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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2989   </title>
<shortdesc>UNIVERSITY TEXTBOOK RENT PROG</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Cheryl Axley-Dave Syverson and Pamela J. Althoff-Carole Pankau</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>110 ILCS 205/9.31 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board to create a university textbook rental program in which public universities in this State rent textbooks to their students instead of the students having to purchase their textbooks. Requires each public university to rent textbooks to its students under the program beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/20/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cheryl Axley</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/20/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2006</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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