U OF I SCHOLARSHIP-VET CHILD Senate SponsorsSen. Pat McGuire House Sponsors(Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia) 8/17/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0377 110 ILCS 305/9from Ch. 144, par. 30Amends the University of Illinois Act in a Section concerning scholarships for the children of veterans. Provides that the total number of scholarships annually granted to recipients from each county may not exceed 3. Removes the Civil War and World War I as periods of hostilities for which a county may award a scholarship. Adds any time during the siege of Beirut and the Grenada Conflict between June 14, 1982 and December 15, 1983 as a period of hostility for which a county may award a scholarship. Provides that if a scholarship is not awarded for a given period of hostilities listed in the Section because there are no qualified applicants, then the county may award the scholarship for another one of the listed periods of hostilities, in which case there may be more than one scholarship awarded for the same period of hostilities. Effective July 1, 2015.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill, but removes the amendatory language that provides that if a scholarship is not awarded for a given period of hostilities because there are no qualified applicants, then the county may award the scholarship for another one of the listed periods of hostilities, in which case there may be more than one scholarship awarded for the same period of hostilities. Effective July 1, 2015. 2/20/2015SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Pat McGuire 2/20/2015SenateFirst Reading 2/20/2015SenateReferred to Assignments 3/11/2015SenateAssigned to Higher Education 3/18/2015SenatePostponed - Higher Education 3/24/2015SenateDo Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000 3/24/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2015 4/21/2015SenateSecond Reading 4/21/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015 4/24/2015SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015 4/30/2015SenateThird Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 4/30/2015HouseArrived in House 4/30/2015HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/30/2015HouseFirst Reading 4/30/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/11/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015 5/11/2015HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee 5/13/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 5/13/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/18/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee 5/19/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote 5/19/2015HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 015-000-000 5/19/2015HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2015HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2015HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2015HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015 5/28/2015HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 5/28/2015SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 5/28/2015SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 29, 2015 5/29/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Pat McGuire 5/29/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments 5/29/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education 5/30/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 011-000-000 5/31/2015SenateHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000 5/31/2015SenateSenate Concurs 058-000-000 5/31/2015SenatePassed Both Houses 6/29/2015SenateSent to the Governor 8/17/2015SenateGovernor Approved 8/17/2015SenateEffective Date August 17, 2015 8/17/2015SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0377