HIGHER ED-MONETARY AWARD PROG Senate SponsorsSen. Chapin Rose House Sponsors(Rep. Daniel V. Beiser) 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die 110 ILCS 947/35110 ILCS 947/38Amends the monetary award program provisions of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that if a recipient of a grant is not permitted to continue attending a higher education institution because he or she is not earning the minimum grades needed to continue to attend the institution, then that person may not attend another institution the following academic year if he or she wants to receive a renewal of the grant. Provides that after one academic year of non-attendance has passed, the person is entitled to renewal of the grant upon enrolling at another institution; makes related changes. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to request that the Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators make recommendations on possible changes to how the Commission determines the number of grants to be offered and to whom they are offered. Requires an institution to have a comprehensive advising program for students who are recipients of grants, and requires grant recipients to participate in an institution's advising program as a condition of receiving a grant; makes related changes. Requires institutions to provide specified information concerning grant recipients to the Commission, if requested, to demonstrate the value of the program and determine where improvements could be made; makes related changes.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Provides that if a recipient of a monetary award program grant is not permitted to continue attending a higher education institution because he or she is not earning the minimum grades needed to continue to attend the institution, then that person may not receive a grant during the following academic year (instead of may not attend another institution the following academic year if he or she wants to receive a renewal of the grant); provides for rulemaking. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to request that the Illinois Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators or a committee designated by this association from among its membership (instead of just the association itself) make recommendations on possible changes to how the Commission determines the number of grants to be offered and to whom they are offered. Removes provisions concerning an institution having a comprehensive advising program for students who are recipients of grants. Makes changes to provisions relating to institutions providing specified information concerning grant recipients to the Commission. 2/13/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 2/13/2013SenateFirst Reading 2/13/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2013SenateAssigned to Higher Education 3/4/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 3/4/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/5/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 3/5/2013SenatePostponed - Higher Education 3/12/2013SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/13/2013SenateDo Pass as Amended Higher Education; 008-000-000 3/13/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2013 3/21/2013SenateSecond Reading 3/21/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2013 4/15/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose 4/15/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 4/16/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 4/17/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Higher Education 4/17/2013SenateThird Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 4/17/2013SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5(a) 4/17/2013HouseArrived in House 4/17/2013HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 4/17/2013HouseFirst Reading 4/17/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/24/2013HouseAssigned to Higher Education Committee 5/10/2013HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2015SenateSession Sine Die