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.
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Mourns the death of G. Phil Heckel of Carterville.
Congratulates various businesses owners and employees for winning State Representative John Bradley's Good Neighbor Businesses of the Year Award.
Mourns the death of Stella Kirkpatrick of Dowell.
Mourns the death of Ronnie Joe Stritzel of Coello.
Mourns the death of Paul E. Forby of Benton.
Mourns the death of William Alfred Kinsey of Marion.
Congratulates the citizens of the City of McLeansboro on the occasion of winning the 2007 Governor's Cup for youth involvement for their Kids' Kingdom Playground and Park.
Congratulates Dr. John Kaeser on his long career in the dental field and thanks him for his many years of service to the Marion community.
Mourns the death of Rosemary Berkel Crisp of Marion.