Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB4363

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the School Code. Provides that after June 1, 2004 persons may not be nominated for General Assembly scholarships and that General Assembly scholarships may not be awarded after that date unless the nomination is made prior to that date. Prevents both second nominations for any lapsed General Assembly scholarship and nominating persons to the unused or unexpired parts of any vacated General Assembly scholarship after June 1, 2004. Effective immediately.

Fiscal Note (Illinois Board of Higher Education)

No fiscal impact to the State. General Assembly scholarships are funded through public university tuition and fee waivers. Tuition and fee revenue is collected and held locally by each public university, and tuition and fee waivers result in "foregone" revenue for institutions. The most recent data available indicate that Illinois public universities granted General Assembly tuition and fee waivers valued at $7,551,600 in fiscal year 2003. The maximum General Assembly scholarship length that can be awarded is four years. During the previous five years (fiscal years 1998 to 2003), the average annual percentage growth in the value of these waivers was 8.6 percent. Assuming this rate of growth, the maximum scholarship length (four years), and that all new scholarship recipients enrolled at an Illinois public university during academic year 2004-05, the maximum value of General Assembly waivers would be $11,398,700 by fiscal year 2008 (academic year 2007-08), the last possible year for any waivers to be granted under this program based on a cut-off date of June 1, 2004 for new awards. Under these assumptions, the value of these waivers would be $0 after fiscal year 2008, reducing the overall tuition waiver liability for public universities.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2004	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2/3/2004	House	First Reading
2/3/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/9/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed
2/24/2004	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
3/2/2004	House	Re-assigned to State Government Administration Committee
3/4/2004	House	Do Pass / Standard Debate State Government Administration Committee; 006-003-000
3/4/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
3/23/2004	House	Second Reading - Standard Debate
3/23/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
3/25/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
4/1/2004	House	Third Reading - Consideration Postponed
4/1/2004	House	Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed
4/2/2004	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

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