Section 2749.300  Grant Agreement

a)         Prior to receiving scholarship funding for any academic year, the recipient shall enter into a binding Grant Agreement with the State of Illinois agreeing to the provisions of the Law and this Part.

b)         The Department may require a recipient to reimburse the State for expenses, including but not limited to legal fees, incurred by the Department or other agent of the State for a successful legal action against the recipient for a breach of any provision of the Grant Agreement (Section 4 of the Law).

c)         The scholarship award will not be final until the recipient and the Department have executed a Grant Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the grant, using the form prescribed by the Department.  The Department will withdraw the scholarship award if a consensus cannot be reached on the terms of the Grant Agreement.

(Source:  Recodified from 77 Ill. Adm. Code 597.300 (Department of Public Health) pursuant to P.A. 102-699, at 47 Ill. Reg. 7031)