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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. For his or her first year of full-time attendance at an institution of higher learning, provides that a person is entitled to a $1,000 grant if he or she (i) is in the legal custody of his or her grandparent and receives public aid assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code, (ii) has graduated from high school with a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and (iii) has been recommended for the grant by the principal of his or her high school.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall receive and consider applications for grant assistance under which a person is eligible for $1,000 grant if he or she (1) has been in the legal custody of his or her grandparent and received public aid assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code for a period of at least the consecutive 12 months preceding application for assistance, (2) has graduated from high school with a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent, (3) has been recommended for the assistance by the principal or other appropriate administrative officer of his or her high school, and (4) is enrolled in or plans to enroll in an institution of higher learning in this State. Requires the grant to be applied to tuition and mandatory fees and paid directly to the institution of higher learning at which the applicant is enrolled. Provides that applicants may receive the grant assistance only one time.
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