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LRB096 03896 NHT 13931 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 65.85 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 947/65.85 new) |
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| Sec. 65.85. Southern Illinois University's Achieve |
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| Program; grants to participants. Subject to appropriation, the |
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| Commission shall award grants to eligible students who are |
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| participants in the Clinical Center Achieve Program at Southern |
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| Illinois University at Carbondale. The Commission shall award |
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| grants to student participants based on a needs-based formula, |
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| as determined by the Commission. The amount of the grant shall |
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| equal the amount of fees charged the student as a participant |
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| of the program. Grant funds shall be paid directly to Southern |
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| Illinois University.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
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| 2009.
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