House Sponsors: MITCHELL,BILL-STEPHENS-JONES,JOHN AND WINKEL. Short description: INC TAX-H ED-VOL FIREFIGHTER Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act and various Acts relating to the governance of the public universities in Illinois. Provides that, for taxable years 2000 through 2004, each taxpayer who was a volunteer or paid-on-call firefighter during the entire taxable year is entitled to a $1,000 tax credit, which may be carried forward for 2 years. Requires the governing board of each public university to offer a full tuition waiver for undergraduate education, subject to State appropriation to reimburse the university for the loss of tuition, to (i) any person who has served as a volunteer firefighter for the entire year previous to the commencement of the academic year during which the tuition waiver is to be effective or (ii) any member of that person's immediate family. Provides for the renewal of the waiver for an eligible applicant who has continued to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward graduation until he or she has expended 4 years of the waiver benefits. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status