Section 2769.10  Summary and Purpose

a)         The Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness program is designed to attract capable and promising students to the child welfare profession, increase employment and retention of qualified individuals who are either working towards or have received a bachelor's degree or master's degree in the field of social work or human services, and provide opportunities for persons making a career change to enter the child welfare profession.

b)         This Part establishes the rules that govern the Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness program.  Additional rules and definitions are contained in General Provisions (23 Ill. Adm. Code 2700).