Senator John M. Sullivan News

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator John Sullivan (D-Rushville) is keeping a promise he made during last fall’s veto session to make sure a panel studying the role of Regional Offices of Education submits its findings in time to affect next year’s budget. SB 2566, passed unanimously today by the Senate, will require the panel to make its report four months earlier – by April 1, instead of by August 1.

“I made a promise last fall to local units of government and to my colleagues to move the date forward,” Sullivan said. “We need all the facts sooner rather than later – and in time to incorporate them into the budget discussions. We cannot continue to burden local governments with the cost of running the ROEs.”

Read more: Sullivan Keeps Promise to Local Governments, Wants ROE Panel’s Findings in Time to Impact Budget

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator John Sullivan (D-Rushville) has decided to discontinue his participation in the Legislative Tuition Waiver Program. The Legislative Tuition Waiver Program allows each member of the General Assembly to send residents of their districts to Illinois’ public universities.

Sullivan chose his recipients by using a rigorous and transparent selection process that scored applicants on a variety of factors from financial need, to leadership in extracurricular activities, to grade point averages and standardized test scores, just to mention a few. A mandatory part of each application was documentation of family income, and financial need was the most heavily weighted component in Sullivan’s scoring.

Read more: Sullivan Ends Participation in Legislative Tuition Waiver Program (UPDATED: with video)

SPRINGFIELD, IL – In a productive day at the Capitol, State Senator John Sullivan (D – Rushville) and members of the General Assembly re-authorized spending on the State’s capital plan so the summer construction season can proceed as planned.

"Yesterday, the General Assembly made job creation, investment in infrastructure and local economies a priority," said Sullivan. "Without the re-authorization of the capital construction plan, Illinois would have lost an entire summer construction season. We did the right thing for the people of Illinois by coming back to Springfield for a summer session to stop this worst-case scenario."

Read more: Sullivan: Summer Construction Plan Moves Ahead; Also Votes for Pay Cut

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Today, the Illinois Senate Redistricting Committee released a redistricting proposal for public review. State Senator John Sullivan (D–Rushville) responded to today’s release by encouraging the public to view the proposal online at www.ilSenateRedistricting.com or www.IllinoisSenateDemocrats.com.

Read more: Senate Releases Legislative Redistricting Proposal Website gives public access to review proposed legislative boundaries

SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Senator John Sullivan (D – Rushville) is questioning the cost savings projected from dropping the State’s group health insurance contracts with Health Alliance and Humana. Senator Sullivan recently joined a bipartisan coalition of over 30 Senators in sending a letter to Governor Pat Quinn and Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) Director Julie Hamos requesting the details behind the claimed cost savings.

Read more: Senator Sullivan Questions Cost Savings in Health Alliance Decision