103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB0091
 
Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. Jil Tracy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
110 ILCS 305/9  from Ch. 144, par. 30

     Amends the University of Illinois Act.  Provides that a county is entitled to a scholarship in the University of Illinois for the benefit of the children of persons who served in the armed forces of the United States until any time on or after August 2, 1990 and until Congress or the President orders that
persons in service are no longer eligible for the Kosovo Campaign Medal or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 9 as follows:
 



6    (110 ILCS 305/9)  (from Ch. 144, par. 30)



7    Sec. 9. Scholarships for children of veterans. For each of 
8the following
periods of hostilities, each county shall be 
9entitled, annually, to one
honorary scholarship in the 
10University, for the benefit of the children of
persons who 
11served in the armed forces of the United States, except that 
12the total number of scholarships annually granted to 
13recipients from each county may not exceed 3: any time between 
14September 16, 1940 and the
termination of World War II, any 
15time during the national emergency
between June 25, 1950 and 
16January 31, 1955, any time during the Viet
Nam conflict 
17between January 1, 1961 and May 7, 1975, any time during the 
18siege of Beirut and the Grenada Conflict between June 14, 1982 
19and December 15, 1983, or any
time on or after August 2, 1990 
20and until Congress or the President orders that
persons in 
21service are no longer eligible for
the Southwest Asia Service 
22Medal, the Kosovo Campaign Medal, the Armed Forces 
23Expeditionary Medal, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation 
 
 
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1Iraqi Freedom.  Preference for scholarships shall be
given to 
2the children of persons who are deceased or to the children of 
3persons who have a disability.    Such scholarships shall be

4granted to such pupils as shall, upon public examination, 
5conducted as
the board of trustees of the University may 
6determine, be decided to
have attained the greatest 
7proficiency in the branches of learning
usually taught in the 
8secondary schools, and who shall be of good moral
character, 
9and not less than 15 years of age.  Such pupils, so selected,

10shall be entitled to receive, without charge for tuition, 
11instruction in
any or all departments of the University for a 
12term of at least 4
consecutive years.  Such pupils shall 
13conform, in all respects, to the
rules and regulations of the 
14University, established for the government
of the pupils in 
15attendance.

16(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-377, eff. 8-17-15; 
1799-642, eff. 7-28-16.)