ERWIN-DAVIS,MONIQUE-MENDOZA-MCGUIRE-GARRETT. (WATSON-MUNOZ-LIGHTFORD-DEMUZIO) 110 ILCS 947/70 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Removes a provision that requires a student to be enrolled for at least 6 semester or 6 quarter hours for the term to maintain eligibility for grant benefits under the Monetary Award Program. Provides that upon the request of a higher education institution that received payment for scholarship and grant awards for each of the last 5 years, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission may (instead of shall) certify to the Comptroller an advance payment for the current term to be made to that institution on account of such financial assistance. Effective immediately. JAN-31-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-01-2002 H FIRST READING FEB-01-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-05-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HIGHER ED FEB-15-2002 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HHED FEB-15-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-20-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE FEB-20-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MENDOZA MAR-20-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-21-2002 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 114-000-000 MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCGUIRE MAR-21-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GARRETT APR-02-2002 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-02-2002 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 02-04-03 APR-03-2002 S CHIEF SPONSOR WATSON APR-04-2002 S FIRST READING APR-04-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-04-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MUNOZ APR-10-2002 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EDUCATION APR-16-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD APR-17-2002 S DO PASS 009-001-000 SESE APR-17-2002 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 02-04-18 MAY-06-2002 S SECOND READING MAY-06-2002 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 02-05-07 MAY-07-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH MAY-07-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR DEMUZIO MAY-07-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON MAY-07-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR VIVERITO MAY-07-2002 S THIRD READING - PASSED 052-003-000 MAY-07-2002 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES JUN-05-2002 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR JUL-23-2002 H GOVERNOR APPROVED JUL-23-2002 H EFFECTIVE DATE 02-07-23 JUL-23-2002 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0713 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary