GA96HB556 96 HB 556 HIGHER ED ADMISSIONS-VET PREF Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that, beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year, the minimum admission standards established by the Board of Higher Education for public community colleges and universities must provide for a preference for persons who were engaged in the active military or naval service of the United States for a period of at least one year and who were honorably discharged and for persons who were engaged in such military or naval service who are currently or may thereafter be on inactive or reserve duty in such military or naval service, not including, however, persons who were convicted by court-martial of disobedience of orders. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=556&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40955&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-02-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider 0 6 2009-03-13 00:00:00 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1 7 HRUL 2009-02-19 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo 0 4 2009-02-26 00:00:00 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith 0 5 2009-02-09 00:00:00 House Assigned to Higher Education Committee 0 3 HHED 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 0 0 MichaelKSmith House Co-Sponsor FredCrespo House Co-Sponsor LindaChapaLaVia House Chief Sponsor RobertFFlider House Co-Sponsor