HB4716 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB096 15636 MJR 30872 b

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4716

Introduced 1/4/2010, by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 49/25 new

Amends the Higher Education Veterans Service Act. Provides that within one year after returning from deployment, a veteran of the armed forces who (i) was enrolled at a public college or university within one year prior to deployment, (ii) has returned from that deployment, and (iii) is seeking re-enrollment at that public college or university must be granted preference for re-enrollment by the public college or university and be reinstated as soon as possible during the current or next academic semester. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Higher Education Veterans Service Act is amended by adding Section 25 as follows:

(110 ILCS 49/25 new)

Sec. 25. Re-enrollment preference; public universities. Within one year after returning from deployment, a veteran of the armed forces who (i) was enrolled at a public college or university within one year prior to deployment, (ii) has returned from that deployment, and (iii) is seeking re-enrollment at that public college or university must be granted preference for re-enrollment by the public college or university and be reinstated as soon as possible during the current or next academic semester.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.