Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB5482 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5482 Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 947/20110 ILCS 947/50110 ILCS 947/52110 ILCS 947/65.15110 ILCS 947/65.70110 ILCS 947/65.110110 ILCS 947/65.120110 ILCS 975/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2752110 ILCS 975/3 from Ch. 144, par. 2753110 ILCS 975/3.1110 ILCS 975/4 from Ch. 144, par. 2754110 ILCS 975/6 from Ch. 144, par. 2756110 ILCS 975/6.5 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law of this State to the contrary, effective on January 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as is feasible, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall release from remaining repayment obligations any recipient of a scholarship, grant, or waiver that has been or may be converted to a student loan under a State program for which the Commission is responsible for collections. In provisions concerning the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program, the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, special education teacher scholarships, the Optometric Education Scholarship Program, Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarships, and the iGROW Tech Scholarship Program, removes provisions concerning repaying funds received due to the specified failure of the recipient to fulfill scholarship, grant, or waiver obligations. In provisions concerning special education teacher scholarships and Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarships, provides that a recipient shall sign an agreement that the recipient will meet specified qualifications and provide evidence to the Commission that the recipient is fulfilling or fulfilled the terms of the agreement (instead of specifying that an applicant shall meet the specified qualifications) Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law to make similar changes. LRB103 38559 RJT 68695 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5482 Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 947/20110 ILCS 947/50110 ILCS 947/52110 ILCS 947/65.15110 ILCS 947/65.70110 ILCS 947/65.110110 ILCS 947/65.120110 ILCS 975/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2752110 ILCS 975/3 from Ch. 144, par. 2753110 ILCS 975/3.1110 ILCS 975/4 from Ch. 144, par. 2754110 ILCS 975/6 from Ch. 144, par. 2756110 ILCS 975/6.5 110 ILCS 947/20 110 ILCS 947/50 110 ILCS 947/52 110 ILCS 947/65.15 110 ILCS 947/65.70 110 ILCS 947/65.110 110 ILCS 947/65.120 110 ILCS 975/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2752 110 ILCS 975/3 from Ch. 144, par. 2753 110 ILCS 975/3.1 110 ILCS 975/4 from Ch. 144, par. 2754 110 ILCS 975/6 from Ch. 144, par. 2756 110 ILCS 975/6.5 Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law of this State to the contrary, effective on January 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as is feasible, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall release from remaining repayment obligations any recipient of a scholarship, grant, or waiver that has been or may be converted to a student loan under a State program for which the Commission is responsible for collections. In provisions concerning the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program, the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, special education teacher scholarships, the Optometric Education Scholarship Program, Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarships, and the iGROW Tech Scholarship Program, removes provisions concerning repaying funds received due to the specified failure of the recipient to fulfill scholarship, grant, or waiver obligations. In provisions concerning special education teacher scholarships and Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarships, provides that a recipient shall sign an agreement that the recipient will meet specified qualifications and provide evidence to the Commission that the recipient is fulfilling or fulfilled the terms of the agreement (instead of specifying that an applicant shall meet the specified qualifications) Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law to make similar changes. LRB103 38559 RJT 68695 b LRB103 38559 RJT 68695 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5482 Introduced , by Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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17	17	Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law of this State to the contrary, effective on January 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as is feasible, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall release from remaining repayment obligations any recipient of a scholarship, grant, or waiver that has been or may be converted to a student loan under a State program for which the Commission is responsible for collections. In provisions concerning the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program, the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, special education teacher scholarships, the Optometric Education Scholarship Program, Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarships, and the iGROW Tech Scholarship Program, removes provisions concerning repaying funds received due to the specified failure of the recipient to fulfill scholarship, grant, or waiver obligations. In provisions concerning special education teacher scholarships and Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarships, provides that a recipient shall sign an agreement that the recipient will meet specified qualifications and provide evidence to the Commission that the recipient is fulfilling or fulfilled the terms of the agreement (instead of specifying that an applicant shall meet the specified qualifications) Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law to make similar changes.
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23	23	1 AN ACT concerning education.
24	24	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
25	25	3 represented in the General Assembly:
26	26	4 Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is
27	27	5 amended by changing Sections 20, 50, 52, 65.15, 65.70, 65.110,
28	28	6 and 65.120 as follows:
29	29	7 (110 ILCS 947/20)
30	30	8 Sec. 20. Functions of Commission.
31	31	9 (a) The Commission, in accordance with this Act, shall
32	32	10 prepare and supervise the issuance of public information
33	33	11 concerning its provisions; prescribe the form and regulate the
34	34	12 submission of applications for assistance; provide for and
35	35	13 conduct, or cause to be conducted, all eligibility
36	36	14 determinations of applicants; award the appropriate financial
37	37	15 assistance; and, upon request by a member of the General
38	38	16 Assembly, nominate or evaluate and recommend for nomination
39	39	17 applicants for General Assembly scholarships in accordance
40	40	18 with criteria specified by the member under Section 30-9 of
41	41	19 the School Code.
42	42	20 (b) The Commission is authorized to participate in any
43	43	21 programs for monetary assistance to students and to receive,
44	44	22 hold, and disburse all such funds made available by any agency
45	45	23 or organization for the purpose or purposes for which they are
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56	56	110 ILCS 947/65.110
57	57	110 ILCS 947/65.120
58	58	110 ILCS 975/2 from Ch. 144, par. 2752
59	59	110 ILCS 975/3 from Ch. 144, par. 2753
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61	61	110 ILCS 975/4 from Ch. 144, par. 2754
62	62	110 ILCS 975/6 from Ch. 144, par. 2756
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64	64	Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law of this State to the contrary, effective on January 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter as is feasible, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall release from remaining repayment obligations any recipient of a scholarship, grant, or waiver that has been or may be converted to a student loan under a State program for which the Commission is responsible for collections. In provisions concerning the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship program, the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, special education teacher scholarships, the Optometric Education Scholarship Program, Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarships, and the iGROW Tech Scholarship Program, removes provisions concerning repaying funds received due to the specified failure of the recipient to fulfill scholarship, grant, or waiver obligations. In provisions concerning special education teacher scholarships and Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License scholarships, provides that a recipient shall sign an agreement that the recipient will meet specified qualifications and provide evidence to the Commission that the recipient is fulfilling or fulfilled the terms of the agreement (instead of specifying that an applicant shall meet the specified qualifications) Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law to make similar changes.
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104	104	1 made available. The Commission is authorized to administer a
105	105	2 program of grant assistance as authorized by the Baccalaureate
106	106	3 Savings Act. The Commission is authorized to participate in
107	107	4 any programs established to improve student financial aid
108	108	5 services or the proficiency of persons engaged in student
109	109	6 financial aid services and to receive, hold, and disburse all
110	110	7 funds made available by any agency or organization for the
111	111	8 purpose or purposes for which they are made available subject
112	112	9 to the appropriations of the General Assembly.
113	113	10 (c) The Commission is authorized to deny a scholarship or
114	114	11 a grant to any person who has defaulted on a guaranteed student
115	115	12 loan and who is not maintaining a satisfactory repayment
116	116	13 record. If a person has a defaulted guaranteed student loan
117	117	14 but is otherwise eligible for assistance pursuant to Section
118	118	15 40, the Commission shall award one term of assistance during
119	119	16 which a satisfactory repayment record must be established. If
120	120	17 such a repayment record is not established, additional
121	121	18 assistance shall be denied until a satisfactory repayment
122	122	19 record is established.
123	123	20 (d) The Commission is authorized to participate with
124	124	21 federal, state, county, local, and university law enforcement
125	125	22 agencies in cooperative efforts to detect and prosecute
126	126	23 incidents of fraud in student assistance programs.
127	127	24 (e) The Administrative Review Law shall apply to and
128	128	25 govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final
129	129	26 administrative decisions of the Commission.
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140	140	1 (f) The Commission is authorized to make all necessary and
141	141	2 proper rules, not inconsistent with this Act, for the
142	142	3 efficient exercise of the foregoing functions.
143	143	4 (g) Unless otherwise provided by statute, the functions of
144	144	5 the Commission shall be exercised without regard to any
145	145	6 applicant's race, creed, sex, color, national origin, or
146	146	7 ancestry.
147	147	8 (h) The Commission is authorized to establish systems and
148	148	9 programs to encourage employers to match employee
149	149	10 contributions to prepaid programs of college savings by making
150	150	11 donations to the Commission for prepaid programs of college
151	151	12 savings to make higher education affordable for all residents
152	152	13 of the State and to receive, hold, and disburse all such funds
153	153	14 made available through those programs for the purposes for
154	154	15 which they are authorized by rule or by law.
155	155	16 (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
156	156	17 contrary, effective on January 1, 2025, or as soon thereafter
157	157	18 as is feasible, the Commission shall release from remaining
158	158	19 repayment obligations any recipient of a scholarship, grant,
159	159	20 or waiver that has been or may be converted to a student loan
160	160	21 under a State program for which the Commission is responsible
161	161	22 for collections, including, but not limited to, any such
162	162	23 repayment obligation pursuant to Sections 50, 52, 65.15,
163	163	24 65.70, 65.110, or 65.120, to the Nursing Education Scholarship
164	164	25 Law, or to any other similarly structured state scholarship,
165	165	26 grant, or waiver program that the Commission is responsible
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176	176	1 for collections.
177	177	2 The release from repayment obligations under this
178	178	3 subsection (i) applies only to repayment obligations resulting
179	179	4 from a recipient's failure to complete any required employment
180	180	5 obligation under the terms of the scholarship, grant, or
181	181	6 waiver. The release does not apply to amounts owed to the
182	182	7 Commission for other reasons, including, but not limited to,
183	183	8 error, fraud, rescission of funds, or because a recipient
184	184	9 ceased to be eligible for the amount initially awarded.
185	185	10 (Source: P.A. 96-198, eff. 8-10-09.)
186	186	11 (110 ILCS 947/50)
187	187	12 Sec. 50. Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship
188	188	13 program.
189	189	14 (a) As used in this Section:
190	190	15 "Eligible applicant" means a minority student who has
191	191	16 graduated from high school or has received a State of
192	192	17 Illinois High School Diploma and has maintained a
193	193	18 cumulative grade point average of no less than 2.5 on a 4.0
194	194	19 scale, and who by reason thereof is entitled to apply for
195	195	20 scholarships to be awarded under this Section.
196	196	21 "Minority student" means a student who is any of the
197	197	22 following:
198	198	23 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person
199	199	24 having origins in any of the original peoples of North
200	200	25 and South America, including Central America, and who
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211	211	1 maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
212	212	2 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
213	213	3 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or
214	214	4 the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited
215	215	5 to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
216	216	6 Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and
217	217	7 Vietnam).
218	218	8 (3) Black or African American (a person having
219	219	9 origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
220	220	10 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban,
221	221	11 Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or
222	222	12 other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
223	223	13 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
224	224	14 person having origins in any of the original peoples
225	225	15 of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
226	226	16 "Qualified bilingual minority applicant" means a
227	227	17 qualified student who demonstrates proficiency in a
228	228	18 language other than English by (i) receiving a State Seal
229	229	19 of Biliteracy from the State Board of Education or (ii)
230	230	20 receiving a passing score on an educator licensure target
231	231	21 language proficiency test.
