95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0175


 
Introduced 1/19/2007, by Rep. Jim Watson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














110 ILCS 305/9
  from Ch. 144, par. 30








    Amends the University of Illinois Act.  Provides that for the benefit of the children of persons who served in the armed forces of the United States during specified periods of hostilities, each county shall be entitled, annually, to a total of 5 honorary scholarships in the university (instead of one scholarship for each specified period of hostility).   Adds any time on or after September 11, 2001 and until Congress or the President orders that persons in service are no longer eligible for the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal to the list of periods of hostilities.
















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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 University of Illinois Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 9 as follows:
 



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    (110 ILCS 305/9)  (from Ch. 144, par. 30)



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    Sec. 9. Scholarships for children of veterans. For each of 
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the following
periods of hostilities, each county shall be 
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entitled, annually, to one
honorary scholarship in the 
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University, for the benefit of the children of
persons who 
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served in the armed forces of the United States during any of 
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the following periods of hostilities, each county shall be 
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entitled, annually, to a total of 5 honorary scholarships in 
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the University: the
Civil War, World War I, any time between 
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September 16, 1940 and the
termination of World War II, any 
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time during the national emergency
between June 25, 1950 and 
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January 31, 1955, any time during the Viet
Nam conflict between 
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January 1, 1961 and May 7, 1975, and any
time on or after 
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August 2, 1990 and until Congress or the President orders that

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persons in service are no longer eligible for
the Southwest 
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Asia Service Medal, and any time on or after September 11, 2001 
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and until Congress or the President orders that persons in 
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service are no longer eligible for the Global War on Terrorism 
 


 






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Expeditionary Medal.  Preference shall be
given to the children 
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of persons who are deceased or
disabled.    Such scholarships 
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shall be
granted to such pupils as shall, upon public 
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examination, conducted as
the board of trustees of the 
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University may determine, be decided to
have attained the 
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greatest proficiency in the branches of learning
usually taught 
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in the secondary schools, and who shall be of good moral

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character, and not less than 15 years of age.  Such pupils, so 
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selected,
shall be entitled to receive, without charge for 
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tuition, instruction in
any or all departments of the 
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University for a term of at least 4
consecutive years.  Such 
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pupils shall conform, in all respects, to the
rules and 
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regulations of the University, established for the government

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of the pupils in attendance.

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(Source: P.A. 88-177; 89-324, eff. 8-13-95.)