Full Text of SB2849 93rd General Assembly
SB2849 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004 SB2849
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Lawrence M. Walsh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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30 ILCS 105/5.625 new |
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Creates the Community Scholarship Foundation Program Act and
amends the State Finance Act. Establishes the Community Scholarship
Foundation Program, to be administered by the Illinois Student
Assistance Commission, to encourage local communities to develop
scholarship programs that assist their residents in obtaining a higher
education. Requires the Commission to award a foundation $2,000 upon
demonstration to the Commission that the foundation has raised $2,000
for scholarships or the creation of an endowment for scholarships.
Creates the Community Scholarship Foundation Fund as a special fund
in the State treasury. Repeals the Act on June 30, 2007. Effective July 1,
2004.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning a community scholarship foundation | 2 |
| program.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 4 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 6 |
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Scholarship Foundation Program Act .
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| Section 5. Findings and purpose. The General Assembly | 8 |
| finds
that making higher education opportunities available to | 9 |
| Illinois residents
is of great importance to the social and | 10 |
| economic well-being of this State.
The General Assembly further | 11 |
| finds that some potential students,
because of family and | 12 |
| social circumstances, economic distress of their
community, | 13 |
| and other reasons, do not pursue a higher education. It is
in | 14 |
| the interest of the State to support the development of | 15 |
| scholarship
programs that help these citizens attend a college, | 16 |
| university, or
vocational-technical institute in the State. | 17 |
| The purpose of this Act is to
create a community scholarship | 18 |
| foundation program as a pilot project,
with the intent of | 19 |
| encouraging local communities to develop scholarship
programs | 20 |
| that assist their residents in obtaining a higher education.
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| Section 10. Definitions. In this Act, unless the context | 22 |
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requires otherwise:
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| "Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance | 24 |
| Commission.
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| "Foundation" means a community scholarship foundation | 26 |
| found to
be eligible for State funds under Section 25 of this | 27 |
| Act.
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| "Institution of higher education" means a degree-granting
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| college or university or public vocation-technical institute, | 30 |
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this State, that is a member institution of an accrediting | 31 |
| association
recognized by rule of the Commission for the |
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| purposes of this Act.
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| "Program" means the Community Scholarship Foundation
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| Program.
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| Section 15. Creation of Program.
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| (a) The Community Scholarship Foundation Program is hereby
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| established. Subject to the availability of funds, the | 7 |
| Commission shall
award a foundation $2,000 upon demonstration | 8 |
| to the Commission that
the foundation has raised $2,000 for | 9 |
| scholarships or the creation of an
endowment for scholarships.
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| (b) Awards made under this Section shall be used for | 11 |
| scholarships
to community residents who qualify as resident | 12 |
| students, as determined
by the Commission, to attend | 13 |
| institutions of higher education.
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| Section 20. Goals.
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| (a) The goal of the Program is the development throughout | 16 |
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State of community organizations that raise scholarship | 17 |
| funds for local
residents.
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| (b) In making awards under Section 15 this Act, the | 19 |
| Commission
shall take into consideration, but not be limited | 20 |
| to, the following
additional goals:
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| (1) increasing higher education participation for | 22 |
| residents of
economically distressed areas and other areas | 23 |
| of the State with low
participation rates and enhancing | 24 |
| community support for
residents of these areas who desire a | 25 |
| higher education;
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| (2) creating scholarship opportunities for students | 27 |
| who do
not meet the criteria for traditional scholarships; | 28 |
| and
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| (3) creating scholarship opportunities for students | 30 |
| who plan
to focus their studies in the humanities and arts.
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| Section 25. Eligibility. To qualify as a community | 32 |
| scholarship
foundation eligible for State money under this Act, | 33 |
| an organization must
meet the following criteria:
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| (1) have a tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) of | 2 |
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Internal Revenue Code, be a publicly supported | 3 |
| organization under
Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the | 4 |
| Internal Revenue Code, and not be a
private foundation | 5 |
| under Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code;
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| (2) be organized after the effective date of this Act | 7 |
| for the
primary purpose of raising and awarding | 8 |
| scholarships to
community residents who qualify as | 9 |
| resident students, as
determined by the Commission, to | 10 |
| attend institutions of higher
education;
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| (3) solicit broad-based community support in its | 12 |
| fundraising
activities and be representative of the | 13 |
| community in its
organization;
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| (4) not be duplicative of other foundations;
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| (5) be organized and operated by volunteers;
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| (6) grant scholarships without regard to age, sex, | 17 |
| marital
status, race, creed, color, religion, national | 18 |
| origin, or the presence
of any mental, sensory, or physical | 19 |
| handicap; and
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| (7) meet other criteria established by the Commission | 21 |
| to
meet the goals of the Program specified in Section 20 of | 22 |
| this Act.
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| Section 30. Administration; rules; assistance. The | 24 |
| Commission
shall administer the Program. The Commission shall | 25 |
| adopt rules as
appropriate to implement the Program and shall | 26 |
| solicit assistance from
public and private sources to publicize | 27 |
| the Program. The Commission
may create an advisory committee to | 28 |
| assist in making determinations
under this Act.
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| Section 35. Community Scholarship Foundation Fund. The
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| Community Scholarship Foundation Fund is created as a special | 31 |
| fund in
the State treasury. All money appropriated for the | 32 |
| Program and all
money otherwise received for this purpose shall | 33 |
| be deposited in this
Fund. All money in this Fund shall be | 34 |
| used, subject to appropriation, by
the Commission for awards |
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| and administration of the Program.
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| Section 40. Gifts; grants; endowments. The Commission may
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| solicit and receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from | 4 |
| public or
private sources as may be made from time to time, in | 5 |
| trust or otherwise,
for the use and benefit of the purposes of | 6 |
| the Program and may expend
the same or any income therefrom | 7 |
| according to the terms of the gifts,
grants, or endowments.
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| Section 45. Report. By December 1, 2006, the Commission | 9 |
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submit a report to the Governor, the House of | 10 |
| Representatives Higher
Education
Committee, and the Senate | 11 |
| Education Committee. The report shall
examine the results and | 12 |
| effectiveness of the Program and shall recommend
whether the | 13 |
| Program should be continued and any modifications to the
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| Program.
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| Section 905. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | 16 |
| Section
5.625 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/5.625 new)
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| Sec. 5.625. The Community Scholarship Foundation Fund.
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| Section 990. Repealer. This Act is repealed on June 30, | 20 |
| 2007.
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| Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July | 22 |
| 1, 2004.
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