104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4322
 
Introduced 1/14/2026, by Rep. Kyle Moore
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2705/2705-628 new
    Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to provide higher education student loan repayment assistance in the form of an annual after-tax bonus in an amount to be determined by the Department, for not more than 5 years, to any engineer employed by the Department if (i) the engineer is a graduate of a community college, college, or university located in the State, (ii) the engineer provides documentation to the Department of the repayment of higher education student loans taken to attend a community college, college, or university located in the State, and (iii) the engineer remains in the employ of the Department for at least 5 years. Provides that if the engineer leaves the employ of the Department prior to serving 5 years, the engineer must return all bonuses made to the engineer by the Department pursuant to these provisions. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the 
5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding 
6Section 2705-628 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-628 new)
8    Sec. 2705-628. Student loan repayment assistance for 
9engineers. The Department shall provide higher education 
10student loan repayment assistance in the form of an annual 
11after-tax bonus in an amount to be determined by the 
12Department, for not more than 5 years, to any engineer 
13employed by the Department, subject to the following:
14        (1) the engineer is a graduate of a community college, 
15    college, or university located in this State; 
16        (2) the engineer provides documentation to the 
17    Department of the repayment of higher education student 
18    loans taken to attend a community college, college, or 
19    university located in this State; 
20        (3) the engineer remains in the employ of the 
21    Department for at least 5 years; and 
22        (4) if the engineer leaves the employ of the 
23    Department prior to serving 5 years, the engineer must 
 
 
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1    return all bonuses made to the engineer by the Department 
2    pursuant to this Section. 
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
4becoming law.