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Introduced
01/28/2026
01/28/2026
In Committee
02/17/2026
02/17/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Energy Community Reinvestment Act. In provisions concerning the Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship, provides that a student may receive a scholarship under those provisions for a period that is equivalent to 4 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms (currently, one calendar year of full-time enrollment, including summer terms). Provides that the displaced energy worker must have lost his or her employment while a resident of Illinois to be eligible for the scholarship program. Effective July 1, 2026.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Energy Community Reinvestment Act to expand eligibility and duration for the Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship, which provides financial aid to children of workers who lost their jobs due to the closure or reduced operation of fossil fuel power plants or coal mines in Illinois. Specifically, the bill extends the scholarship period from one calendar year to four years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms, and clarifies that the displaced energy worker must have been an Illinois resident at the time of job loss to qualify for the program, with these changes taking effect on July 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
House Appropriations-Higher Education Committee Hearing (08:00:00 2/26/2026 Room C-1 Stratton Building) (on 02/26/2026)
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