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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3055 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law, a student who otherwise qualifies for any grant or scholarship offered under this Act, by any other State law, or by a unit of local government shall not be denied the award of the grant or scholarship based solely on the student's status as a noncitizen. Effective immediately. |
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| | HB3055 | | LRB104 08536 LNS 18588 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 68 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 947/68 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 68. Noncitizen eligibility. Notwithstanding any other |
| 8 | | law, a student who otherwise qualifies for any grant or |
| 9 | | scholarship offered under this Act, by any other State law, or |
| 10 | | by a unit of local government shall not be denied the award of |
| 11 | | the grant or scholarship based solely on the student's status |
| 12 | | as a noncitizen. |
| 13 | | As used in this Section, "noncitizen" includes a qualified |
| 14 | | alien, as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1641, a nonimmigrant, under the |
| 15 | | federal Immigration and Nationality Act, or an alien who is |
| 16 | | paroled into the United States under 8 CFR 212.5 or 8 U.S.C. |
| 17 | | 1182(d)(5), for less than one year.
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| 18 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 19 | | becoming law. |