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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 Children and Family Services Act is amended  
5by changing Section 8 as follows:
 



6    (20 ILCS 505/8)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5008)



7    Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers. Each year the 
8Department may
select from among the youth children under care, 
9youth who aged out of care at age 18 or older, or youth or 
10children formerly under care
who have been adopted or are in a 
11guardianship placement the subsidized guardianship program, a

12maximum of 48 students (at least 4 of whom shall be
children of 
13veterans) who have earned a high school diploma from a public 
14school district or a recognized nonpublic school or a 
15certificate of general education development (GED), or who have 
16met the State criteria for high school graduation; the youth 
17completed 4 years in an accredited high
school;  the children 
18selected shall be eligible for scholarships
and fee waivers 
19which will entitle them to 4 consecutive years of community

20college, university, or college education.  Selection shall be 
21made on the
basis of scholastic record, aptitude, and general 
22interest in higher
education.  In accordance with this Act, 
23tuition scholarships and fee waivers
shall be available to such 
 
 
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1students at any university or college maintained by
the State 
2of Illinois.  The Department shall provide maintenance and 
3school
expenses, except tuition and fees, during the academic 
4years to supplement
the students' earnings or other resources 
5so long as they consistently
maintain scholastic records which 
6are acceptable to their schools and to
the Department.  Students 
7may attend other colleges and universities, if
scholarships are 
8awarded them, and receive the same benefits for maintenance
and 
9other expenses as those students attending any Illinois State 
10community
college, university, or college under this Section.

11(Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)

 
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
13becoming law.