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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5909         </title>
<shortdesc>HIGHER ED-MAP GRANT LOANS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.</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 947/35.1 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that the State Treasurer shall offer a no-interest loan to each student awarded a grant by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission under the Monetary Award Program who has not received the award under the Program due to a lack of appropriations. Provides that the loan shall be equal in size to the award offered by the Commission. Requires the loan to be repaid within 60 days of the student receiving the grant money from the Commission. Repeals the provisions one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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