MAITLAND AND DEMUZIO. (WIRSING-WAIT-WINTERS-LAWFER-SCHMITZ) 110 ILCS 947/30 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions concerning the merit recognition scholarship program, changes the definition of an eligible applicant from an approved high school to mean a student who is engaged in a program that in due course will be completed by the end of an academic year and whose cumulative high school grade point average is at or above the 95th percentile of his or her class after completion of 80% of a high school program of instruction (instead of requiring the student to have a 7th semester cumulative high school grade point average at or above the 95th percentile of his or her class). Effective July 1, 1999. 99-02-17 S FIRST READING 99-02-17 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-17 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION 99-02-25 S POSTPONED 99-03-03 S DO PASS 010-000-000 SESE 99-03-03 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-04 99-03-16 S SECOND READING 99-03-16 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-17 99-03-18 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DEMUZIO 99-03-25 S THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 99-03-25 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-25 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-26 H HOUSE SPONSOR WIRSING 99-03-26 H FIRST READING 99-03-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-14 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HIGHER ED 99-04-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WAIT 99-04-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINTERS 99-04-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LAWFER 99-04-14 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCHMITZ 99-04-22 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HHED 99-04-22 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-28 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-28 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-29 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 99-04-29 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-05-28 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-07-16 S GOVERNOR VETOED 99-11-04 S PLACED CALENDAR TOTAL VETO NOVEMBER 16, 1999 99-11-18 S TOTAL VETO STANDS END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary