Bill Title: 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. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With regard to the Illinois Veteran grant program, 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. Effective July 1, 2019.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0334
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Bill Drafts
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| Chaptered | 2019-08-12 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Enrolled | 2019-05-28 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Engrossed | 2019-04-10 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2019-02-13 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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