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Public Act 097-0799 |
SB2818 Enrolled | LRB097 14105 KTG 58775 b |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended |
by changing Section 8 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 505/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 5008)
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Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers. Each year the |
Department may
select from among the youth children under care, |
youth who aged out of care at age 18 or older, or youth or |
children formerly under care
who have been adopted or are in a |
guardianship placement the subsidized guardianship program , a
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maximum of 48 students (at least 4 of whom shall be
children of |
veterans) who have earned a high school diploma from a public |
school district or a recognized nonpublic school or a |
certificate of general education development (GED), or who have |
met the State criteria for high school graduation; the youth |
completed 4 years in an accredited high
school; the children |
selected shall be eligible for scholarships
and fee waivers |
which will entitle them to 4 consecutive years of community
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college, university, or college education. Selection shall be |
made on the
basis of scholastic record, aptitude, and general |
interest in higher
education. In accordance with this Act, |
tuition scholarships and fee waivers
shall be available to such |