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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 22 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 947/22 new)
7    Sec. 22. Child care resources eligibility notification; 
8college students.
9    (a) To complement student financial assistance programs 
10and to enhance their effectiveness for students with 
11dependents, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall 
12annually include information about the Child Care Assistance 
13Program and the federal dependent care allowance in the 
14language that institutions are required to provide to students 
15eligible for Monetary Award Program grants. The language 
16shall, at a minimum, include information about program 
17eligibility and how to apply. The language shall also direct 
18students to the Department of Human Services for additional 
19information about the Child Care Assistance Program and to the 
20institution's financial aid office for additional information 
21about the federal dependent care allowance.
22    (b) An institution of higher learning that participates in 
23the Monetary Award Program shall provide, at a minimum, the 
 
 
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1notice described in subsection (a) to all students who are 
2enrolled, or who are accepted for enrollment and are intending 
3to enroll, and who have been identified by the Commission as 
4Monetary Award Program-eligible at the institution. An 
5institution of higher learning shall also provide, at a 
6minimum, the notice described in subsection (a) to any student 
7identified by the institution as a student with dependents.
8    (c) An institution may provide additional information 
9about benefits and resources the institution or community 
10offers to the students identified in subsection (b). If 
11possible, the institution may designate a public benefits 
12liaison or single point person to assist students in taking 
13the necessary steps to obtain public benefits if eligible.
14    (d) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to 
15implement this Section on or before October 1, 2022.
 
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
17becoming law.