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Public Act 094-0371
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| HB2421 Enrolled |
LRB094 07466 DRJ 37629 b |
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AN ACT concerning public aid.
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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 Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
adding Section 9A-15 as follows:
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(305 ILCS 5/9A-15 new) |
Sec. 9A-15. College education assistance; pilot program. |
(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human |
Services shall establish a pilot program to provide recipients |
of assistance under Article IV with additional assistance in |
obtaining a post-secondary education degree to the extent |
permitted by the federal law governing the Temporary Assistance |
for Needy Families Program. This assistance may include, but is |
not limited to, moneys for the payment of tuition, but the |
Department may not use any moneys appropriated for the |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) under |
Article IV to pay for tuition under the pilot program. In |
addition to criteria, standards, and procedures related to |
post-secondary education required by rules applicable to the |
TANF program, the Department shall provide that the time that a |
pilot program participant spends in post-secondary classes |
shall apply toward the time that the recipient is required to |
spend in education, placement, and training activities under |
this Article. |
The Department shall define the pilot program by rule, |
including a determination of its duration and scope, the nature |
of the assistance to be provided, and the criteria, standards, |
and procedures for participation. |
(b) The Department shall enter into an interagency |
agreement with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for |
the administration of the pilot program. |
(c) The Department shall evaluate the pilot program and |