House Sponsors: BLACK-WIRSING-BRUNSVOLD-RIGHTER-STEPHENS AND HOLBROOK. Senate Sponsors: SIEBEN Short description: H ED-VETERAN GRANT-REIMBURSE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions requiring a school to reimburse a veteran who is awarded a Veteran Grant for any fees he or she has paid, changes the time period within which an application for reimbursement must be made from 3 months to 2 months following the school term for which the fees were paid. Effective July 1, 1999. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 947/65.15 110 ILCS 947/65.40 Further amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. In provisions concerning special education teacher scholarships, makes changes concerning when the scholarships are awarded, a program of teacher education, a high school principal certifying the names and addresses of students, making the scholarships available to other students, exclusions from the requirement that a person teach for a certain number of years, and providing a copy of the provisions concerning these scholarships to a person. Provides that the Section concerning general provisions and leaves of absence for special education teacher scholarships, science-mathematics teacher scholarships, teacher shortage scholarships, equal opportunity scholarships, and administrator interships applies only to special education teacher scholarships, removes the requirement that the scholarships are good for a period of not more than 4 years while enrolled for residence credit, and makes changes concerning the fees that the scholarship exempts the holder from paying. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0496 Last action date: 99-08-13 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status