HB2778

BD HIGHR ED-FINANCIAL LITERACY

Introduced·2/5/25
Introduced Text

Illinois HB2778 mandates the Board of Higher Education to award a grant for a financial literacy training program for public employees.

HB2778 amends the Board of Higher Education Act to require the Board to award a grant to a statewide association of public pension funds affiliated with a public institution of higher education. The grant will fund an in-person financial literacy training program for public employees. The program will cover retirement income, including pension benefits, Social Security benefits, and employer-sponsored deferred compensation and retiree healthcare savings plans. It will also include instruction in financial planning and consumer finance topics such as debt, educational savings, and budgeting.

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Where it stands

Current
Rules Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

Mar 20, 2025

8:00 AM

Appropriations-Higher Education Committee Hearing

Mar 13, 2025

8:00 AM

Appropriations-Higher Education Committee Hearing

History

Mar 21, 2025

House

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Mar 4, 2025

House

Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee

Feb 6, 2025

House

First Reading