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| Bill | PUB AID-TANF-COLLEGE TUITION | Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to provide TANF recipients with assistance in obtaining a post-secondary education degree. Provides that this assistance may include moneys for the payment of tuition, but the Department may not use any moneys appropriated for the operation of the TANF program to pay for tuition under the pilot program. Requires the Department to enter into an interagency agreement with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the administration of the pilot program. Requires the Department to evaluate whether having a post-secondary education degree increases a TANF recipient's earnings and to report the results of the evaluation to the General Assembly by January 1, 2008. Effective January 1, 2006. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 2421 | Illinois HB 2421 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 45 | 2 | 2005-02-17 | 2005-07-29 | openstates | ocd-bill/f18a2e03-0443-4687-a9a0-1624fd70bd12 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2421&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=17447&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 98bba2076523e038ce68f1ebd77a865450d42fc4b22be36f8843bd2d7966653a | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2421 (94th) — PUB AID-TANF-COLLEGE TUITION
Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to provide TANF recipients with assistance in obtaining a post-secondary education degree. Provides that this assistance may include moneys for the payment of tuition, but the Department may not use any moneys appropriated for the operation of the TANF program to pay for tuition under the pilot program. Requires the Department to enter into an interagency agreement with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the administration of the pilot program. Requires the Department to evaluate whether having a post-secondary education degree increases a TANF recipient's earnings and to report the results of the evaluation to the General Assembly by January 1, 2008. Effective January 1, 2006.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 35–23 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Aaron Schock — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-02-17 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Aaron Schock
filing - 2005-02-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-02-17 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-18 Assigned to Human Services Committee
referral-committee - 2005-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2005-02-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2005-02-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
amendment-introduction - 2005-02-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-02-24 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 012-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2005-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- 2005-02-25 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Aaron Schock
amendment-introduction - 2005-03-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-03-10 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2005-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2005-03-15 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2005-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2005-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-03-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- 2005-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2005-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2005-03-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- 2005-03-17 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2005-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005
reading-1 - 2005-03-31 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- 2005-03-31 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- 2005-03-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- 2005-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
- 2005-04-19 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-19 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-04-21 Assigned to Higher Education
referral-committee - 2005-05-05 Do Pass Higher Education; 008-002-000
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
- 2005-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2005-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2005-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 035-023-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-29 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-29 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0371
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f18a2e03-0443-4687-a9a0-1624fd70bd12. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).