HIGHER ED-SOCIAL WORKER-GRANT Senate SponsorsSen. Ann Gillespie and Laura Fine-Ram Villivalam House Sponsors(Rep. Mark L. Walker, Maura Hirschauer, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Suzanne Ness, Denyse Wang Stoneback and Michelle Mussman) 5/27/2022SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1022 110 ILCS 947/65.115Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Renames the School Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program to School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program. Expands the Program to require the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to, each year, receive and consider applications from eligible social workers working for an Illinois municipality who do not report directly to a police department (now the Program only accepts applications from social workers who are employed by a public elementary or secondary school in this State) to encourage a grant recipient to use the financial assistance for the repayment of educational loans. 1/21/2022SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ann Gillespie 1/21/2022SenateFirst Reading 1/21/2022SenateReferred to Assignments 2/1/2022SenateAssigned to Higher Education 2/8/2022SenateWaive Posting Notice 2/9/2022SenateDo Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000 2/9/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2022 2/10/2022SenateSecond Reading 2/10/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2022 2/16/2022SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 2/16/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 2/16/2022HouseArrived in House 2/16/2022HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker 2/16/2022HouseFirst Reading 2/16/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/7/2022HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee 3/23/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam 3/25/2022HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/5/2022HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) April 8, 2022 4/5/2022HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee 4/5/2022HouseMoved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Jay Hoffman 4/5/2022HouseSuspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 4/7/2022HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Higher Education Committee; 010-005-000 4/7/2022HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/7/2022HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/7/2022HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/8/2022HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/8/2022HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-016-000 4/8/2022SenatePassed Both Houses 4/8/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer 4/8/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz 4/8/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Ness 4/8/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback 4/8/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman 5/6/2022SenateSent to the Governor 5/27/2022SenateGovernor Approved 5/27/2022SenateEffective Date January 1, 2023 5/27/2022SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1022