CRONIN-WELCH. (WIRSING-ERWIN) 110 ILCS 805/7-20 from Ch. 122, par. 107-20 Amends the Public Community College Act. Supplies a caption to a Section relating to ascertainment of the tax rate in a community college district located in Chicago. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 805/7-20 Adds reference to: New Act 110 ILCS 947/38 new Changes the title and replaces everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Public University Energy Conservation Act. Authorizes public universities to request and evaluate proposals from qualified providers for energy conservation measures to be furnished under a guaranteed energy savings contract. Defines terms. Provides for the manner in which such a contract is to be awarded by a public university. Specifies that a guaranteed energy savings contract must include the qualified provider's written guarantee that either the energy or operational cost savings or both that result from implementation of the energy saving measures provided under the contract will meet or exceed within 10 years the cost of acquiring and implementing those measures. Adds provisions relative to contract payment methods and funding. Also amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Adds provisions requiring the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to assess the educational persistence and academic success of monetary award program recipients. Provides that an assessment is to include an analysis of such factors as undergraduate educational goals, chosen field of study, retention rates, expected time to complete a degree, grade point average, academic progress, and credit hours earned. Provides that each analysis should consider student class level, dependency types, and type of higher education institution attended. Requires the Commission to report its findings to the General Assembly and Board of Higher Education by February 1, 1999 and at least every 2 years thereafter. Effective July 1, 1997. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 805/2-16.02 from Ch. 122, par. 102-16.02 Adds provisions amending the Public Community College Act. Authorizes the Illinois Community College Board to specify the measures that will be used to distribute grants to community colleges. Authorizes the Board to apply a percentage factor to the statewide threshold in determining the level of equalization funding and a minimum equalization grant for a qualifying district that becomes ineligible for any or for full equalization funding due to threshold prorations. Requires community college districts to maintain in-district tuition rates per semester credit hour as determined by the State Board and provides for a reduction in equalization funding for districts that fail to meet the minimum required rate until, by July 1, 2001, districts fail to qualify for equalization funding if they do not meet the required minimum in-district tuition rate. Also revises provisions relative to small district, special populations, and workforce preparation grants and provides for deferred maintenance grants based upon criteria established by the State Board. Eliminates provisions under which a one-time operating expense start-up grant was provided to Community College District No. 540. 97-02-06 S FIRST READING 97-02-06 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-19 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 97-03-05 S POSTPONED 97-03-12 S DO PASS 006-004-000 SESE 97-03-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 97-03-13 97-03-13 S SECOND READING 97-03-13 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 97-03-14 97-03-18 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 97-03-18 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 97-03-18 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-03-20 H HOUSE SPONSOR WIRSING 97-03-21 H FIRST READING 97-03-21 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-04-08 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HIGHER ED 97-04-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR ERWIN 97-05-08 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HIGHER ED H 97-05-08 H ADOPTED 97-05-08 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 014-000-000 HHED 97-05-08 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-09 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WIRSING 97-05-09 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 97-05-09 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-12 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WIRSING 97-05-12 H RULES REFERS TO HHED 97-05-12 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-13 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-13 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 97-05-14 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WIRSING 97-05-14 H BE ADOPTED HHED/013-001-000 97-05-14 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WIRSING 97-05-14 H ADOPTED 97-05-14 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 97-05-15 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 109-005-003 97-05-16 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,02 97-05-21 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 97-05-21 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/CRONIN 97-05-21 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 97-05-21 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/CRONIN 97-05-21 S RULES REFERS TO SESE 97-05-22 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/CRONIN 97-05-22 S BE ADOPTED SESE/009-000-000 97-05-22 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WELCH 97-05-22 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/CRONIN 97-05-22 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/057-000-000 97-05-22 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 97-06-20 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 97-08-17 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 97-08-17 S EFFECTIVE DATE 97-08-17 97-08-17 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0486 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary