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LRB094 18585 NHT 53928 b |
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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 |
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| amended by adding Section 65.75 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 947/65.75 new) |
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| Sec. 65.75. Grant for a person raised by a grandparent. |
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| (a) The Commission shall, each year, receive and consider |
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| applications for grant assistance under this Section. An |
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| applicant is eligible for a grant under this Section if the |
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| Commission finds that the applicant: |
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| (1) has been in the legal custody of his or her |
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| grandparent and received public aid assistance under the |
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| Illinois Public Aid Code for a period of at least the |
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| consecutive 12 months preceding application for assistance |
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| under this Section; |
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| (2) has graduated from high school with a cumulative |
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| grade point average of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its |
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| equivalent; |
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| (3) has been recommended for assistance under this |
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| Section by the principal or other appropriate |
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| administrative officer of his or her high school; and |
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| (4) is enrolled in or plans to enroll in an institution |
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| of higher learning in this State. |
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| (b) Applicants who are determined to be eligible for |
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| assistance under this Section shall receive, subject to |
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| appropriation, a grant of $1,000 to be applied to tuition and |
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| mandatory fees and paid directly to the institution of higher |
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| learning at which the applicant is enrolled. However, the total |
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| amount of assistance awarded by the Commission under this |
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| Section to an individual in any fiscal year, when added to |
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| other financial assistance awarded by the Commission to that |