Public Act 102-0829
 
SB3149 EnrolledLRB102 23318 CMG 32484 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is 
amended  by adding Section 22 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 947/22 new)
    Sec. 22. Child care resources eligibility notification; 
college students.
    (a) To complement student financial assistance programs 
and to enhance their effectiveness for students with 
dependents, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall 
annually include information about the Child Care Assistance 
Program and the federal dependent care allowance in the 
language that institutions are required to provide to students 
eligible for Monetary Award Program grants. The language 
shall, at a minimum, include information about program 
eligibility and how to apply. The language shall also direct 
students to the Department of Human Services for additional 
information about the Child Care Assistance Program and to the 
institution's financial aid office for additional information 
about the federal dependent care allowance.
    (b) An institution of higher learning that participates in 
the Monetary Award Program shall provide, at a minimum, the 
notice described in subsection (a) to all students who are 
enrolled, or who are accepted for enrollment and are intending 
to enroll, and who have been identified by the Commission as 
Monetary Award Program-eligible at the institution. An 
institution of higher learning shall also provide, at a 
minimum, the notice described in subsection (a) to any student 
identified by the institution as a student with dependents.
    (c) An institution may provide additional information 
about benefits and resources the institution or community 
offers to the students identified in subsection (b). If 
possible, the institution may designate a public benefits 
liaison or single point person to assist students in taking 
the necessary steps to obtain public benefits if eligible.
    (d) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to 
implement this Section on or before October 1, 2022.
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.