Bill Sponsors: IL SB1467 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
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 [SB1467 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0334 [SB1467 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Senator Patricia Van Pelt [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-005 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Laura Murphy [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-028 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Elgie Sims [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-017 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Napoleon Harris [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-015 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator William Cunningham [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-018 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-049 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Antonio Munoz [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-001 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Martin Sandoval [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-011 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Cristina Castro [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-022 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Christopher Belt [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-057 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-016 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Anne Stava-Murray [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | HD-081 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Stephanie Kifowit [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-084 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Representative Debbie Meyers-Martin [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | HD-038 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |