---
type: "Bill"
title: "HIGHER ED-NATIONAL GUARD GRANT"
description: "Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that if the recipient of an Illinois National Guard Grant ceases to be a member of the Illinois National Guard while enrolled in a course of study under that grant but (i) has served in the Illinois National Guard for at least 5 years and (ii) has served a cumulative total of at least 6 months of active duty, then that recipient shall continue to be eligible for a grant for one year after membership in the Illinois National Guard ended, provided that the recipient has not already received the exemption from tuition and fees for the equivalent of 4 years of full-time enrollment. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2755"
citation: "Illinois SB 2755 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-05"
last_action: "2004-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05c0dd47-2fd0-4035-8424-97146f2dc5f0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2755&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=9587&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ff62c415780f88490db866fce836f0e454ef52a46ca21e20fc63389d0a60485e"
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 2755 (93rd) — HIGHER ED-NATIONAL GUARD GRANT

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that if the recipient of an Illinois National Guard Grant ceases to be a member of the Illinois National Guard while enrolled in a course of study under that grant but (i) has served in the Illinois National Guard for at least 5 years and (ii) has served a cumulative total of at least 6 months of active duty, then that recipient shall continue to be eligible for a grant for one year after membership in the Illinois National Guard ended, provided that the recipient has not already received the exemption from tuition and fees for the equivalent of 4 years of full-time enrollment. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300SB2755&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9587&DocNum=2755&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2755eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9587&DocNum=2755&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2755enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=9587&DocNum=2755&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
- Patricia Reid Lindner — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth Munson — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2004-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Do Pass Education; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2004
- **2004-02-19** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2004-02-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2004
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2004-04-02** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2004-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-04** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-08-03** Effective Date August 3, 2004
- **2004-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0856 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05c0dd47-2fd0-4035-8424-97146f2dc5f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).