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Higher Education Committee, Illinois State Senate
The Higher Education Committee is a standing committee of the Illinois State Senate.
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Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Illinois State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader. The President appoints the chair, vice-chair and remaining majority members, while the Minority Leader appoints the minority members. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The President is not recognized as an "ex officio" member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Higher Education Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Higher Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Higher Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Higher Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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Martin Sandoval (D) left this committee on January 01, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Higher Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Pat McGuire, Chair | • Tom Rooney | |||
| • Bill Cunningham, Vice chair | • Dale Fowler | |||
| • Scott M. Bennett | • William "Sam" McCann | |||
| • Cristina Castro | • Sue Rezin | |||
| • Tom Cullerton | • Chapin Rose | |||
| • Kimberly Lightford | ||||
| • Laura Murphy | ||||
| • Steve Stadelman | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Higher Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Pat McGuire, Chair | • David Luechtefeld | |||
| • Bill Cunningham, Vice chair | • Neil Anderson | |||
| • Scott M. Bennett | • William "Sam" McCann | |||
| • Jacqueline Collins | • Kyle McCarter | |||
| • Daniel Kotowski | ||||
| • Andy Manar | ||||
| • Steve Stadelman | ||||
| • John Sullivan | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Higher Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Mike Frerichs, Chairperson | • Chapin Rose, Minority Spokesperson | |||
| • Pat McGuire, Vice-Chairperson | • David Luechtefeld | |||
| • Daniel Biss | • William "Sam" McCann | |||
| • Melinda Bush | • Kyle McCarter | |||
| • Daniel Kotowski | ||||
| • Kimberly Lightford | ||||
| • Andy Manar | ||||
| • John Sullivan | ||||
Subcommittees (2013-2014)
- Subcommittee on Research & Academic Medicine
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Higher Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Edward Maloney, Chair | • Christine Johnson, Minority Spokesperson | |||
| • Mike Frerichs, Vice Chair | • William "Sam" McCann | |||
| • Maggie Crotty | • David Luechtefeld | |||
| • John Sullivan | • John Millner | |||
| • James Meeks | ||||
| • Dan Kotowski | ||||
| • Toi Hutchinson | ||||
External links
Footnotes