Public Act 103-0031
 
HB2380 EnrolledLRB103 26104 RJT 52459 b


  
    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Human Services Professional Loan Repayment 
Program Act is amended  by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, and 30 
as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 997/10)

    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:

    "Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance 
Commission.


    "Professional" means an individual employed by a human 
services agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or 
is grant-funded by a State agency for the purposes of 
providing direct or indirect services  that ensure that 
individuals  have the essential elements to build and maintain 
physical, emotional, and economic well-being at every phase of 
life.
    "Program" means the Human Services Professional Loan 
Repayment Program.



    "Qualified program" means a program that offers an 
associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from an accredited 
college or university.

    "State agency" means the Department of Human Services, the 
Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of 
Juvenile Justice, the Department on Aging, and the Department 
of Public Health.



(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
    (110 ILCS 997/15)

    Sec. 15. Establishment of the Program.
 The Human Services 
Professional Loan Repayment Program is created and shall be 
administered by the Commission. Subject to appropriation, the 
Program shall provide loan repayment assistance to eligible 
professionals practicing in a community-based, human services 
agency  that contracts with, receives funding from, or is 
grant-funded by a State agency.


(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
    (110 ILCS 997/25)

    Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. The 
Commission shall award a grant to each eligible applicants and 
may grant preference to applicants based on need or income 
levels applicant for a cumulative maximum of 4 years. The 
recipient of a grant awarded by the Commission under this Act 
must use the grant award for payments toward the recipient's 
educational loans from a qualified program. The amount of the 
grant shall not exceed: (i) $25,000 per year for a master's 
degree or higher; (ii) $15,000 per year for a bachelor's 
degree; (iii) $3,000 per year for a professional with an 
associate degree; and (iv) up to a $5,000 per year add-on if 
independently licensed as a licensed clinical social worker, a 
licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed 
practitioner of the healing arts, a licensed marriage and 
family therapist, a board-certified behavior analyst, or a 
registered behavior technician.

(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
    (110 ILCS 997/30)

    Sec. 30. Eligibility; work requirement.


    (a)   To be eligible to receive a grant under the Human 
Services Professional Loan Repayment Program, the Commission 
must find that the eligible professional satisfies all of the 
following:


        (1)    The applicant is a resident of the State of 
    Illinois.

        (2)    The applicant has been a full-time employee worked 
    for at least 24 consecutive months as a full-time employee 
    as a human services professional, and the in a  
    community-based human services agency that currently has 
    or did have a contract with, receives funding from, or is 
    grant-funded by a State agency for the purpose of 
    providing  to provide human services during the duration of 
    applicant's 24 consecutive month tenure.
 
        (3)   The applicant is a borrower with an outstanding 
    balance due on an educational loan.

        (4)   The applicant has not defaulted on an educational 
    loan.

        (5)   The applicant must remain a full-time employee as 
    a human services professional in the same community-based 
    human services agency  for at least 12 months after 
    receiving this grant.



    (b) The Commission may grant preference to a previous 
recipient of a grant under the Program, provided that the 
recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements under 
this Section.


    (c) The Commission may grant preference to applications 
based on need or income levels. 
(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
2023.