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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB3404 Introduced , by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 110 ILCS 305/9 | from Ch. 144, par. 30 |
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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 February 26, 1984 and (ii) any time during the Grenada Conflict between October 25, 1983 and December 15, 1983. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3404 | | LRB099 08028 NHT 28172 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 9 as follows:
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6 | | (110 ILCS 305/9) (from Ch. 144, par. 30)
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7 | | Sec. 9. Scholarships for children of veterans. For each of |
8 | | the following
periods of hostilities, each county shall be |
9 | | entitled, annually, to one
honorary scholarship in the |
10 | | University, for the benefit of the children of
persons who |
11 | | served in the armed forces of the United States: the
Civil War, |
12 | | World War I, any time between September 16, 1940 and the
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13 | | termination of World War II, any time during the national |
14 | | emergency
between June 25, 1950 and January 31, 1955, any time |
15 | | during the Viet
Nam conflict between January 1, 1961 and May 7, |
16 | | 1975, any time during the siege of Beirut between June 14, 1982 |
17 | | and February 26, 1984, any time during the Grenada Conflict |
18 | | between October 25, 1983 and December 15, 1983, or any
time on |
19 | | or after August 2, 1990 and until Congress or the President |
20 | | orders that
persons in service are no longer eligible for
the |
21 | | Southwest Asia Service Medal, Operation Enduring Freedom, and |
22 | | Operation Iraqi Freedom. Preference for scholarships shall be
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23 | | given to the children of persons who are deceased or
disabled. |