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Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. (Source: P.A. 87-997.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 947 — Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
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Provisions
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Purpose
Purpose. The General Assembly finds and declares that (1) the provision of a higher education for all residents of this State who desire a higher education and are properly qualified therefor is important to the welfare and security of this State and Nation and, consequently, is an important public purpose, and (2) man…
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Definitions
Definitions. In this Act, and except to the extent that any of the following words or phrases is specifically qualified by its context: "Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance Commission created by this Act. "Enrollment" means the establishment and maintenance of an individual's status as a student in an ins…
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Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Illinois Student Assistance Commission. (a) There is established the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, consisting of 10 persons to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The membership of the Commission shall consist of one representative of the institutions of higher learning ope…
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Functions of Commission
Functions of Commission. (a) The Commission, in accordance with this Act, shall prepare and supervise the issuance of public information concerning its provisions; prescribe the form and regulate the submission of applications for assistance; provide for and conduct, or cause to be conducted, all eligibility determinat…
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Child care resources eligibility notification; college students
Child care resources eligibility notification; college students. (a) To complement student financial assistance programs and to enhance their effectiveness for students with dependents, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall annually include information about the Child Care Assistance Program and the federal…
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State scholar program
State scholar program. (a) An applicant is eligible to be designated a State Scholar when the Commission finds the candidate: (1) is a resident of this State, including a resident attending a Department of Defense school, and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; (2) has successfully completed the progr…
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Prepare for Illinois' Future Program
Prepare for Illinois' Future Program. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall as soon as is practicable, develop and implement a Prepare for Illinois' Future Program to offer comprehensive test preparation and professional licensure preparation, free of charge and at no cost to st…
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Merit Recognition Scholarship program
Merit Recognition Scholarship program. (a) As used in this Section: "Eligible applicant" means a student from any high school in this State, either approved by or not recognized by the State Board of Education, who is engaged in a program of study that in due course will be completed by the end of the academic year, an…
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Monetary award program
Monetary award program. (a) The Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for grant assistance under this Section. Subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes, an applicant is eligible for a grant under this Section when the Commission finds that the applicant: (1) is a resident of this S…
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Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access grant program
Silas Purnell Illinois Incentive for Access grant program. (a) The Commission each year shall determine eligibility for the Illinois Incentive for Access grant from applications received for Monetary Award Program grant assistance under Section 35 of this Act. An applicant shall be determined as eligible for an Illinoi…
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Higher education license plate grant program
Higher education license plate grant program. (a) Each year, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall receive a separate appropriation for the purpose of providing grant assistance to students enrolled at Illinois private colleges and universities. Subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes, an appli…
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Monetary award program accountability
Monetary award program accountability. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission is directed to assess the educational persistence of monetary award program recipients. An assessment under this Section shall include an analysis of such factors as undergraduate educational goals, chosen field of study, retention rates,…
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Monetary Award Program Plus
Monetary Award Program Plus. (a) The Commission shall receive and consider applications for monetary grant assistance under this Section to benefit those students who will not receive Monetary Award Program grants awarded in accordance with Section 35 of this Act, but who will benefit from assistance in paying for the…
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Illinois Veteran grant program
Illinois Veteran grant program. (a) As used in this Section: "Qualified applicant" means a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States, a Reserve component of the Armed Forces, or the Illinois National Guard, excluding members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and those whose only service has been…
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Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grant program
Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grant program. (a) As used in this Section: "State-controlled university or community college" means those institutions under the administration of the Chicago State University Board of Trustees, the Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees, the Governors State University…
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Teachers of Illinois scholarship program
Teachers of Illinois scholarship program. (a) As used in this Section: "Qualified bilingual applicant" means a qualified student who demonstrates proficiency in a language other than English by (i) receiving a State Seal of Biliteracy from the State Board of Education or (ii) receiving a passing score on an educator li…
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Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program; Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching
Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program; Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching. (a) In this Section, "Foundation" means the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching, a registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. (a-2) In order to encourage academically talented Illinois students to pursue…
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Police officer or fire officer survivor grant
Police officer or fire officer survivor grant. Grants shall be provided for any spouse, natural child, legally adopted child, or child in the legal custody of police officers and fire officers who are killed or who become a person with a permanent disability with 90% to 100% disability in the line of duty while employe…
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Grants for dependents of Department of Corrections employees who are killed or who become a person with a permanent disability in the line of duty
Grants for dependents of Department of Corrections employees who are killed or who become a person with a permanent disability in the line of duty. Any spouse, natural child, legally adopted child, or child in the legal custody of an employee of the Department of Corrections who is assigned to a security position with…
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Grants for exonerated persons and their dependents
Grants for exonerated persons and their dependents. (a) In this Section: "Dependent" means any spouse, natural child, legally adopted child, or child in the legal custody of an individual. "Exonerated person" means an individual who has received a pardon from the Governor of the State of Illinois stating that such a pa…
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Student to student grant program
Student to student grant program. (a) As used in this Section: "Voluntary contribution" includes fees collected from students by college or university officials when the fee is optional or refundable to students and has been approved by a majority of those voting in a campus-wide referendum of students. "College or uni…
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Traineeship and fellowship program; training of professional personnel
Traineeship and fellowship program; training of professional personnel. (a) The Commission, with the advice of the Advisory Council on Education of Children with Disabilities created under Section 14-3.01 of the School Code, may make traineeship or fellowship grants to persons of good character who are interested in wo…
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Fellowship program
Fellowship program. The Commission, with the advice of the Advisory Council on Education of Gifted Children created under Section 14A-4 of the School Code, may make fellowship grants to persons of good character who are graduates of a recognized college or university and are interested in working in programs for the ed…
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Special education teacher scholarships
Special education teacher scholarships. (a) There shall be awarded annually 250 scholarships to persons qualifying as members of any of the following groups: (1) Students who are otherwise qualified to receive a scholarship as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Section and who make application to the Commissio…
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