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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4716   </title>
<shortdesc>HIGHER ED-VET-RE-ENROLL PREF</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Robert W. Pritchard, Michael K. Smith, Daniel V. Beiser and Anthony DeLuca</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>2/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>110 ILCS 49/25 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     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.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/14/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard</action>
<statusdate>1/4/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/4/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. Robert W. Pritchard</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard</action>
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