232	232	22 "Qualified student" means a person (i) who is a
233	233	23 resident of this State and a citizen or permanent resident
234	234	24 of the United States; (ii) who is a minority student, as
235	235	25 defined in this Section; (iii) who, as an eligible
236	236	26 applicant, has made a timely application for a minority
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247	247	1 teaching scholarship under this Section; (iv) who is
248	248	2 enrolled on at least a half-time basis at a qualified
249	249	3 Illinois institution of higher learning; (v) who is
250	250	4 enrolled in a course of study leading to teacher
251	251	5 licensure, including alternative teacher licensure, or, if
252	252	6 the student is already licensed to teach, in a course of
253	253	7 study leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a
254	254	8 master's degree in an academic field in which he or she is
255	255	9 teaching or plans to teach or who has received one or more
256	256	10 College and Career Pathway Endorsements pursuant to
257	257	11 Section 80 of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
258	258	12 Act and commits to enrolling in a course of study leading
259	259	13 to teacher licensure, including alternative teacher
260	260	14 licensure; (vi) who maintains a grade point average of no
261	261	15 less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; and (vii) who continues to
262	262	16 advance satisfactorily toward the attainment of a degree.
263	263	17 (b) In order to encourage academically talented Illinois
264	264	18 minority students to pursue teaching careers at the preschool
265	265	19 or elementary or secondary school level and to address and
266	266	20 alleviate the teacher shortage crisis in this State described
267	267	21 under the provisions of the Transitions in Education Act, each
268	268	22 qualified student shall be awarded a minority teacher
269	269	23 scholarship to any qualified Illinois institution of higher
270	270	24 learning. However, preference may be given to qualified
271	271	25 applicants enrolled at or above the junior level.
272	272	26 (c) Each minority teacher scholarship awarded under this
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283	283	1 Section shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the tuition and
284	284	2 fees and room and board costs of the qualified Illinois
285	285	3 institution of higher learning at which the recipient is
286	286	4 enrolled, up to an annual maximum of $5,000; except that in the
287	287	5 case of a recipient who does not reside on-campus at the
288	288	6 institution at which he or she is enrolled, the amount of the
289	289	7 scholarship shall be sufficient to pay tuition and fee
290	290	8 expenses and a commuter allowance, up to an annual maximum of
291	291	9 $5,000. However, if at least $2,850,000 is appropriated in a
292	292	10 given fiscal year for the Minority Teachers of Illinois
293	293	11 scholarship program, then, in each fiscal year thereafter,
294	294	12 each scholarship awarded under this Section shall be in an
295	295	13 amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees and room and
296	296	14 board costs of the qualified Illinois institution of higher
297	297	15 learning at which the recipient is enrolled, up to an annual
298	298	16 maximum of $7,500; except that in the case of a recipient who
299	299	17 does not reside on-campus at the institution at which he or she
300	300	18 is enrolled, the amount of the scholarship shall be sufficient
301	301	19 to pay tuition and fee expenses and a commuter allowance, up to
302	302	20 an annual maximum of $7,500.
303	303	21 (d) The total amount of minority teacher scholarship
304	304	22 assistance awarded by the Commission under this Section to an
305	305	23 individual in any given fiscal year, when added to other
306	306	24 financial assistance awarded to that individual for that year,
307	307	25 shall not exceed the cost of attendance at the institution at
308	308	26 which the student is enrolled. If the amount of minority
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319	319	1 teacher scholarship to be awarded to a qualified student as
320	320	2 provided in subsection (c) of this Section exceeds the cost of
321	321	3 attendance at the institution at which the student is
322	322	4 enrolled, the minority teacher scholarship shall be reduced by
323	323	5 an amount equal to the amount by which the combined financial
324	324	6 assistance available to the student exceeds the cost of
325	325	7 attendance.
326	326	8 (e) The maximum number of academic terms for which a
327	327	9 qualified student can receive minority teacher scholarship
328	328	10 assistance shall be 8 semesters or 12 quarters.
329	329	11 (f) In any academic year for which an eligible applicant
330	330	12 under this Section accepts financial assistance through the
331	331	13 Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program, as authorized by
332	332	14 Section 551 et seq. of the Higher Education Act of 1965, the
333	333	15 applicant shall not be eligible for scholarship assistance
334	334	16 awarded under this Section.
335	335	17 (g) All applications for minority teacher scholarships to
336	336	18 be awarded under this Section shall be made to the Commission
337	337	19 on forms which the Commission shall provide for eligible
338	338	20 applicants. The form of applications and the information
339	339	21 required to be set forth therein shall be determined by the
340	340	22 Commission, and the Commission shall require eligible
341	341	23 applicants to submit with their applications such supporting
342	342	24 documents or recommendations as the Commission deems
343	343	25 necessary.
344	344	26 (h) Subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes,
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355	355	1 payment of any minority teacher scholarship awarded under this
356	356	2 Section shall be determined by the Commission. All scholarship
357	357	3 funds distributed in accordance with this subsection shall be
358	358	4 paid to the institution and used only for payment of the
359	359	5 tuition and fee and room and board expenses incurred by the
360	360	6 student in connection with his or her attendance at a
361	361	7 qualified Illinois institution of higher learning. Any
362	362	8 minority teacher scholarship awarded under this Section shall
363	363	9 be applicable to 2 semesters or 3 quarters of enrollment. If a
364	364	10 qualified student withdraws from enrollment prior to
365	365	11 completion of the first semester or quarter for which the
366	366	12 minority teacher scholarship is applicable, the school shall
367	367	13 refund to the Commission the full amount of the minority
368	368	14 teacher scholarship.
369	369	15 (i) The Commission shall administer the minority teacher
370	370	16 scholarship aid program established by this Section and shall
371	371	17 make all necessary and proper rules not inconsistent with this
372	372	18 Section for its effective implementation.
373	373	19 (j) When an appropriation to the Commission for a given
374	374	20 fiscal year is insufficient to provide scholarships to all
375	375	21 qualified students, the Commission shall allocate the
376	376	22 appropriation in accordance with this subsection. If funds are
377	377	23 insufficient to provide all qualified students with a
378	378	24 scholarship as authorized by this Section, the Commission
379	379	25 shall allocate the available scholarship funds for that fiscal
380	380	26 year to qualified students who submit a complete application
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391	391	1 form on or before a date specified by the Commission based on
392	392	2 the following order of priority:
393	393	3 (1) To students who received a scholarship under this
394	394	4 Section in the prior academic year and who remain eligible
395	395	5 for a minority teacher scholarship under this Section.
396	396	6 (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (k), to
397	397	7 students who demonstrate financial need, as determined by
398	398	8 the Commission.
399	399	9 (k) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subsection (j), at
400	400	10 least 35% of the funds appropriated for scholarships awarded
401	401	11 under this Section in each fiscal year shall be reserved for
402	402	12 qualified male minority applicants, with priority being given
403	403	13 to qualified Black male applicants beginning with fiscal year
404	404	14 2023. If the Commission does not receive enough applications
405	405	15 from qualified male minorities on or before January 1 of each
406	406	16 fiscal year to award 35% of the funds appropriated for these
407	407	17 scholarships to qualified male minority applicants, then the
408	408	18 Commission may award a portion of the reserved funds to
409	409	19 qualified female minority applicants in accordance with
410	410	20 subsection (j).
411	411	21 Beginning with fiscal year 2023, if at least $2,850,000
412	412	22 but less than $4,200,000 is appropriated in a given fiscal
413	413	23 year for scholarships awarded under this Section, then at
414	414	24 least 10% of the funds appropriated shall be reserved for
415	415	25 qualified bilingual minority applicants, with priority being
416	416	26 given to qualified bilingual minority applicants who are
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427	427	1 enrolled in an educator preparation program with a
428	428	2 concentration in bilingual, bicultural education. Beginning
429	429	3 with fiscal year 2023, if at least $4,200,000 is appropriated
430	430	4 in a given fiscal year for the Minority Teachers of Illinois
431	431	5 scholarship program, then at least 30% of the funds
432	432	6 appropriated shall be reserved for qualified bilingual
433	433	7 minority applicants, with priority being given to qualified
434	434	8 bilingual minority applicants who are enrolled in an educator
435	435	9 preparation program with a concentration in bilingual,
436	436	10 bicultural education. Beginning with fiscal year 2023, if at
437	437	11 least $2,850,000 is appropriated in a given fiscal year for
438	438	12 scholarships awarded under this Section but the Commission
439	439	13 does not receive enough applications from qualified bilingual
440	440	14 minority applicants on or before January 1 of that fiscal year
441	441	15 to award at least 10% of the funds appropriated to qualified
442	442	16 bilingual minority applicants, then the Commission may, in its
443	443	17 discretion, award a portion of the reserved funds to other
444	444	18 qualified students in accordance with subsection (j).
445	445	19 (l) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any
446	446	20 academic year, each recipient of a minority teacher
447	447	21 scholarship awarded under this Section shall be required by
448	448	22 the Commission to sign an agreement under which the recipient
449	449	23 pledges that, within the one-year period following the
450	450	24 termination of the program for which the recipient was awarded
451	451	25 a minority teacher scholarship, the recipient (i) shall begin
452	452	26 teaching for a period of not less than one year for each year
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463	463	1 of scholarship assistance he or she was awarded under this
464	464	2 Section; (ii) shall fulfill this teaching obligation at a
465	465	3 nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool,
466	466	4 elementary school, or secondary school at which no less than
467	467	5 30% of the enrolled students are minority students in the year
468	468	6 during which the recipient begins teaching at the school or
469	469	7 may instead, if the recipient received a scholarship as a
470	470	8 qualified bilingual minority applicant, fulfill this teaching
471	471	9 obligation in a program in transitional bilingual education
472	472	10 pursuant to Article 14C of the School Code or in a school in
473	473	11 which 20 or more English learner students in the same language
474	474	12 classification are enrolled; and (iii) shall, upon request by
475	475	13 the Commission, provide the Commission with evidence that he
476	476	14 or she is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the teaching
477	477	15 agreement provided for in this subsection.
478	478	16 (m) (Blank). If a recipient of a minority teacher
479	479	17 scholarship awarded under this Section fails to fulfill the
480	480	18 teaching obligation set forth in subsection (l) of this
481	481	19 Section, the Commission shall require the recipient to repay
482	482	20 the amount of the scholarships received, prorated according to
483	483	21 the fraction of the teaching obligation not completed, at a
484	484	22 rate of interest equal to 5%, and, if applicable, reasonable
485	485	23 collection fees. If a recipient who enters into repayment
486	486	24 under this subsection (m) subsequently, within 5 years of
487	487	25 entering repayment, begins to teach at a school meeting the
488	488	26 description under subsection (l) of this Section, the
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499	499	1 Commission may reduce the amount owed by the recipient in
500	500	2 proportion to the amount of the teaching obligation completed.
501	501	3 The Commission is authorized to establish rules relating to
502	502	4 its collection activities for repayment of scholarships under
503	503	5 this Section. All repayments collected under this Section
504	504	6 shall be forwarded to the State Comptroller for deposit into
505	505	7 the State's General Revenue Fund.
506	506	8 (n) (Blank). A recipient of minority teacher scholarship
507	507	9 shall not be considered in violation of the agreement entered
508	508	10 into pursuant to subsection (l) if the recipient (i) enrolls
509	509	11 on a full time basis as a graduate student in a course of study
510	510	12 related to the field of teaching at a qualified Illinois
511	511	13 institution of higher learning; (ii) is serving, not in excess
512	512	14 of 3 years, as a member of the armed services of the United
513	513	15 States; (iii) is a person with a temporary total disability
514	514	16 for a period of time not to exceed 3 years as established by
515	515	17 sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; (iv) is seeking and
516	516	18 unable to find full time employment as a teacher at an Illinois
517	517	19 public, private, or parochial preschool or elementary or
518	518	20 secondary school that satisfies the criteria set forth in
519	519	21 subsection (l) of this Section and is able to provide evidence
520	520	22 of that fact; (v) becomes a person with a permanent total
521	521	23 disability as established by sworn affidavit of a qualified
522	522	24 physician; (vi) is taking additional courses, on at least a
523	523	25 half-time basis, needed to obtain licensure as a teacher in
524	524	26 Illinois; or (vii) is fulfilling teaching requirements
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535	535	1 associated with other programs administered by the Commission
536	536	2 and cannot concurrently fulfill them under this Section in a
537	537	3 period of time equal to the length of the teaching obligation.
