Full Text of HB5358 102nd General Assembly
HB5358ham002 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Randy E. Frese Filed: 3/31/2022
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5358
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5358 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | 5 | | Section 5.970 as follows: | 6 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.970 new) | 7 | | Sec. 5.970. The Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program | 8 | | Fund. This Section is repealed on December 31, 2027. | 9 | | Section 10. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | 10 | | amended by adding Section 65.120 as follows: | 11 | | (110 ILCS 947/65.120 new) | 12 | | Sec. 65.120. Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program Fund. | 13 | | (a) Subject to appropriation, beginning with awards for | 14 | | the 2023-2024 academic year, the Commission shall establish |
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| 1 | | the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program and receive and | 2 | | consider applications for grant assistance under this Section. | 3 | | The purpose of the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program is to | 4 | | provide financial assistance to individuals that are accepted | 5 | | to enroll in a truck driver training program at a public | 6 | | community college that prepares a student to obtain a Class A | 7 | | commercial driver's license in the State. | 8 | | (b) An applicant is eligible for a grant under this | 9 | | Section if the Commission finds that the applicant: | 10 | | (1) is a resident of this State; | 11 | | (2) has been accepted to enroll in a truck driver | 12 | | training program at a public community college that | 13 | | prepares a student to obtain a Class A commercial driver's | 14 | | license in the State; | 15 | | (3) is a high school graduate or has earned a high | 16 | | school equivalency degree; and | 17 | | (4) meets all other admissions criteria for the truck | 18 | | driver training program or course at the community college | 19 | | in which the applicant is enrolled. | 20 | | (c) Applicants who are determined to be eligible for | 21 | | assistance under this Section shall receive, subject to | 22 | | appropriation, a grant sufficient to pay for the tuition and | 23 | | fees for a truck driver training program at a public community | 24 | | college. All grant payments shall be paid directly to the | 25 | | community college at which the applicant is enrolled. | 26 | | (d) A grant awarded under this Section may not be renewed |
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| 1 | | and may not exceed $5,000 per award per recipient. | 2 | | (e) Any person who has accepted a grant under this Section | 3 | | must, within one year after completing a truck driver training | 4 | | program at a public community college, begin working as a | 5 | | licensed truck driver employed in this State and continue to | 6 | | work as a licensed truck driver in this State for at least one | 7 | | year. | 8 | | (f) If a recipient of a grant awarded under this Section | 9 | | fails to fulfill the work obligation set forth in subsection | 10 | | (e) of this Section, the Commission shall require the | 11 | | recipient to repay the amount of the grant received, prorated | 12 | | according to the fraction of the work obligation not | 13 | | completed, at a rate of interest equal to 5%, and, if | 14 | | applicable, reasonable collection fees. The Commission is | 15 | | authorized to establish rules relating to its collection | 16 | | activities for the repayment of grants under this Section. All | 17 | | repayments collected under this Section shall be forwarded to | 18 | | the State Comptroller for deposit into the State's General | 19 | | Revenue Fund. | 20 | | (g) The Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program Fund is | 21 | | created as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in | 22 | | this Fund may be used, subject to appropriation, by the | 23 | | Commission for operational expenses associated with the | 24 | | administration of the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program | 25 | | and for the payment of costs associated with providing grants | 26 | | to eligible community colleges in accordance with the Illinois |
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| 1 | | Trucking Grant Pilot Program. | 2 | | The Fund may also receive grants, awards, endowments, or | 3 | | like proceeds and, if appropriate, other funds made available | 4 | | through contracts with governmental, public, and private | 5 | | agencies or persons. | 6 | | (h) The Commission shall make all necessary and proper | 7 | | rules not inconsistent with this Section for its effective | 8 | | implementation. | 9 | | (i) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2027. ".
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