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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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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 3523 (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).