Illinois Senate Bill 102

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-15 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall establish and administer a workforce industry needs scholarship program to provide scholarships to qualified students who, in order to meet regional or statewide workforce needs, are pursuing a professional certificate, credential, diploma, or degree from a public institution of higher learning. Sets forth the qualifications that a student must meet to receive a scholarship. Provides that each scholarship awarded shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees and room and board costs of the public institution of higher learning at which the recipient is enrolled, up to an annual maximum of $5,000, except that in the case of a recipient who does not reside on campus at the institution of higher learning at which he or she is enrolled, the amount of the scholarship shall be sufficient to pay tuition and fee expenses and a commuter allowance, up to an annual maximum of $5,000. Provides that the Commission shall adopt rules to define what constitutes a postsecondary course of study or other program in order to meet regional or statewide workforce needs. Provides that priority for receiving a scholarship may be given to students seeking a professional certificate, credential, diploma, or degree from a public institution of higher learning in an industry sector identified annually by the Commission as having significant regional or statewide workforce needs. Provides for the approval and suspension of approval of a postsecondary course of study or other program of a public institution of higher learning. Provides for rulemaking. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

HIGHR ED-WORKFORCE SCHOLARSHIP

Sen. Dale Fowler [R]

Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-15	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2024-02-06	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
2024-01-10	Senate	Re-assigned to Higher Education
2024-01-10	Senate	Directed to Multiple Committees Higher Education, Appropriations-Education
2023-03-31	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 31, 2023
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 24, 2023
2023-01-31	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2023-01-31	Senate	Directed to Multiple Committees Higher Education, Appropriations-Education
2023-01-24	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-01-24	Senate	First Reading
2023-01-24	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dale Fowler

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	947	65.107	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=102&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB0102.htm