90th General Assembly
Summary of SB0065
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Senate Sponsors:
TROTTER-HENDON.

Short description: 
MINORITY ENVIRONMNTL SCHOLRSHP                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.  Creates  the      
   minority  environmental  scholarship program to increase the number of      
   minority  students  resident  of  Illinois   who   are   enrolled   as      
   engineering,  environmental  science,  chemistry,  or  law enforcement      
   students  at  qualified  institutions  of  higher  learning,  pursuing      
   environmentally related undergraduate or graduate degrees  in  any  of      
   those  fields.   Provides  for  administration  of  the program by the      
   Illinois  Student  Assistance  Commission,  which  is  to  award   the      
   scholarships,  beginning  with the 1998-1999 academic year, subject to      
   appropriations made for purposes of funding the minority environmental      
   scholarship program.  Requires the Commission to promulgate rules  for      
   administration  of  the program, including qualifications, application      
   forms, annual filing  deadlines,  and  scholarship  amounts.   Defines      
   terms.  Effective immediately.                                              
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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