Rep. Randy E. Frese
Filed: 3/23/2022
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5358




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5358 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Section 5.970 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.970 new)
7    Sec. 5.970. The Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program 
8Fund. This Section is repealed on December 31, 2027.
 
9    Section 10. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is 
10amended by adding Section 65.120 as follows:
 
11    (110 ILCS 947/65.120 new)
12    Sec. 65.120. Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program Fund. 
13    (a)    Subject to appropriation, beginning with awards for 
14the 2023-2024 academic year, the Commission shall establish 
 
 
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1the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program and receive and 
2consider applications for grant assistance under this Section. 
3The purpose of the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program is to 
4provide financial assistance to individuals that are accepted 
5to enroll in a truck driver training program at a public 
6community college that prepares a student to obtain a Class A 
7commercial driver's license in the State.
8    (b)   An applicant is eligible for a grant under this 
9Section if the Commission finds that the applicant:
10        (1)   is a resident of this State;
11        (2)   has been accepted to enroll in a truck driver 
12    training program at a public community college that 
13    prepares a student to obtain a Class A commercial driver's 
14    license in the State;
15        (3)   is a high school graduate or has earned a high 
16    school equivalency degree;
17        (4)   meets all other admissions criteria for the truck 
18    driver training program or course at the community college 
19    in which the applicant is enrolled; and
20        (5) files a Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 
21    (c) Applicants who are determined to be eligible for 
22assistance under this Section shall receive, subject to 
23appropriation, a grant sufficient to pay for the tuition and 
24fees for a truck driver training program at a public community 
25college. All grant payments shall be paid directly to the 
26community college at which the applicant is enrolled. However, 
 
 
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1any returning or current students must not have an outstanding 
2balance with the community college and must have satisfactory 
3academic performance as determined by the community college.
4    (d) A grant awarded under this Section may not be renewed 
5and may not exceed $5,000 per award per recipient.
6    (e) Any person who has accepted a grant under this Section 
7must, within one year after completing a truck driver training 
8program at a public community college, begin working as a 
9licensed truck driver employed in this State and continue to 
10work as a licensed truck driver in the State for at least one 
11year.
12    (f) The Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program Fund is 
13created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in 
14this Fund may be used, subject to appropriation, by the 
15Commission for operational expenses associated with the 
16administration of the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program 
17and for the payment of costs associated with providing grants 
18to eligible community colleges in accordance with the Illinois 
19Trucking Grant Pilot Program.
20    The Fund may also receive grants, awards, endowments, or 
21like proceeds and, if appropriate, other funds made available 
22through contracts with governmental, public, and private 
23agencies or persons.
24    (g)     The Commission shall make all necessary and proper 
25rules not inconsistent with this Section for its effective 
26implementation.
 
 
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1    (h) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2027.".