Rep. Kenneth Dunkin

Filed: 5/13/2014

09800HB6024ham001 HDS098 00051 CIN 30108 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6024

    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6024, by deleting everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following:

“ARTICLE 1

    Section 5.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  To support outreach, research, and

   training activities........................... 2,300,000

    Section 10. In addition to any other sums appropriated, the sum of $2,440,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for operational expenses during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.

Section 15.  The sum of $424,748,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund for grant awards to students eligible for the Monetary Award Program, as provided by law, and for administrative costs not to exceed 2 percent of the total appropriation in this Section.

    Section 20.  The sum of $30,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs associated with the Veterans’ Home Nurses’ Loan Repayment Program pursuant to Public Act 95-0576.

    Section 25. The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loan pursuant to Public Act 94-1020.

    Section 30.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purposes:

Grants and Scholarships

  For the payment of scholarships to students

    who are children of policemen or firemen

    killed in the line of duty, or who are

dependents of correctional officers killed

    or permanently disabled in the line of

    duty, as provided by law..................... 1,050,000

  For payment of Minority Teacher Scholarships... 2,500,000

  For payment of Illinois Scholars Scholarships..... 40,000

    Total                                        $3,590,000

    Section 35.  The sum of $6,647,600, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois program, as provided by law.

    Section 40.  The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Loan Repayment for Teachers Program.

    Section 45.  The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the ISAC Accounts Receivable Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs associated with the collection of delinquent scholarship awards pursuant to the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986.

    Section 50.  The sum of $110,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the University Grant Fund for payment of grants for the Higher Education License Plate Program, as provided by law.

    Section 55.  The following named sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  To support outreach, research, and

   training activities.......................... 10,000,000

    Section 60.  The following named sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary Board Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

Grants and Scholarships

  For payment of scholarships for the

   Optometric Education Scholarship

   Program, as provided by law...................... 50,000

    Section 65.  The following named sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the National Guard and Naval Militia Grant Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

Grants and Scholarships

  For payment of Illinois National Guard and

   Naval Militia Scholarships

   at State-controlled universities

   and public community colleges in

   Illinois to students eligible to

   receive such awards, as provided by law.......... 20,000

    Section 70.  The sum of $140,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, as provided by law.

    Section 75.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for its ordinary and contingent expenses:

FOR ADMINISTRATION

  For Personal Services......................... 17,208,900

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees Retirement System................... 7,059,100

  For State Contributions to

   Social Security............................... 1,316,600

  For State Contributions for

   Employees Group Insurance..................... 7,000,000

  For Contractual Services...................... 12,630,700

  For Travel....................................... 311,000

  For Commodities.................................. 282,200

  For Printing..................................... 501,000

  For Equipment.................................... 540,000

  For Telecommunications......................... 1,897,900

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 38,400

    Total                                       $48,785,800

    Section 80.  The sum of $3,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for costs associated with Federal Loan System Development and Maintenance.

    Section 85.  The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for distribution as necessary for the following: for payment of collection agency fees associated with collection activities for Federal Family Education Loans, for Default Aversion Fee reversals, and for distributions as necessary and provided for under the Federal Higher Education Act.

    Section 90.  The following named sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Congressional Teacher Scholarship Program Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  For transferring repayment funds collected

   under the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship

   Program to the U.S. Treasury.................... 400,000

    Section 95.  The sum of $290,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Loan Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for distribution when necessary as a result of the following: for guarantees of loans that are uncollectible, for collection payments to the Student Loan Operating Fund as required under agreements with the United States Secretary of Education, for payment to the Student Loan Operating Fund for Default Aversion Fees, for transfers to the U.S. Treasury, or for other distributions as necessary and provided for under the Federal Higher Education Act.

    Section 100.  The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Incentive Trust Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for allowable uses of federal grant funds related to college access, outreach, and training, including but not limited to funds received under the federal College Access Challenge Grant Program.

    Section 105.  The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Incentive Trust Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program.

ARTICLE 99

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2014.”.