Bill Title: Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act in the provision concerning the Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grant program. Provides that beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, any person who has served over 10 years in the Illinois National Guard shall be awarded an additional grant to the State-controlled university or community college of his or her choice, consisting of an exemption from tuition and fees for not more than the equivalent of an additional 2 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0314 [SB2229 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Michael Frerichs [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-052	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator William McCann [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-050	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Chapin Rose [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-051	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Deborah Conroy [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-046	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jerry Costello [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-116	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Katherine Cloonen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-079	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-084	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Eddie Jackson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-114	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Martin Moylan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle Mussman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-056	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Elgie Sims [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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