Public Act 094-0968
 		





HB4406 Enrolled
LRB094 16250 NHT 51494 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 65.75 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 947/65.75  new)
    Sec. 65.75. Grant for a person raised by a grandparent.
    (a)  The Commission shall, each year, receive and consider 
applications for grant assistance under this Section.  An 
applicant is eligible for a grant under this Section if the 
Commission finds that the applicant:
        (1)  has been in the legal custody of his or her 
    grandparent and received public aid assistance under the 
    Illinois Public Aid Code  for a period of at least the 
    consecutive 12 months preceding the initial application 
    for assistance under this Section;
        (2)  has graduated from high school with a cumulative 
    grade point average of at least a 2.7 on a 4.0 scale or its 
    equivalent;
        (3)  has been recommended for assistance under this 
    Section by the principal or other appropriate 
    administrative officer of his or her high school; and
        (4)  is enrolled in or plans to enroll in an institution 
    of higher learning in this State full-time.
    (b)  Applicants who are determined to be eligible for 
assistance under this Section shall receive, subject to 
appropriation, a renewable grant of $1,000 to be applied to 
tuition and mandatory fees and paid directly to the institution 
of higher learning at which the applicant is enrolled.  However, 
the total amount of assistance awarded by the Commission under 
this Section to an individual in any fiscal year, when added to 
other financial assistance awarded by the Commission to that 
individual for that fiscal year, must not exceed the cost of 
attendance at the institution of higher learning at which the 
student is enrolled.
    (c)  A grant awarded under this Section may be renewed for a 
total of up to 4 years of full-time enrollment.  All of the 
following are conditions of grant renewal:
        (1) The student must provide the Commission with a 
    recommendation for the grant by an academic counselor, 
    advisor, or instructor at the student's institution of 
    higher learning.

        (2)  The student must have, at the time of renewal, a 
    cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.7 on a 4.0 
    scale or its equivalent at the institution of higher 
    learning.

    (d)  The Commission shall make all necessary and proper 
rules not inconsistent with this Section for its effective 
implementation.