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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2565
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2565,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    by  replacing  the  introductory clause of Section 5 with the
 4    following:
 5        "Section 5.  The Board of Higher Education Act is amended
 6    by adding Sections 9.26 and 9.27 as follows:
 7        (110 ILCS 205/9.26 new)
 8        Sec. 9.26.  Textbook rental incentive grant program.
 9        (a)  The  textbook  rental  incentive  grant  program  is
10    hereby  created.   The  program  shall  be  implemented   and
11    administered  by  the  Board  of  Higher Education to provide
12    grant  incentives  to  public  universities   and   community
13    colleges  that  offer, as part of their undergraduate student
14    fee structure, a textbook rental program.   Grants  shall  be
15    awarded  from  appropriations  made  to  the  Board of Higher
16    Education for purposes of this Section.
17        (b)  To  be  eligible  for  grant  consideration,  public
18    universities and community colleges  shall  annually  file  a
19    report  with  the  Board  of Higher Education detailing their
20    program.   The  report  shall  include,  at  a  minimum,  the
21    following information:  the number of undergraduate  students
22    participating,  the amount of the rental fee, and the overall
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 1    undergraduate student  fee  schedule  of  the  university  or
 2    community college.
 3        (c)  In   awarding  grants  to  public  universities  and
 4    community colleges under this Section, the  Board  of  Higher
 5    Education  may  consider  each  applicant's  report data, the
 6    number of institutions wishing to participate, and such other
 7    criteria as the Board of Higher Education  determines  to  be
 8    appropriate.
 9        (d)  The  Board of Higher Education shall annually submit
10    to  the  Governor  and  the  General  Assembly  a   budgetary
11    recommendation for grants under this Section and shall notify
12    applicants  for  grant  assistance  that  the award of grants
13    under this Section is contingent  upon  the  availability  of
14    appropriated funds.
15        (e)  The  Board  of Higher Education may adopt such rules
16    as it deems necessary for administration of the grant program
17    created by this Section.".

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