98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1299
 
Introduced , by Rep. Pam Roth
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

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

     Amends the University of Illinois Act in a Section concerning scholarships for the children of veterans.  Adds as periods of hostilities for which a county may award a scholarship (i) any time during the siege of Beirut between June 14, 1982 and August 21, 1982 and (ii) any time during the Grenada Conflict between October 25, 1983 and December 15, 1983. Provides that if a scholarship is not awarded for a given period of hostilities listed in the Section because there are no qualified applicants, then the county may award the scholarship for another one of the listed periods of hostilities, in which case there may be more than one scholarship awarded for the same period of hostilities.  Effective July 1, 2013.
  


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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: the
Civil War, 
12World War I, any time between September 16, 1940 and the

13termination of World War II, any time during the national 
14emergency
between June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955, any time 
15during the Viet
Nam conflict between January 1, 1961 and May 7, 
161975, any time during the siege of Beirut between June 14, 1982 
17and August 21, 1982, any time during the Grenada Conflict 
18between October 25, 1983 and December 15, 1983, or any
time on 
19or after August 2, 1990 and until Congress or the President 
20orders that
persons in service are no longer eligible for
the 
21Southwest Asia Service Medal, Operation Enduring Freedom, and 
22Operation Iraqi Freedom.  If an honorary scholarship is not 
23awarded for a given period of hostilities because there are no 
 
 
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1qualified applicants, then the county may award the scholarship 
2for another one of the listed periods of hostilities, in which 
3case there may be more than one scholarship awarded for the 
4same period of hostilities. Preference for scholarships shall 
5be
given to the children of persons who are deceased or

6disabled.    Such scholarships shall be
granted to such pupils as 
7shall, upon public examination, conducted as
the board of 
8trustees of the University may determine, be decided to
have 
9attained the greatest proficiency in the branches of learning

10usually taught in the secondary schools, and who shall be of 
11good moral
character, and not less than 15 years of age.  Such 
12pupils, so selected,
shall be entitled to receive, without 
13charge for tuition, instruction in
any or all departments of 
14the University for a term of at least 4
consecutive years.  Such 
15pupils shall conform, in all respects, to the
rules and 
16regulations of the University, established for the government

17of the pupils in attendance.

18(Source: P.A. 95-64, eff. 1-1-08.)

 
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
202013.