HB5552 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB5552

Introduced 1/27/2006, by Rep. Lovana Jones

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 947/22 new

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Prohibits the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from denying student financial assistance to a person solely because the person is unable to furnish his or her parents' Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, if the person has a legitimate reason for why he or she is unable to furnish a copy of the W-2 form. Requires the Commission to review each such situation to determine if the reason is legitimate. Provides that on the application for student financial assistance, the Commission must provide an area on the application for a person to explain why the person is unable to furnish a copy of his or her parents' W-2 form.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is amended by adding Section 22 as follows:

(110 ILCS 947/22 new)

Sec. 22. Application for assistance; W-2 form. The Commission may not deny student financial assistance to a person solely because the person is unable to furnish his or her parents' Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, if the person has a legitimate reason for why he or she is unable to furnish a copy of the W-2 form. The Commission shall review each such situation to determine if the reason is legitimate. On the application for student financial assistance, the Commission must provide an area on the application for a person to explain why the person is unable to furnish a copy of his or her parents' W-2 form.