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Bill HIGHER ED-EXONERATED GRANTS Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to grants for exonerated persons. Provides that a grant applicant need not be a resident of this State at the time of enrollment. Provides that, beginning no later than the 2025-2026 academic year, if an exonerated person has been found by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to qualify for a grant and the exonerated person has not yet exhausted the benefits for which the exonerated person is eligible, the exonerated person may designate one or more dependents to use any unexpended portion of the benefits for which the exonerated person is eligible, up to the total benefit for which the exonerated person is eligible. Provides that the combined benefit used by the exonerated person and any designated dependents may not exceed the total benefit for which the exonerated person is eligible. Provides that if funding is insufficient to serve all applicants, the Commission may prioritize applicants who have been exonerated over applicants who are dependents of exonerated individuals. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions concerning a petition for a certificate of innocence, provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall provide to a person whose records were expunged and sealed information about grants for exonerated persons and their dependents under the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and the address of the Internet website of the Commission, where additional information about the grants may be obtained. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd SB 3771 Illinois SB 3771 (103rd)
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Illinois SB 3771 (103rd) — HIGHER ED-EXONERATED GRANTS

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to grants for exonerated persons. Provides that a grant applicant need not be a resident of this State at the time of enrollment. Provides that, beginning no later than the 2025-2026 academic year, if an exonerated person has been found by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to qualify for a grant and the exonerated person has not yet exhausted the benefits for which the exonerated person is eligible, the exonerated person may designate one or more dependents to use any unexpended portion of the benefits for which the exonerated person is eligible, up to the total benefit for which the exonerated person is eligible. Provides that the combined benefit used by the exonerated person and any designated dependents may not exceed the total benefit for which the exonerated person is eligible. Provides that if funding is insufficient to serve all applicants, the Commission may prioritize applicants who have been exonerated over applicants who are dependents of exonerated individuals. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. In provisions concerning a petition for a certificate of innocence, provides that the clerk of the circuit court shall provide to a person whose records were expunged and sealed information about grants for exonerated persons and their dependents under the Higher Education Student Assistance Act and the address of the Internet website of the Commission, where additional information about the grants may be obtained.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Education, Amendment 1 — 103 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 4012 (pass) · lower
  • Higher Education, Amendment 1 — 74 (pass) · lower
  • Higher Education — 110 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 4511 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 7138 (pass) · lower
  • Higher Education — 84 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Kevin John Olickal — primary (person)
  • Ram Villivalam — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
  • Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
  • Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-02-09 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam filing
  • 2024-02-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-02-09 Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-02-28 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2024-03-06 Do Pass Higher Education; 011-000-000
  • 2024-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2024 reading-2
  • 2024-03-14 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2024-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 20, 2024
  • 2024-04-09 Third Reading - Passed; 040-012-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-04-09 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2024-04-09 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  • 2024-04-10 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-10 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-04-11 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2024-04-15 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2024-05-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 008-004-000
  • 2024-05-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-05-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kevin John Olickal amendment-introduction
  • 2024-05-09 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-05-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee
  • 2024-05-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Higher Education Committee; 007-004-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-05-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-05-16 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-05-17 Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2024
  • 2024-05-22 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2024-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2024-05-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2024-05-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2024-05-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  • 2024-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 071-038-001 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-05-22 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
  • 2024-05-22 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 22, 2024
  • 2024-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Ram Villivalam filing
  • 2024-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Education
  • 2024-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Education; 010-003-000
  • 2024-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 045-011-000
  • 2024-05-24 Senate Concurs
  • 2024-05-24 Passed Both Houses
  • 2024-05-24 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2024-06-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2024-08-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2024-08-09 Effective Date January 1, 2025
  • 2024-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-1046 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/27644d73-ddf1-4af4-a6eb-310a1ab99446. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).