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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 9.28 as follows:
 



6    (110 ILCS 205/9.28)



7    Sec. 9.28. Graduation incentive grant program. 

8    (a) The graduation incentive grant program is hereby 
9created.  The program
shall be implemented and administered by 
10the Board of Higher Education to
provide grant incentives to 
11public universities that offer their undergraduate
students 
12contracts under which the university commits itself to provide 
13the
courses, programs, and support services necessary to enable 
14the contracting
students to graduate within 4 years.  Grants 
15shall be awarded from
appropriations made to the Board of 
16Higher Education for purposes of this
Section.

17    (b) To be eligible for grant consideration, a public 
18university shall
annually file a report with the Board of 
19Higher Education detailing its 4-year
graduation contract 
20program.  The report shall include, at a minimum, the
following 
21information:  the number of undergraduate students 
22participating in
the program, the requirements of the 4-year 
23graduation contracts offered by the
university, the types of 
 
 
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1additional support services provided by the university
to the 
2contracting students, and the cost of the program.

3    (c) In awarding grants to public universities under
this 
4Section, the Board of Higher Education may consider each 
5applicant's
report data, the number of institutions wishing to 
6participate, and such other
criteria as the Board of Higher 
7Education determines to be appropriate.

8    (d) (Blank). The Board of Higher Education shall annually 
9submit to the Governor and
the General Assembly a budgetary 
10recommendation for grants under this Section
and shall notify 
11applicants for grant assistance that the award of grants under

12this Section is contingent upon the availability of 
13appropriated funds.

14    (e) The Board of Higher Education may adopt such rules as 
15it deems necessary
for administration of the grant program 
16created by this Section.

17(Source: P.A. 90-750, eff. 8-14-98; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)