ILL ARTICULATION INITIATIVE
Summary
Amends the Illinois Articulation Initiative Act. In the provisions concerning participation, provides that all public institutions of higher education shall submit and maintain at least one core course (instead of up to 4 core courses) in each of the Illinois Articulation Initiative majors, provided that the public institution has equivalent majors and courses. Provides that if a public institution does not have an equivalent major, lower-division courses, or both, that align with the major panel's descriptors and course approval criteria, then the public institution shall be considered to be compliant with those provisions, as determined by the director of the Illinois Articulation Initiative. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Apr 10, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 23, 2024
How they voted
110–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 116
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic76
93% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
P
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
Brandun Schweizer
RRepublican
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
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