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]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Reginald Phillips [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-110	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeanne Ives [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-042	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Terri Bryant [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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