HB4729

VET DEPENDENT TUITION WAIVER

Introduced·1/30/26
Introduced Text

Waives tuition and mandatory fees for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans at Illinois public colleges.

The Veterans' Dependents and Spouses College Tuition Waiver Act provides a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans at public institutions of higher education in Illinois. Eligible veterans include those with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or greater, those killed in the line of duty, those who died as a result of a service-connected disability, and those missing in action or classified as prisoners of war. The waiver applies only to tuition and mandatory fees, not room, board, books, supplies, or other nonmandatory expenses.

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Where it stands

Current
Rules Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Calendar

Mar 26

8:00 AM

House Appropriations-Higher Education Committee Hearing

Mar 20

8:00 AM

House Appropriations-Higher Education Committee Hearing

History

Mar 27

House

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Mar 12

House

Assigned to Appropriations-Higher Education Committee

Feb 6

House

First Reading