Bill Title: Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Subject to appropriation, requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to establish a pilot loan program for students enrolled at Wilbur Wright College in Community College District No. 508. Provides that under the loan program, the Commission shall provide low-interest loans to individuals who are unemployed and are enrolled at the community college in a skilled labor retraining program. Provides that if a borrower completes the skilled labor retraining program and works for a trade union for a minimum of 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall, subject to appropriation, award a grant to that person in an amount equal to the amount that the person borrowed under the loan program plus any interest incurred on the amount borrowed.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB1304 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Robert Martwick [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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