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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Human Services Professional Loan Repayment |
| 5 | | Program Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, and 30 |
| 6 | | as follows:
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| 7 | | (110 ILCS 997/10)
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| 8 | | Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
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| 9 | | "Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance |
| 10 | | Commission.
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| 11 | | "Professional" means an individual employed by a human |
| 12 | | services agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or |
| 13 | | is grant-funded by a State agency for the purposes of |
| 14 | | providing direct or indirect services that ensure that |
| 15 | | individuals have the essential elements to build and maintain |
| 16 | | physical, emotional, and economic well-being at every phase of |
| 17 | | life. |
| 18 | | "Program" means the Human Services Professional Loan |
| 19 | | Repayment Program.
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| 20 | | "Qualified program" means a program that offers an |
| 21 | | associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from an accredited |
| 22 | | college or university.
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| 23 | | "State agency" means the Department of Human Services, the |
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| 1 | | Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of |
| 2 | | Juvenile Justice, the Department on Aging, and the Department |
| 3 | | of Public Health.
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| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
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| 5 | | (110 ILCS 997/15)
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| 6 | | Sec. 15. Establishment of the Program.
The Human Services |
| 7 | | Professional Loan Repayment Program is created and shall be |
| 8 | | administered by the Commission. Subject to appropriation, the |
| 9 | | Program shall provide loan repayment assistance to eligible |
| 10 | | professionals practicing in a community-based, human services |
| 11 | | agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or is |
| 12 | | grant-funded by a State agency.
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| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
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| 14 | | (110 ILCS 997/25)
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| 15 | | Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. The |
| 16 | | Commission shall award a grant to each eligible applicants and |
| 17 | | may grant preference to applicants based on need or income |
| 18 | | levels applicant for a cumulative maximum of 4 years. The |
| 19 | | recipient of a grant awarded by the Commission under this Act |
| 20 | | must use the grant award for payments toward the recipient's |
| 21 | | educational loans from a qualified program. The amount of the |
| 22 | | grant shall not exceed: (i) $25,000 per year for a master's |
| 23 | | degree or higher; (ii) $15,000 per year for a bachelor's |
| 24 | | degree; (iii) $3,000 per year for a professional with an |
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| 1 | | associate degree; and (iv) up to a $5,000 per year add-on if |
| 2 | | independently licensed as a licensed clinical social worker, a |
| 3 | | licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed |
| 4 | | practitioner of the healing arts, a licensed marriage and |
| 5 | | family therapist, a board-certified behavior analyst, or a |
| 6 | | registered behavior technician.
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| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
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| 8 | | (110 ILCS 997/30)
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| 9 | | Sec. 30. Eligibility; work requirement.
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| 10 | | (a) To be eligible to receive a grant under the Human |
| 11 | | Services Professional Loan Repayment Program, the Commission |
| 12 | | must find that the eligible professional satisfies all of the |
| 13 | | following:
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| 14 | | (1) The applicant is a resident of the State of |
| 15 | | Illinois.
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| 16 | | (2) The applicant has been a full-time employee worked |
| 17 | | for at least 24 consecutive months as a full-time employee |
| 18 | | as a human services professional, and the in a |
| 19 | | community-based human services agency that currently has |
| 20 | | or did have a contract with, receives funding from, or is |
| 21 | | grant-funded by a State agency for the purpose of |
| 22 | | providing to provide human services during the duration of |
| 23 | | applicant's 24 consecutive month tenure.
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| 24 | | (3) The applicant is a borrower with an outstanding |
| 25 | | balance due on an educational loan.
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| 1 | | (4) The applicant has not defaulted on an educational |
| 2 | | loan.
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| 3 | | (5) The applicant must remain a full-time employee as |
| 4 | | a human services professional in the same community-based |
| 5 | | human services agency for at least 12 months after |
| 6 | | receiving this grant.
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| 7 | | (b) The Commission may grant preference to a previous |
| 8 | | recipient of a grant under the Program, provided that the |
| 9 | | recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements under |
| 10 | | this Section.
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| 11 | | (c) The Commission may grant preference to applications |
| 12 | | based on need or income levels. |
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
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| 14 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
| 15 | | 2023.
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