$HB5720 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

ARTICLE 1

Section 5. The sum of $7,840,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund to meet its operational expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

Section 10. The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

To support outreach, research, and

training activities............................ 7,840,000

Section 15. The sum of $446,566,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund for grant awards to students eligible for the Monetary Award Program, as provided by law, and for agency administrative and operational costs not to exceed 2 percent of the total appropriation for the Monetary Award Program.

Section 20. The sum of $265,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Education Assistance Fund for grant awards to students eligible for the Monetary Award Program, as provided by law.

Section 25. The sum of $50,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund for payments to eligible public universities for grants to students pursuant to the AIM HIGH program.

Section 30. The sum of $150,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs associated with providing grants to exonerated persons, as provided by law.

Section 35. The sum of $26,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs associated with the Veterans’ Home Medical Providers’ Loan Repayment Program pursuant to Public Act 99-0813.

Section 40. The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loan pursuant to Public Act 94-1020.

Section 45. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purposes:

Grants and Scholarships

For the payment of scholarships to students

who are children of police officers or firefighters

killed in the line of duty, or who are

dependents of correctional officers killed

or permanently disabled in the line of

duty, as provided by law........................ 1,300,000

For payment of Minority Teacher Scholarships..... 8,000,000

Total $9,300,000

Section 50. The sum of $10,750,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois program, as provided by law.

Section 55. The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois program for the Golden Apple Accelerators Program.

Section 60. The sum of $975,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Loan Repayment for Teachers Program.

Section 65. The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ISAC Accounts Receivable Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs associated with the collection of delinquent scholarship awards pursuant to the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986.

Section 70. The sum of $110,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the University Grant Fund for payment of grants for the Higher Education License Plate Program, as provided by law.

Section 75. The following named sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

To support outreach, research, and

training activities............................ 5,000,000

Community Behavioral Health Care

Provider Loan Repayment Program................. 5,000,000

Section 80. The following named sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary Board Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

Grants and Scholarships

For payment of scholarships for the

Optometric Education Scholarship

Program, as provided by law....................... 50,000

Section 85. The following named sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the National Guard and Naval Militia Grant Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

Grants and Scholarships

For payment of Illinois National Guard and

Naval Militia Scholarships

at State-controlled universities

and public community colleges in

Illinois to students eligible to

receive such awards, as provided by law............ 20,000

Section 90. The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, as provided by law.

Section 95. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for its ordinary and contingent expenses:

For Administration

For Personal Services.......................... 13,538,600

For State Contributions to State

Employees Retirement System..................... 7,312,600

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................ 1,029,000

For State Contributions for

Employees Group Insurance....................... 5,436,800

For Contractual Services......................... 8,374,300

For Travel........................................ 311,000

For Commodities................................... 282,200

For Printing...................................... 501,000

For Equipment..................................... 540,000

For Telecommunications.......................... 1,377,200

For Operation of Auto Equipment..................... 38,400

Total $38,741,100

Section 100. The sum of $1,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for costs associated with the Illinois Designated Account Purchase Program.

Section 105. The following named sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Congressional Teacher Scholarship Program Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

For transferring repayment funds collected

under the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship

Program to the U.S. Treasury...................... 100,000

Section 110. The sum of $11,320,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Incentive Trust Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for allowable uses of federal grant funds related to college access, outreach, and training, including but not limited to funds received under the federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program.

Section 115. The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Incentive Trust Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program.

Section 120. The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for financial assistance and administrative costs associated with early childhood programs.

Section 125. The sum of $4,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law.

Section 130. The sum of $1,100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Energy Transition Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs associated with providing grants to eligible individuals, for costs pursuant to the Energy Transition Act.

Section 135. The sum of $6,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs associated with Social Worker Scholarships and loan repayment assistance.

Section 140. The sum of $2,000,000, or so much of that sum as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the IGROW Tech Scholarship Program.

Section 145. The sum of $550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for a grant to the NDIGO Foundation to fund internships to train students and youth in communications.

Section 150. The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs associated with the Human Services Loan Repayment program.

Section 155. The sum of $2,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the UNCF Scholarship Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to grant scholarships to public university and college students for the United Negro College Fund scholarship program.

Section 160. The sum of $2,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois DREAM Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to grant scholarships to public university and college students for the Illinois DREAM scholarship program.

ARTICLE 2

Section 5. The sum of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from appropriations heretofore made for such purpose in Article 123, Section 505 of Public Act 103-0006 as amended, is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, including but not limited to, for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance, including prior years’ costs.

Section 10. The sum of $1,300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2024, from appropriations heretofore made for such purpose in Article 123, Section 510 of Public Act 103-0006 as amended, is reappropriated from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Golden Apple Accelerators Program, including but not limited to, for purposes permitted by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and related federal guidance, including prior years’ costs.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2024.