HIGHER ED-IL VETERAN GRANT Senate SponsorsSen. Michael E. Hastings, Brian W. Stewart-Dale Fowler and Craig Wilcox 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die 105 ILCS 5/30-14.2from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.2110 ILCS 947/40Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to the Illinois Veteran grant program. Provides that a grant recipient is not required to pay any tuition or mandatory fees while attending a State-controlled university or public community college in this State for a period that is based on the length of his or her active duty service, as verified on his or her U.S. Department of Defense form DD-214, calculated at specified credit hour rates (rather than for a period that is equivalent to 4 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms). Provides that a grant may be transferred to a qualified dependent beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year. Amends the School Code to make a related change. Effective July 1, 2021. 2/24/2021SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings 2/24/2021SenateFirst Reading 2/24/2021SenateReferred to Assignments 3/3/2021SenateAssigned to Appropriations 3/3/2021SenateTo Appropriations- Higher Education 3/23/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart 3/24/2021SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler 3/25/2021SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox 4/16/2021SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/10/2023SenateSession Sine Die