Illinois Senate Bill 2422

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 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. In provisions concerning the Illinois Veteran grant program, provides that, for a specified eligibility requirement, a person can be an Illinois resident within 18 months (instead of 6 months) of entering federal active duty service. Provides that a person is also eligible if the person returned to this State within 18 months (instead of 6 months) after leaving federal active duty; makes a related change. Provides that a person who was stationed in Illinois at the time the person was discharged or retired from federal active duty service also meets the requirements for the grant program.

HIGHER ED-VETERAN GRANT ELIG

Sen. Mike Porfirio [D]	Sen. Javier Cervantes [D]	Sen. Christopher Belt [D]	Sen. Michael Halpin [D]
Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Rachel Ventura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Appropriations- Education
2023-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2023-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio
2023-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations- Education
2023-02-23	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
2023-02-22	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2023-02-21	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
2023-02-21	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
2023-02-16	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
2023-02-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-10	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-10	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Porfirio

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	947	40	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2422&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2422.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2422sam001.htm