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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 774          </title>
<shortdesc>ALLOW RE-ENROLLMENT WITH DEBT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, Edgar Gonzalez, Jr., Barbara Hernandez and Nicholas K. Smith</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/8/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 078-005-002</action>
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<SynopsisText>     Urges Governor Pritzker and public and private universities to explore the idea of allowing students who are prohibited from re-enrolling in college because of past due debt to the university to finish their degrees. Urges the United States Department of Education to rescind its "Dear Colleague" letter encouraging colleges to withhold transcripts in cases involving loan defaults.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Corrects a misspelling.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>3/29/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/5/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Higher Education Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted as Amended Higher Education Committee;  006-004-000</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 078-005-002</action>
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