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90_HB0065
20 ILCS 505/8 from Ch. 23, par. 5008
Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Changes the
maximum number of children under care who are eligible for
scholarships and fee waivers to 500 (now 24). Provides that
at least 75 (now at least 4) of those selected shall be
children of veterans. Effective July 1, 1997.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Children and Family Services Act by
2 changing Section 8.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
6 amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 505/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 5008)
8 Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers. Each year the
9 Department may select from among the children under care a
10 maximum of 500 24 students, at least 75 4 of whom shall be
11 children of veterans, who have completed 4 years in an
12 accredited high school who shall be eligible for scholarships
13 and fee waivers which will entitle them to 4 consecutive
14 years of community college, university or college education.
15 Selection shall be made on the basis of scholastic record,
16 aptitude and general interest in higher education. In
17 accordance with this Act, tuition scholarships and fee
18 waivers shall be available to such students at any university
19 or college maintained by the State of Illinois. The
20 Department shall provide maintenance and school expenses,
21 except tuition and fees, during the academic years to
22 supplement the students' earnings or other resources so long
23 as they consistently maintain scholastic records which are
24 acceptable to their schools and to the Department. Students
25 may attend other colleges and universities, if scholarships
26 are awarded them, and receive the same benefits for
27 maintenance and other expenses as those students attending
28 any Illinois State community college, university or college
29 under this Section.
30 (Source: P.A. 84-168.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
2 1, 1997.