a prominent number of non-traditional or transfer students or do not have freshman and sophomore enrollment to offer an expedited (instead of 4-year) graduation contract. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 670/15-15 Amends the Governors State University Law to allow any student, not just a full-time student, to be a member of the Board of Trustees. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. (Adopted in House only) Recommends that the Senate concur in H-ams 1 and 3. Recommends that the House recede from H-am 2. Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows: Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 305/20 new 110 ILCS 520/10 new 110 ILCS 660/5-115 new 110 ILCS 665/10-115 new 110 ILCS 670/15-115 new 110 ILCS 675/20-120 new 110 ILCS 680/25-115 new 110 ILCS 685/30-125 new 110 ILCS 690/35-120 new Amends various Acts relating to the governance of the public universities in Illinois. Provides that the annual appropriation request that the governing board of a public university makes to the General Assembly shall be broken down by campus of the University, with further breakdowns by fund, function/division, and line item. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status