538	538	4 (o) (Blank). Scholarship recipients under this Section who
539	539	5 withdraw from a program of teacher education but remain
540	540	6 enrolled in school to continue their postsecondary studies in
541	541	7 another academic discipline shall not be required to commence
542	542	8 repayment of their Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship
543	543	9 so long as they remain enrolled in school on a full-time basis
544	544	10 or if they can document for the Commission special
545	545	11 circumstances that warrant extension of repayment.
546	546	12 (p) If the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship
547	547	13 program does not expend at least 90% of the amount
548	548	14 appropriated for the program in a given fiscal year for 3
549	549	15 consecutive fiscal years and the Commission does not receive
550	550	16 enough applications from the groups identified in subsection
551	551	17 (k) on or before January 1 in each of those fiscal years to
552	552	18 meet the percentage reserved for those groups under subsection
553	553	19 (k), then up to 3% of amount appropriated for the program for
554	554	20 each of next 3 fiscal years shall be allocated to increasing
555	555	21 awareness of the program and for the recruitment of Black male
556	556	22 applicants. The Commission shall make a recommendation to the
557	557	23 General Assembly by January 1 of the year immediately
558	558	24 following the end of that third fiscal year regarding whether
559	559	25 the amount allocated to increasing awareness and recruitment
560	560	26 should continue.
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571	571	1 (q) Each qualified Illinois institution of higher learning
572	572	2 that receives funds from the Minority Teachers of Illinois
573	573	3 scholarship program shall host an annual information session
574	574	4 at the institution about the program for teacher candidates of
575	575	5 color in accordance with rules adopted by the Commission.
576	576	6 Additionally, the institution shall ensure that each
577	577	7 scholarship recipient enrolled at the institution meets with
578	578	8 an academic advisor at least once per academic year to
579	579	9 facilitate on-time completion of the recipient's educator
580	580	10 preparation program.
581	581	11 (r) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 101-654
582	582	12 will first take effect with awards made for the 2022-2023
583	583	13 academic year.
584	584	14 (Source: P.A. 102-465, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
585	585	15 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23; 103-448, eff. 8-4-23.)
586	586	16 (110 ILCS 947/52)
587	587	17 Sec. 52. Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program; Golden
588	588	18 Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching.
589	589	19 (a) In this Section, "Foundation" means the Golden Apple
590	590	20 Foundation for Excellence in Teaching, a registered 501(c)(3)
591	591	21 not-for-profit corporation.
592	592	22 (a-2) In order to encourage academically talented Illinois
593	593	23 students, especially minority students, to pursue teaching
594	594	24 careers, especially in teacher shortage disciplines (which
595	595	25 shall be defined to include early childhood education) or at
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606	606	1 hard-to-staff schools (as defined by the Commission in
607	607	2 consultation with the State Board of Education), to provide
608	608	3 those students with the crucial mentoring, guidance, and
609	609	4 in-service support that will significantly increase the
610	610	5 likelihood that they will complete their full teaching
611	611	6 commitments and elect to continue teaching in targeted
612	612	7 disciplines and hard-to-staff schools, and to ensure that
613	613	8 students in this State will continue to have access to a pool
614	614	9 of highly-qualified teachers, each qualified student shall be
615	615	10 awarded a Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program
616	616	11 scholarship to any Illinois institution of higher learning.
617	617	12 The Commission shall administer the Golden Apple Scholars of
618	618	13 Illinois Program, which shall be managed by the Foundation
619	619	14 pursuant to the terms of a grant agreement meeting the
620	620	15 requirements of Section 4 of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery
621	621	16 Act.
622	622	17 (a-3) For purposes of this Section, a qualified student
623	623	18 shall be a student who meets the following qualifications:
624	624	19 (1) is a resident of this State and a citizen or
625	625	20 eligible noncitizen of the United States;
626	626	21 (2) is a high school graduate or a person who has
627	627	22 received a State of Illinois High School Diploma;
628	628	23 (3) is enrolled or accepted, on at least a half-time
629	629	24 basis, at an institution of higher learning;
630	630	25 (4) is pursuing a postsecondary course of study
631	631	26 leading to initial certification or pursuing additional
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642	642	1 course work needed to gain State Board of Education
643	643	2 approval to teach, including alternative teacher
644	644	3 licensure; and
645	645	4 (5) is a participant in programs managed by and is
646	646	5 approved to receive a scholarship from the Foundation.
647	647	6 (a-5) (Blank).
648	648	7 (b) (Blank).
649	649	8 (b-5) Funds designated for the Golden Apple Scholars of
650	650	9 Illinois Program shall be used by the Commission for the
651	651	10 payment of scholarship assistance under this Section or for
652	652	11 the award of grant funds, subject to the Illinois Grant Funds
653	653	12 Recovery Act, to the Foundation. Subject to appropriation,
654	654	13 awards of grant funds to the Foundation shall be made on an
655	655	14 annual basis and following an application for grant funds by
656	656	15 the Foundation.
657	657	16 (b-10) Each year, the Foundation shall include in its
658	658	17 application to the Commission for grant funds an estimate of
659	659	18 the amount of scholarship assistance to be provided to
660	660	19 qualified students during the grant period. Any amount of
661	661	20 appropriated funds exceeding the estimated amount of
662	662	21 scholarship assistance may be awarded by the Commission to the
663	663	22 Foundation for management expenses expected to be incurred by
664	664	23 the Foundation in providing the mentoring, guidance, and
665	665	24 in-service supports that will increase the likelihood that
666	666	25 qualified students will complete their teaching commitments
667	667	26 and elect to continue teaching in hard-to-staff schools. If
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678	678	1 the estimate of the amount of scholarship assistance described
679	679	2 in the Foundation's application is less than the actual amount
680	680	3 required for the award of scholarship assistance to qualified
681	681	4 students, the Foundation shall be responsible for using
682	682	5 awarded grant funds to ensure all qualified students receive
683	683	6 scholarship assistance under this Section.
684	684	7 (b-15) All grant funds not expended or legally obligated
685	685	8 within the time specified in a grant agreement between the
686	686	9 Foundation and the Commission shall be returned to the
687	687	10 Commission within 45 days. Any funds legally obligated by the
688	688	11 end of a grant agreement shall be liquidated within 45 days or
689	689	12 otherwise returned to the Commission within 90 days after the
690	690	13 end of the grant agreement that resulted in the award of grant
691	691	14 funds.
692	692	15 (c) Each scholarship awarded under this Section shall be
693	693	16 in an amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees and room
694	694	17 and board costs of the Illinois institution of higher learning
695	695	18 at which the recipient is enrolled, up to an annual maximum of
696	696	19 $5,000; except that, in the case of a recipient who does not
697	697	20 reside on campus at the institution of higher learning at
698	698	21 which he or she is enrolled, the amount of the scholarship
699	699	22 shall be sufficient to pay tuition and fee expenses and a
700	700	23 commuter allowance, up to an annual maximum of $5,000. All
701	701	24 scholarship funds distributed in accordance with this Section
702	702	25 shall be paid to the institution on behalf of recipients.
703	703	26 (d) The total amount of scholarship assistance awarded by
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714	714	1 the Commission under this Section to an individual in any
715	715	2 given fiscal year, when added to other financial assistance
716	716	3 awarded to that individual for that year, shall not exceed the
717	717	4 cost of attendance at the institution of higher learning at
718	718	5 which the student is enrolled. In any academic year for which a
719	719	6 qualified student under this Section accepts financial
720	720	7 assistance through any other teacher scholarship program
721	721	8 administered by the Commission, a qualified student shall not
722	722	9 be eligible for scholarship assistance awarded under this
723	723	10 Section.
724	724	11 (e) A recipient may receive up to 8 semesters or 12
725	725	12 quarters of scholarship assistance under this Section.
726	726	13 Scholarship funds are applicable toward 2 semesters or 3
727	727	14 quarters of enrollment each academic year.
728	728	15 (f) All applications for scholarship assistance to be
729	729	16 awarded under this Section shall be made to the Foundation in a
730	730	17 form determined by the Foundation. Each year, the Foundation
731	731	18 shall notify the Commission of the individuals awarded
732	732	19 scholarship assistance under this Section. Each year, at least
733	733	20 30% of the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program
734	734	21 scholarships shall be awarded to students residing in counties
735	735	22 having a population of less than 500,000.
736	736	23 (g) (Blank).
737	737	24 (h) The Commission shall administer the payment of
738	738	25 scholarship assistance provided through the Golden Apple
739	739	26 Scholars of Illinois Program and shall make all necessary and
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750	750	1 proper rules not inconsistent with this Section for the
751	751	2 effective implementation of this Section.
752	752	3 (i) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any
753	753	4 academic year, each recipient of a scholarship awarded under
754	754	5 this Section shall be required by the Foundation to sign an
755	755	6 agreement under which the recipient pledges that, within the
756	756	7 2-year period following the termination of the academic
757	757	8 program for which the recipient was awarded a scholarship, the
758	758	9 recipient: (i) shall begin teaching for a period of not less
759	759	10 than 5 years, (ii) shall fulfill this teaching obligation at a
760	760	11 nonprofit Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool or
761	761	12 an Illinois public elementary or secondary school that
762	762	13 qualifies for teacher loan cancellation under Section
763	763	14 465(a)(2)(A) of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
764	764	15 U.S.C. 1087ee(a)(2)(A)) or other Illinois schools deemed
765	765	16 eligible for fulfilling the teaching commitment as designated
766	766	17 by the Foundation, and (iii) shall, upon request of the
767	767	18 Foundation, provide the Foundation with evidence that he or
768	768	19 she is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the teaching
769	769	20 agreement provided for in this subsection. Upon request, the
770	770	21 Foundation shall provide evidence of teacher fulfillment to
771	771	22 the Commission.
772	772	23 (j) (Blank). If a recipient of a scholarship awarded under
773	773	24 this Section fails to fulfill the teaching obligation set
774	774	25 forth in subsection (i) of this Section, the Commission shall
775	775	26 require the recipient to repay the amount of the scholarships
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786	786	1 received, prorated according to the fraction of the teaching
787	787	2 obligation not completed, plus interest at a rate of 5% and, if
788	788	3 applicable, reasonable collection fees. If a recipient who
789	789	4 enters into repayment under this subsection (j) subsequently,
790	790	5 within 5 years of entering repayment, begins to teach at a
791	791	6 school meeting the description under subsection (i) of this
792	792	7 Section, the Commission may reduce the amount owed by the
793	793	8 recipient in proportion to the amount of the teaching
794	794	9 obligation completed. Reduction of the amount owed shall not
795	795	10 be construed as reinstatement in the Golden Apple Scholars
796	796	11 program. Reinstatement in the program shall be solely at the
797	797	12 discretion of the Golden Apple Foundation on terms determined
798	798	13 by the Foundation. Payments received by the Commission under
799	799	14 this subsection (j) shall be remitted to the State Comptroller
800	800	15 for deposit into the General Revenue Fund, except that that
801	801	16 portion of a recipient's repayment that equals the amount in
802	802	17 expenses that the Commission has reasonably incurred in
803	803	18 attempting collection from that recipient shall be remitted to
804	804	19 the State Comptroller for deposit into the ISAC Accounts
805	805	20 Receivable Fund, a special fund in the State treasury.
