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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5by changing Section 8 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/8)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5008)
7    Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers. Each year the
8Department may select from among the youth children under care,
9youth who aged out of care at age 18 or older, or youth or
10children formerly under care who have been adopted or are in a
11guardianship placement the subsidized guardianship program, a
12maximum of 48 students (at least 4 of whom shall be children of
13veterans) who have earned a high school diploma from a public
14school district or a recognized nonpublic school or a
15certificate of general education development (GED), or who have
16met the State criteria for high school graduation; the youth
17completed 4 years in an accredited high school; the children
18selected shall be eligible for scholarships and fee waivers
19which will entitle them to 4 consecutive years of community
20college, university, or college education. Selection shall be
21made on the basis of scholastic record, aptitude, and general
22interest in higher education. In accordance with this Act,
23tuition scholarships and fee waivers shall be available to such

 

 

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1students at any university or college maintained by the State
2of Illinois. The Department shall provide maintenance and
3school expenses, except tuition and fees, during the academic
4years to supplement the students' earnings or other resources
5so long as they consistently maintain scholastic records which
6are acceptable to their schools and to the Department. Students
7may attend other colleges and universities, if scholarships are
8awarded them, and receive the same benefits for maintenance and
9other expenses as those students attending any Illinois State
10community college, university, or college under this Section.
11(Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.