Roll Call: IL SB1467 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly
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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]
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]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Yea | 54 | 38 | 16 |
Nay | - | - | - |
Not Voting | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Absent | - | - | - |
TOTAL | 59 | 40 | 19 |