Senate Sponsors: WATSON-LIGHTFORD AND DEMUZIO. House Sponsors: WIRSING-ERWIN-SOTO-DELGADO-MAY Short description: HIGH ED-INCREASE MAP GRANT AMT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Increases the maximum Monetary Award Program grant for full-time undergraduate students to $4,968 (from $4,740) and for part-time undergraduate students to $2,484 (from $2,370). Effective July 1, 2001. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 210/3 from Ch. 144, par. 1333 110 ILCS 210/4 from Ch. 144, par. 1334 110 ILCS 210/5 from Ch. 144, par. 1335 110 ILCS 210/7 from Ch. 144, par. 1337 110 ILCS 215/4 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 824 110 ILCS 930/9 from Ch. 144, par. 2309 110 ILCS 947/113 110 ILCS 947/145 Amends the Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic Institutions of Higher Learning, the Health Services Education Grants Act, and the Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Act. Makes changes concerning grants for nonpublic institutions of higher learning, the Board of Higher Education reporting its activities under the Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic Institutions of Higher Learning, grants made to health-related schools and programs and to hospitals and clinical facilities used in health service training programs, and the amount of an award under the Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Program. Further amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that at the request of the Executive Director of the Commission, the Comptroller shall transfer funds from the Federal Student Loan Fund into the Student Loan Operating Fund. Increases to $3,500,000,000 (from $2,100,000,000) the aggregate principal amount of bonds (other than refunding bonds) issued by the Commission under the Education Loan Purchase Program Law that may be outstanding at any one time. Varied effective date. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0045 Last action date: JUN-29-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status