Bill introduced in Illinois House to study higher education funding

Illinois State Rep. Jeff Keicher introduced a bill to study higher education funding. The bill would create the Fixing Illinois Higher Education Funding Act. Only three public universities in the state have higher fall enrollment than two decades ago. State data shows a decrease in undergraduate enrollment of over 6% since 2006. The proposed act would examine factors involved in funding and develop a 10-year plan for the long-term sustainability of higher education. It would study how universities spend public funds and trends of funding versus enrollment numbers. The bill has bipartisan support and Keicher remains optimistic about its passage.