SB3560 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 38189 RJT 68322 b

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3560

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Karina Villa

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 947/65.125 new

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall establish a Manufacturing Promise Scholarship Program to award scholarships to State residents who are enrolled in a public community college or other program with a major in manufacturing or a skilled trade. Provides that, subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for a scholarship. Provides that an applicant is eligible for a scholarship if the Commission finds that the applicant meets specified criteria. Provides that the Commission shall reserve 20% of the amount appropriated in a given fiscal year for students who are from underrepresented areas. Provides that the Commission shall make scholarships available to traditional college-aged students, adults, and non-traditional students. Provides that an applicant who receives a scholarship may not be required to return scholarship funds. Provides for rulemaking.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is amended by adding Section 65.125 as follows:

(110 ILCS 947/65.125 new)

Sec. 65.125. Manufacturing Promise Scholarship Program.

(a) The Commission shall establish a Manufacturing Promise Scholarship Program to award scholarships to State residents who are enrolled in a public community college or other program with a major in manufacturing or a skilled trade.

(b) Subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for a scholarship under this Section. An applicant is eligible for a scholarship under this Section if the Commission finds that the applicant meets all of the following criteria:

(1) Is a resident of this State and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

(2) Is enrolled in either (i) a public community college in this State for the purpose of obtaining a degree, certificate, or other credential offered by the community college in manufacturing or a skilled trade, as applicable, or (ii) an apprenticeship or union program in this State and maintains satisfactory academic progress.

(c) The Commission shall reserve 20% of the amount appropriated for scholarships under this Section in a given fiscal year for students who are from underrepresented areas. The Commission shall make scholarships under this Section available to traditional college-aged students, adults, and non-traditional students.

(d) An applicant who receives a scholarship under this Section may not be required to return scholarship funds.

(e) The Commission shall adopt rules for the implementation and administration of this Section.