A bill that would overhaul the way Illinois funds its public universities cleared a House committee on Thursday.
Capitol News Illinois reports the plan calls for increasing university funding by $135 million each year over the next several years.
That new money would be distributed under a formula that prioritizes the schools that are currently the most underfunded.
The bill is supported by most of the state’s public universities, but is opposed by the University of Illinois System, which says it would get a smaller share of any new funding.
The bill now moves to the full House.
A similar bill failed to pass out of a Senate committee last year.
