HIGHER ED-STATE SCHOLAR PRO
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, each State Scholar who enrolls or is enrolled in an institution of higher learning in this State shall also receive a one-time grant of $1,000 to be applied to tuition and mandatory fees and paid directly to the institution of higher learning. Adds a provision concerning the rulemaking authority of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission as it relates to the State Scholar Program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Jan 2008
Senate Passage
Jan 2008
House Passage
Jan 2008
Signed into Law
Apr 2008
Introduced Mar 30, 2007
Signed Apr 8, 2008
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2007 · House Jan 10, 2008
How they voted
53–0
Passed
Total votes 53
Mar 29, 2007
D
Democratic33
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Apr 8, 2008
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Jan 10, 2008
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Jan 10, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-11)
house
Jan 9, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Dec 11, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education Committee
lower
May 31, 2007
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 29, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Maloney
upper
Mar 29, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (53-0)
senate
Mar 22, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
upper
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 6, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney
upper
Mar 2, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
Feb 8, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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