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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Human Services Professional Loan Repayment
8		-	Program Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, and 30
9		-	as follows:
10		-	(110 ILCS 997/10)
11		-	Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
12		-	"Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance
13		-	Commission.
14		-	"Professional" means an individual employed by a human
15		-	services agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or
16		-	is grant-funded by a State agency for the purposes of
17		-	providing direct or indirect services that ensure that
18		-	individuals have the essential elements to build and maintain
19		-	physical, emotional, and economic well-being at every phase of
20		-	life.
21		-	"Program" means the Human Services Professional Loan
22		-	Repayment Program.
23		-	"Qualified program" means a program that offers an
24		-	associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from an accredited
25		-	college or university.
26		-	"State agency" means the Department of Human Services, the
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Human Services Professional Loan Repayment
	7	+	5 Program Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, and 30
	8	+	6 as follows:
	9	+	7 (110 ILCS 997/10)
	10	+	8 Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
	11	+	9 "Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance
	12	+	10 Commission.
	13	+	11 "Professional" means an individual employed by a human
	14	+	12 services agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or
	15	+	13 is grant-funded by a State agency for the purposes of
	16	+	14 providing direct or indirect services that ensure that
	17	+	15 individuals have the essential elements to build and maintain
	18	+	16 physical, emotional, and economic well-being at every phase of
	19	+	17 life.
	20	+	18 "Program" means the Human Services Professional Loan
	21	+	19 Repayment Program.
	22	+	20 "Qualified program" means a program that offers an
	23	+	21 associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from an accredited
	24	+	22 college or university.
	25	+	23 "State agency" means the Department of Human Services, the
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33		-	Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of
34		-	Juvenile Justice, the Department on Aging, and the Department
35		-	of Public Health.
36		-	(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
37		-	(110 ILCS 997/15)
38		-	Sec. 15. Establishment of the Program. The Human Services
39		-	Professional Loan Repayment Program is created and shall be
40		-	administered by the Commission. Subject to appropriation, the
41		-	Program shall provide loan repayment assistance to eligible
42		-	professionals practicing in a community-based, human services
43		-	agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or is
44		-	grant-funded by a State agency.
45		-	(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
46		-	(110 ILCS 997/25)
47		-	Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. The
48		-	Commission shall award a grant to each eligible applicants and
49		-	may grant preference to applicants based on need or income
50		-	levels applicant for a cumulative maximum of 4 years. The
51		-	recipient of a grant awarded by the Commission under this Act
52		-	must use the grant award for payments toward the recipient's
53		-	educational loans from a qualified program. The amount of the
54		-	grant shall not exceed: (i) $25,000 per year for a master's
55		-	degree or higher; (ii) $15,000 per year for a bachelor's
56		-	degree; (iii) $3,000 per year for a professional with an
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	34	+	1 Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of
	35	+	2 Juvenile Justice, the Department on Aging, and the Department
	36	+	3 of Public Health.
	37	+	4 (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
	38	+	5 (110 ILCS 997/15)
	39	+	6 Sec. 15. Establishment of the Program. The Human Services
	40	+	7 Professional Loan Repayment Program is created and shall be
	41	+	8 administered by the Commission. Subject to appropriation, the
	42	+	9 Program shall provide loan repayment assistance to eligible
	43	+	10 professionals practicing in a community-based, human services
	44	+	11 agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or is
	45	+	12 grant-funded by a State agency.
	46	+	13 (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
	47	+	14 (110 ILCS 997/25)
	48	+	15 Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. The
	49	+	16 Commission shall award a grant to each eligible applicants and
	50	+	17 may grant preference to applicants based on need or income
	51	+	18 levels applicant for a cumulative maximum of 4 years. The
	52	+	19 recipient of a grant awarded by the Commission under this Act
	53	+	20 must use the grant award for payments toward the recipient's
	54	+	21 educational loans from a qualified program. The amount of the
	55	+	22 grant shall not exceed: (i) $25,000 per year for a master's
	56	+	23 degree or higher; (ii) $15,000 per year for a bachelor's
	57	+	24 degree; (iii) $3,000 per year for a professional with an
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59		-	associate degree; and (iv) up to a $5,000 per year add-on if
60		-	independently licensed as a licensed clinical social worker, a
61		-	licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed
62		-	practitioner of the healing arts, a licensed marriage and
63		-	family therapist, a board-certified behavior analyst, or a
64		-	registered behavior technician.
