Bill
HB 3884
SIU receives $233,052,400 in FY2026 to fund operations and targeted programs, including research centers, scholarships, and community initiatives.
Status: In committee upon adjournment (as of 2025-06-28)
Introduced: Feb 25 / Filed Mar 6, 2025 — Public hearing held Apr 3, 2025
Effective date (if enacted): July 1, 2025
Note on bill title: The file header provided to me lists the title "Relating to firearm hold agreements." The full bill text, however, is an appropriations bill that provides operating and program-specific funding for Southern Illinois University (SIU) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025. This summary reflects the actual appropriations language in the bill.
Purpose and intent
- To appropriate funds to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University to support the university's ordinary and contingent (operational) expenses and to provide designated funding for specific SIU programs, research centers, scholarships, and community initiatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
Key provisions and appropriation details
- Total appropriations: $233,052,400 (all funds) for FY 2026, allocated across multiple state funds.
- Major line items (as specified in the bill):
- $226,026,400 from the Education Assistance Fund — general operational support for SIU.
- $1,130,600 from the Education Assistance Fund — Simmons Cancer Institute.
- $1,250,000 from the General Professions Dedicated Fund — pharmacy practice education/training at the Edwardsville campus.
- $3,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund — programming at the formerly Lindenwood Campus in Belleville.
- $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund — National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (ethanol research grants).
- $300,000 from the General Revenue Fund — SIU Institute of Rural Health.
- $266,600 from the General Revenue Fund — SIU Office of Community Engagement.
- $62,800 from the General Revenue Fund — costs associated with the Daily Egyptian newspaper.
- $16,000 from the State College and University Trust Fund — scholarship grant awards.
- The bill uses multiple state fund sources (Education Assistance Fund, General Revenue Fund, General Professions Dedicated Fund, State College and University Trust Fund). The synopsis at the top lists slightly different fund-category subtotals; the section-by-section figures sum to the stated total of $233,052,400.
Who is affected
- Southern Illinois University (Board of Trustees, campuses and affiliated institutes).
- SIU students (scholarships, program support), faculty and staff (program/training funding), regional communities served by SIU outreach (e.g., rural health, community engagement, Belleville programming).
- Specific research centers and initiatives named in the bill (Simmons Cancer Institute, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center, pharmacy education, Institute of Rural Health).
Procedural / timeline notes
- Introduced and read in early 2025; referred to Rules, Judiciary, and Public Education committees; public hearing held April 3, 2025.
- As of June 28, 2025 the bill is listed as "in committee upon adjournment" — awaiting further committee or floor action.
- If enacted, the appropriations become effective July 1, 2025.
Potential impact
- Provides SIU with statutory authority to expend $233.05 million in FY 2026 across operational and targeted program uses, sustaining university operations and several named research/engagement initiatives.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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