Military School Scholarship Act (110 ILCS 955/)

Chapter 110 — Higher Education

Student Assistance

This text is maintained by the Legislative Reference Bureau for legislative drafting purposes and is NOT the official text of the Illinois Compiled Statutes; the only official copy is the printed copy maintained by the Secretary of State.

Sec. 1.

The board of county commissioners or the county board of any county may appropriate a sum of money not to exceed $600 a year, for the support and education of a student in any military school operating in the State, which has been declared by the Governor to be a post of the Illinois National Guard under and by virtue of the provisions of "An Act to provide for the annual inspection of the several departments of the universities, colleges, academies and other educational institutions organized under the laws of the State of Illinois," filed June 26, 1895, and amendments thereto.

(Source: P.A. 80-331.)

Sec. 2.

The Superintendent of an Educational Service Region, in counties where such an appropriation has been made, shall conduct a competitive examination to select the student who is to be awarded the scholarship, and one alternate.

A notice of the time and purpose of the examination shall be posted in all elementary schools containing seventh and eighth grades and in all high schools.

(Source: P.A. 80-331.)

Sec. 3. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Military School Scholarship Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)