Full Text of HB3233 103rd General Assembly
HB3233sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Karina Villa Filed: 4/21/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3233
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3233 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 67 as follows: | 6 | | (110 ILCS 947/67) | 7 | | Sec. 67. Illinois DREAM Fund Commission. | 8 | | (a) The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall | 9 | | establish an Illinois DREAM Fund Commission. The Governor | 10 | | shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, | 11 | | members to the Illinois DREAM Fund Commission, which shall be | 12 | | comprised of 9 members representing the geographic and ethnic | 13 | | diversity of this State, including students, college and | 14 | | university administrators and faculty, and other individuals | 15 | | committed to advancing the educational opportunities of the | 16 | | children of immigrants. |
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| 1 | | (b) The Illinois DREAM Fund Commission is charged with all | 2 | | of the following responsibilities: | 3 | | (1) Administering this Section and raising funds for | 4 | | the Illinois DREAM Fund. | 5 | | (2) Establishing a not-for-profit entity charged with | 6 | | raising funds for the administration of this Section, any | 7 | | educational or training programs the Commission is tasked | 8 | | with administering, and funding scholarships to students | 9 | | who are the children of immigrants to the United States. | 10 | | (3) Publicizing the availability of scholarships from | 11 | | the Illinois DREAM Fund. | 12 | | (4) Selecting the recipients of scholarships funded | 13 | | through the Illinois DREAM Fund. | 14 | | (5) Researching issues pertaining to the availability | 15 | | of assistance with the costs of higher education for the | 16 | | children of immigrants and other issues regarding access | 17 | | for and the performance of the children of immigrants | 18 | | within higher education. | 19 | | (6) Overseeing implementation of the other provisions | 20 | | of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. | 21 | | (7) Establishing and administering training programs | 22 | | for high school counselors and counselors, admissions | 23 | | officers, and financial aid officers of public | 24 | | institutions of higher education. The training programs | 25 | | shall instruct participants on the educational | 26 | | opportunities available to college-bound students who are |
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| 1 | | the children of immigrants, including, but not limited to, | 2 | | in-state tuition and scholarship programs. The Illinois | 3 | | DREAM Fund Commission may also establish a public | 4 | | awareness campaign regarding educational opportunities | 5 | | available to college bound students who are the children | 6 | | of immigrants. | 7 | | The Illinois DREAM Fund Commission shall establish, by | 8 | | rule, procedures for accepting and evaluating applications for | 9 | | scholarships from the children of immigrants and issuing | 10 | | scholarships to selected student applicants. | 11 | | (c) To receive a scholarship under this Section, a student | 12 | | must meet all of the following qualifications: | 13 | | (1) Have resided with his or her parents or guardian | 14 | | while attending a public or private high school in this | 15 | | State. | 16 | | (2) Have graduated from a public or private high | 17 | | school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma | 18 | | in this State. | 19 | | (3) Have attended school in this State for at least 3 | 20 | | years as of the date he or she graduated from high school | 21 | | or received the equivalent of a high school diploma. | 22 | | (4) Have at least one parent who immigrated to the | 23 | | United States. | 24 | | (d) The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall | 25 | | establish an Illinois DREAM Fund to provide scholarships under | 26 | | this Section. The Illinois DREAM Fund shall be funded entirely |
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| 1 | | from private contributions. | 2 | | (e) The Illinois DREAM Fund Commission shall develop a | 3 | | comprehensive program, including creation of informational | 4 | | materials and a marketing plan, to educate people in the State | 5 | | of Illinois about the purpose and benefits of contributions | 6 | | made to the Illinois DREAM Fund.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 97-233, eff. 8-1-11.) | 8 | | Section 10. The Transmitters of Money Act is amended by | 9 | | adding Section 94 as follows: | 10 | | (205 ILCS 657/94 new) | 11 | | Sec. 94. Donations; Illinois DREAM Fund. Licensees shall | 12 | | offer every customer who transmits money internationally the | 13 | | option to make a voluntary donation to the Illinois DREAM | 14 | | Fund. Licensees must present customers with the option to make | 15 | | a donation to the Illinois DREAM Fund before the customer | 16 | | completes their transaction. The amount of the donation shall | 17 | | be no less than $1 per transaction. The Department may adopt | 18 | | rules to administer, implement, and interpret the provisions | 19 | | of this Section, including, but not limited to, the amount of | 20 | | the donation options to be presented to customers, the manner | 21 | | and timing of receiving donations and remitting the donations | 22 | | to the Illinois DREAM Fund, and the methods by which the | 23 | | licensee may offer the option to donate to customers. | 24 | | Licensees shall be responsible for ensuring that authorized |
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| 1 | | sellers comply with this Section. Licensees shall not use, | 2 | | deduct, or retain any amounts from donations to the Illinois | 3 | | DREAM Fund, except any actual cost imposed by third-party | 4 | | payment processors to receive or remit the funds. Beginning on | 5 | | January 1, 2024, this Section applies to international money | 6 | | transmissions initiated by customers at a licensee's or | 7 | | authorized seller's physical location. Beginning on January 1, | 8 | | 2025, this Section applies to international money | 9 | | transmissions that are initiated online or in any other | 10 | | manner.
| 11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 12 | | 1, 2024.".
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