806	806	21 (k) (Blank). A recipient of a scholarship awarded by the
807	807	22 Foundation under this Section shall not be considered to have
808	808	23 failed to fulfill the teaching obligations of the agreement
809	809	24 entered into pursuant to subsection (i) if the recipient (i)
810	810	25 enrolls on a full-time basis as a graduate student in a course
811	811	26 of study related to the field of teaching at an institution of
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822	822	1 higher learning; (ii) is serving as a member of the armed
823	823	2 services of the United States; (iii) is a person with a
824	824	3 temporary total disability, as established by sworn affidavit
825	825	4 of a qualified physician; (iv) is seeking and unable to find
826	826	5 full-time employment as a teacher at a school that satisfies
827	827	6 the criteria set forth in subsection (i) and is able to provide
828	828	7 evidence of that fact; (v) is taking additional courses, on at
829	829	8 least a half-time basis, needed to obtain certification as a
830	830	9 teacher in Illinois; (vi) is fulfilling teaching requirements
831	831	10 associated with other programs administered by the Commission
832	832	11 and cannot concurrently fulfill them under this Section in a
833	833	12 period of time equal to the length of the teaching obligation;
834	834	13 or (vii) is participating in a program established under
835	835	14 Executive Order 10924 of the President of the United States or
836	836	15 the federal National Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
837	837	16 12501 et seq.). Any such extension of the period during which
838	838	17 the teaching requirement must be fulfilled shall be subject to
839	839	18 limitations of duration as established by the Commission.
840	840	19 (l) (Blank). A recipient who fails to fulfill the teaching
841	841	20 obligations of the agreement entered into pursuant to
842	842	21 subsection (i) of this Section shall repay the amount of
843	843	22 scholarship assistance awarded to them under this Section
844	844	23 within 10 years.
845	845	24 (m) Annually, at a time determined by the Commission in
846	846	25 consultation with the Foundation, the Foundation shall submit
847	847	26 a report to assist the Commission in monitoring the
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858	858	1 Foundation's performance of grant activities. The report shall
859	859	2 describe the following:
860	860	3 (1) the Foundation's anticipated expenditures for the
861	861	4 next fiscal year;
862	862	5 (2) the number of qualified students receiving
863	863	6 scholarship assistance at each institution of higher
864	864	7 learning where a qualified student was enrolled under this
865	865	8 Section during the previous fiscal year;
866	866	9 (3) the total monetary value of scholarship funds paid
867	867	10 to each institution of higher learning at which a
868	868	11 qualified student was enrolled during the previous fiscal
869	869	12 year;
870	870	13 (4) the number of scholarship recipients who completed
871	871	14 a baccalaureate degree during the previous fiscal year;
872	872	15 (5) the number of scholarship recipients who fulfilled
873	873	16 their teaching obligation during the previous fiscal year;
874	874	17 (6) the number of scholarship recipients who failed to
875	875	18 fulfill their teaching obligation during the previous
876	876	19 fiscal year;
877	877	20 (7) (blank); the number of scholarship recipients
878	878	21 granted an extension described in subsection (k) of this
879	879	22 Section during the previous fiscal year;
880	880	23 (8) (blank); the number of scholarship recipients
881	881	24 required to repay scholarship assistance in accordance
882	882	25 with subsection (j) of this Section during the previous
883	883	26 fiscal year;
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894	894	1 (9) (blank); the number of scholarship recipients who
895	895	2 successfully repaid scholarship assistance in full during
896	896	3 the previous fiscal year;
897	897	4 (10) (blank); the number of scholarship recipients who
898	898	5 defaulted on their obligation to repay scholarship
899	899	6 assistance during the previous fiscal year;
900	900	7 (11) (blank); the amount of scholarship assistance
901	901	8 subject to collection in accordance with subsection (j) of
902	902	9 this Section at the end of the previous fiscal year;
903	903	10 (12) (blank); and the amount of collected funds to be
904	904	11 remitted to the Comptroller in accordance with subsection
905	905	12 (j) of this Section at the end of the previous fiscal year;
906	906	13 and
907	907	14 (13) other information that the Commission may
908	908	15 reasonably request.
909	909	16 (n) Nothing in this Section shall affect the rights of the
910	910	17 Commission to collect information on the completion of
911	911	18 teaching obligations moneys owed to it by recipients of
912	912	19 scholarship assistance through the Illinois Future Teacher
913	913	20 Corps Program, repealed by Public Act 98-533.
914	914	21 (o) The Auditor General shall prepare an annual audit of
915	915	22 the operations and finances of the Golden Apple Scholars of
916	916	23 Illinois Program. This audit shall be provided to the
917	917	24 Governor, General Assembly, and the Commission.
918	918	25 (p) The suspension of grant making authority found in
919	919	26 Section 4.2 of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act shall not
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930	930	1 apply to grants made pursuant to this Section.
931	931	2 (Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22; 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23;
932	932	3 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-448, eff. 8-4-23.)
933	933	4 (110 ILCS 947/65.15)
934	934	5 Sec. 65.15. Special education teacher scholarships.
935	935	6 (a) There shall be awarded annually 250 scholarships to
936	936	7 persons qualifying as members of any of the following groups:
937	937	8 (1) Students who are otherwise qualified to receive a
938	938	9 scholarship as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this
939	939	10 Section and who make application to the Commission for
940	940	11 such scholarship and agree to take courses that will
941	941	12 prepare the student for the teaching of children described
942	942	13 in Section 14-1 of the School Code.
943	943	14 (2) Persons holding a valid certificate issued under
944	944	15 the laws relating to the certification of teachers and who
945	945	16 make application to the Commission for such scholarship
946	946	17 and agree to take courses that will prepare them for the
947	947	18 teaching of children described in Section 14-1 of the
948	948	19 School Code.
949	949	20 (3) Persons who (A) have graduated high school; (B)
950	950	21 have not been certified as a teacher; and (C) make
951	951	22 application to the Commission for such scholarship and
952	952	23 agree to take courses that will prepare them for the
953	953	24 teaching of children described in Section 14-1 of the
954	954	25 School Code.
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965	965	1 Scholarships awarded under this Section shall be issued
966	966	2 pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commission;
967	967	3 provided that no rule or regulation promulgated by the State
968	968	4 Board of Education prior to the effective date of this
969	969	5 amendatory Act of 1993 pursuant to the exercise of any right,
970	970	6 power, duty, responsibility or matter of pending business
971	971	7 transferred from the State Board of Education to the
972	972	8 Commission under this Section shall be affected thereby, and
973	973	9 all such rules and regulations shall become the rules and
974	974	10 regulations of the Commission until modified or changed by the
975	975	11 Commission in accordance with law.
976	976	12 For the purposes of this Section scholarships awarded each
977	977	13 school year shall be deemed to be issued on July 1 of the year
978	978	14 prior to the start of the postsecondary school term and all
979	979	15 calculations for use of the scholarship shall be based on such
980	980	16 date. Each scholarship shall entitle its holder to exemption
981	981	17 from fees as provided in subsection (a) of Section 65.40 while
982	982	18 enrolled in a special education program of teacher education,
983	983	19 for a period of not more than 4 calendar years and shall be
984	984	20 available for use at any time during such period of study
985	985	21 except as provided in subsection (b) of Section 65.40.
986	986	22 Scholarships issued to holders of a valid certificate
987	987	23 issued under the laws relating to the certification of
988	988	24 teachers as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection may
989	989	25 also entitle the holder thereof to a program of teacher
990	990	26 education that will prepare the student for the teaching of
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1001	1001	1 children described in Section 14-1 of the School Code at the
1002	1002	2 graduate level.
1003	1003	3 (b) The principal, or his or her designee, of an approved
1004	1004	4 high school shall certify to the Commission, for students who
1005	1005	5 are Illinois residents and are completing an application, that
1006	1006	6 the students ranked scholastically in the upper one-half of
1007	1007	7 their graduating class at the end of the sixth semester.
1008	1008	8 (c) Each holder of a scholarship must furnish proof to the
1009	1009	9 Commission, in such form and at such intervals as the
1010	1010	10 Commission prescribes, of the holder's continued enrollment in
1011	1011	11 a teacher education program qualifying the holder for the
1012	1012	12 scholarship. Any holder of a scholarship who fails to register
1013	1013	13 in a special education program of teacher education at the
1014	1014	14 university within 10 days after the commencement of the term,
1015	1015	15 quarter or semester immediately following the receipt of the
1016	1016	16 scholarship or who, having registered, withdraws from the
1017	1017	17 university or transfers out of teacher education, shall
1018	1018	18 thereupon forfeit the right to use it and it may be granted to
1019	1019	19 the person having the next highest rank as shown on the list
1020	1020	20 held by the Commission. If the person having the next highest
1021	1021	21 rank, within 10 days after notification thereof by the
1022	1022	22 Commission, fails to register at any such university in a
1023	1023	23 special education program of teacher education, or who, having
1024	1024	24 registered, withdraws from the university or transfers out of
1025	1025	25 teacher education, the scholarship may then be granted to the
1026	1026	26 person shown on the list as having the rank next below such
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1037	1037	1 person.
1038	1038	2 (d) Any person accepting who has accepted a scholarship
1039	1039	3 under the preceding subsections of this Section must sign an
1040	1040	4 agreement pledging (i) that, within one year after graduation
1041	1041	5 from or termination of enrollment in a teacher education
1042	1042	6 program, the recipient will begin teaching at a nonprofit
1043	1043	7 Illinois public, private, or parochial preschool, or
1044	1044	8 elementary school, or secondary school for a period of at
1045	1045	9 least 2 of the 5 years immediately following that graduation
1046	1046	10 or termination, and (ii) that the recipient will provide the
1047	1047	11 Commission, upon the Commission's request, with evidence that
1048	1048	12 the recipient is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the
1049	1049	13 teaching agreement provided for in this subsection. excluding,
1050	1050	14 however, from the computation of that 5 year period (i) any
1051	1051	15 time up to 3 years spent in the military service, whether such
1052	1052	16 service occurs before or after the person graduates; (ii) any
1053	1053	17 time that person is enrolled full-time in an academic program
1054	1054	18 related to the field of teaching leading to a graduate or
1055	1055	19 postgraduate degree; (iii) the time that person is a person
1056	1056	20 with a temporary total disability for a period of time not to
1057	1057	21 exceed 3 years, as established by the sworn affidavit of a
1058	1058	22 qualified physician; (iv) the time that person is seeking and
1059	1059	23 unable to find full time employment as a teacher at an Illinois
1060	1060	24 public, private, or parochial school; (v) the time that person
1061	1061	25 is taking additional courses, on at least a half-time basis,
1062	1062	26 needed to obtain certification as a teacher in Illinois; or
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1073	1073	1 (vi) the time that person is fulfilling teaching requirements
1074	1074	2 associated with other programs administered by the Commission
1075	1075	3 if he or she cannot concurrently fulfill them under this
1076	1076	4 Section in a period of time equal to the length of the teaching
1077	1077	5 obligation.
1078	1078	6 A person who has accepted a scholarship under the
1079	1079	7 preceding subsections of this Section and who has been unable
1080	1080	8 to fulfill the teaching requirements of this Section may
1081	1081	9 receive a deferment from the obligation of repayment under
1082	1082	10 this subsection (d) under guidelines established by the
1083	1083	11 Commission; provided that no guideline established for any
1084	1084	12 such purpose by the State Board of Education prior to the
1085	1085	13 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993 shall be
1086	1086	14 affected by the transfer to the Commission of the
1087	1087	15 responsibility for administering and implementing the
1088	1088	16 provisions of this Section, and all guidelines so established
1089	1089	17 shall become the guidelines of the Commission until modified
1090	1090	18 or changed by the Commission.
