SB 2039 Illinois Senate · 104th Regular Session

IBHE-DATA DASHBOARD REPORT

Summary

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, by January 15, 2027 and January 15 of each subsequent school year, the Board of Higher Education, in collaboration with the Illinois Community College Board and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, shall prepare and release a State Data Dashboard Report and Data Dashboard Report for each public institution of higher education and each private college and university in the State. Lists the data required to be collected by the report. Requires the Board to publish the report on a publicly available website. Allows the Board to adopt rules to administer the provisions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Aug 2025

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Aug 15, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 6 edits · Aug 15, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, incorporating significant policy updates to the Statewide Data Dashboard requirements. The changes expand the types of data collected to include faculty demographics, net price of attendance, and specific student groups like transfer and first-generation students. Additionally, the law now explicitly requires the dashboard to be accessible in downloadable file formats and clarifies that data must not be disaggregated to a level that identifies individual students.

Scope change

The scope of data collection was expanded to include faculty demographics, net price of attendance, and specific student subgroups, while maintaining the requirement that data remain anonymous.

REQUIREMENT

The deadline for releasing data was adjusted to occur by March 15 of each year, with the initial report due by March 15, 2027.

The dashboard must now be publicly accessible in downloadable data files to facilitate centralized access.

The dashboard must include new data categories such as faculty and staff demographics, federal Pell Grant status, transfer students, first-generation students, and the average net price of attendance.

The requirement for the dashboard to include a 5-year data comparison was changed from a mandatory requirement to a conditional one, only required if feasible.

The agencies creating the dashboard are now required to consult with stakeholders when determining indicators and presentation.

ADDED

The law now explicitly prohibits disaggregating data in a way that allows for the identification of individual students or their personally identifying information.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House May 27, 2025

How they voted

36–16

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 58

Apr 3, 2025

D Democratic39

35 Yea 4

89% Yea

R Republican19

1 Yea 16 Nay 2

84% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 15, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Approved

upper

May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Both Houses

upper

May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 038-018-000

upper

May 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 008-005-000

upper

May 28, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education

upper

May 28, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments

upper

May 27, 2025

Introduced

Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2 - May 28, 2025

upper

May 27, 2025

Introduced

Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 2

upper

May 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-039-000

lower

May 8, 2025

Amended

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Higher Education Committee

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Introduced

Arrived in House

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 037-016-000

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Villanueva

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Introduced

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-004-000

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

upper

Mar 14, 2025

Introduced

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Do Pass Higher Education; 008-003-000

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Higher Education

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor