UNIVERSITIES-ADMIN COSTS Senate SponsorsSen. Thomas Cullerton-Napoleon Harris, III and Emil Jones, III 1/10/2017SenateSession Sine Die New Act30 ILCS 5/3-1from Ch. 15, par. 303-1Creates the Public University Administrative Cost Decrease Act. Provides that all public universities shall annually submit a cost certification that certifies the level of spending dedicated to administrative costs for the current academic year. Provides that beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, a Board of Trustees of a public university may not enact a budget that contains tuition or fee increases above that of the tuition and fees set in the 2015-2016 academic year until the Auditor General has verified that the cost certification submitted by the public university and due in the same calendar year of the proposed tuition or fees increase has shown a decrease of administrative costs by 25%. Amends the Illinois State Auditing Act. Makes related changes. Effective immediately. 8/19/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton 8/19/2015SenateFirst Reading 8/19/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 1/27/2016SenateAssigned to Higher Education 2/17/2016SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton 2/17/2016SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/1/2016SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 3/31/2016SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III 4/6/2016SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III 4/8/2016SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 22, 2016 4/22/2016SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016 5/13/2016SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 27, 2016 5/27/2016SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 5/27/2016SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/10/2017SenateSession Sine Die