Full Text of HB3233 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 67 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 947/67) | 7 | | Sec. 67. Illinois DREAM Fund Commission. | 8 | | (a) The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall | 9 | | establish an Illinois DREAM Fund Commission. The Governor | 10 | | shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, | 11 | | members to the Illinois DREAM Fund Commission, which shall be | 12 | | comprised of 9 members representing the geographic and ethnic | 13 | | diversity of this State, including students, college and | 14 | | university administrators and faculty, and other individuals | 15 | | committed to advancing the educational opportunities of the | 16 | | children of immigrants. | 17 | | (b) The Illinois DREAM Fund Commission is charged with all | 18 | | of the following responsibilities: | 19 | | (1) Administering this Section and raising funds for | 20 | | the Illinois DREAM Fund. | 21 | | (2) Establishing a not-for-profit entity charged with | 22 | | raising funds for the administration of this Section, any | 23 | | educational or training programs the Commission is tasked |
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| 1 | | with administering, and funding scholarships to students | 2 | | who are the children of immigrants to the United States. | 3 | | (3) Publicizing the availability of scholarships from | 4 | | the Illinois DREAM Fund. | 5 | | (4) Selecting the recipients of scholarships funded | 6 | | through the Illinois DREAM Fund. | 7 | | (5) Researching issues pertaining to the availability | 8 | | of assistance with the costs of higher education for the | 9 | | children of immigrants and other issues regarding access | 10 | | for and the performance of the children of immigrants | 11 | | within higher education. | 12 | | (6) Overseeing implementation of the other provisions | 13 | | of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. | 14 | | (7) Establishing and administering training programs | 15 | | for high school counselors and counselors, admissions | 16 | | officers, and financial aid officers of public | 17 | | institutions of higher education. The training programs | 18 | | shall instruct participants on the educational | 19 | | opportunities available to college-bound students who are | 20 | | the children of immigrants, including, but not limited to, | 21 | | in-state tuition and scholarship programs. The Illinois | 22 | | DREAM Fund Commission may also establish a public | 23 | | awareness campaign regarding educational opportunities | 24 | | available to college bound students who are the children | 25 | | of immigrants. | 26 | | The Illinois DREAM Fund Commission shall establish, by |
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| 1 | | rule, procedures for accepting and evaluating applications for | 2 | | scholarships from the children of immigrants and issuing | 3 | | scholarships to selected student applicants. | 4 | | (c) To receive a scholarship under this Section, a student | 5 | | must meet all of the following qualifications: | 6 | | (1) Have resided with his or her parents or guardian | 7 | | while attending a public or private high school in this | 8 | | State. | 9 | | (2) Have graduated from a public or private high | 10 | | school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma | 11 | | in this State. | 12 | | (3) Have attended school in this State for at least 3 | 13 | | years as of the date he or she graduated from high school | 14 | | or received the equivalent of a high school diploma. | 15 | | (4) Have at least one parent who immigrated to the | 16 | | United States. | 17 | | (d) The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall | 18 | | establish an Illinois DREAM Fund to provide scholarships under | 19 | | this Section. The Illinois DREAM Fund shall be funded entirely | 20 | | from private contributions. | 21 | | (e) The Illinois DREAM Fund Commission shall develop a | 22 | | comprehensive program, including creation of informational | 23 | | materials and a marketing plan, to educate people in the State | 24 | | of Illinois about the purpose and benefits of contributions | 25 | | made to the Illinois DREAM Fund. The Illinois DREAM Fund | 26 | | Commission shall develop specific marketing materials for the |
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| 1 | | voluntary use by persons licensed pursuant to the Transmitters | 2 | | of Money Act.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 97-233, eff. 8-1-11.) | 4 | | Section 10. The Transmitters of Money Act is amended by | 5 | | adding Section 94 as follows: | 6 | | (205 ILCS 657/94 new) | 7 | | Sec. 94. Donations; Illinois DREAM Fund. | 8 | | (a) Licensees may offer every customer who transmits money | 9 | | internationally the option to make a voluntary donation to the | 10 | | Illinois DREAM Fund. Licensees may present customers with the | 11 | | option to make a donation to the Illinois DREAM Fund before the | 12 | | customer completes the transaction. The amount of the donation | 13 | | shall be no less than $1 per transaction. The Department may | 14 | | adopt rules to administer, implement, and interpret the | 15 | | provisions of this Section, including, but not limited to, the | 16 | | amount of the donation options to be presented to customers, | 17 | | the manner and timing of receiving donations and remitting the | 18 | | donations to the Illinois DREAM Fund, and the methods by which | 19 | | the licensee may offer the option to donate to customers. | 20 | | Licensees shall not use, deduct, or retain any amounts from | 21 | | donations to the Illinois DREAM Fund, except any actual cost | 22 | | imposed by third-party payment processors to receive or remit | 23 | | the funds. | 24 | | (b) The Department shall provide to licensees under this |
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| 1 | | Act electronic copies of all marketing materials created by | 2 | | the Illinois DREAM Fund Commission for licensees pursuant to | 3 | | subsection (e) of Section 67 of the Higher Education Student | 4 | | Assistance Act.
| 5 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 6 | | becoming law. |
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