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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0224
Introduced 2/2/2005, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 505/8 |
from Ch. 23, par. 5008 |
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Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Department may not terminate the scholarship program provided in this Section due to a recipient's age.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0224 |
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LRB094 07988 RSP 38170 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Children and Family Services Act is amended |
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| by changing Section 8 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 505/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 5008)
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| Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers. Each year the |
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| Department may
select from among the children under care, or |
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| children formerly under care
who have been adopted or are in |
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| the subsidized guardianship program, a
maximum of 48 students |
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| (at least 4 of whom shall be
children of veterans) who have |
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| completed 4 years in an accredited high
school; the children |
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| selected shall be eligible for scholarships
and fee waivers |
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| which will entitle them, regardless of the age they may have |
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| attained, to 4 consecutive years of community
college, |
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| university, or college education. Selection shall be made on |
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basis of scholastic record, aptitude, and general interest |
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| in higher
education. In accordance with this Act, tuition |
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| scholarships and fee waivers
shall be available to such |
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| students at any university or college maintained by
the State |
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| of Illinois. The Department shall provide maintenance and |
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| school
expenses, except tuition and fees, during the academic |
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| years to supplement
the students' earnings or other resources |
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| so long as they consistently
maintain scholastic records which |
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| are acceptable to their schools and to
the Department. Students |
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| may attend other colleges and universities, if
scholarships are |
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| awarded them, and receive the same benefits for maintenance
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| other expenses as those students attending any Illinois State |
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| community
college, university, or college under this Section.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
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