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type: "Bill"
title: "COMM COLL-VOCATION SCHOLARSHIP"
description: "Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to establish and administer an adult vocational community college scholarship program. Provides that beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for scholarships to community colleges for people over the age of 30 who have been unemployed and are actively searching for employment and who can identify the specific training certificate, credential, or associate degree that he or she is seeking to obtain. Allows applicants to re-apply for the scholarship if they can demonstrate continual progress toward the desired certificate, credential, or degree. Provides that scholarships shall not exceed $2,000 per recipient per academic year. Allows the Commission to establish appropriate applications and forms. Requires the Commission to adopt all necessary and proper rules to implement the program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1167"
citation: "Illinois SB 1167 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 61
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30dc4031-31cb-4b9c-a882-d94f3e36fd58"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1167&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=117620&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "53dcfca1d64086df2cef2cd1080b9170ff73f16371266fe0dec3930ea53ba432"
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 1167 (101st) — COMM COLL-VOCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to establish and administer an adult vocational community college scholarship program. Provides that beginning with the 2020-2021 academic year, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for scholarships to community colleges for people over the age of 30 who have been unemployed and are actively searching for employment and who can identify the specific training certificate, credential, or associate degree that he or she is seeking to obtain. Allows applicants to re-apply for the scholarship if they can demonstrate continual progress toward the desired certificate, credential, or degree. Provides that scholarships shall not exceed $2,000 per recipient per academic year. Allows the Commission to establish appropriate applications and forms. Requires the Commission to adopt all necessary and proper rules to implement the program.
## 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=10100SB1167&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117620&DocNum=1167&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1167eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117620&DocNum=1167&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1167enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=117620&DocNum=1167&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1097** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Aaron M. Ortiz — cosponsor (person)
- Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — primary (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Rachelle Crowe — cosponsor (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — primary (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman `filing`
- **2019-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
- **2019-03-05** Postponed - Higher Education
- **2019-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2019-03-06** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
- **2019-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2019-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-03-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2019-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2019-03-19** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019
- **2019-03-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Ellman `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2019-04-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- **2019-04-05** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
- **2019-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2019-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 010-000-000
- **2019-04-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ellman `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2019-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2019-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Assigned to Higher Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2019
- **2019-05-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2019-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2019-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2019-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-27** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz
- **2019-05-27** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2019-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0315 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30dc4031-31cb-4b9c-a882-d94f3e36fd58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).