Bill Title: Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Changes the class of persons who qualify for scholarships and fee waivers granted by the Department of Children and Family Services to youth (rather than children) under care, youth who aged out of care at age 18 or older, or youth (rather than children) formerly under the care who have been adopted or are in a guardianship placement (rather than subsidized guardianship program). Limits the Department's selection of scholarship recipients to students who have earned a high school diploma from an accredited institution or a certificate of general education development (GED), or who have met the State criteria for high school graduation (rather than students who have completed 4 years in an accredited high school). Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-07-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0799 [SB2818 Detail]

---

Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2012-07-13	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2012-04-26	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2012-03-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2012-02-03	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2012-01-18	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois SB2818

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois SB2818 currently on file.

Social Comments on IL SB2818