94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2005 and 2006

HB2617

 

Introduced 02/18/05, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Gary Hannig - Michael K. Smith

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, as follows:

 

General Revenue Fund             $387,699,800

Other State Funds                    $570,000

Federal Funds                    $261,584,400

Total                            $649,854,200

 

 

 

 

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    AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

        Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, 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........................... 17,617,700

For State Contributions to State

    Employees Retirement System.................. 2,784,300

For State Contributions to

    Social Security.............................. 1,348,000

For State Contributions for

    Employees Group Insurance.................... 4,933,000

For Contractual Services........................ 12,666,900

For Travel......................................... 216,400

For Commodities.................................... 272,800

For Printing....................................... 727,000

For Equipment...................................... 539,000

For Telecommunications........................... 1,907,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment..................... 37,900

    Total                                       $43,050,000

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $338,699,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund for payment of grant awards to students eligible to receive such awards, as provided by law.

 

    Section 15.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are  appropriated from the General  Revenue  Fund  to the  Illinois  Student Assistance Commission for the following purposes:

Grants and Scholarships

For payment of matching grants to Illinois

    institutions to supplement scholarship

    programs, as provided by law................... 950,000

For payment of Merit Recognition Scholarships

    to undergraduate students under the Merit

    Recognition Scholarship Program provided

    for in Section 31 of the Higher Education

    Student Assistance Act....................... 5,400,000

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....................... 350,000

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.............................. 4,480,000

For payment of military Veterans' scholarships

    at State-controlled universities and at

    public community colleges for students

    eligible, as provided by law................ 19,250,000

For payment of Minority Teacher Scholarships..... 3,100,000

For payment of Illinois Scholars Scholarships.... 3,020,000

For payment of Illinois Incentive for Access

    grants, as provided by law................... 7,200,000

    Total                                       $43,750,000

 

    Section 20.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois National Guard Grant Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

 

Grants and Scholarships

  For payment of Illinois National Guard

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

 

    Section 30.  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:

Grants and Scholarships

For payment of Illinois Future Teacher

  Corps Scholarships, as provided by law......... 4,100,000

 

    Section 35.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Contracts and Grants Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

To support outreach, research, and

  training activities............................... 70,000

 

    Section 40.  The following named amount, 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 45.  The sum of $190,000,000, 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, and for other distributions as necessary and provided for under the Federal Higher Education Act.

 

    Section 50.  The sum of $21,334,400, 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 55.  The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for costs associated with Federal Loan System Development and Maintenance.

 

    Section 60.  The sum of $300,000, or so much of that amount as may be necessary, is appropriated from the 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 65.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Assistance Scholarship Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  For payment of Robert C. Byrd

   Honors Scholarships........................... 1,800,000

 

    Section 70.  The sum of $70,000, 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 75.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student Assistance Scholarship 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 80.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:

  For payment of scholarships for the

    Illinois Future Teacher Corps

    Scholarship Program as provided by law.......... 60,000

 

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2005.