Roll Call: IL SB2279 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly
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Bill Title: Amends the Campus Demonstrations Policy Act. Provides that "State-supported institution of higher learning" includes every institution of higher learning approved by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for purposes of the Monetary Award Program. Requires the policy on demonstrations of a State-supported institution of higher learning to include a statement declaring that the academic or athletic scholarship awarded to a student-athlete may not be reduced or revoked as a result of the student-athlete's participation in or expression of his or her First Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-30 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB2279 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Campus Demonstrations Policy Act. Provides that "State-supported institution of higher learning" includes every institution of higher learning approved by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for purposes of the Monetary Award Program. Requires the policy on demonstrations of a State-supported institution of higher learning to include a statement declaring that the academic or athletic scholarship awarded to a student-athlete may not be reduced or revoked as a result of the student-athlete's participation in or expression of his or her First Amendment rights under the United States Constitution.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-30 - House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [SB2279 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 32 | 31 | 1 |
| Nay | 17 | - | 17 |
| Not Voting | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 39 | 20 |
