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110 ILCS 947/45

(110 ILCS 947/45)

Sec. 45. Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grant program.

(a) As used in this Section:

"State controlled university or community college" means those
institutions under the administration of the Chicago State University Board
of Trustees, the Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees, the Governors
State University Board of Trustees, the Illinois State University Board of
Trustees, the Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees, the Northern
Illinois University Board of Trustees, the Western Illinois University Board of
Trustees, Southern Illinois University
Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Board of Trustees, or the Illinois
Community College Board.

"Tuition and fees" shall not include expenses for any sectarian
or denominational instruction, the construction or maintenance of sectarian
or denominational facilities, or any other sectarian or denominational
purposes or activity.

"Fees" means matriculation, graduation, activity, term, or incidental fees.
Exemption shall not be granted from any other fees, including book rental,
service, laboratory, supply, and union building fees, hospital and medical
insurance fees, and any fees established for the operation and maintenance of
buildings, the income of which is pledged to the payment of interest and
principal on bonds issued by the governing board of any university or community
college.

(b) Any person who has served at least one
year in the
Illinois National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia and who possesses all necessary
entrance requirements shall, upon application and proper proof, be
awarded a grant to the State-controlled university or community
college of his or her choice, consisting of exemption from tuition and
 fees for not more than the equivalent of 4 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms,
in relation to his or her course of study at that State controlled
university or community college while he or she is a member of the Illinois
National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia. Beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, any person who has served over 10 years in the Illinois National Guard shall be awarded an additional grant to the State-controlled university or community college of his or her choice, consisting of an exemption from tuition and fees for not more than the equivalent of an additional 2 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms.  Except as otherwise provided in this Section, if the recipient of any grant awarded under this Section
ceases to be a  member of the Illinois National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia while enrolled in a
course of study under that grant, the grant shall be terminated as of the date
membership in the Illinois National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia ended, and the recipient shall be
permitted to complete the school term in which he or she is then enrolled only
upon payment of tuition and other fees allocable to the part of the term then
remaining.
If the recipient of a grant awarded under this Section ceases to be a member of the Illinois National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia while enrolled in a course of study under that grant but (i) has served in the Illinois National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia for at least 5 years and (ii) has served a cumulative total of at least 6 months of active duty, then that recipient shall continue to be eligible for a grant for one year after membership in the Illinois National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia ended, provided that the recipient has not already received the exemption from tuition and fees for the equivalent of 4 years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms, under this Section. If the recipient of the grant fails to complete his or her
military
service obligations or requirements for satisfactory participation, the
Department of Military Affairs shall require the recipient to repay the amount
of the grant received, prorated according to the fraction of the service
obligation not completed, and, if applicable, reasonable collection fees. The
Department of Military Affairs may adopt rules relating to its
collection activities for repayment of the grant under this Section.
Unsatisfactory participation shall be defined by rules adopted
by the Department of Military Affairs. Repayments shall be deposited
in the National Guard and Naval Militia Grant Fund.  The National Guard and Naval Militia Grant Fund is created as
a special fund in the State treasury.  All money in the National Guard and Naval Militia
Grant
Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the purposes of this Section.

A grant awarded under this Section shall be considered an entitlement
which the State-controlled university or community college in which the
holder is enrolled shall honor without any condition other than the
holder's maintenance of minimum grade levels and a satisfactory student
loan repayment record pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 20 of this
Act.

(c) Subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes, the
Commission may reimburse the State-controlled university or community
college for grants authorized by this Section.

(Source: P.A. 98-314, eff. 8-12-13.)