Public Act 103-0031
 
HB2380 EnrolledLRB103 26104 RJT 52459 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Human Services Professional Loan Repayment
Program Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, and 30
as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 997/10)
    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
    "Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance
Commission.
    "Professional" means an individual employed by a human
services agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or
is grant-funded by a State agency for the purposes of
providing direct or indirect services that ensure that
individuals have the essential elements to build and maintain
physical, emotional, and economic well-being at every phase of
life.
    "Program" means the Human Services Professional Loan
Repayment Program.
    "Qualified program" means a program that offers an
associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from an accredited
college or university.
    "State agency" means the Department of Human Services, the
Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of
Juvenile Justice, the Department on Aging, and the Department
of Public Health.
(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
    (110 ILCS 997/15)
    Sec. 15. Establishment of the Program. The Human Services
Professional Loan Repayment Program is created and shall be
administered by the Commission. Subject to appropriation, the
Program shall provide loan repayment assistance to eligible
professionals practicing in a community-based, human services
agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or is
grant-funded by a State agency.
(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
    (110 ILCS 997/25)
    Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. The
Commission shall award a grant to each eligible applicants and
may grant preference to applicants based on need or income
levels applicant for a cumulative maximum of 4 years. The
recipient of a grant awarded by the Commission under this Act
must use the grant award for payments toward the recipient's
educational loans from a qualified program. The amount of the
grant shall not exceed: (i) $25,000 per year for a master's
degree or higher; (ii) $15,000 per year for a bachelor's
degree; (iii) $3,000 per year for a professional with an
associate degree; and (iv) up to a $5,000 per year add-on if
independently licensed as a licensed clinical social worker, a
licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed
practitioner of the healing arts, a licensed marriage and
family therapist, a board-certified behavior analyst, or a
registered behavior technician.
(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
    (110 ILCS 997/30)
    Sec. 30. Eligibility; work requirement.
    (a) To be eligible to receive a grant under the Human
Services Professional Loan Repayment Program, the Commission
must find that the eligible professional satisfies all of the
following:
        (1) The applicant is a resident of the State of
    Illinois.
        (2) The applicant has been a full-time employee worked
    for at least 24 consecutive months as a full-time employee
    as a human services professional, and the in a
    community-based human services agency that currently has
    or did have a contract with, receives funding from, or is
    grant-funded by a State agency for the purpose of
    providing to provide human services during the duration of
    applicant's 24 consecutive month tenure.
        (3) The applicant is a borrower with an outstanding
    balance due on an educational loan.
        (4) The applicant has not defaulted on an educational
    loan.
        (5) The applicant must remain a full-time employee as
    a human services professional in the same community-based
    human services agency for at least 12 months after
    receiving this grant.
    (b) The Commission may grant preference to a previous
recipient of a grant under the Program, provided that the
recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements under
this Section.
    (c) The Commission may grant preference to applications
based on need or income levels.
(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2023.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023