House Sponsors: MITCHELL-WINTERS AND TURNER,ART. Senate Sponsors: SIEBEN Short description: HGH ED-MERIT SCHOLARSHIP-90TH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Changes the 7th semester cumulative grade point average required to qualify as an eligible applicant for a merit recognition scholarship to at or above the 90th (from at or above the 95th) percentile of the student's high school class. FISCAL NOTE, (Student Assistance Commission) The estimated cost to fully fund this legislation for the top 10 percent of Ill. high school graduating seniors would be $8.4 million, beginning in FY1998, an increase of $6.3 million over the present funding level for FY1997. Note that if the program is not fully funded; If, for instance, no additional funding were made available beyond the current $2.1 million appropriation level for FY1997; Then the Commission is required by the MRS statute to allocate this available funding to the best academic performers among eligible applicants. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE In the opinion of DCCA, HB1323 fails to create a State mandate. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status