Illinois Senate Bill 587 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-16 - 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 with respect to the Illinois Veteran grant program. Provides that a grant recipient is not required to pay any tuition or mandatory fees while attending a State-controlled university or public community college in this State for a period that is based on the length of his or her active duty service, as verified on his or her U.S. Department of Defense form DD-214, calculated at specified credit hour rates (rather than for a period that is equivalent to 4 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms). Provides that a grant may be transferred to a qualified dependent beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year. Amends the School Code to make a related change. Effective July 1, 2021.

HIGHER ED-IL VETERAN GRANT

Sen. Michael Hastings [D]

Sen. Dale Fowler [R]

Sen. Brian Stewart [R]

Sen. Craig Wilcox [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-03-25	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
2021-03-24	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
2021-03-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
2021-03-03	Senate	To Appropriations- Higher Education
2021-03-03	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations
2021-02-24	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-24	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-24	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	30-14.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
110	947	40	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=587&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0587.htm