Date	Chamber	Action
1/12/2011	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

105 ILCS 425/15.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Provides that schools accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education seeking approval to operate in this State are exempt from the requirements of the Act, but must pay the annual renewal fee and must remit annually a current letter of accreditation status to the State Superintendent of Education. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	105 ILCS 425/15.5 new

	Adds reference to:
	105 ILCS 425/1.1	from Ch. 144, par. 136.1

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Changes provisions concerning entities that are not considered to be a private business and vocational school to include (1) any educational institution that maintains accredited status with the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools or other comparable regional accreditation association, (2) any educational institution that maintains accredited status with a national accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and (3) any educational institution that is regulated in whole or in part by the Illinois Board of Higher Education or other comparable out-of-State educational agency. Provides that an exempted institution must file with the Superintendent documentation that demonstrates (instead of an annual financial report to demonstrate) continued compliance by the institution with the requirements on which the exemption is based. Effective July 1, 2010.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/11/2010	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale E. Risinger
2/11/2010	Senate	First Reading
2/11/2010	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/24/2010	Senate	Assigned to Education
3/2/2010	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. David Koehler
3/2/2010	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
3/2/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler
3/2/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/2/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
3/2/2010	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/3/2010	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Education; 011-000-000
3/3/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
3/11/2010	Senate	Second Reading
3/11/2010	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
3/17/2010	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
3/18/2010	House	Arrived in House
3/19/2010	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
3/19/2010	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/19/2010	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
3/19/2010	House	First Reading
3/19/2010	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/12/2011	Senate	Session Sine Die

Back To Top