96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2280


 
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. Bill Brady
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



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







    Amends the University of Illinois Act. Provides that each county is entitled, annually, to one honorary scholarship in the University for the benefit of the children of persons who served in the armed forces of the United States in any action that is recognized by the issuance of a Presidential proclamation or a Presidential executive order and in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals are awarded according to Presidential executive order. Effective immediately.
















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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: the
Civil War, 
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World War I, any time between September 16, 1940 and the

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termination of World War II, any time during the national 
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emergency
between June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955, any time 
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during the Viet
Nam conflict between January 1, 1961 and May 7, 
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1975, any
time on or after August 2, 1990 and until Congress or 
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the President orders that
persons in service are no longer 
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eligible for
the Southwest Asia Service Medal, Operation 
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Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and any action 
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by the armed forces of the United States that is recognized by 
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the issuance of a Presidential proclamation or a Presidential 
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executive order and in which the armed forces expeditionary 
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medal or other campaign service medals are awarded according to 
 


 






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Presidential executive order.  Preference shall be
given to the 
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children of persons who are deceased or
disabled.    Such 
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scholarships shall be
granted to such pupils as shall, upon 
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public 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. 95-64, eff. 1-1-08.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.