1091	1091	19 Any such person who fails to fulfill this teaching
1092	1092	20 requirement shall pay to the Commission the amount of tuition
1093	1093	21 waived by virtue of his or her acceptance of the scholarship,
1094	1094	22 together with interest at 5% per year on that amount. However,
1095	1095	23 this obligation to repay the amount of tuition waived plus
1096	1096	24 interest does not apply when the failure to fulfill the
1097	1097	25 teaching requirement results from the death or adjudication as
1098	1098	26 a person under legal disability of the person holding the
1099	1099
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1109	1109	1 scholarship, and no claim for repayment may be filed against
1110	1110	2 the estate of such a decedent or person under legal
1111	1111	3 disability. If a recipient who enters into repayment under
1112	1112	4 this paragraph subsequently, within 5 years of entering
1113	1113	5 repayment, begins to teach at a school meeting the description
1114	1114	6 under this subsection (d), the Commission may reduce the
1115	1115	7 amount owed by the recipient in proportion to the amount of the
1116	1116	8 teaching obligation completed. Payments received by the
1117	1117	9 Commission under this subsection (d) shall be remitted to the
1118	1118	10 State Treasurer for deposit in the General Revenue Fund. Each
1119	1119	11 person receiving a scholarship shall be provided with a
1120	1120	12 description of the provisions of this subsection (d) at the
1121	1121	13 time he or she qualifies for the benefits of such a
1122	1122	14 scholarship.
1123	1123	15 (e) (Blank). This Section is basically the same as
1124	1124	16 Sections 30-1, 30-2, 30-3, and 30-4a of the School Code, which
1125	1125	17 are repealed by this amendatory Act of 1993, and shall be
1126	1126	18 construed as a continuation of the teacher scholarship program
1127	1127	19 established by that prior law, and not as a new or different
1128	1128	20 teacher scholarship program. The State Board of Education
1129	1129	21 shall transfer to the Commission, as the successor to the
1130	1130	22 State Board of Education for all purposes of administering and
1131	1131	23 implementing the provisions of this Section, all books,
1132	1132	24 accounts, records, papers, documents, contracts, agreements,
1133	1133	25 and pending business in any way relating to the teacher
1134	1134	26 scholarship program continued under this Section; and all
1135	1135
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1145	1145	1 scholarships at any time awarded under that program by, and
1146	1146	2 all applications for any such scholarships at any time made
1147	1147	3 to, the State Board of Education shall be unaffected by the
1148	1148	4 transfer to the Commission of all responsibility for the
1149	1149	5 administration and implementation of the teacher scholarship
1150	1150	6 program continued under this Section. The State Board of
1151	1151	7 Education shall furnish to the Commission such other
1152	1152	8 information as the Commission may request to assist it in
1153	1153	9 administering this Section.
1154	1154	10 (Source: P.A. 103-448, eff. 8-4-23.)
1155	1155	11 (110 ILCS 947/65.70)
1156	1156	12 Sec. 65.70. Optometric Education Scholarship Program.
1157	1157	13 (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that the
1158	1158	14 provision of graduate education leading to a doctoral degree
1159	1159	15 in optometry for persons of this State who desire such an
1160	1160	16 education is important to the health and welfare of this State
1161	1161	17 and Nation and, consequently, is an important public purpose.
1162	1162	18 Many qualified potential optometrists are deterred by
1163	1163	19 financial considerations from pursuing their optometric
1164	1164	20 education with consequent irreparable loss to the State and
1165	1165	21 Nation of talents vital to health and welfare. A program of
1166	1166	22 scholarships for individuals who pledge to practice , repayment
1167	1167	23 of which may be excused if the individual practices
1168	1168	24 professional optometry in this State, will enable such
1169	1169	25 individuals to attend qualified public or private institutions
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1180	1180	1 of their choice in the State.
1181	1181	2 (b) Beginning with the 2003-2004 academic year, the
1182	1182	3 Commission shall, each year, consider applications for
1183	1183	4 scholarship assistance under this Section. An applicant is
1184	1184	5 eligible for a scholarship under this Section if the
1185	1185	6 Commission finds that the applicant is:
1186	1186	7 (1) a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;
1187	1187	8 (2) a resident of Illinois; and
1188	1188	9 (3) enrolled on a full-time basis in a public or
1189	1189	10 private college of optometry located in this State that
1190	1190	11 awards a doctorate degree in optometry and is approved by
1191	1191	12 the Department of Professional Regulation.
1192	1192	13 (c) Each year the Commission shall award 10 scholarships
1193	1193	14 under this Section among applicants qualified pursuant to
1194	1194	15 subsection (b). Two of these scholarships each shall be
1195	1195	16 awarded to eligible applicants enrolled in their first year,
1196	1196	17 second year, third year, and fourth year. The remaining 2
1197	1197	18 scholarships shall be awarded to any level of student. The
1198	1198	19 Commission shall receive funding for the scholarships through
1199	1199	20 appropriations from the Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary
1200	1200	21 Board Fund. If in any year the number of qualified applicants
1201	1201	22 exceeds the number of scholarships to be awarded, the
1202	1202	23 Commission shall give priority in awarding scholarships to
1203	1203	24 students demonstrating exceptional merit and who are in
1204	1204	25 financial need. A scholarship shall be in the amount of $5,000
1205	1205	26 each year applicable to tuition and fees.
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1216	1216	1 (d) The total amount of scholarship assistance awarded by
1217	1217	2 the Commission under this Section to an individual in any
1218	1218	3 given fiscal year, when added to other financial assistance
1219	1219	4 awarded to that individual for that year, shall not exceed the
1220	1220	5 cost of attendance at the institution at which the student is
1221	1221	6 enrolled.
1222	1222	7 (e) A recipient may receive up to 8 semesters or 12
1223	1223	8 quarters of scholarship assistance under this Section.
1224	1224	9 (f) Subject to a separate appropriation made for such
1225	1225	10 purposes, payment of any scholarship awarded under this
1226	1226	11 Section shall be determined by the Commission. All scholarship
1227	1227	12 funds distributed in accordance with this Section shall be
1228	1228	13 paid to the institution on behalf of the recipients.
1229	1229	14 Scholarship funds are applicable toward 2 semesters or 3
1230	1230	15 quarters of enrollment within an academic year.
1231	1231	16 (g) The Commission shall administer the Optometric
1232	1232	17 Education Scholarship Program established by this Section and
1233	1233	18 shall make all necessary and proper rules not inconsistent
1234	1234	19 with this Section for its effective implementation.
1235	1235	20 (h) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any
1236	1236	21 academic year, each recipient of a scholarship awarded under
1237	1237	22 this Section shall be required by the Commission to sign an
1238	1238	23 agreement under which the recipient pledges that, within the
1239	1239	24 one-year period following the termination of the academic
1240	1240	25 program for which the recipient was awarded a scholarship, the
1241	1241	26 recipient shall practice in this State as a licensed
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1252	1252	1 optometrist under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987
1253	1253	2 for a period of not less than one year for each year of
1254	1254	3 scholarship assistance awarded under this Section. Each
1255	1255	4 recipient shall, upon request of the Commission, provide the
1256	1256	5 Commission with evidence that the recipient he or she is
1257	1257	6 fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the practice
1258	1258	7 agreement provided for in this subsection.
1259	1259	8 (i) (Blank). If a recipient of a scholarship awarded under
1260	1260	9 this Section fails to fulfill the practice obligation set
1261	1261	10 forth in subsection (h) of this Section, the Commission shall
1262	1262	11 require the recipient to repay the amount of the scholarships
1263	1263	12 received, prorated according to the fraction of the obligation
1264	1264	13 not completed, plus interest at a rate of 5% and, if
1265	1265	14 applicable, reasonable collection fees. The Commission is
1266	1266	15 authorized to establish rules relating to its collection
1267	1267	16 activities for repayment of scholarships under this Section.
1268	1268	17 (j) (Blank). A recipient of a scholarship awarded by the
1269	1269	18 Commission under this Section shall not be in violation of the
1270	1270	19 agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (h) if the
1271	1271	20 recipient (i) is serving as a member of the armed services of
1272	1272	21 the United States; (ii) is enrolled in a residency program
1273	1273	22 following graduation at an approved institution; (iii) is a
1274	1274	23 person with a temporary total disability, as established by
1275	1275	24 sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; or (iii) cannot
1276	1276	25 fulfill the employment obligation due to his or her death,
1277	1277	26 disability, or incompetency, as established by sworn affidavit
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1288	1288	1 of a qualified physician. No claim for repayment may be filed
1289	1289	2 against the estate of such a decedent or incompetent. Any
1290	1290	3 extension of the period during which the employment
1291	1291	4 requirement must be fulfilled shall be subject to limitations
1292	1292	5 of duration as established by the Commission.
1293	1293	6 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
1294	1294	7 (110 ILCS 947/65.110)
1295	1295	8 Sec. 65.110. Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work
1296	1296	9 Professional Educator License scholarship.
1297	1297	10 (a) Subject to appropriation, beginning with awards for
1298	1298	11 the 2022-2023 academic year, the Commission shall award
1299	1299	12 annually up to 250 Post-Master of Social Work School Social
1300	1300	13 Work Professional Educator License scholarships to a person
1301	1301	14 who:
1302	1302	15 (1) holds a valid Illinois-licensed clinical social
1303	1303	16 work license or social work license;
1304	1304	17 (2) has obtained a master's degree in social work from
1305	1305	18 an approved program;
1306	1306	19 (3) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;
1307	1307	20 and
1308	1308	21 (4) submits an application to the Commission for such
1309	1309	22 scholarship and agrees to take courses to obtain an
1310	1310	23 Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement
1311	1311	24 in School Social Work.
1312	1312	25 (b) If an appropriation for this Section for a given
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1323	1323	1 fiscal year is insufficient to provide scholarships to all
1324	1324	2 qualified applicants, the Commission shall allocate the
1325	1325	3 appropriation in accordance with this subsection (b). If funds
1326	1326	4 are insufficient to provide all qualified applicants with a
1327	1327	5 scholarship as authorized by this Section, the Commission
1328	1328	6 shall allocate the available scholarship funds for that fiscal
1329	1329	7 year to qualified applicants who submit a complete application
1330	1330	8 on or before a date specified by the Commission, based on the
1331	1331	9 following order of priority:
1332	1332	10 (1) firstly, to students who received a scholarship
1333	1333	11 under this Section in the prior academic year and who
1334	1334	12 remain eligible for a scholarship under this Section;
1335	1335	13 (2) secondly, to new, qualified applicants who are
1336	1336	14 members of a racial minority, as defined in subsection
1337	1337	15 (c); and
1338	1338	16 (3) finally, to other new, qualified applicants in
1339	1339	17 accordance with this Section.
1340	1340	18 (c) Scholarships awarded under this Section shall be
1341	1341	19 issued pursuant to rules adopted by the Commission. In
1342	1342	20 awarding scholarships, the Commission shall give priority to
1343	1343	21 those applicants who are members of a racial minority. Racial
1344	1344	22 minorities are underrepresented as school social workers in
1345	1345	23 elementary and secondary schools in this State, and the
1346	1346	24 General Assembly finds that it is in the interest of this State
1347	1347	25 to provide them with priority consideration for programs that
1348	1348	26 encourage their participation in this field and thereby foster
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1359	1359	1 a profession that is more reflective of the diversity of
1360	1360	2 Illinois students and the parents they will serve. A more
1361	1361	3 reflective workforce in school social work allows improved
1362	1362	4 outcomes for students and a better utilization of services.
1363	1363	5 Therefore, the Commission shall give priority to those
1364	1364	6 applicants who are members of a racial minority. In this
1365	1365	7 subsection (c), "racial minority" means a person who is a
1366	1366	8 citizen of the United States or a lawful permanent resident of
1367	1367	9 the United States and who is:
1368	1368	10 (1) Black (a person having origins in any of the black
1369	1369	11 racial groups in Africa);
1370	1370	12 (2) Hispanic (a person of Spanish or Portuguese
1371	1371	13 culture with origins in Mexico, South or Central America,
1372	1372	14 or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race);
1373	1373	15 (3) Asian American (a person having origins in any of
1374	1374	16 the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the
1375	1375	17 Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands); or
1376	1376	18 (4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (a person having
1377	1377	19 origins in any of the original peoples of North America).
