Illinois Senate Bill 1255 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Failed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Amends the Scholarships Article of the School Code. With regard to the MIA/POW Scholarship, provides that the definition of "eligible veteran or serviceperson" includes, among other requirements, a veteran or serviceperson who is a resident of Illinois at the time of application for the Scholarship and, at some point after leaving service, was a resident of Illinois for at least 15 consecutive years. Further amends the Illinois Veteran grant program under the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Removes a provision providing that a person is a qualified applicant if he or she returned to this State within 6 months after leaving federal active duty service, or, if married to a person in continued military service stationed outside this State, returned to this State within 6 months after his or her spouse left service or was stationed within this State. Provides that a person is a qualified applicant if, despite not meeting other requirements, he or she is a resident of Illinois at the time of application to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission and, at some point after leaving federal active duty service, was a resident of Illinois for at least 15 consecutive years. Changes the definition of "qualified dependent" to include a spouse of a veteran of the United States Armed Forces who meets certain qualifications. Effective July 1, 2019.

VETERAN GRANT PROGRM-DEPENDENT

Sen. Michael Hastings [D]	Sen. Patricia Van Pelt [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Antonio Munoz [D]
Sen. Laura Ellman [D]	Sen. Julie Morrison [D]	Sen. Napoleon Harris [D]	Sen. Suzanne Glowiak Hilton [D]
Sen. Neil Anderson [R]	Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin [D]	Sen. Michael Halpin [D]	Rep. Barbara Hernandez [D]
Rep. Jonathan Pizer [D]

2019-04-11 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	Senate	Session Sine Die
2021-01-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
2021-01-09	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2021-01-09	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol Ammons
2021-01-02	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2020-05-21	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer
2019-05-10	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-05-10	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-05-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
2019-05-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2019-05-06	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2019-05-01	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
2019-04-30	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
2019-04-30	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
2019-04-30	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee
2019-04-11	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-04-11	House	First Reading
2019-04-11	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
2019-04-11	House	Arrived in House
2019-04-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
2019-04-11	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
2019-04-11	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2019-04-09	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Higher Education
2019-04-04	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
2019-04-04	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2019-04-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
2019-04-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2019-03-28	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
2019-03-28	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
2019-03-28	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2019-03-22	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
2019-03-20	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2019-03-20	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2019-03-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2019
2019-03-20	Senate	Second Reading
2019-03-19	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
2019-03-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2019
2019-03-12	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 011-000-000
2019-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2019-03-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
2019-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2019-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2019-02-27	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
2019-02-13	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2019-02-06	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2019-02-06	Senate	First Reading
2019-02-06	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

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=1255&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1255.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1255eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1255sam001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1255sam002.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1255sam003.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1255ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/SB/10100SB1255ham002.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/101/senate/10100SB1255_04112019_015000T.pdf