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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3854         </title>
<shortdesc>HIGHER ED-VET GRANT-RETURN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jerry Costello, II, Sue Scherer, Andrew F Skoog and Martin J. Moylan</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</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 with respect to the Illinois Veteran Grant Program. Provides that a person is a qualified applicant for a grant if, among other qualifications, the person returned to this State within one year (instead of 6 months) after leaving federal active duty service or, if married to a person in continued military service stationed outside this State, returned to this State within one year (instead of 6 months) after his or her spouse left service or was stationed within this State.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer</action>
<statusdate>1/4/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew F Skoog</action>
<statusdate>4/13/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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