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| Bill | HIGHER ED-LOAN REPAY-ATTORNEYS | Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to administer a student loan repayment assistance program for public sector attorneys. Subject to a separate appropriation made for such purposes, each year requires the Commission to award a grant to each qualified applicant in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of law school student loans he or she must repay that year. Provides that if a grant recipient receives a grant each year for 10 years and the amount of law school student loans he or she must repay in each of those years is at least 5% of the attorney's gross annual income, then the grant amount for the 10th year shall equal the remainder of the amount that he or she owes on the law school student loans. Provides that the total amount in grants that a person may receive must not exceed $60,000. Provides that a person is a qualified applicant if, among other qualifications, (i) the person is an attorney licensed in this State, (ii) the person is employed in a public sector job, but does not have to be employed as an attorney in that job, and (iii) the person agrees to provide at least 12 hours of pro-bono work at a qualified public sector agency each year that he or she receives a grant. Effective July 1, 2009. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 574 | Illinois HB 574 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 65 | 3 | 2009-02-05 | 2009-08-28 | openstates | ocd-bill/c749ecfe-f664-4917-b21e-d640a5bc05bd | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=574&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40982&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 839c6078669e2b755a66443d9aba92a5dcf4a776878f08d41493c20b4a0db795 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 574 (96th) — HIGHER ED-LOAN REPAY-ATTORNEYS
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to administer a student loan repayment assistance program for public sector attorneys. Subject to a separate appropriation made for such purposes, each year requires the Commission to award a grant to each qualified applicant in an amount equal to 10% of the amount of law school student loans he or she must repay that year. Provides that if a grant recipient receives a grant each year for 10 years and the amount of law school student loans he or she must repay in each of those years is at least 5% of the attorney's gross annual income, then the grant amount for the 10th year shall equal the remainder of the amount that he or she owes on the law school student loans. Provides that the total amount in grants that a person may receive must not exceed $60,000. Provides that a person is a qualified applicant if, among other qualifications, (i) the person is an attorney licensed in this State, (ii) the person is employed in a public sector job, but does not have to be employed as an attorney in that job, and (iii) the person agrees to provide at least 12 hours of pro-bono work at a qualified public sector agency each year that he or she receives a grant. Effective July 1, 2009.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — 114–2 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Arthur L. Turner — primary (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-05 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner
filing - 2009-02-06 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-11 Assigned to Higher Education Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-13 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- 2009-02-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2009-02-20 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2009-02-20 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2009-02-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee
amendment-introduction - 2009-02-25 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-02-25 Remains in Higher Education Committee
- 2009-03-04 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Higher Education Committee
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-04 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Higher Education Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-04 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-05 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- 2009-03-12 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended
- 2009-03-12 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Arthur L. Turner
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-12 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2009-03-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- 2009-04-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2009-04-01 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- 2009-04-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2009-04-29 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2009-05-06 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-14 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- 2009-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2009-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2009-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 007-000-000
- 2009-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2009-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Schoenberg
amendment-passage - 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2009-05-20 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- 2009-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2009-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- 2009-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 114-002-000
- 2009-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-29 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-28 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-28 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0768
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c749ecfe-f664-4917-b21e-d640a5bc05bd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).