Full Text of HB5358 102nd General Assembly
HB5358 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 HB5358 Introduced 1/31/2022, by Rep. Randy E. Frese SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 110 ILCS 805/2-16.10 new | | 110 ILCS 805/2-27 new | | 30 ILCS 105/5.970 new | |
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Amends the Public Community College Act. Creates the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program. Provides that, beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, the State Board of Education shall establish and administer the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program to provide financial assistance to students who are accepted to enroll in a truck driver training program at a public State community college that prepares a student to obtain a Class A commercial driver's license in the State. Sets forth provisions concerning an intergovernmental agreement, eligibility and renewal, the stipend amount, the employment obligations, repayment of a stipend, State Board of Education and institution requirements, reporting, and rulemaking. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by | 5 | | adding Sections 2-27 and 2-16.10 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 805/2-16.10 new) | 7 | | Sec. 2-16.10. Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program Fund. | 8 | | The Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program Fund is created as a | 9 | | special fund in the State treasury. All money in this Fund may | 10 | | be used, subject to appropriation, by the State Board for | 11 | | operational expenses associated with the administration of the | 12 | | Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program and for the payment of | 13 | | costs associated with providing grants to eligible community | 14 | | colleges in accordance with the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot | 15 | | Program. | 16 | | The Fund may also receive grants, awards, endowments, or | 17 | | like proceeds, and where appropriate, other funds made | 18 | | available through contracts with governmental, public, and | 19 | | private agencies or persons. | 20 | | (110 ILCS 805/2-27 new) | 21 | | Sec. 2-27. Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program. | 22 | | (a) Subject to appropriation, beginning with awards for |
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| 1 | | the 2023-2024 academic year, the State Board shall establish | 2 | | the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program and receive and | 3 | | consider applications for grant assistance under this Section. | 4 | | The purpose of the Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program is to | 5 | | provide financial assistance to individuals that are accepted | 6 | | to enroll in a truck driver training program at a public State | 7 | | community college that prepares a student to obtain a Class A | 8 | | commercial driver's license in the State. | 9 | | (b) An applicant is eligible for a grant under this | 10 | | Section if the State Board finds that the applicant: | 11 | | (1) is a resident of this State; | 12 | | (2) has been accepted to enroll in a truck driver | 13 | | training program at a public State community college that | 14 | | prepares a student to obtain a Class A commercial driver's | 15 | | license in the State; | 16 | | (3) is a high school graduate or has earned a high | 17 | | school equivalency degree; and | 18 | | (4) meets all other admissions criteria for the truck | 19 | | driver training program or course at the community college | 20 | | in which they are enrolled. | 21 | | (c) Applicants who are determined to be eligible for | 22 | | assistance under this Section shall receive, subject to | 23 | | appropriation, a grant sufficient to pay for the tuition and | 24 | | fees for a truck driver training program at a public State | 25 | | community college. All grant payments shall be paid directly | 26 | | to the community college at which the applicant is enrolled. |
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| 1 | | However, any returning and current students must not have an | 2 | | outstanding balance with the community college and must have | 3 | | satisfactory academic performance as determined by the | 4 | | community college. | 5 | | (d) A grant awarded under this Section may not be renewed | 6 | | and shall not exceed $5,000 per award per recipient. The | 7 | | recipient is not required to repay the grant award if he or she | 8 | | meets the employment requirements set forth in subsection (e). | 9 | | (e) Any person who has accepted a grant under this Section | 10 | | must, within one year after completing a truck driver training | 11 | | program at a public Illinois community college, begin working | 12 | | as a licensed truck driver employed in this State. | 13 | | (f) If a recipient of a scholarship under this Section | 14 | | fails to fulfill the work obligation set forth in subsection | 15 | | (e), the State Board shall require the recipient to repay the | 16 | | amount of the assistance received, prorated according to the | 17 | | fraction of the obligation not completed, at a rate of | 18 | | interest equal to 5%, and, if applicable, reasonable | 19 | | collection fees. The State Board is authorized to establish | 20 | | rules relating to its collection activities for repayment of | 21 | | scholarships under this Section. All repayments collected | 22 | | under this Section shall be forwarded to the State Comptroller | 23 | | for deposit into this State's General Revenue Fund. | 24 | | A recipient of a grant under this Section is not | 25 | | considered to be in violation of the failure to fulfill the | 26 | | work obligation under subsection (e) if the recipient (i) is |
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| 1 | | serving as a member of the armed services of the United States; | 2 | | (ii) is a person with a temporary total disability for a period | 3 | | of time, not to exceed 3 years, that prevents the person from | 4 | | employment, as established by the sworn affidavit of a | 5 | | qualified physician; or (iii) becomes a person with a | 6 | | permanent total disability that prevents the person from | 7 | | employment, as established by the sworn affidavit of a | 8 | | qualified physician. | 9 | | (g) The State Board shall make all necessary and proper | 10 | | rules not inconsistent with this Section for its effective | 11 | | implementation.
| 12 | | Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | 13 | | Section 5.970 as follows: | 14 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.970 new) | 15 | | Sec. 5.970. The Illinois Trucking Grant Pilot Program | 16 | | Fund.
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