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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. For his or her first year of full-time attendance at an institution of higher learning, provides that a person is entitled to a $1,000 grant if he or she (i) is in the legal custody of his or her grandparent and receives public aid assistance under the Illinois Public Aid Code, (ii) has graduated from high school with a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and (iii) has been recommended for the grant by the principal of his or her high school.
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that a person is entitled to a renewable grant for each year he or she is enrolled full-time at an institution of higher learning (instead of a grant for his or her first year of full-time attendance at an institution of higher learning). Requires the person to have graduated from high school with a cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.7 (instead of 3.0) on a 4.0 scale. Authorizes the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to adopt any rules necessary to carry out the provision.
Fiscal Note (H-AM 1) (Ill Community College System)
Since the number of qualified persons for the proposed grants is unknown, the amount of funds that may be required is not known at this time.
State Mandates Fiscal Note (Ill. Community College Board)
Does not create a state mandate for the state's public community colleges.
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that a person is eligible for (instead of entitled to) a grant. Provides that a person must be recommended for the grant by his or her principal or other comparable (instead of appropriate) administrative officer. Provides that as a condition of grant renewal, the person must provide the Illinois Student Assistance Commission with a recommendation for the grant by an academic counselor, advisor, or instructor at the institution of higher learning.
State Mandates Fiscal Note (H-AM 2) (Ill. Community College Board)
Does not create a state mandate for the state's public community colleges.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as engrossed, with the following changes. Provides that the applicant's enrollment in an institution of higher learning must be full-time. Provides that the grant is renewable for a total of up to 4 years of full-time enrollment if certain conditions are met; makes a related change.
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