104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0294 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 Amends the University of Illinois Act. Provides that a county is entitled to a scholarship in the University of Illinois for the benefit of the children of persons who served in the armed forces of the United States any time on or after August 2, 1990 and until Congress or the President orders that persons in service are no longer eligible for the Kosovo Campaign Medal or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0294 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 Amends the University of Illinois Act. Provides that a county is entitled to a scholarship in the University of Illinois for the benefit of the children of persons who served in the armed forces of the United States any time on or after August 2, 1990 and until Congress or the President orders that persons in service are no longer eligible for the Kosovo Campaign Medal or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0294 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 Amends the University of Illinois Act. Provides that a county is entitled to a scholarship in the University of Illinois for the benefit of the children of persons who served in the armed forces of the United States any time on or after August 2, 1990 and until Congress or the President orders that persons in service are no longer eligible for the Kosovo Campaign Medal or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b A BILL FOR SB0294LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b SB0294 LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b SB0294 LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The University of Illinois Act is amended by 5 changing Section 9 as follows: 6 (110 ILCS 305/9) (from Ch. 144, par. 30) 7 Sec. 9. Scholarships for children of veterans. For each of 8 the following periods of hostilities, each county shall be 9 entitled, annually, to one honorary scholarship in the 10 University, for the benefit of the children of persons who 11 served in the armed forces of the United States, except that 12 the total number of scholarships annually granted to 13 recipients from each county may not exceed 3: any time between 14 September 16, 1940 and the termination of World War II, any 15 time during the national emergency between June 25, 1950 and 16 January 31, 1955, any time during the Viet Nam conflict 17 between January 1, 1961 and May 7, 1975, any time during the 18 siege of Beirut and the Grenada Conflict between June 14, 1982 19 and December 15, 1983, or any time on or after August 2, 1990 20 and until Congress or the President orders that persons in 21 service are no longer eligible for the Southwest Asia Service 22 Medal, the Kosovo Campaign Medal, or the Armed Forces 23 Expeditionary Medal, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB0294 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 Amends the University of Illinois Act. Provides that a county is entitled to a scholarship in the University of Illinois for the benefit of the children of persons who served in the armed forces of the United States any time on or after August 2, 1990 and until Congress or the President orders that persons in service are no longer eligible for the Kosovo Campaign Medal or the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b A BILL FOR 110 ILCS 305/9 from Ch. 144, par. 30 LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b SB0294 LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b SB0294- 2 -LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b SB0294 - 2 - LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b SB0294 - 2 - LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b SB0294 - 2 - LRB104 04101 LNS 14125 b