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| Public Act 100-0673 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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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 Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | ||||
amended by changing Sections 55 and 60 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 947/55)
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Sec. 55. Police officer or fire officer survivor grant. | ||||
Grants shall be
provided for any spouse, natural child, legally | ||||
adopted child, or child in
the legal custody of police officers | ||||
and fire officers who are killed or who become a person with a | ||||
permanent disability with 90% to 100% disability in the line of | ||||
duty while employed by, or
in the voluntary service of, this | ||||
State or any local public entity in this
State. Beneficiaries | ||||
need not be Illinois residents at the time of enrollment
in | ||||
order to receive this grant. With respect to disabled police | ||||
and fire officers, children need not to be born, legally | ||||
adopted, or in the legal custody of the officer before the | ||||
disability occurred in order to receive this grant. | ||||
Beneficiaries are entitled to 8 semesters or
12 quarters of | ||||
full payment of tuition and mandatory fees at any
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State-sponsored Illinois institution of higher learning for | ||||
either full or
part-time study, or the equivalent of 8 | ||||
semesters or 12 quarters of payment
of
tuition and
mandatory | ||||
fees at the rate established by the Commission for private
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institutions in the State of Illinois, provided the recipient | ||
is maintaining
satisfactory academic progress. This benefit | ||
may be used for undergraduate or
graduate study. The benefits | ||
of this Section shall be administered by and paid
out of funds | ||
available to the Commission and shall accrue to the bona fide
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applicant without the requirement of demonstrating financial | ||
need to qualify
for those benefits.
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(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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(110 ILCS 947/60)
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Sec. 60.
Grants for dependents of Department of Corrections | ||
employees who are killed
or who become a person with a | ||
permanent disability in the line of duty. Any spouse, natural | ||
child, legally
adopted child, or child in the legal custody of | ||
an employee of the Department
of Corrections who is assigned to | ||
a security position with the Department with
responsibility for | ||
inmates of any correctional institution under the
jurisdiction | ||
of the Department and who is killed or who becomes a person | ||
with a permanent disability with
90% to 100% disability in the | ||
line of duty is entitled to 8 semesters or 12
quarters of full | ||
payment of tuition and mandatory fees at any State-supported
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Illinois institution of higher learning for either full or | ||
part-time study, or
the equivalent of 8 semesters or 12 | ||
quarters of payment of tuition and
mandatory fees at the rate
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established by the Commission for private institutions in the | ||
State of
Illinois, provided the recipient is maintaining | ||
satisfactory academic
progress. This benefit may be used for | ||
undergraduate or graduate study.
Beneficiaries need not be | ||
Illinois residents at the time of enrollment in order
to | ||
receive this grant. With respect to disabled employees of the | ||
Department of Corrections, children need not to be born, | ||
legally adopted, or in the legal custody of the employee before | ||
the disability occurred in order to receive this grant. The | ||
benefits of this Section shall be administered by
and paid out | ||
of funds available to the Commission and shall accrue to the | ||
bona
fide applicant without the requirement of demonstrating | ||
financial need to
qualify for those benefits.
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(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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