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92_HB3325
LRB9207142NTcd
1 AN ACT concerning higher education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is
5 amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 505/8) (from Ch. 23, par. 5008)
7 Sec. 8. Scholarships and fee waivers. Each year the
8 Department may select from among the children under care, or
9 children formerly under care who have been adopted or are in
10 the subsidized guardianship program, children of unwed
11 mothers, or children placed for adoption by mothers who are
12 unable to provide a proper level of care for their children
13 on their own a maximum of 72 48 students (at least 4 of whom
14 shall be children of veterans) who have completed 4 years in
15 an accredited high school; the children selected shall be
16 eligible for scholarships and fee waivers which will entitle
17 them to 4 consecutive years of community college, university,
18 or college education. Selection shall be made on the basis
19 of scholastic record, aptitude, and general interest in
20 higher education. In accordance with this Act, tuition
21 scholarships and fee waivers shall be available to such
22 students at any university or college maintained by the State
23 of Illinois. The Department shall provide maintenance and
24 school expenses, except tuition and fees, during the academic
25 years to supplement the students' earnings or other resources
26 so long as they consistently maintain scholastic records
27 which are acceptable to their schools and to the Department.
28 Students may attend other colleges and universities, if
29 scholarships are awarded them, and receive the same benefits
30 for maintenance and other expenses as those students
31 attending any Illinois State community college, university,
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1 or college under this Section.
2 (Source: P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)