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91_HB2091eng HB2091 Engrossed LRB9104741NTsb 1 AN ACT concerning higher education, amending named Acts. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Cooperative Work Study Program 5 Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows: 6 (110 ILCS 225/3) (from Ch. 144, par. 2953) 7 Sec. 3. Creation and implementation of program. A 8 program of financial assistance to support student 9 cooperative work study programs in higher education is 10 established to benefit students academically and financially, 11 reduce reliance on loans, enhance public-private sector 12 partnerships, and encourage students to seek permanent 13 employment in Illinois. 14 The Board shall administer the program of financial 15 assistance and shall distribute the funds appropriated by the 16 General Assembly for this purpose in the form of grants to 17 public or nonpublic institutions of higher education to 18 expand opportunities for students to pursue internships, 19 clinical placement, cooperative programs with business and 20 industry, and other work opportunities linked to a student's 21 academic program. In awarding grants under this Act, the 22 Board shall consider whether programs: 23 (1) strengthen cooperation between higher 24 education, business, industry, and government; 25 (2) promote school/college partnerships; 26 (3) encourage social and community service 27 activities; 28 (4) maximize the use of matching contributions from 29 business and industry, governmental and social agencies, 30 and participating colleges and universities to support 31 student wages; HB2091 Engrossed -2- LRB9104741NTsb 1 (5) create new opportunities for partnerships 2 between the public and private sectors; 3 (6) integrate other components of student financial 4 aid to reduce reliance on student loans; and 5 (7) meet other criteria that the Board determines 6 are appropriate. 7 The Board shall assure that a representative number of 8 the grants support cooperative work study programs that 9 support work experiences for students in academic programs 10 related toofengineering, science, math, information 11 technology, and education. 12 No grant may be awarded under this Section for any 13 program of sectarian instruction or for any program designed 14 to serve a sectarian purpose. 15 As part of its administration of the Act, the Board may 16 require evaluations, audits or reports in relation to fiscal 17 and academic aspects of any program for which a grant is 18 awarded under this Act. The Board shall annually submit to 19 the Governor and General Assembly a budgetary recommendation 20 for grants under this Act. 21 The Board may adopt rules it deems necessary for 22 administration of this Act. 23 (Source: P.A. 87-513.) 24 Section 10. The Public Community College Act is amended 25 by changing Section 3-37 as follows: 26 (110 ILCS 805/3-37) (from Ch. 122, par. 103-37) 27 Sec. 3-37. To build, buy or lease suitable buildings upon 28 a site approved by the State Board and issue bonds, in the 29 manner provided in Article IIIA, or, with the prior approval 30 ofthe Board of Higher Education andthe Illinois Community 31 College Board, enter into an installment loan arrangement 32 with a financial institution with a payback period of less HB2091 Engrossed -3- LRB9104741NTsb 1 than 20 years provided the board has entered into a 2 contractual agreement which provides sufficient revenue to 3 pay such loan in full from sources other than local taxes, 4 tuition, or State appropriations and to provide adequate 5 additional operation and maintenance funding for the term of 6 the agreement, for the purpose of borrowing money to buy 7 sites and to either or both buy or build and equip buildings 8 and improvements, and for the purpose of transferring funds9to the Illinois Building Authority. 10 Any provision in a contractual agreement providing for an 11 installment loan agreement authorized by this Section that 12 obligates the State of Illinois is against public policy and 13 shall be null and void. 14 (Source: P.A. 83-576.) 15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 16 becoming law.