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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5070   </title>
<shortdesc>HIGHER ED-VETERAN GRANT-FED</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Daniel Biss</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>110 ILCS 947/40</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In order to qualify for an Illinois Veteran grant, requires any assistance a person is eligible to receive under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 or the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 to be exhausted. Effective July 1, 2013.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/7/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel Biss</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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