WIRSING. 110 ILCS 947/65.56 new Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Establishes the Ryan Loan Repayment for Teachers Program, which requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to award a grant to each qualified applicant in an amount equal to the amount of educational loans forgiven on behalf of the qualified applicant pursuant to federal programs of loan forgiveness for teachers and child care providers. Effective July 1, 2003. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Changes the name of the program to the George H. Ryan Loan Repayment for Teachers Program. Provides that the maximum amount of a grant is $5,000. Requires an applicant to have fulfilled the obligations set forth by Sections 424 and 425 of Title IV of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 in this State in order to qualify. Effective July 1, 2003. FEB-11-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-11-2002 H FIRST READING FEB-11-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-13-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HIGHER ED FEB-22-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HIGHER ED H FEB-22-2002 H ADOPTED FEB-22-2002 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 010-000-000 HHED FEB-22-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2002 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WIRSING MAR-21-2002 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-21-2002 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2002 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE APR-05-2002 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary