98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5432
 
Introduced , by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


110 ILCS 225/3  from Ch. 144, par. 2953

    Amends the Illinois Cooperative Work Study Program Act.  Makes a
technical change in a Section concerning establishing a financial
assistance program.



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A BILL FOR
 


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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 Illinois Cooperative Work Study Program Act 
5is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 



6    (110 ILCS 225/3)  (from Ch. 144, par. 2953)



7    Sec. 3. Creation and implementation of program. A program 
8of
financial assistance to support student cooperative work 
9study programs in
higher education is established to benefit 
10students academically and
and
financially, reduce reliance on 
11loans, enhance public-private sector
partnerships, and 
12encourage students to seek permanent employment in Illinois.
13    The Board shall administer the program of financial 
14assistance and shall
distribute the funds appropriated by the 
15General Assembly for this purpose
in the form of grants to 
16public or nonpublic institutions of higher
education to expand 
17opportunities for students to pursue internships,
clinical 
18placement, cooperative programs with business and industry, 
19and
other work opportunities linked to a student's academic 
20program.  In awarding
grants under this Act, the Board shall 
21consider whether programs:


22        (1) strengthen cooperation between higher education, 
23    business,
industry, and government;


 
 
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1        (2) promote school/college partnerships;


2        (3) encourage social and community service activities;


3        (4) maximize the use of matching contributions from 
4    business and
industry, governmental and social agencies, 
5    and participating colleges and
universities to support 
6    student wages;


7        (5) create new opportunities for partnerships between 
8    the public
and private sectors;


9        (6) integrate other components of student financial 
10    aid to reduce
reliance on student loans; and


11        (7) meet other criteria that the Board determines are 
12    appropriate.

13    The Board shall assure that a representative number of the 
14grants support
cooperative work study programs that support 
15work experiences for students
in academic programs of 
16engineering, science, math, and education.

17    No grant may be awarded under this Section for any program 
18of sectarian
instruction or for any program designed to serve a 
19sectarian purpose.

20    As part of its administration of the Act, the Board may 
21require
evaluations, audits or reports in relation to fiscal 
22and academic aspects
of any program for which a grant is 
23awarded under this Act.  The Board
shall annually submit to the 
24Governor and General Assembly a budgetary
recommendation for 
25grants under this Act.

26    The Board may adopt rules it deems necessary for 
 
 
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1administration of this Act.

2(Source: P.A. 87-513.)