Bill Text: IL HB4716 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Provides that within one year after returning from deployment, a veteran of the armed forces who (i) was enrolled at a public college or university within one year prior to deployment, (ii) has returned from that deployment, and (iii) is seeking re-enrollment at that public college or university must be granted preference for re-enrollment by the public college or university and be reinstated as soon as possible during the current or next academic semester. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-23 - Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard [HB4716 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB4716-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB4716 Introduced 1/4/2010, by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 49/25 new
Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Provides that within one year after returning from deployment, a veteran of the armed forces who (i) was enrolled at a public college or university within one year prior to deployment, (ii) has returned from that deployment, and (iii) is seeking re-enrollment at that public college or university must be granted preference for re-enrollment by the public college or university and be reinstated as soon as possible during the current or next academic semester. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Higher Education Veterans Service Act is
amended by adding Section 25 as follows:
(110 ILCS 49/25 new)
Sec. 25. Re-enrollment preference; public universities.
Within one year after returning from deployment, a veteran of
the armed forces who (i) was enrolled at a public college or
university within one year prior to deployment, (ii) has
returned from that deployment, and (iii) is seeking
re-enrollment at that public college or university must be
granted preference for re-enrollment by the public college or
university and be reinstated as soon as possible during the
current or next academic semester.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.