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 Bill Status of HB0302  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  COMM COLL-VOCATION SCHOLARSHIP

House Sponsors
Rep. David McSweeney - Jonathan Carroll

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
110 ILCS 947/65.105 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to establish and administer an adult vocational community college scholarship program. Provides that beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for scholarships to community colleges for people over the age of 30 who have been unemployed and are actively searching for employment and who can identify the specific training certificate, credential, or associate degree that he or she is seeking to obtain. Allows applicants to re-apply for the scholarship if they can demonstrate continual progress toward the desired certificate, credential, or degree. Provides that scholarships shall not exceed $2,000 per recipient per academic year. Allows the Commission to establish appropriate applications and forms. Requires the Commission to adopt all necessary and proper rules to implement the program.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney
  1/10/2019HouseFirst Reading
  1/10/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/23/2019HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
  2/5/2019HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee
  3/22/2019HouseTo Special Issues Subcommittee (HED)
  3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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