Bill Sponsors: IL SB1255 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1255 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1255 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Senator Michael Hastings [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-019 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Patricia Van Pelt [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-005 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Laura Murphy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-028 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Antonio Munoz [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-001 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Laura Ellman [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-021 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Julie Morrison [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-029 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Napoleon Harris [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-015 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Suzanne Glowiak Hilton [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-023 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Neil Anderson [R] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-047 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-038 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Michael Halpin [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-036 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Barbara Hernandez [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-050 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Jonathan Pizer [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-012 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |