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| Bill | CHILD WELFARE-LOAN FORGIVENESS | Creates the Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness Act. Establishes the Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness Program to provide loan assistance, subject to appropriation, to eligible students for upper-division undergraduate and graduate study in social work or human services. Provides that forgivable loans may be awarded for a maximum of 2 academic years and requires a loan recipient to work in child welfare at the Department of Children and Family Services, its successor, or a contracting agency for at least the number of years for which the loan is received. Sets maximum amounts for the loans at $4,000 for loans awarded at the undergraduate level and $8,000 for loans awarded at the graduate level. Contains provisions concerning eligibility, repayment, credit, and a penalty for non-compliance. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 1343 | Illinois HB 1343 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 35 | 2 | 2005-02-09 | 2005-08-08 | openstates | ocd-bill/4628d61b-1f22-4d0a-adab-4a5c6d6d7ff6 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1343&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16109&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 25a7c80d2e8a0f0f57822eba6aa8f24c2c3ca6b48c2917e306e2b28313987709 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 1343 (94th) — CHILD WELFARE-LOAN FORGIVENESS
Creates the Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness Act. Establishes the Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness Program to provide loan assistance, subject to appropriation, to eligible students for upper-division undergraduate and graduate study in social work or human services. Provides that forgivable loans may be awarded for a maximum of 2 academic years and requires a loan recipient to work in child welfare at the Department of Children and Family Services, its successor, or a contracting agency for at least the number of years for which the loan is received. Sets maximum amounts for the loans at $4,000 for loans awarded at the undergraduate level and $8,000 for loans awarded at the graduate level. Contains provisions concerning eligibility, repayment, credit, and a penalty for non-compliance.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 40–16 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado
filing - 2005-02-09 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2005-02-09 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2005-02-09 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- 2005-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-10 Assigned to Higher Education Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-17 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-02-18 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-02 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2005-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- 2005-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- 2005-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- 2005-03-10 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-006
reading-3, passage - 2005-03-15 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 16, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-04-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2005-04-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- 2005-04-11 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-11 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-13 Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee - 2005-05-05 Do Pass Higher Education; 007-003-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- 2005-05-10 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- 2005-05-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2005-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 040-016-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-11 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2005-06-09 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-08-08 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-08-08 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-08-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0497
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4628d61b-1f22-4d0a-adab-4a5c6d6d7ff6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).