HB5669 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5669

Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Continuing Appropriation for MAP Grants Act to require a recommendation by the Governor in the annual budget and annual appropriations by the General Assembly sufficient to fund all grant awards for a given academic year under the Monetary Award Program and to require a continuing appropriation if the General Assembly fails to make sufficient appropriations. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning education.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Continuing Appropriation for MAP Grants Act.

Section 5. Annual budget; recommendation. Beginning with the Budget for fiscal year 2017, the Governor shall include a General Revenue Fund or Monetary Award Program Reserve Fund recommendation to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission in the annual Budget sufficient to fund all grant awards in a given academic year under Section 35 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.

Section 10. MAP grant funding. Beginning with fiscal year 2017, the General Assembly shall annually make General Revenue Fund or Monetary Award Program Reserve Fund appropriations to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission sufficient to fund all grant awards in a given academic year under Section 35 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.

Section 15. Continuing appropriation. If the General Assembly fails to make General Revenue Fund or Monetary Award Program Reserve Fund appropriations to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission in fiscal year 2016 or in any fiscal year thereafter sufficient to fund all grant awards in a given academic year under Section 35 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act, this Act shall constitute a continuing appropriation from the General Revenue Fund of all amounts necessary for those purposes.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.