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Public Act 099-0359
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| HB3577 Enrolled | LRB099 10172 NHT 30396 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 Higher Education Student Assistance Act is |
amended by adding Section 65.90 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 947/65.90 new) |
Sec. 65.90. Medical assistant grants. |
(a) Beginning with the 2016-2017 academic year through the |
2020-2021 academic year, the Commission shall, each year, |
receive and consider applications for grant assistance under |
this Section. An applicant is eligible for a grant under this |
Section if the Commission finds that the applicant meets all of |
the following qualifications: |
(1) He or she is a resident of this State and a United |
States citizen or eligible noncitizen. |
(2) He or she is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in |
a medical assistant program at a public community college |
in this State that will lead to certification to work as a |
medical assistant. |
(b) Recipients shall be selected from among applicants |
qualified pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section based on |
financial need, as determined by the Commission. Preference may |
be given to previous recipients of assistance under this |
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Section, provided they continue to maintain eligibility and |
maintain satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the |
institution at which they enroll. |
(c) Each grant awarded under this Section shall be in an |
amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees of the |
institution at which the recipient is enrolled, except that no |
recipient may receive more than $5,000 in a single academic |
year. |
(d) The total amount of grant assistance awarded by the |
Commission under this Section to an individual in any given |
fiscal year, when added to other financial assistance awarded |
to that individual for that year, shall not exceed the cost of |
attendance at the institution at which the student is enrolled. |
(e) All applications for grant assistance to be awarded |
under this Section shall be made to the Commission in a form as |
set forth by the Commission. The form of application and the |
information required to be set forth in the application shall |
be determined by the Commission, and the Commission shall |
require eligible applicants to submit with their applications |
such supporting documents as the Commission deems necessary. |
(f) Subject to a separate appropriation made for such |
purposes, payment of any grants awarded under this Section |
shall be determined by the Commission. All grant funds |
distributed in accordance with this Section shall be paid to |
the institution on behalf of the recipients. Grant funds are |
applicable toward 2 semesters of enrollment within an academic |