LANG-BOLAND-HOFFMAN-SCULLY-JONES,JOHN, OSTERMAN, RYAN, REITZ, BURKE, BUGIELSKI, FORBY AND HOLBROOK. (CRONIN-LINK) New Act Creates the Higher Education Scholarship Act. Allows scholarships to be awarded to entering freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors at community colleges, colleges, and universities, whether public or private, located in this State. Establishes Illinois residency requirements, minimum grade point average requirements, and other requirements that the student must meet to be eligible for a scholarship. Provides that the scholarship, subject to the amounts appropriated by the General Assembly, includes tuition and mandatory fees (in an amount not to exceed the maximum amount allowed to be awarded under the Monetary Award Program for a student at a private institution). Authorizes the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to promulgate rules relating to the scholarships. Effective July 1, 2002. FISCAL NOTE (Illinois Student Assistance Commission) The total fiscal impact of HB 583 is estimated to be $200 million. FEB-05-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-05-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-05-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-07-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HIGHER ED FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOLAND FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOFFMAN FEB-15-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCULLY FEB-16-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-004 HHED FEB-16-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-16-2001 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK FEB-16-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-16-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE FEB-20-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSTERMAN FEB-21-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED FEB-21-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE FEB-22-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRITCHEY FEB-23-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RYAN MAR-01-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR REITZ MAR-06-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,JOHN MAR-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BURKE MAR-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BUGIELSKI MAR-09-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FORBY MAR-20-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK MAR-21-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 073-036-003 MAR-22-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE MAR-22-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-03-27 MAR-22-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR CRONIN MAR-22-2001 S FIRST READING MAR-22-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-17-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOLARO APR-19-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON MAY-15-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LINK JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary