Section 2744.10  Summary and Purpose

a)         The Police Training Academy Job Training Scholarship Program (the Scholarship Program) provides scholarships to pay for tuition and mandatory fees at Illinois public institutions of higher learning to individuals enrolled in those institutions and who have successfully completed the police training academy job training program established under Section 22-83 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5]. The Commission shall, each year, beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year, receive and consider applications for scholarships under this Section.

b)         Scholarships are limited based on funding levels appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly from the Police Training Academy Job Training Program and Scholarship Fund.

c)         This Part establishes rules which govern the Scholarship Program. Additional rules and definitions are contained in General Provisions, 23 Ill. Adm. Code 2700 (General Provisions).