Illinois House Bill 556 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year, the minimum admission standards established by the Board of Higher Education for public community colleges and universities must provide for a preference for persons who were engaged in the active military or naval service of the United States for a period of at least one year and who were honorably discharged and for persons who were engaged in such military or naval service who are currently or may thereafter be on inactive or reserve duty in such military or naval service, not including, however, persons who were convicted by court-martial of disobedience of orders.

HIGHER ED ADMISSIONS-VET PREF

Rep. Fred Crespo [D]

Rep. Robert Flider [D]

Rep. Linda LaVia [D]

Rep. Michael Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-13		Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2009-02-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
2009-02-26		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
2009-02-19		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
2009-02-09		Assigned to Higher Education Committee
2009-02-04		Referred to Rules Committee
2009-02-04		First Reading
2009-02-04		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=556&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB0556.htm