1378	1378	20 (d) Each scholarship shall be applied to the payment of
1379	1379	21 tuition and mandatory fees at the University of Illinois,
1380	1380	22 Southern Illinois University, Chicago State University,
1381	1381	23 Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University,
1382	1382	24 Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University,
1383	1383	25 Northern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.
1384	1384	26 Each scholarship may be applied to pay tuition and mandatory
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1395	1395	1 fees required to obtain an Illinois Professional Educator
1396	1396	2 License with an endorsement in School Social Work.
1397	1397	3 (e) The Commission shall make tuition and fee payments
1398	1398	4 directly to the qualified institution of higher learning that
1399	1399	5 the applicant attends.
1400	1400	6 (f) Any person accepting who has accepted a scholarship
1401	1401	7 under this Section must sign an agreement pledging (i) that,
1402	1402	8 within one year after graduation or termination of enrollment
1403	1403	9 in a Post-Master of Social Work Professional Education License
1404	1404	10 with an endorsement in School Social Work program, the
1405	1405	11 recipient will begin working as a school social worker at a
1406	1406	12 public or nonpublic not-for-profit preschool, elementary
1407	1407	13 school, or secondary school located in this State for at least
1408	1408	14 2 of the 5 years immediately following that graduation or
1409	1409	15 termination, and (ii) that the recipient shall, upon request
1410	1410	16 of the Commission, provide the Commission with evidence that
1411	1411	17 the recipient is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the
1412	1412	18 work agreement provided for in this subsection. excluding,
1413	1413	19 however, from the computation of that 5-year period: (i) any
1414	1414	20 time up to 3 years spent in the military service, whether such
1415	1415	21 service occurs before or after the person graduates; (ii) the
1416	1416	22 time that person is a person with a temporary total disability
1417	1417	23 for a period of time not to exceed 3 years, as established by
1418	1418	24 the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; and (iii) the
1419	1419	25 time that person is seeking and unable to find full-time
1420	1420	26 employment as a school social worker at a State public or
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1431	1431	1 nonpublic not-for-profit preschool, elementary school, or
1432	1432	2 secondary school.
1433	1433	3 (g) (Blank). If a recipient of a scholarship under this
1434	1434	4 Section fails to fulfill the work obligation set forth in
1435	1435	5 subsection (f), the Commission shall require the recipient to
1436	1436	6 repay the amount of the scholarships received, prorated
1437	1437	7 according to the fraction of the obligation not completed, at
1438	1438	8 a rate of interest equal to 5%, and, if applicable, reasonable
1439	1439	9 collection fees. The Commission is authorized to establish
1440	1440	10 rules relating to its collection activities for repayment of
1441	1441	11 scholarships under this Section. All repayments collected
1442	1442	12 under this Section shall be forwarded to the State Comptroller
1443	1443	13 for deposit into this State's General Revenue Fund.
1444	1444	14 A recipient of a scholarship under this Section is not
1445	1445	15 considered to be in violation of the failure to fulfill the
1446	1446	16 work obligation under subsection (f) if the recipient (i)
1447	1447	17 enrolls on a full-time basis as a graduate student in a course
1448	1448	18 of study related to the field of social work at a qualified
1449	1449	19 Illinois institution of higher learning; (ii) is serving, not
1450	1450	20 in excess of 3 years, as a member of the armed services of the
1451	1451	21 United States; (iii) is a person with a temporary total
1452	1452	22 disability for a period of time not to exceed 3 years, as
1453	1453	23 established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician;
1454	1454	24 (iv) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as a
1455	1455	25 school social worker at an Illinois public or nonpublic
1456	1456	26 not-for-profit preschool, elementary school, or secondary
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1467	1467	1 school that satisfies the criteria set forth in subsection (f)
1468	1468	2 and is able to provide evidence of that fact; or (v) becomes a
1469	1469	3 person with a permanent total disability, as established by
1470	1470	4 the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician.
1471	1471	5 (Source: P.A. 102-621, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22;
1472	1472	6 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)
1473	1473	7 (110 ILCS 947/65.120)
1474	1474	8 Sec. 65.120. iGROW Tech Scholarship Program.
1475	1475	9 (a) As used in this Section:
1476	1476	10 "Eligible applicant" means a student who has graduated
1477	1477	11 from high school or has received a State of Illinois High
1478	1478	12 School Diploma, who has maintained a cumulative grade point
1479	1479	13 average of no less than 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, who is pursuing or
1480	1480	14 intends to pursue a qualifying degree in a qualified
1481	1481	15 institution, and who is entitled to apply for assistance under
1482	1482	16 this Section.
1483	1483	17 "Full-time" means the number of credit hours the
1484	1484	18 Commission determines is full-time enrollment for a student
1485	1485	19 for purposes of the program created under this Section.
1486	1486	20 "Minority student" has the same meaning as the term is
1487	1487	21 defined under Section 50 of the Higher Education Student
1488	1488	22 Assistance Act (110 ILCS 947).
1489	1489	23 "Program" means the iGROW Tech Scholarship Program created
1490	1490	24 under this Section.
1491	1491	25 "Qualifying degree" means an associate or a bachelor's
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1502	1502	1 degree granted by a qualified institution in the field of
1503	1503	2 computer information sciences; information technology;
1504	1504	3 information science; computer science; computer systems
1505	1505	4 networking and telecommunications; computer and information
1506	1506	5 systems security or information assurance, including
1507	1507	6 cybersecurity; or management information systems.
1508	1508	7 "Qualifying job" means a job with an employer in this
1509	1509	8 State performing work that is directly related to the field of
1510	1510	9 study that qualified the candidate for assistance under this
1511	1511	10 Section.
1512	1512	11 "Qualified student" means a person (i) who is a resident
1513	1513	12 of this State; (ii) who, as an eligible applicant, has made a
1514	1514	13 timely application for an iGROW tech scholarship under this
1515	1515	14 Section; (iii) who is enrolled on at least a half-time basis at
1516	1516	15 a qualified institution; (iv) who is enrolled in a course of
1517	1517	16 study in the field of computer and information sciences;
1518	1518	17 information technology; information science; computer science;
1519	1519	18 computer systems networking and telecommunications; computer
1520	1520	19 and information systems security or information assurance,
1521	1521	20 including cybersecurity; or management information systems;
1522	1522	21 (v) who maintains a grade point average of no less than a 2.5
1523	1523	22 on a 4.0 scale; and (vi) who continues to advance
1524	1524	23 satisfactorily toward the attainment of a degree.
1525	1525	24 "Recipient" means an Illinois resident enrolled in a
1526	1526	25 qualified institution who receives an award under this
1527	1527	26 Section.
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1538	1538	1 (b) Subject to appropriation, and no sooner than the
1539	1539	2 2024-2025 academic year, there is established the Illinois
1540	1540	3 Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW) Tech Scholarship
1541	1541	4 Program to recruit and train individuals to work in technology
1542	1542	5 jobs that have a high demand for new employees and offer high
1543	1543	6 wages by awarding scholarships.
1544	1544	7 (c) Each iGROW tech scholarship awarded under this Section
1545	1545	8 shall be determined by the Commission in an amount up to and
1546	1546	9 including the full costs of tuition and fees and room and board
1547	1547	10 of the qualified institution at which the recipient is
1548	1548	11 enrolled if the institution is public, or an equivalent rate
1549	1549	12 established by the Commission for private institutions. The
1550	1550	13 total amount of iGROW tech scholarship assistance awarded by
1551	1551	14 the Commission under this Section to an eligible applicant in
1552	1552	15 any given fiscal year, when added to other financial
1553	1553	16 assistance awarded to that individual for that year, shall not
1554	1554	17 exceed the cost of attendance at the institution at which the
1555	1555	18 student is enrolled. If the amount of financial assistance to
1556	1556	19 be awarded to a qualified student exceeds the cost of
1557	1557	20 attendance at the institution at which the student is
1558	1558	21 enrolled, the iGROW tech scholarship shall be reduced by an
1559	1559	22 amount equal to the amount by which the combined financial
1560	1560	23 assistance available to the student exceeds the cost of
1561	1561	24 attendance.
1562	1562	25 (d) The maximum number of academic terms for which a
1563	1563	26 qualified student can receive iGROW tech scholarship
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1574	1574	1 assistance shall be 8 semesters or 12 quarters.
1575	1575	2 (e) All applications for scholarships awarded under this
1576	1576	3 Section shall be made to the Commission on forms which the
1577	1577	4 Commission shall provide for eligible applicants. The form of
1578	1578	5 applications and the information required to be set forth
1579	1579	6 therein shall be determined by the Commission, and the
1580	1580	7 Commission shall require eligible applicants to submit with
1581	1581	8 their applications such supporting documents or
1582	1582	9 recommendations as the Commission deems necessary.
1583	1583	10 (f) Subject to appropriation for such purposes, payment of
1584	1584	11 any iGROW tech scholarship awarded under this Section shall be
1585	1585	12 determined by the Commission. All scholarship funds
1586	1586	13 distributed in accordance with this subsection shall be paid
1587	1587	14 to the qualified institution and used only for payment of the
1588	1588	15 tuition and fees assessed by the institution and the standard
1589	1589	16 housing and food allowance used for all undergraduate students
1590	1590	17 by the qualified student in connection with his or her
1591	1591	18 attendance at a qualified institution.
1592	1592	19 Any iGROW tech scholarship awarded under this Section
1593	1593	20 shall be applicable to 2 semesters or 3 quarters of enrollment
1594	1594	21 annually. The qualified institution can only request payment
1595	1595	22 for tuition and fees up to the amount of actual tuition and fee
1596	1596	23 expenses incurred.
1597	1597	24 If a student withdraws after the expiration of the tuition
1598	1598	25 refund or withdrawal adjustment period, the student may
1599	1599	26 receive payment for tuition and fees incurred up to the term
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1610	1610	1 award. The housing and food allowance shall be prorated based
1611	1611	2 on the qualified institution's return of funds policy.
1612	1612	3 (g) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any
1613	1613	4 academic year, each recipient of an iGROW tech scholarship
1614	1614	5 awarded under this Section shall be required by the Commission
1615	1615	6 to sign an agreement under which the recipient pledges that
1616	1616	7 the recipient (i) shall work in the State in a qualified job
1617	1617	8 for a period of not less than one year for each year of
1618	1618	9 scholarship assistance he or she was awarded under this
1619	1619	10 Section; however, in no event shall he or she agree to work in
1620	1620	11 the State in a qualified job for a period of less than 2 years;
1621	1621	12 and (ii) shall, upon request by the Commission, provide the
1622	1622	13 Commission with evidence that he or she is fulfilling or has
1623	1623	14 fulfilled the terms of the agreement provided for in this
1624	1624	15 subsection.
1625	1625	16 If a recipient of an iGROW tech scholarship awarded under
1626	1626	17 this Section fails to fulfill the obligations set forth in
1627	1627	18 this subsection, the Commission shall require the recipient to
1628	1628	19 repay the amount of the scholarships received, prorated
1629	1629	20 according to the fraction of the employment obligation not
1630	1630	21 completed, at a rate of interest equal to 5%, and, if
1631	1631	22 applicable, reasonable collection fees. The Commission is
1632	1632	23 authorized to establish rules relating to its collection
1633	1633	24 activities for repayment of scholarships under this Section.
