COMMUNITY COLLEGE-EXPULSIONS
Summary
Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that a community college district board of trustees may, in the board's discretion, suspend, expel, or remove a student for any act of sexual abuse, as defined in certain provisions of the Criminal Code of 2012, while enrolled at the community college, regardless of whether the act occurred on or off the community college campus or whether the act is related to a college activity or college attendance.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2016
Committee Review
May 2016
Senate Passage
May 2016
House Passage
May 2016
Signed into Law
Aug 2016
Introduced Apr 22, 2016
Signed Aug 5, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2016 · House May 27, 2016
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
Apr 21, 2016
D
Democratic28
89% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Aug 5, 2016
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 27, 2016
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 19, 2016
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 9, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
May 3, 2016
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2016
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 21, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-3)
senate
Apr 13, 2016
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Apr 12, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
upper
Apr 12, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Apr 12, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 11, 2016
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 11, 2016
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Apr 8, 2016
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 22, 2016
upper
Apr 6, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
upper
Apr 5, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Apr 1, 2016
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 1, 2016
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Mar 8, 2016
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 17, 2016
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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