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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB4341 Introduced , by Rep. Scott Drury SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | |
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Makes a technical change
concerning the Act's purpose.
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| | HB4341 | | LRB098 17620 NHT 52732 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is |
5 | | amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | | (110 ILCS 947/5)
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7 | | Sec. 5. Purpose. The
The General Assembly finds and |
8 | | declares that (1) the
provision of a higher education for all |
9 | | residents of this State who desire a
higher education and are |
10 | | properly qualified therefor is important to the
welfare and |
11 | | security of this State and Nation and, consequently, is an
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12 | | important public purpose, and (2) many qualified students are |
13 | | deterred by
financial considerations from completing their |
14 | | education, with a consequent
irreparable loss to the State and |
15 | | Nation of talents vital to welfare and
security. The number of |
16 | | qualified persons who desire a higher education is
increasing |
17 | | rapidly, and the physical facilities, faculties, and staffs of
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18 | | the institutions of higher learning operated by, within and for |
19 | | the
residents of the State will have to be
expanded greatly to |
20 | | accommodate those persons, with an attendant sharp
increase in |
21 | | the cost of educating them. A system of financial
assistance of |
22 | | scholarships, grants, and loans for qualified
residents of |
23 | | college age will enable them to attend qualified institutions
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