Bill Text: IL HB4725 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Retention of Illinois Students and Equity Act. Provides that a noncitizen graduate student who is an Illinois resident but who does not possess a valid visa or status as a lawful permanent resident is eligible for State financial aid and benefits.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB4725 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4725-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4725 Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 986/15
Amends the Retention of Illinois Students and Equity Act. Provides that a noncitizen graduate student who is an Illinois resident but who does not possess a valid visa or status as a lawful permanent resident is eligible for State financial aid and benefits.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Retention of Illinois Students and Equity
Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
(110 ILCS 986/15)
Sec. 15. Equitable eligibility for financial aid and
benefits.
(a) A student who is an Illinois resident and who is not
otherwise eligible for federal financial aid, including, but
not limited to, a transgender student who is disqualified for
failure to register for selective service, a noncitizen
graduate student who does not possess a valid visa or status as
a lawful permanent resident, or a noncitizen student who has
not obtained lawful permanent residence, shall be eligible for
State financial aid and benefits as described in subsection
(b).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, a student who is an Illinois resident (i) is
eligible to apply or receive consideration for any student aid
or benefit funded or administered by the State, any State
agency, or any public institution of higher learning,
including, but not limited to, scholarships, grants, awards,

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