SB2351sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

Filed: 2/22/2006

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2351

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2351 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is amended by adding Section 65.75 as follows:

(110 ILCS 947/65.75 new)

Sec. 65.75. Grant for a person raised by a grandparent.

(a) The Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for grant assistance under this Section. An applicant is eligible for a grant under this Section if the Commission finds that the applicant:

(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 under this Section;

(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 assistance under this Section 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.

(b) Applicants who are determined to be eligible for assistance under this Section shall receive, subject to appropriation, a grant of $1,000 to be applied to tuition and mandatory fees and paid directly to the institution of higher learning at which the applicant is enrolled. However, the total amount of assistance awarded by the Commission under this Section to an individual in any fiscal year, when added to other financial assistance awarded by the Commission to that individual for that fiscal year, must not exceed the cost of attendance at the institution of higher learning at which the student is enrolled.

(c) Applicants may receive assistance under this Section only one time.

(d) The Commission shall make all necessary and proper rules not inconsistent with this Section for its effective implementation.".