093_HB2345sam001
LRB093 10937 DRJ 16091 a
1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2345
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2345 on page 6, by
3 replacing lines 10 through 31 with the following;
4 "Section 90. The Illinois Housing Development Act is
5 amended by changing Section 7 and adding Section 7.30 as
6 follows:
7 (20 ILCS 3805/7) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 307)
8 Sec. 7. The Authority may exercise the powers set forth
9 in Sections 7.1 through 7.30 7.26.
10 (Source: P.A. 87-250.)
11 (20 ILCS 3805/7.30 new)
12 Sec. 7.30. Financial assistance for new teachers. The
13 Authority may develop and implement a program of financial
14 assistance for new teachers purchasing a first home. The
15 program shall consist of financial assistance to recently
16 hired teachers to obtain 30-year mortgages, at interest rates
17 no greater than those for mortgages under the Authority's
18 other programs for first-time home buyers, for the purchase
19 of primary residences for the first time. Assistance shall
20 be available only to teachers employed by school districts
21 defined by the State Board of Education as financially needy
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1 or experiencing a shortage of teachers. The program shall be
2 limited to persons employed at the time of application as
3 elementary or secondary public school teachers who have been
4 employed in any teaching positions cumulatively for no more
5 than 2 years at the time of application and who commit to
6 continue teaching in the public schools of the school
7 district for at least 3 years after their closing date. An
8 eligible residence must be located in Illinois and must be
9 the applicant's first purchase of a primary residence in any
10 location.
11 The Authority shall adopt rules necessary for any program
12 authorized by this Section.
13 Section 99. Effective date. This Section and Section 90
14 take effect on July 1, 2003.".