65		-	(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
66		-	(110 ILCS 997/30)
67		-	Sec. 30. Eligibility; work requirement.
68		-	(a) To be eligible to receive a grant under the Human
69		-	Services Professional Loan Repayment Program, the Commission
70		-	must find that the eligible professional satisfies all of the
71		-	following:
72		-	(1) The applicant is a resident of the State of
73		-	Illinois.
74		-	(2) The applicant has been a full-time employee worked
75		-	for at least 24 consecutive months as a full-time employee
76		-	as a human services professional, and the in a
77		-	community-based human services agency that currently has
78		-	or did have a contract with, receives funding from, or is
79		-	grant-funded by a State agency for the purpose of
80		-	providing to provide human services during the duration of
81		-	applicant's 24 consecutive month tenure.
82		-	(3) The applicant is a borrower with an outstanding
83		-	balance due on an educational loan.
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86		-	(4) The applicant has not defaulted on an educational
87		-	loan.
88		-	(5) The applicant must remain a full-time employee as
89		-	a human services professional in the same community-based
90		-	human services agency for at least 12 months after
91		-	receiving this grant.
92		-	(b) The Commission may grant preference to a previous
93		-	recipient of a grant under the Program, provided that the
94		-	recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements under
95		-	this Section.
96		-	(c) The Commission may grant preference to applications
97		-	based on need or income levels.
98		-	(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
99		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
100		-	2023.
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	68	+	1 associate degree; and (iv) up to a $5,000 per year add-on if
	69	+	2 independently licensed as a licensed clinical social worker, a
	70	+	3 licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed
	71	+	4 practitioner of the healing arts, a licensed marriage and
	72	+	5 family therapist, a board-certified behavior analyst, or a
	73	+	6 registered behavior technician.
	74	+	7 (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
	75	+	8 (110 ILCS 997/30)
	76	+	9 Sec. 30. Eligibility; work requirement.
	77	+	10 (a) To be eligible to receive a grant under the Human
	78	+	11 Services Professional Loan Repayment Program, the Commission
	79	+	12 must find that the eligible professional satisfies all of the
	80	+	13 following:
	81	+	14 (1) The applicant is a resident of the State of
	82	+	15 Illinois.
	83	+	16 (2) The applicant has been a full-time employee worked
	84	+	17 for at least 24 consecutive months as a full-time employee
	85	+	18 as a human services professional, and the in a
	86	+	19 community-based human services agency that currently has
	87	+	20 or did have a contract with, receives funding from, or is
	88	+	21 grant-funded by a State agency for the purpose of
	89	+	22 providing to provide human services during the duration of
	90	+	23 applicant's 24 consecutive month tenure.
	91	+	24 (3) The applicant is a borrower with an outstanding
	92	+	25 balance due on an educational loan.
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	103	+	1 (4) The applicant has not defaulted on an educational
	104	+	2 loan.
	105	+	3 (5) The applicant must remain a full-time employee as
	106	+	4 a human services professional in the same community-based
	107	+	5 human services agency for at least 12 months after
	108	+	6 receiving this grant.
	109	+	7 (b) The Commission may grant preference to a previous
	110	+	8 recipient of a grant under the Program, provided that the
	111	+	9 recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements under
	112	+	10 this Section.
	113	+	11 (c) The Commission may grant preference to applications
	114	+	12 based on need or income levels.
	115	+	13 (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
	116	+	14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
	117	+	15 2023.
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