Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB3026

Creates the Youth Service Scholarship Act. Establishes the Youth Service Scholarship Program, to be administered by the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service. Provides that the Program shall be made available to consortia of school districts and community-based organizations who then select pupils to earn scholarships while they are enrolled in any of grades 9 through 12 in a public school. Provides that, upon completion of 100 hours of volunteer community service performed between September 1 of one year and August 31 of the next year, a pupil shall earn a $500 scholarship. Provides that the pupil may redeem the scholarship if the pupil enrolls in a private or public postsecondary or vocational institution in this State. Requires the Commission to submit to the General Assembly a study of the efficacy of the Program by July 1, 2008. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2010. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2004	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2/6/2004	Senate	First Reading
2/6/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/19/2004	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2/26/2004	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 008-000-003
2/26/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
3/2/2004	Senate	Fiscal Note Requested by Sen. Peter J. Roskam
3/3/2004	Senate	Fiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
3/24/2004	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
3/26/2004	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/26/2004	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 039-014-003
3/26/2004	House	Arrived in House
3/26/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/26/2004	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
3/26/2004	House	First Reading
3/26/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/20/2004	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
4/30/2004	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

	Fiscal Note (Student Assistance Commission)
	Fiscal impact is indeterminable at this point.