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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1689   </title>
<shortdesc>UNIVERSITY TEXTBOOK RENT PROG</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Christine Radogno and William E. Peterson</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>110 ILCS 205/9.33 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 2009-2010 academic year.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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