Section 2764.10  Summary and Purpose

a)         The Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program encourages academically talented Illinois students, especially minority students, to pursue teaching careers, especially in teacher shortage disciplines or at hard-to-staff schools [110 ILCS 947/52] .

b)         This Part establishes the rules that govern the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois  Program, hereinafter the "Program".  Additional rules and definitions are contained in General Provisions (23 Ill. Adm. Code 2700).

c)         The rights and obligations of students receiving scholarship assistance through the Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Program, as previously described in this Part, shall continue to be governed by any administrative rules in effect at the time scholarship assistance was awarded to the recipient through the IFTC Program.

(Source:  Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 13957, effective September 1, 2012)