Illinois Senate Bill 2240 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on August 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0378
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Government Severance Pay Act. Modifies the definition of "severance pay" to apply to a university president or chancellor who is transitioning to a new position within the university for which he or she is employed, but excluding interim presidents and interim chancellors. Provides that a contract containing a severance pay provision must include, among other requirements, a requirement that if a provision to transition into a different position is included in a university president's or chancellor's contract, then the contract must include specified provisions. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires, beginning July 1, 2022, the Board of Higher Education to create and maintain on its Internet website an online trustee resource center that shall include specified information. Defines "Department". Effective immediately.

GOVERNMENT SEVERANCE PAY

Sen. Laura Murphy [D]

Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]

2021-05-20 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-23 - Senate - Motion in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-08-13	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0378
2021-08-13	Senate	Effective Date August 13, 2021
2021-08-13	Senate	Governor Approved
2021-06-17	Senate	Sent to the Governor
2021-05-20	Senate	Passed Both Houses
2021-05-20	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
2021-05-19	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2021-05-19	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-05-13	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2021-05-12	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 006-004-000
2021-05-12	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2021-05-04	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2021-04-27	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-04-27	House	First Reading
2021-04-26	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
2021-04-26	House	Arrived in House
2021-04-23	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
2021-04-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 21, 2021
2021-04-20	Senate	Second Reading
2021-04-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2021
2021-04-14	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 012-000-000
2021-03-23	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2021-02-26	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-26	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-26	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	205	13	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	415	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	415	5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2240&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2240.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2240eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB2240enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/102/102-0378.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/senate/10200SB2240_04232021_032067.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/house/10200SB2240_05202021_026000T.pdf