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Public Act 103-0031
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| HB2380 Enrolled | LRB103 26104 RJT 52459 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Human Services Professional Loan Repayment |
Program Act is amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, and 30 |
as follows:
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(110 ILCS 997/10)
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Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
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"Commission" means the Illinois Student Assistance |
Commission.
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"Professional" means an individual employed by a human |
services agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or |
is grant-funded by a State agency for the purposes of |
providing direct or indirect services that ensure that |
individuals have the essential elements to build and maintain |
physical, emotional, and economic well-being at every phase of |
life. |
"Program" means the Human Services Professional Loan |
Repayment Program.
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"Qualified program" means a program that offers an |
associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from an accredited |
college or university.
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"State agency" means the Department of Human Services, the |
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Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of |
Juvenile Justice, the Department on Aging, and the Department |
of Public Health.
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(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
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(110 ILCS 997/15)
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Sec. 15. Establishment of the Program.
The Human Services |
Professional Loan Repayment Program is created and shall be |
administered by the Commission. Subject to appropriation, the |
Program shall provide loan repayment assistance to eligible |
professionals practicing in a community-based, human services |
agency that contracts with, receives funding from, or is |
grant-funded by a State agency.
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(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
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(110 ILCS 997/25)
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Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. The |
Commission shall award a grant to each eligible applicants and |
may grant preference to applicants based on need or income |
levels applicant for a cumulative maximum of 4 years. The |
recipient of a grant awarded by the Commission under this Act |
must use the grant award for payments toward the recipient's |
educational loans from a qualified program. The amount of the |
grant shall not exceed: (i) $25,000 per year for a master's |
degree or higher; (ii) $15,000 per year for a bachelor's |
degree; (iii) $3,000 per year for a professional with an |
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associate degree; and (iv) up to a $5,000 per year add-on if |
independently licensed as a licensed clinical social worker, a |
licensed clinical professional counselor, a licensed |
practitioner of the healing arts, a licensed marriage and |
family therapist, a board-certified behavior analyst, or a |
registered behavior technician.
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(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
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(110 ILCS 997/30)
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Sec. 30. Eligibility; work requirement.
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(a) To be eligible to receive a grant under the Human |
Services Professional Loan Repayment Program, the Commission |
must find that the eligible professional satisfies all of the |
following:
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(1) The applicant is a resident of the State of |
Illinois.
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(2) The applicant has been a full-time employee worked |
for at least 24 consecutive months as a full-time employee |
as a human services professional, and the in a |
community-based human services agency that currently has |
or did have a contract with, receives funding from, or is |
grant-funded by a State agency for the purpose of |
providing to provide human services during the duration of |
applicant's 24 consecutive month tenure.
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(3) The applicant is a borrower with an outstanding |
balance due on an educational loan.
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(4) The applicant has not defaulted on an educational |
loan.
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(5) The applicant must remain a full-time employee as |
a human services professional in the same community-based |
human services agency for at least 12 months after |
receiving this grant.
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(b) The Commission may grant preference to a previous |
recipient of a grant under the Program, provided that the |
recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements under |
this Section.
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(c) The Commission may grant preference to applications |
based on need or income levels. |
(Source: P.A. 102-1089, eff. 1-1-23.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
2023.
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