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92_HB5599 LRB9214228RCsb 1 AN ACT concerning attorneys' education expenses. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Career Criminal Justice Attorney Education Expenses Repayment 6 Act. 7 Section 5. As used in this Act: 8 "Eligible attorney" means an attorney who is employed 9 full-time as an assistant State's attorney, assistant public 10 defender, assistant appellate defender, assistant appellate 11 prosecutor, or assistant attorney general whose application 12 under Section 10 of this Act has been accepted and authorized 13 by the State Treasurer to receive assistance in the repayment 14 of his or her student education expenses. 15 "Student education expenses" means the cumulative total 16 of the eligible attorney's outstanding student loans covering 17 the cost of attendance at any law school at which the 18 attorney completed course work required to obtain his or her 19 law degree. 20 Section 10. Education expenses repayment stipend. An 21 eligible attorney may apply to the State Treasurer on forms 22 furnished by the State Treasurer for an annual stipend to 23 repay his or her student education expenses. 24 To be accepted for a stipend, an eligible attorney must 25 meet the following qualifications: 26 (a) the attorney is currently licensed to practice 27 law in the State of Illinois; 28 (b) the attorney signs a statement agreeing to 29 remain in his or her present employment for at least one 30 year after receiving the stipend; and -2- LRB9214228RCsb 1 (c) the attorney attaches verification of his or 2 her outstanding student loans. 3 An eligible attorney must apply each year for a stipend 4 for student education expenses repayment. 5 The amount of the annual stipend is $3,500 or the 6 outstanding balance of the eligible attorney's student loans, 7 whichever is less, and may be received by an eligible 8 attorney for 5 years. In addition, an eligible attorney who 9 has received 5 annual stipends may receive an additional 7 10 annual stipends in the amount of $5,000 per year or the 11 outstanding balance of his or her student loans, whichever is 12 less. 13 The amount of the annual stipend shall be adjusted for 14 inflation each July 1 using the Consumer Price Index of the 15 Bureau of Labor Standards of the U.S. Department of Labor. 16 If an eligible attorney receives a stipend and resigns 17 his or her position, the eligible attorney must repay to the 18 State 1/12th of the amount of the annual stipend for each 19 month left in the stipend year that he or she was not an 20 eligible attorney. 21 Section 15. Funding. The General Assembly shall make 22 appropriations to the State Treasurer for annual stipends 23 under this Act. 24 Section 20. Rules. The State Treasurer must adopt rules 25 for the implementation of this Act. 26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 27 becoming law.