HIGHER ED-VETERAN PREFERENCE House SponsorsRep. Linda Chapa LaVia-Stephanie A. Kifowit Senate Sponsors(Sen. Melinda Bush and Antonio Muņoz) 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die 110 ILCS 70/36efrom Ch. 24 1/2, par. 38b4 Amends the State Universities Civil Service Act. Provides that each university is urged to give preference to those applicants for employment in positions not covered by the State Universities Civil Service System who are veterans of the United States Armed Forces if the applicant is as qualified as other applicants. 2/11/2016HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 2/11/2016HouseFirst Reading 2/11/2016HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/23/2016HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee 4/5/2016HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 017-000-000 4/6/2016HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/14/2016HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/14/2016HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/15/2016HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 4/15/2016HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit 4/18/2016SenateArrive in Senate 4/18/2016SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 19, 2016 4/19/2016SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush 4/19/2016SenateFirst Reading 4/19/2016SenateReferred to Assignments 4/27/2016SenateAssigned to Higher Education 5/4/2016SenateTo Subcommittee on the State Universities Civil Service System 5/6/2016SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muņoz 5/13/2016SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die