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 Bill Status of HB0871  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  PUBLIC UNIVERSITY GRANT PROG

House Sponsors
Rep. LaToya Greenwood - Mary E. Flowers - Rita Mayfield - Carol Ammons and André Thapedi

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
110 ILCS 947/65.105 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission must award grants to students in financial need whose household income is less than the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and who are enrolled for at least 15 credit hours in a public university. Provides that the Commission shall receive funding for the grants through appropriations, with each grant awarded being in an amount sufficient to pay the cost of attendance at the university in which the student is enrolled for 2 semesters of enrollment within an academic year. Defines "cost of attendance" to mean the tuition and fee, room and board, and book and supply costs related to a student's attendance at a public university.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/23/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood
  1/28/2019HouseFirst Reading
  1/28/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/29/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  1/29/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  1/29/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  1/30/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
  2/5/2019HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee
  2/26/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. LaToya Greenwood
  2/26/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/5/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
  3/22/2019HouseTo Special Issues Subcommittee (HED)
  3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  3/29/2019HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  2/4/2020HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee
  2/4/2020HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
  6/23/2020HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  6/23/2020HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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