Bill Title: Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Prohibits a university from using State funds to pay an individual to deliver the commencement address at any graduation ceremony conducted by the university. In the event that a university violates this prohibition, requires the State Comptroller to debit from the university's State operating aid an amount equal to the amount paid by the university to the commencement speaker. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-24 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3973 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2015-04-21	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2015-02-27	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 002	2015-04-20	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2015-03-23	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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