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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1851
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1851 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause as follows:
4 "Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act
5 is amended by changing Section 36 as follows:
6 (110 ILCS 947/36)
7 Sec. 36. Illinois Incentive for Access grant program.
8 (a) The Commission each year shall determine eligibility
9 for the Illinois Incentive for Access grant from applications
10 received for Monetary Award Program grant assistance under
11 Section 35 of this Act. An applicant shall be determined as
12 eligible for an Illinois Incentive for Access grant under
13 this Section when the Commission finds that the applicant:
14 (1) is a resident of this State and a citizen or
15 permanent resident of the United States;
16 (2) has limited no personal or family financial
17 resources available for expenditure on educational
18 expenses, as defined by current federal student financial
19 aid methodology;
20 (3) has not already received a baccalaureate
21 degree; and
22 (4) is enrolled at least one-half time as a
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1 freshman undergraduate student at an approved Illinois
2 institution of higher learning participating in the
3 Monetary Award Program administered by the Commission.
4 (b) Subject to a separate appropriation made for
5 purposes of awarding grants under this Section, Illinois
6 Incentive for Access grants shall be paid in multiple
7 disbursements as determined by the Commission (i) in an
8 amount not to exceed $1,000 $500 per applicant per year for
9 applicants with an expected family contribution of $0, as
10 defined by current federal student aid methodology, and (ii)
11 in an amount not to exceed $500 for applicants with an
12 expected family contribution of $500 or less but more than
13 $0, as defined by current federal student aid methodology.
14 In awarding grants, the Commission shall give priority to
15 applicants with an expected family contribution of $0. No
16 recipient may receive a grant under this Section for more
17 than 2 semesters or 3 quarters of award payments.
18 (c) Eligibility for grants awarded under this Section
19 shall be determined solely on the basis of the financial
20 resources of the applicant and the applicant's family. Cost
21 of attendance at the institution in which the applicant is
22 enrolled shall not affect eligibility for an award, except
23 that State student financial assistance awarded under this
24 Act, including the Illinois Incentive for Access award, may
25 not exceed the institution's cost of attendance.
26 (d) The Commission shall notify applicants that grant
27 assistance is contingent upon availability of appropriated
28 funds.
29 (e) The Commission shall submit a written evaluation of
30 the Illinois Incentive for Access program to the Governor,
31 the General Assembly, and the Board of Higher Education on or
32 before October 1, 1999, including a report of the progress
33 made toward the goal of increasing the access and retention
34 rates for Illinois Incentive for Access grant recipients.
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1 (Source: P.A. 89-512, eff. 7-11-96.)".