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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 724    </title>
<shortdesc>PRIV BUS/VOC SCHOOL-EXEMPTION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kenneth Dunkin-Susana A Mendoza-Julie Hamos-Kevin A. McCarthy</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Mattie Hunter)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0126</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>105 ILCS 425/1.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 144, par. 136.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Removes the dates on which an educational institution must have enrolled a majority of its students in degree programs and maintained an accredited status in order to not be considered to be a private business and vocational school under the Act. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Higher Education</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Higher Education;  007-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/14/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>8/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>8/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date August 13, 2007</action>
<statusdate>8/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0126</action>
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