O'MALLEY. (MITCHELL-MCCARTHY-WINKEL-BOLAND) 110 ILCS 947/30 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act to make students who score 7 points or more above the statewide average cumulative ACT score eligible for merit recognition scholarships. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that "eligible applicant" includes a student from any non-recognized high school whose cumulative score on the ACT is at least 7 points above the statewide average cumulative ACT score as determined by SBE. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Places qualified students from non-recognized high schools in specified percentile rankings based on their cumulative ACT scores for purposes of distributing merit scholarships when the amount appropriated is not sufficient to provide scholarships to all qualified students. FISCAL NOTE (Ill. Student Assistance Commission) Beginning in FY2000, estimated annual fiscal impact would be at least $225,000 to $230,000, approximately 1/10th of the current FY1998 MRS approp. There would be no fiscal impact in FY1999. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE Fails to create a State mandate. 98-02-20 S FIRST READING 98-02-20 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-03-03 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 98-03-11 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S 98-03-11 S ADOPTED 98-03-11 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 009-000-000 SESE 98-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-03-12 98-03-12 S SECOND READING 98-03-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-03-24 98-03-24 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 98-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY 98-03-24 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 98-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY 98-03-24 S RULES REFERS TO SESE 98-03-25 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY 98-03-25 S BE ADOPTED SESE/009-000-000 98-03-26 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 98-03-26 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY 98-03-26 S ADOPTED 98-03-26 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-03-31 98-04-01 S THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 98-04-01 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 98-04-01 H HOUSE SPONSOR MCCARTHY 98-04-01 H FIRST READING 98-04-01 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-04-22 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO MITCHELL 98-04-22 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCCARTHY 98-04-22 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HIGHER ED 98-04-30 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-002-000 HHED 98-04-30 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-04-30 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINKEL 98-05-05 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED CURRIE 98-05-05 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED CURRIE 98-05-05 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-05-07 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-05-07 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-05-12 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-05-12 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-05-13 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-05-13 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 98-05-14 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 98-05-14 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-002 98-05-14 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 98-05-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOLAND 98-06-12 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 98-08-07 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 98-08-07 S EFFECTIVE DATE 99-01-01 98-08-07 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0728 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary