BRADFORD, GILES AND BOLAND. (RAUSCHENBERGER) 110 ILCS 947/30 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Increases the amount of the merit scholarship award to $3,000 from $1,000 for the 1998-99 and subsequent academic years. Reduces the $3,000 award to an amount equal to the educational expenses that the award recipient will incur during the academic year in which the award is effective if those educational expenses are less than the amount of the increased merit scholarship award. Effective July 1, 1997. FISCAL NOTE (Student Assistance Commission) There is no fiscal impact in FY1998. In FY1999 and thereafter, if HB 972 became law, the Commission would seek increased apppropriations in the regular budget development process to provide $3,000 awards, rather than $1,000 awards to statutorily eligible students. The estimated cost to fully fund this legis- lation for the top 5.0 percent of Ill. high school graduating seniors would be $12.5 million per year, beginning in FY1999. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE In the opinion of DCCA, HB 972 fails to create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act. 97-02-26 H FIRST READING 97-02-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-02-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HIGHER ED 97-03-06 H DO PASS/STANDARD DEBATE 008-007-000 HHED 97-03-06 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 97-03-06 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED WIRSING 97-03-06 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED WIRSING 97-03-06 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 97-03-06 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 97-03-06 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND 97-03-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-03-11 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 97-03-19 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 97-03-19 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 97-03-19 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 97-04-17 H THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/PASS 066-049-002 97-04-18 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 97-04-18 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 97-04-23 98-03-31 S CHIEF SPONSOR RAUSCHENBERGER 98-03-31 S FIRST READING 98-03-31 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary