Bill Sponsors: IL HB2528 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Bill Title: Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board of Higher Education to establish a hunger-free campus grant program. Provides that the hunger-free campus grant program shall provide grants to public institutions of higher education that have one or more campuses designated by the Board as hunger-free campuses. Provides for requirements for being designated a hunger-free campus. Provides that the Board shall determine the amount of each grant that shall be used by the public institution of higher education to further address food insecurity among students enrolled in the public institution of higher education. Provides that the Board shall prioritize grants to public institutions of higher education with campuses that serve primarily minority and low-income students and have a high percentage of Pell Grant recipients. Provides that the Board shall submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than 2 years after the establishment of the grant program. Provides for rulemaking. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Hunger-Free Campus Grant Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0435 [HB2528 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0435 [HB2528 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Representative Carol Ammons [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-103 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Sharon Chung [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-091 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | N/A |
Senator Lakesia Collins [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-005 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Joyce Mason [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-061 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Theresa Mah [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-024 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-081 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Will Guzzardi [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-039 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Hoan Huynh [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-013 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Camille Lilly [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-078 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Paul Faraci [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-052 | FollowTheMoney | N/A | N/A |
Senator Rachel Ventura [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-043 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Michael Halpin [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-036 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Meg Loughran Cappel [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-049 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Suzanne Glowiak Hilton [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-023 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Karina Villa [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-025 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Elgie Sims [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-017 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Laura Murphy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-028 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |