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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is
5 amended by adding Section 65.85 as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 947/65.85 new)
7     Sec. 65.85. Southern Illinois University's Achieve
8 Program; grants to participants. Subject to appropriation, the
9 Commission shall award grants to eligible students who are
10 participants in the Clinical Center Achieve Program at Southern
11 Illinois University at Carbondale. The Commission shall award
12 grants to student participants based on a needs-based formula,
13 as determined by the Commission. The amount of the grant shall
14 equal the amount of fees charged the student as a participant
15 of the program. Grant funds shall be paid directly to Southern
16 Illinois University.
 
17     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
18 2009.