94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4318


 
Introduced 12/27/2005, by Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













110 ILCS 947/42 new










    Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.  Provides that any spouse or child of a disabled veteran, as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, is entitled to 8 semesters or
12 quarters of full payment of tuition and mandatory fees at any
public institution of higher learning in this State or the equivalent of 8 semesters or 12 quarters of payment
of
tuition and
mandatory fees, at the rate established by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, for private
institutions of higher learning in this State.
















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HB4318

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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 42 as follows:
 
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    (110 ILCS 947/42  new)
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    Sec. 42. Grants for dependents of disabled veterans. Any 
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spouse, natural child, legally adopted child, or child in
the 
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legal custody of a disabled veteran, as determined by the 
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs, is entitled to 8 
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semesters or
12 quarters of full payment of tuition and 
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mandatory fees at any
public institution of higher learning in 
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this State for either full or
part-time study or the equivalent 
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of 8 semesters or 12 quarters of payment
of
tuition and

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mandatory fees, at the rate established by the Commission, for 
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private
institutions of higher learning in this State, provided 
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that the recipient is maintaining
satisfactory  academic 
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progress.  Grant recipients need not be Illinois residents at 
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the time of enrollment
in order to receive the grant. The grant 
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may be used for undergraduate or
graduate study.  Grants under 
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this Section shall be administered by and paid
out of funds 
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available to the Commission and shall accrue to the bona fide

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applicant without the requirement of demonstrating financial 
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need to qualify
for the grant.