HIGHER ED-IL VETERAN GRANT Senate SponsorsSen. Michael E. Hastings 1/7/2025SenateSession 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 2025-2026 academic year. Amends the School Code to make a related change. Effective July 1, 2024. 1/10/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings 1/10/2024SenateFirst Reading 1/10/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 1/31/2024SenateAssigned to Appropriations- Education 3/15/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024 4/5/2024SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 3, 2024 5/3/2024SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die