House Sponsors: ERWIN-MADIGAN,MJ-DAVIS,MONIQUE-YOUNGE-HOWARD. Senate Sponsors: LIGHTFORD-CULLERTON Short description: H-ED-FIN ASSIST NONPUBLIC-TECH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic Institutions of Higher Learning. Adds a caption to a Section concerning grants. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 110 ILCS 210/3 Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 930/9 from Ch. 144, par. 2309 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Act. Increases the maximum amount of a grant award under the Act from $10,000 annually to $15,000 annually. Effective July 1, 2000. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Board of Higher Education) The number of awards made annually under the Act is dependent upon the annual appropriation. In FY 2000, 157 maximum awards of $10,000 and 6 partial awards of $5,000 were granted. If an equal number of awards are granted in FY 2001, at $15,000 and $7,500, an appropriation of $2.4 million would be required. If the FY 2001 appropriation is less than $2.4 million, the Board would either grant a fewer number of total awards or a fewer number of maximum awards. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status