O'CONNOR-MYERS,RICHARD-BOST-ERWIN, BELLOCK AND MITCHELL,JERRY. (MAITLAND-WALSH,T) 110 ILCS 947/30 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, and for a student from a non-recognized high school, changes the cumulative score on the ACT to qualify as an eligible applicant to at least 5 points above the statewide mean average cumulative ACT score (from at least 7 points above the statewide average cumulative ACT score). In a provision concerning allocating scholarships when funds are insufficient to provide all qualified students with a scholarship, changes certain figures in the determination of the percentile placement of qualified students from non-recognized high schools. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 947/30 Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 947/31 new 110 ILCS 947/25 rep. 110 ILCS 947/30 rep. Deletes everything. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Creates the Illinois Merit Scholarship program to award $1,000 scholarships to qualified students without regard to financial need, to be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Repeals provisions concerning the State scholar program and the merit recognition scholarship program. Effective July 1, 2000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 947/25 rep. Changes the name of the scholarship from the Illinois Merit Scholarship to the Merit Recognition Scholarship. Removes the provisions that repeal the State scholar program. 98-12-21 H PREFILED WITH CLERK 98-12-21 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MYERS,RICHARD 98-12-21 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOST 99-01-14 H FIRST READING 99-01-14 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HIGHER ED 99-01-28 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BELLOCK 99-02-19 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 015-000-000 HHED 99-02-19 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-04 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO ERWIN 99-03-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-O'CONNOR 99-03-16 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H TABLED PURSUANT TO RULE 40(a) HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-17 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 113-000-002 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MITCHELL,JERRY 99-03-18 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-18 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-19 99-04-15 S CHIEF SPONSOR MAITLAND 99-04-15 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WALSH,T 99-04-20 S FIRST READING 99-04-20 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-22 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 99-04-28 S POSTPONED 99-04-28 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EDUCATION S 99-04-28 S ADOPTED 99-05-05 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-EDUCATION S 99-05-05 S ADOPTED 99-05-05 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SESE 99-05-05 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-05-06 99-05-06 S SECOND READING 99-05-06 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-07 99-05-14 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 99-05-14 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-14 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-17 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02/O'CONNOR 99-05-17 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-17 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-19 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01,02/HRUL 99-05-19 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/116-000-000 99-05-19 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-17 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-07-16 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-07-16 H EFFECTIVE DATE 00-07-01 99-07-16 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0128 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary