95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2007 and 2008   

SB1806

 

Introduced 3/8/2007, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter - Jeffrey M. Schoenberg - Mattie Hunter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, as follows:

General Revenue Fund             $411,629,800

Other State Funds                $    955,000

Federal Funds                    $401,461,800

Total                            $814,046,600

 

 

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    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 following named amounts, 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........................... 17,528,500

For State Contributions to State

    Employees Retirement System.................. 2,902,900

For State Contributions to

    Social Security.............................. 1,340,900

For State Contributions for

    Employees Group Insurance.................... 4,925,500

For Contractual Services........................ 12,471,800

For Travel......................................... 208,300

For Commodities.................................... 225,000

For Printing....................................... 474,200

For Equipment...................................... 535,000

For Telecommunications........................... 1,394,900

For Operation of Automotive Equipment............... 37,900

    Total                                       $42,044,900

 

    Section 6.  The sum of $34,400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Student Loan Operating Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for payment of the Monetary Award Program Plus grant awards to students eligible to receive such awards, as provided by law. 

 

    Section 7.  The sum of $26,840,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Student Loan Operating Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for payment of the Monetary Award Program grant awards to students eligible to receive such awards, as provided by law.

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $361,559,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund for payment of Monetary Award Program grant awards to students eligible to receive such awards, as provided by law.

 

    Section 15.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are  appropriated from the General  Revenue  Fund  to the  Illinois  Student Assistance Commission for the following purposes:

Grants and Scholarships

For payment of matching grants to Illinois

    institutions to supplement scholarship

    programs, as provided by law................... 950,000

For the payment of scholarships to students

    who are children of policemen or firemen

    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....................... 520,000

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.............................. 4,480,000

For payment of military Veterans' scholarships

    at State-controlled universities and at

    public community colleges for students

    eligible, as provided by law................ 19,250,000

For payment of Minority Teacher Scholarships..... 3,100,000

For payment of Illinois Scholars Scholarships.... 3,020,000

For payment of Illinois Incentive for Access

    grants, as provided by law................... 8,400,000

For college savings bond grants to

    students who are eligible to

    receive such awards............................ 650,000

    Total                                       $40,370,000

 

    Section 20.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois 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 25.  The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Loan Repayment for Teachers Program.

 

    Section 30.  The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for scholarships and living expenses grants to increase the number of forensic science students who are pursuing a program to become qualified to perform DNA testing at Illinois State Police forensic science facilities.

 

    Section 35.  The sum of $1,350,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for scholarships and living expenses grants for nursing education students who are pursuing their Master’s degree to become nurse faculty.

 

    Section 37.  The sum of $3,250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loan.

 

    Section 40.  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:

Grants and Scholarships

  For payment of Illinois Future Teacher

   Corps Scholarships, as provided by law........ 4,100,000

 

    Section 45.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  To support outreach, research, and

   training activities............................. 455,000

 

    Section 50.  The following named amount, 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 55.  The sum of $260,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Loan Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for distribution when necessary as a result of the following: for guarantees of loans that are uncollectible, for collection payments to the Student Loan Operating Fund as required under agreements with the United States Secretary of Education, for payment to the Student Loan Operating Fund for Default Aversion Fees, for transfers to the U.S. Treasury, or for other distributions as necessary and provided for under the Federal Higher Education Act.

 

    Section 60.  The sum of $10,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for distribution as necessary for the following: for payment of collection agency fees associated with collection activities for Federal Family Education Loans, for Default Aversion Fee reversals, for payment of Claim Fees, and other necessary transfers from the Student Loan Operating Fund to the Federal Student Loan Fund, and other distributions as necessary and provided for under the Federal Higher Education Act, as amended.

 

    Section 65.  The sum of $4,000,000, 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 Federal Loan System Development and Maintenance.

 

    Section  66.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Student Loan Operating Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purposes:

 

  For payments to the Federal Student

   Loan Fund for payment of the federal

   default fee on behalf of students,

   or for any other lawful purpose

   authorized by the Federal Higher

   Education Act, as amended.................... 16,000,000

 

    Section 70.  The sum of $300,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the 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 75.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Assistance Scholarship Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  For payment of Robert C. Byrd

   Honors Scholarships........................... 1,800,000

 

    Section 80.  The sum of $70,000, 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 85.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Assistance Scholarship 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.................... 400,000

 

    Section 90.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  For payment of scholarships for the

   Illinois Future Teacher Corps

   Scholarship Program as provided by law........... 57,000

  For payment for grants to the Golden Apple

   Foundation for Excellence in Teaching............. 3,000

 

    Section 95.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Incentive Trust Fund for the Federal Leveraging Educational Assistance and the Supplemental Leveraging Educational Assistance Programs to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

Grants

  For payment of Monetary Award Program grants to

   full-time and part-time students eligible

   to receive such grants, as provided by law.... 3,700,000

 

    Section 100.  The sum of $2,276,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Student Loan Operating Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs and expenses related to or in support of a higher education shared services center.

 

Section 999.  Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.