2025-2026 Regular Session • Illinois Legislature
HB3717: COM COL-BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
Legislative Summary
Amends the Public Community College Act. Allows the board of trustees of a community college district to establish and offer a baccalaureate degree program and confer a bachelor's degree if the board of trustees and the program meet specified conditions. Provides for an application for approval from the Illinois Community College Board. Sets forth community college requirements and prohibitions for establishing a baccalaureate degree program. Provides that a community college district that offers a baccalaureate degree program shall submit an annual report to the Illinois Community College Board. Sets forth what that report shall include. Provides for a statewide evaluation of a baccalaureate degree program.
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Bill History
2/7/2025
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
First Reading
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment 001
House Amendment 001
3/18/2025Not Adopted
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Rules(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 47
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Tracy Katz Muhl
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (52)
Gregg Johnson
Democrat
Jehan Gordon-Booth
Democrat
Camille Lilly
Democrat
Dagmara Avelar
Democrat
Nicolle Grasse
Democrat
Norma Hernandez
Democrat
Joyce Mason
Democrat
Fred Crespo
Democrat
Dave Vella
Democrat
Michelle Mussman
Democrat
Kelly Cassidy
Democrat
Amy Briel
Democrat
Jackie Haas
Republican
Maura Hirschauer
Democrat
Natalie Manley
Democrat
Anthony DeLuca
Democrat
Lilian Jimenez
Democrat
Elizabeth Hernandez
Democrat
Edgar Gonzalez
Democrat
Daniel Didech
Democrat
Martin Moylan
Democrat
Martha Deuter
Democrat
Yolanda Morris
Democrat
Lisa Davis
Democrat
Will Guzzardi
Democrat
Abdelnasser Rashid
Democrat
Suzanne Ness
Democrat
Nabeela Syed
Democrat
Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
Democrat
Bradley Fritts
Republican
Sonya Harper
Democrat
Rita Mayfield
Democrat
Anne Stava-Murray
Democrat
Janet Yang Rohr
Democrat
Bradley Stephens
Republican
Hoan Huynh
Democrat
Jennifer Sanalitro
Republican
Aaron Ortiz
Democrat
Margaret Croke
Democrat
Wayne Rosenthal
Republican
Justin Slaughter
Democrat
Theresa Mah
Democrat
Lindsey LaPointe
Democrat
Kevin Olickal
Democrat
Barbara Hernandez
Democrat
Thaddeus Jones
Democrat
Michael Crawford
Democrat
Robert Rita
Democrat
Matt Hanson
Democrat
Laura Faver Dias
Democrat
Martin McLaughlin
Republican
Jawaharial Williams
Democrat