Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
Filed: 2/22/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2351 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2351 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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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 
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individual for that fiscal year, must not exceed the cost of 
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attendance at the institution of higher learning at which the 
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student is enrolled.
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    (c)  Applicants may receive assistance under this Section 
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only one time.
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    (d)  The Commission shall make all necessary and proper 
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rules not inconsistent with this Section for its effective 
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implementation.".