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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6160   </title>
<shortdesc>SERVICE MEMBER-COURSEWORK</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Carol A. Sente-Keith Farnham-Linda Chapa LaVia-Naomi D. Jakobsson-David Harris and Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 1805/30.30</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>330 ILCS 60/5.2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Military Code of Illinois and the Service Member's Employment Tenure Act. Provides that a person in military service enrolled in any Illinois public university, college, or community college who is unable, due to being placed into a period of military service, to attend classes or submit coursework shall not receive a failing grade for examinations or coursework missed during his or her military service. Provides that the faculty and administrative officials of the higher education institution shall make available to the person an equivalent opportunity to make up any examination or coursework he or she may have missed due to his or her military service.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>4/24/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol A. Sente</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson</action>
<statusdate>4/26/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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