HIGHER ED-ESSENTIAL WORKERS House SponsorsRep. Mary E. Flowers 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die 110 ILCS 947/65.120 new Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides for the issuance of grants to essential workers and the dependents of essential workers, subject to appropriation. Defines "essential worker" as an individual whose employment duties provide a service that is typically deemed vital to public health and safety and economic and national security and essential to continue critical infrastructure operations. Sets forth provisions concerning application and qualifications for a grant, the amount of a grant and its use, and rulemaking. Effective July 1, 2023. 1/4/2023HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 1/12/2023HouseFirst Reading 1/12/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/21/2023HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee 2/28/2023HouseMoved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Robyn Gabel 2/28/2023HouseSuspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 3/1/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000 3/2/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 3/21/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/22/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee 3/22/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/22/2023HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/23/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 3/23/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 3/24/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 3/24/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers 3/24/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee 3/24/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 3/27/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/27/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/27/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/27/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die