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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2565
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2565, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing the introductory clause of Section 5 with the
4 following:
5 "Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended
6 by adding Sections 9.26 and 9.27 as follows:
7 (110 ILCS 205/9.26 new)
8 Sec. 9.26. Textbook rental incentive grant program.
9 (a) The textbook rental incentive grant program is
10 hereby created. The program shall be implemented and
11 administered by the Board of Higher Education to provide
12 grant incentives to public universities and community
13 colleges that offer, as part of their undergraduate student
14 fee structure, a textbook rental program. Grants shall be
15 awarded from appropriations made to the Board of Higher
16 Education for purposes of this Section.
17 (b) To be eligible for grant consideration, public
18 universities and community colleges shall annually file a
19 report with the Board of Higher Education detailing their
20 program. The report shall include, at a minimum, the
21 following information: the number of undergraduate students
22 participating, the amount of the rental fee, and the overall
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1 undergraduate student fee schedule of the university or
2 community college.
3 (c) In awarding grants to public universities and
4 community colleges under this Section, the Board of Higher
5 Education may consider each applicant's report data, the
6 number of institutions wishing to participate, and such other
7 criteria as the Board of Higher Education determines to be
8 appropriate.
9 (d) The Board of Higher Education shall annually submit
10 to the Governor and the General Assembly a budgetary
11 recommendation for grants under this Section and shall notify
12 applicants for grant assistance that the award of grants
13 under this Section is contingent upon the availability of
14 appropriated funds.
15 (e) The Board of Higher Education may adopt such rules
16 as it deems necessary for administration of the grant program
17 created by this Section.".
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