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110 ILCS 947/25
(110 ILCS 947/25)
Sec. 25. State scholar program.
(a) An applicant is eligible to be designated a State Scholar when the
Commission finds the candidate:
(1) is a resident of this State, including a resident | | attending a Department of Defense school, and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
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(2) has successfully completed the program of
| | instruction at an approved high school, or is a student in good standing at such a school and is engaged in a program which in due course will be completed by the end of the academic year, and in either event that the candidate's academic standing is above the class median; and that the candidate has not had any university, college, normal school, private junior college or public community college, or other advanced training subsequent to graduation from high school; and
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(3) has superior capacity to profit by a higher
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(b) In determining an applicant's superior capacity to profit by a
higher education, the Commission shall consider the candidate's
scholastic record in high school and the results of the examination conducted
under the provisions of this Act. The Commission shall establish by rule the
minimum conditions of eligibility in terms of the foregoing factors, and the
relative weight to be accorded to those factors.
(c) The Commission shall base its State Scholar designations upon the
eligibility formula prescribed in its rules, except that notwithstanding
those rules or any other provision of this Section, a student nominated by
his or her school shall be designated a State Scholar if that student
achieves an Illinois Standard Test Score at or above the 95th percentile
among students taking the designated examinations in Illinois that year, as
determined by the Commission.
(d) The Commission shall obtain the results of a competitive examination
from the applicants. The examination shall provide a measure of each
candidate's ability to perform college work and shall have demonstrated utility
in such a selection program. The Commission shall select, and designate by
rule, the specific examinations to be used in determining the applicant's
superior capacity to profit from a higher education. Candidates may be asked by
the Commission to take those steps necessary to provide results of the
designated examination as part of their applications. Any nominal cost of
obtaining or providing the examination results shall be paid by the candidate
to the agency designated by the Commission to provide the examination service.
In the event that a candidate or candidates are unable to participate in the
examination for financial reasons, the Commission may choose to pay the
examination fee on the candidate's or candidates' behalf. Any notary fee which
may also be required as part of the total application shall be paid by the
applicant.
(e) The Commission shall award to each State Scholar a certificate or other
suitable form of recognition. The decision to attend a non-qualified
institution of higher learning shall not disqualify applicants who are
otherwise fully qualified.
(f) Subject to appropriation, each State Scholar who enrolls or is enrolled in an institution of higher learning in this State shall also receive a one-time grant of $1,000 to be applied to tuition and mandatory fees and paid directly to the institution of higher learning. However, a student who has been awarded a Merit Recognition Scholarship under Section 31 of this Act may not be awarded a grant under this subsection (f), although he or she may still be designated a State Scholar.
(g)
The Commission shall conduct a study detailing all of the following information:
(1) The number of students designated State Scholars
| | (2) The number of State Scholars who applied to State
| | universities in 2008 and 2009.
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| | admittance into the State universities to which they applied in 2008 and 2009.
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| All data collected from a State university in regards to the study conducted under this subsection (g)
must be verified by that university.
On or before January 1, 2010, the Commission must submit a report to the General Assembly that contains the findings of the study conducted under this subsection (g)
and the Commission's recommendations on how to make State universities more accessible to State Scholars.
(h)
The Commission shall adopt all necessary and proper rules not inconsistent with this Section for its effective implementation.
(Source: P.A. 95-715, eff. 1-1-09; 95-760, eff. 7-28-08; 96-315, eff. 8-11-09; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
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