1634	1634	25 All repayments collected under this Section shall be forwarded
1635	1635	26 to the State Comptroller for deposit into the State's General
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1646	1646	1 Revenue Fund.
1647	1647	2 A recipient of an iGROW tech scholarship shall not be
1648	1648	3 considered in violation of the agreement entered into pursuant
1649	1649	4 to this subsection if the recipient (I) enrolls on a full-time
1650	1650	5 basis as a graduate student in a course of study related to the
1651	1651	6 technology degree for which he or she qualified for the iGROW
1652	1652	7 tech scholarship at a qualified institution; (II) is serving,
1653	1653	8 not in excess of 3 years, as a member of the armed services of
1654	1654	9 the United States; (III) is a person with a temporary total
1655	1655	10 disability for a period of time not to exceed 3 years as
1656	1656	11 established by sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; (IV)
1657	1657	12 is seeking and unable to find full-time employment with a
1658	1658	13 State employer that satisfies the criteria set forth in this
1659	1659	14 subsection and is able to provide evidence of that fact; (V)
1660	1660	15 becomes a person with a permanent total disability as
1661	1661	16 established by sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; or
1662	1662	17 (VI) meets any other criteria that the Commission may deem
1663	1663	18 necessary.
1664	1664	19 (h) (Blank.) Scholarship recipients under this Section who
1665	1665	20 withdraw from a program of computer science or other related
1666	1666	21 major area of study provided under this Section but remain
1667	1667	22 enrolled in school to continue their postsecondary studies in
1668	1668	23 another academic discipline shall not be required to commence
1669	1669	24 repayment of their iGROW tech scholarship so long as they
1670	1670	25 remain enrolled in school on a full-time basis or if they can
1671	1671	26 document for the Commission special circumstances that warrant
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1682	1682	1 extension of repayment.
1683	1683	2 (i) If the Program does not expend at least 90% of the
1684	1684	3 amount appropriated for the Program in a given fiscal year for
1685	1685	4 3 consecutive fiscal years on or before January 1 in each of
1686	1686	5 those fiscal years, then up to 3% of amount appropriated for
1687	1687	6 the Program for each of next 3 fiscal years shall be allocated
1688	1688	7 to increasing awareness of the program.
1689	1689	8 (j) The Commission shall administer the Program and shall
1690	1690	9 make all necessary and proper rules not inconsistent with this
1691	1691	10 Section for its effective implementation.
1692	1692	11 (k) The Commission shall establish a methodology for
1693	1693	12 prioritizing applications from applicants who demonstrate a
1694	1694	13 financial need or hardship, applications from minority
1695	1695	14 students, and applications from applicants demonstrating
1696	1696	15 academic excellence. After the first academic year that the
1697	1697	16 Program operates, the Commission shall prioritize the
1698	1698	17 applications of those applicants who received a scholarship
1699	1699	18 under this Section during the prior academic year and who
1700	1700	19 remain eligible for a scholarship under this Section.
1701	1701	20 (l) Each fiscal year, the Commission may use up to 5% of
1702	1702	21 money appropriated for the Program for administration.
1703	1703	22 (m) Scholarships may be made under this Section through
1704	1704	23 the 2029-30 academic year.
1705	1705	24 (n) The Illinois Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW)
1706	1706	25 Tech Scholarship Fund is created as a special fund in the State
1707	1707	26 treasury. Moneys in the fund may come from both public
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1718	1718	1 entities and institutional, organizational, or other private
1719	1719	2 entities. All money in the Fund shall be used, subject to
1720	1720	3 appropriation, by the Commission to implement and administer
1721	1721	4 the Program pursuant to this Section.
1722	1722	5 (Source: P.A. 103-519, eff. 1-1-24.)
1723	1723	6 Section 10. The Nursing Education Scholarship Law is
1724	1724	7 amended by changing Sections 2, 3, 3.1, 4, 6, and 6.5 as
1725	1725	8 follows:
1726	1726	9 (110 ILCS 975/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 2752)
1727	1727	10 Sec. 2. Legislative finding and declaration of policy.
1728	1728	11 (a) The General Assembly finds and hereby declares that
1729	1729	12 the provision of a higher education leading to an associate
1730	1730	13 degree in nursing, an associate degree in applied sciences in
1731	1731	14 nursing, a hospital-based diploma in nursing, a baccalaureate
1732	1732	15 degree in nursing, a graduate degree in nursing, or a
1733	1733	16 certificate in practical nursing for persons of this State who
1734	1734	17 desire such an education is important to the health, welfare
1735	1735	18 and security of this State and Nation, and consequently is an
1736	1736	19 important public purpose. Many qualified and potential nurses
1737	1737	20 are deterred by financial considerations from pursuing their
1738	1738	21 nursing education, with consequent irreparable loss to the
1739	1739	22 State and Nation of talents vital to health, welfare and
1740	1740	23 security. A system of scholarships for individuals who plan to
1741	1741	24 work in this State as , repayment of which may be excused if the
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1752	1752	1 individual is employed as a registered professional nurse or a
1753	1753	2 licensed practical nurse after obtaining an associate degree
1754	1754	3 in nursing, associate degree in applied sciences in nursing,
1755	1755	4 hospital-based diploma in nursing, baccalaureate degree in
1756	1756	5 nursing, graduate degree in nursing, or certificate in
1757	1757	6 practical nursing, will enable such individuals to attend
1758	1758	7 approved institutions of their choice in the State, public or
1759	1759	8 private.
1760	1760	9 (b) The General Assembly finds that there is a critical
1761	1761	10 shortage of nursing instructors in this State, and such a
1762	1762	11 shortage will only worsen the shortage of available nurses in
1763	1763	12 this State and jeopardize the quality of healthcare citizens
1764	1764	13 of this State have every right to enjoy. In order to provide
1765	1765	14 for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this
1766	1766	15 State, the General Assembly declares that there is a need for
1767	1767	16 an increase in skilled nurse educators in this State.
1768	1768	17 (Source: P.A. 96-805, eff. 10-30-09.)
1769	1769	18 (110 ILCS 975/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 2753)
1770	1770	19 Sec. 3. Definitions. The following terms, whenever used or
1771	1771	20 referred to, have the following meanings except where the
1772	1772	21 context clearly indicates otherwise:
1773	1773	22 (1) "Board" means the Board of Higher Education created by
1774	1774	23 the Board of Higher Education Act.
1775	1775	24 (2) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public
1776	1776	25 Health.
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1787	1787	1 (3) "Approved institution" means a public community
1788	1788	2 college, private junior college, hospital-based diploma in
1789	1789	3 nursing program, or public or private college or university
1790	1790	4 with a pre-licensure nursing education program located in this
1791	1791	5 State that has approval by the Department of Financial and
1792	1792	6 Professional Regulation for an associate degree in nursing
1793	1793	7 program, associate degree in applied sciences in nursing
1794	1794	8 program, hospital-based diploma in nursing program,
1795	1795	9 baccalaureate degree in nursing program, graduate degree in
1796	1796	10 nursing program, or certificate in a practical nursing program
1797	1797	11 or a post-licensure nursing education program approved by the
1798	1798	12 Board of Higher Education or any successor agency with similar
1799	1799	13 authority.
1800	1800	14 (4) "Baccalaureate degree in nursing program" means a
1801	1801	15 program offered by an approved institution and leading to a
1802	1802	16 bachelor of science degree in nursing.
1803	1803	17 (5) "Enrollment" means the establishment and maintenance
1804	1804	18 of an individual's status as a student in an approved
1805	1805	19 institution, regardless of the terms used at the institution
1806	1806	20 to describe such status.
1807	1807	21 (6) "Academic year" means the period of time from
1808	1808	22 September 1 of one year through August 31 of the next year or
1809	1809	23 as otherwise defined by the academic institution.
1810	1810	24 (7) "Associate degree in nursing program or hospital-based
1811	1811	25 diploma in nursing program" means a program offered by an
1812	1812	26 approved institution and leading to an associate degree in
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1823	1823	1 nursing, associate degree in applied sciences in nursing, or
1824	1824	2 hospital-based diploma in nursing.
1825	1825	3 (8) "Graduate degree in nursing program" means a program
1826	1826	4 offered by an approved institution and leading to a master of
1827	1827	5 science degree in nursing or a doctorate of philosophy or
1828	1828	6 doctorate of nursing degree in nursing.
1829	1829	7 (9) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois
1830	1830	8 Department of Public Health.
1831	1831	9 (10) "Accepted for admission" means a student has
1832	1832	10 completed the requirements for entry into an associate degree
1833	1833	11 in nursing program, associate degree in applied sciences in
1834	1834	12 nursing program, hospital-based diploma in nursing program,
1835	1835	13 baccalaureate degree in nursing program, graduate degree in
1836	1836	14 nursing program, or certificate in practical nursing program
1837	1837	15 at an approved institution, as documented by the institution.
1838	1838	16 (11) "Fees" means those mandatory charges, in addition to
1839	1839	17 tuition, that all enrolled students must pay, including
1840	1840	18 required course or lab fees.
1841	1841	19 (12) "Full-time student" means a student enrolled for at
1842	1842	20 least 12 hours per term or as otherwise determined by the
1843	1843	21 academic institution.
1844	1844	22 (13) "Law" means the Nursing Education Scholarship Law.
1845	1845	23 (14) "Nursing employment obligation" means employment in
1846	1846	24 this State as a registered professional nurse, licensed
1847	1847	25 practical nurse, or advanced practice registered nurse in
1848	1848	26 direct patient care for at least one year for each year of
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1859	1859	1 scholarship assistance received through the Nursing Education
1860	1860	2 Scholarship Program.
1861	1861	3 (15) "Part-time student" means a person who is enrolled
1862	1862	4 for at least one-third of the number of hours required per term
1863	1863	5 by a school for its full-time students.
1864	1864	6 (16) "Practical nursing program" means a program offered
1865	1865	7 by an approved institution leading to a certificate in
1866	1866	8 practical nursing.
1867	1867	9 (17) "Registered professional nurse" means a person who is
1868	1868	10 currently licensed as a registered professional nurse by the
1869	1869	11 Department of Professional Regulation under the Nurse Practice
1870	1870	12 Act.
1871	1871	13 (18) "Licensed practical nurse" means a person who is
1872	1872	14 currently licensed as a licensed practical nurse by the
1873	1873	15 Department of Professional Regulation under the Nurse Practice
1874	1874	16 Act.
1875	1875	17 (19) "School term" means an academic term, such as a
1876	1876	18 semester, quarter, trimester, or number of clock hours, as
1877	1877	19 defined by an approved institution.
1878	1878	20 (20) "Student in good standing" means a student
1879	1879	21 maintaining a cumulative grade point average equivalent to at
1880	1880	22 least the academic grade of a "C".
1881	1881	23 (21) (Blank). "Total and permanent disability" means a
1882	1882	24 physical or mental impairment, disease, or loss of a permanent
1883	1883	25 nature that prevents nursing employment with or without
1884	1884	26 reasonable accommodation. Proof of disability shall be a
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1895	1895	1 declaration from the social security administration, Illinois
1896	1896	2 Workers' Compensation Commission, Department of Defense, or an
1897	1897	3 insurer authorized to transact business in Illinois who is
1898	1898	4 providing disability insurance coverage to a contractor.
1899	1899	5 (22) "Tuition" means the established charges of an
1900	1900	6 institution of higher learning for instruction at that
1901	1901	7 institution.
1902	1902	8 (23) "Nurse educator" means a person who is currently
1903	1903	9 licensed as a registered nurse by the Department of
1904	1904	10 Professional Regulation under the Nurse Practice Act, who has
1905	1905	11 a graduate degree in nursing, and who is employed by an
1906	1906	12 approved academic institution to educate registered nursing
1907	1907	13 students, licensed practical nursing students, and registered
1908	1908	14 nurses pursuing graduate degrees.
1909	1909	15 (24) "Nurse educator employment obligation" means
1910	1910	16 employment in this State as a nurse educator for at least 2
1911	1911	17 years for each year of scholarship assistance received under
1912	1912	18 Section 6.5 of this Law.
1913	1913	19 (25) "Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance
1914	1914	20 Commission.
1915	1915	21 Rulemaking authority to implement the provisions of this
1916	1916	22 Act is conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance
1917	1917	23 with all provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
1918	1918	24 Act and all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on
1919	1919	25 Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for
1920	1920	26 whatever reason, is unauthorized.
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1931	1931	1 (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
1932	1932	2 (110 ILCS 975/3.1)
1933	1933	3 Sec. 3.1. Approved institutions. An approved institution
1934	1934	4 must maintain compliance with all applicable State and federal
1935	1935	5 laws. An approved institution approved to participate in the
1936	1936	6 scholarship program under this Section is not necessarily
1937	1937	7 eligible for other programs administered by the Commission and
1938	1938	8 is not, in order to participate in the program under this
1939	1939	9 Section, required to meet the definition of "institution of
1940	1940	10 higher learning", "qualified institution", or "institution" as
1941	1941	11 defined in Section 10 of the Higher Education Student
1942	1942	12 Assistance Act. The Commission may establish by rule
1943	1943	13 additional requirements for approved institutions.
1944	1944	14 (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
1945	1945	15 (110 ILCS 975/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 2754)
1946	1946	16 Sec. 4. Functions of Department. The Department shall
1947	1947	17 prepare and supervise the issuance of public information about
1948	1948	18 the provisions of this Article; prescribe the form and
1949	1949	19 regulate the submission of applications for scholarships;
1950	1950	20 determine the eligibility of applicants; award the appropriate
1951	1951	21 scholarships; and prescribe the contracts or other
1952	1952	22 acknowledgments of scholarship which an applicant is required
1953	1953	23 to execute; and determine whether all or any part of a
1954	1954	24 recipient's scholarship needs to be monetarily repaid, or has
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1965	1965	1 been excused from repayment, and the extent of any repayment
1966	1966	2 or excused repayment. The Department may require a recipient
1967	1967	3 to reimburse the State for expenses, including but not limited
1968	1968	4 to attorney's fees, incurred by the Department or other agent
1969	1969	5 of the State for a successful legal action against the
1970	1970	6 recipient for a breach of any provision of the scholarship
1971	1971	7 contract. The Department is authorized to make all necessary
1972	1972	8 and proper rules, not inconsistent with this Article, for the
1973	1973	9 efficient exercise of the foregoing functions.
1974	1974	10 (Source: P.A. 100-872, eff. 8-14-18.)
1975	1975	11 (110 ILCS 975/6) (from Ch. 144, par. 2756)
1976	1976	12 Sec. 6. Nursing requirements for scholarship recipients.
1977	1977	13 In accepting a scholarship under this Section, a recipient
1978	1978	14 must pledge that (i) within Within 12 months after graduation
1979	1979	15 from an associate degree in nursing program, hospital-based
1980	1980	16 diploma in nursing program, baccalaureate degree in nursing
1981	1981	17 program, graduate degree in nursing program, or certificate in
1982	1982	18 practical nursing program, the any recipient will who accepted
1983	1983	19 a scholarship under Section 5 shall begin meeting the required
1984	1984	20 nursing employment obligation, and (ii) upon request by the
1985	1985	21 Commission, the recipient will provide the Commission with
1986	1986	22 evidence that the recipient is fulfilling or has fulfilled the
1987	1987	23 terms of the agreement provided for in this Section. In order
1988	1988	24 to defer his or her continuous employment obligation, a
1989	1989	25 recipient must request the deferment in writing from the
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2000	2000	1 Department. A recipient shall notify program staff within 30
2001	2001	2 days if he or she spends up to 4 years in military service
2002	2002	3 before or after graduation. A recipient shall notify program
2003	2003	4 staff within 30 days if he or she is enrolled in an academic
2004	2004	5 program leading to a graduate degree in nursing. If a
2005	2005	6 recipient receives funding through the Nursing Education
2006	2006	7 Scholarship Program for a higher degree, the nursing
2007	2007	8 employment obligation shall be deferred until he or she is no
2008	2008	9 longer enrolled or has graduated. The recipient must begin
2009	2009	10 meeting the required nursing employment obligations no later
2010	2010	11 than 6 months after the end of the deferments.
2011	2011	12 Any person who fails to fulfill the nursing employment
2012	2012	13 obligation shall pay to the Department an amount equal to the
2013	2013	14 amount of scholarship funds received per year for each
2014	2014	15 unfulfilled year of the nursing employment obligation,
2015	2015	16 together with interest at 7% per year on the unpaid balance.
2016	2016	17 Payment must begin within 6 months following the date of the
2017	2017	18 occurrence initiating the repayment. All repayments must be
2018	2018	19 completed within 6 years from the date of the occurrence
2019	2019	20 initiating the repayment. However, this obligation may be
2020	2020	21 deferred and re-evaluated every 6 months when the failure to
2021	2021	22 fulfill the nursing employment obligation results from
2022	2022	23 involuntarily leaving the profession due to a decrease in the
2023	2023	24 number of nurses employed in the State or when the failure to
2024	2024	25 fulfill the nursing employment obligation results from total
2025	2025	26 and permanent disability. The repayment obligation shall be
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2036	2036	1 excused if the failure to fulfill the nursing employment
2037	2037	2 obligation results from the death or adjudication as
2038	2038	3 incompetent of the person holding the scholarship. No claim
2039	2039	4 for repayment may be filed against the estate of such a
2040	2040	5 decedent or incompetent.
2041	2041	6 Each person applying for such a scholarship shall be
2042	2042	7 provided with a copy of this Section at the time of application
2043	2043	8 for the benefits of such scholarship.
2044	2044	9 (Source: P.A. 92-43, eff. 1-1-02; 93-879, eff. 1-1-05.)
2045	2045	10 (110 ILCS 975/6.5)
2046	2046	11 Sec. 6.5. Nurse educator scholarships.
2047	2047	12 (a) Beginning with the fall term of the 2009-2010 academic
2048	2048	13 year, the Department shall provide scholarships to individuals
2049	2049	14 selected from among those applicants who qualify for
2050	2050	15 consideration by showing the following:
2051	2051	16 (1) that he or she has been a resident of this State
2052	2052	17 for at least one year prior to application and is a citizen
2053	2053	18 or a lawful permanent resident of the United States;
2054	2054	19 (2) that he or she is enrolled in or accepted for
2055	2055	20 admission to a graduate degree in nursing program at an
2056	2056	21 approved institution; and
2057	2057	22 (3) that he or she agrees to meet the nurse educator
2058	2058	23 employment obligation.
2059	2059	24 (b) If in any year the number of qualified applicants
2060	2060	25 exceeds the number of scholarships to be awarded under this
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2071	2071	1 Section, the Department shall, in consultation with the
2072	2072	2 Illinois Nursing Workforce Center Advisory Board, consider the
2073	2073	3 following factors in granting priority in awarding
2074	2074	4 scholarships:
2075	2075	5 (1) Financial need, as shown on a standardized
2076	2076	6 financial needs assessment form used by an approved
2077	2077	7 institution, of students who will pursue their education
2078	2078	8 on a full-time or close to full-time basis and who already
2079	2079	9 have a diploma in nursing and are pursuing a higher
2080	2080	10 degree.
2081	2081	11 (2) A student's status as a registered nurse who is
2082	2082	12 pursuing a graduate degree in nursing to pursue employment
2083	2083	13 in an approved institution that educates licensed
2084	2084	14 practical nurses and that educates registered nurses in
2085	2085	15 undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.
2086	2086	16 (3) A student's merit, as shown through his or her
2087	2087	17 grade point average, class rank, experience as a nurse,
2088	2088	18 including supervisory experience, experience as a nurse in
2089	2089	19 the United States military, and other academic and
2090	2090	20 extracurricular activities.
2091	2091	21 (c) Unless otherwise indicated, scholarships under this
2092	2092	22 Section shall be awarded to recipients at approved
2093	2093	23 institutions for a period of up to 3 years.
2094	2094	24 (d) In accepting a scholarship under this Section, a
2095	2095	25 recipient must pledge that (i) within Within 12 months after
2096	2096	26 graduation from a graduate degree in nursing program for nurse
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2107	2107	1 educators, the any recipient will who accepted a scholarship
2108	2108	2 under this Section shall begin meeting the required nurse
2109	2109	3 educator employment obligation, and (ii) the recipient will,
2110	2110	4 upon request by the Commission, provide the Commission with
2111	2111	5 evidence that the recipient is fulfilling or has fulfilled the
2112	2112	6 terms of the agreement provided for in this Section. In order
2113	2113	7 to defer his or her continuous employment obligation, a
2114	2114	8 recipient must request the deferment in writing from the
2115	2115	9 Department. A recipient shall receive a deferment if he or she
2116	2116	10 notifies the Department, within 30 days after enlisting, that
2117	2117	11 he or she is spending up to 4 years in military service. A
2118	2118	12 recipient shall receive a deferment if he or she notifies the
2119	2119	13 Department, within 30 days after enrolling, that he or she is
2120	2120	14 enrolled in an academic program leading to a graduate degree
2121	2121	15 in nursing. The recipient must begin meeting the required
2122	2122	16 nurse educator employment obligation no later than 6 months
2123	2123	17 after the end of the deferment or deferments.
2124	2124	18 Any person who fails to fulfill the nurse educator
2125	2125	19 employment obligation shall pay to the Department an amount
2126	2126	20 equal to the amount of scholarship funds received per year for
2127	2127	21 each unfulfilled year of the nurse educator employment
2128	2128	22 obligation, together with interest at 7% per year on the
2129	2129	23 unpaid balance. Payment must begin within 6 months following
2130	2130	24 the date of the occurrence initiating the repayment. All
2131	2131	25 repayments must be completed within 6 years from the date of
2132	2132	26 the occurrence initiating the repayment. However, this
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2143	2143	1 repayment obligation may be deferred and re-evaluated every 6
2144	2144	2 months when the failure to fulfill the nurse educator
2145	2145	3 employment obligation results from involuntarily leaving the
2146	2146	4 profession due to a decrease in the number of nurses employed
2147	2147	5 in this State or when the failure to fulfill the nurse educator
2148	2148	6 employment obligation results from total and permanent
2149	2149	7 disability. The repayment obligation shall be excused if the
2150	2150	8 failure to fulfill the nurse educator employment obligation
2151	2151	9 results from the death or adjudication as incompetent of the
2152	2152	10 person holding the scholarship. No claim for repayment may be
2153	2153	11 filed against the estate of such a decedent or incompetent.
2154	2154	12 The Department may allow a nurse educator employment
2155	2155	13 obligation fulfillment alternative if the nurse educator
2156	2156	14 scholarship recipient is unsuccessful in finding work as a
2157	2157	15 nurse educator. The Department shall maintain a database of
2158	2158	16 all available nurse educator positions in this State.
2159	2159	17 (e) Each person applying for a scholarship under this
2160	2160	18 Section must be provided with a copy of this Section at the
2161	2161	19 time of application for the benefits of this scholarship.
2162	2162	20 (f) Rulemaking authority to implement this Act is
2163	2163	21 conditioned on the rules being adopted in accordance with all
2164	2164	22 provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and
2165	2165	23 all rules and procedures of the Joint Committee on
2166	2166	24 Administrative Rules; any purported rule not so adopted, for
2167	2167	25 whatever reason, is unauthorized.
2168	2168	26 (Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22;
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