Bill Status of SB2190  103rd General Assembly

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Short Description:  IDOT-BONUS FOR STUDENT LOANS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Ram Villivalam

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
3/10/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 2705/2705-617 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to provide higher education student loan repayment assistance in the form of an annual after-tax bonus of $15,000 per year to any engineer, and $7,500 to any engineering technician, for not more than 5 years, who are employed by the Department if: (i) the engineer or engineering technician is a graduate of a community college, college or university located in the State; (ii) the engineer or engineering technician provides documentation to the Department of the repayment of higher education student loans taken to attend a college or university located in the State; and (iii) the engineer or engineering technician remains in the employ of the Department for at least 5 years. Provides that if the engineer or engineering technician leaves the employ of the Department prior to serving 5 years, the engineer or engineering technician must return all bonuses made to the engineer or engineering technician by the Department. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/10/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
2/10/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/10/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/28/2023	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations- Public Safety and Infrastructure
3/10/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments