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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4979</title>
<shortdesc>HIGHER ED-SURVEY/BD/REPORT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Katie Stuart</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>110 ILCS 155/35</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 205/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 144, par. 183</aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 305/122</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 520/102</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 660/5-212</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 665/10-212</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 670/15-212</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 675/20-217</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 680/25-212</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 685/30-222</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 690/35-217</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act to make a change concerning the topics of the base survey. Amends the Board of Education Act to remove the requirement that each student member of the Board of Higher Education shall serve beginning on July 1. Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities. Provides that the academic major report provided by a university's governing board shall include, among other information, the average monthly student loan payment over a period of 10 (rather than 20) years based on the estimated cost of a student's education and the percentage of graduate jobs in which a graduate who holds a degree in a particular major or program of study remains continuously employed with the same employer in the State for 3 consecutive fiscal quarters (rather than the average job placement rate within 12 months after graduation for a graduate who holds a degree in a particular major or program of study). Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Katie Stuart</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
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