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HB4406 Engrossed |
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LRB094 16250 NHT 51494 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is |
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| amended by adding Section 65.75 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 947/65.75 new)
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| Sec. 65.75. Grants for children raised by grandparents. A |
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| person is eligible for a renewable $1,000 grant for each year |
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| he or she is enrolled full-time at an institution of higher |
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| learning, which must be used towards the payment of tuition and |
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| mandatory fees, if, at the time of initial application for the |
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| grant, he or she meets the following qualifications: |
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| (1) The person is in the legal custody of his or her |
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| grandparent and receives public aid assistance under the |
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| Illinois Public Aid Code. |
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| (2) The person has graduated from high school with a |
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| cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.7 on a 4.0 |
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| scale or its equivalent. |
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| (3) The person has been recommended for the grant by |
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| the principal or other comparable administrative officer |
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| of his or her high school.
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| As a condition of grant renewal, the person must provide |
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| the Commission with a recommendation for the grant by an |
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| academic counselor, advisor, or instructor at the institution |
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| of higher learning.
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| Grants awarded under this Section shall be administered by |
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| and paid
out of funds available to the Commission. The |
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| Commission may adopt any rules necessary to carry out its |
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| responsibilities under this Section.
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