---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-MIA-POW SCHOLARSHIPS"
description: "Amends the School Code. Provides that an \"eligible veteran or serviceperson\" includes a veteran or serviceperson who (i) was an Illinois resident within 6 months after entering the service or (ii) became an Illinois resident within 6 months after leaving the service and can establish at least 30 years of continuous residency in the State of Illinois. Effective July 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3630"
citation: "Illinois SB 3630 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebfb663b-c6f5-427b-b2f5-f26bf0f8b387"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3630&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51817&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "2b3c6c03f5470d0eed6ca1388038426faed15994489f4e477f3f3abdecfda149"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 3630 (96th) — SCH CD-MIA-POW SCHOLARSHIPS

Amends the School Code. Provides that an "eligible veteran or serviceperson" includes a veteran or serviceperson who (i) was an Illinois resident within 6 months after entering the service or (ii) became an Illinois resident within 6 months after leaving the service and can establish at least 30 years of continuous residency in the State of Illinois. Effective July 1, 2010.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3630&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51817&DocNum=3630&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3630eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51817&DocNum=3630&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3630enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51817&DocNum=3630&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence — **54–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **34–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass Higher Education; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 12, 2010
- **2010-03-15** Third Reading - Passed; 034-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-08** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - April 28, 2010
- **2010-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2010-04-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 008-000-000
- **2010-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 054-001-000
- **2010-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-30** Effective Date July 30, 2010
- **2010-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1415 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebfb663b-c6f5-427b-b2f5-f26bf0f8b387`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).