Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1086 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1086 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 947/65.120 new Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides for the issuance of grants to essential workers and the dependents of essential workers, subject to appropriation. Defines "essential worker" as an individual whose employment duties provide a service that is typically deemed vital to public health and safety and economic and national security and essential to continue critical infrastructure operations. Sets forth provisions concerning application and qualifications for a grant, the amount of a grant and its use, and rulemaking. Effective July 1, 2023. LRB103 04843 RJT 49853 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1086 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 947/65.120 new 110 ILCS 947/65.120 new Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides for the issuance of grants to essential workers and the dependents of essential workers, subject to appropriation. Defines "essential worker" as an individual whose employment duties provide a service that is typically deemed vital to public health and safety and economic and national security and essential to continue critical infrastructure operations. Sets forth provisions concerning application and qualifications for a grant, the amount of a grant and its use, and rulemaking. Effective July 1, 2023. LRB103 04843 RJT 49853 b LRB103 04843 RJT 49853 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides for the issuance of grants to essential workers and the dependents of essential workers, subject to appropriation. Defines "essential worker" as an individual whose employment duties provide a service that is typically deemed vital to public health and safety and economic and national security and essential to continue critical infrastructure operations. Sets forth provisions concerning application and qualifications for a grant, the amount of a grant and its use, and rulemaking. Effective July 1, 2023.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning education.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is
15	15	5 amended by adding Section 65.120 as follows:
16	16	6 (110 ILCS 947/65.120 new)
17	17	7 Sec. 65.120. Grants for essential workers.
18	18	8 (a)In this Section:
19	19	9 "Dependent" means a spouse, natural child, legally adopted
20	20	10 child, or child in the legal custody of an essential worker.
21	21	11 "Essential worker" means an individual whose employment
22	22	12 duties provide a service that is typically deemed vital to
23	23	13 public health and safety and economic and national security
24	24	14 and essential to continue critical infrastructure operations.
25	25	15 "Essential worker" includes, but is not limited to, a medical
26	26	16 or healthcare worker; child care or school personnel; an
27	27	17 in-home support provider; a telecommunications, information
28	28	18 technology systems, defense, food or agriculture,
29	29	19 transportation or logistics, energy, or water or wastewater
30	30	20 worker, or law enforcement personnel.
31	31	21 "Satisfactory academic progress" means the qualified
32	32	22 applicant's maintenance of minimum standards of academic
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40	40	Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides for the issuance of grants to essential workers and the dependents of essential workers, subject to appropriation. Defines "essential worker" as an individual whose employment duties provide a service that is typically deemed vital to public health and safety and economic and national security and essential to continue critical infrastructure operations. Sets forth provisions concerning application and qualifications for a grant, the amount of a grant and its use, and rulemaking. Effective July 1, 2023.
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68	68	1 federal financial aid eligibility, as determined by the
69	69	2 institution of higher learning.
70	70	3 (b) Subject to a separate appropriation for this purpose,
71	71	4 the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider
72	72	5 applications for grant assistance under this Section. Both an
73	73	6 essential worker and all dependents of the essential worker
74	74	7 qualify to receive a grant issued by the Commission in
75	75	8 accordance with this Section. Provided that the recipient is
76	76	9 maintaining satisfactory academic progress, the funds from the
77	77	10 grant may be used to pay up to 8 semesters or 12 quarters of
78	78	11 full payment of tuition and mandatory fees at any public
79	79	12 university or public community college located in this State
80	80	13 for either full or part-time study. This benefit may be used
81	81	14 for undergraduate or graduate study.
82	82	15 In addition, a qualified applicant who has not yet
83	83	16 received a high school diploma or a high school equivalency
84	84	17 certificate and completes a high school equivalency
85	85	18 preparation course through an Illinois Community College
86	86	19 Board-approved provider may use grant funds to pay costs
87	87	20 associated with obtaining a high school equivalency
88	88	21 certificate, including payment of the cost of the high school
89	89	22 equivalency test and up to one retest on each test module, and
90	90	23 any additional fees that may be required in order to obtain an
91	91	24 Illinois High School Equivalency Certificate or an official
92	92	25 transcript of test scores after successful completion of the
93	93	26 high school equivalency test.
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104	104	1 (c) An applicant for a grant under this Section need not
105	105	2 demonstrate financial need to qualify for the benefits.
106	106	3 (d) The Commission may adopt any rules necessary to
107	107	4 implement and administer this Section.
108	108	5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
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