815 ILCS 400/ Resident Course Act.

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815 ILCS 400/0.01

(815 ILCS 400/0.01) (from Ch. 111, par. 8050)

Sec. 0.01. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Resident Course Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)

815 ILCS 400/1

(815 ILCS 400/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 8051)

Sec. 1. No individual or agency, authorized by the U.S.

Immigration
and Naturalization Service to
offer a course leading to a certificate of satisfactory pursuit for
issuance of permanent resident status, may charge a fee for such
course in excess of $5 per hour per individual up to the first 60 hours of
instruction or $500 for up to 12 months of instruction from the date of
registration.  As used in this Section, the term "fee" includes all costs
associated with the course, including the costs of instruction and materials.

(Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)

815 ILCS 400/2

(815 ILCS 400/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 8052)

Sec. 2.

No individual or agency which offers any service or course
with the promise of preparing the recipient or enrollee for the English
and civics exam of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service for
issuance of permanent resident status may charge a fee for such
service or course in excess of $5 per hour per individual up to the first 60
hours of instruction or $500 for up to 12 months of instruction from the
date of registration.  As used in this Section, the term "fee" includes all
costs associated with the service or course, including the costs of
instruction and materials.

(Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)

815 ILCS 400/3

(815 ILCS 400/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 8053)

Sec. 3.

Any individual or agency offering a course or service
described in Section 2 shall include within any literature or print or
electronic
advertisement for such service or course a statement that such service or
course is designed to prepare the  recipient or enrollee for the English
and civics exam of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and that
the individual or agency offering the service or course does not issue the
certificate of satisfactory pursuit required by the U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Service for issuance of permanent resident status.

(Source: P.A. 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22.)

815 ILCS 400/4

(815 ILCS 400/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 8054)

Sec. 4.

Any individual or agency violating any provision of this Act
commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(Source: P.A. 86-831.)