Bill Text: IL HB3687 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service Act and the State Finance Act. Subject to appropriation from the Illinois Service Education Award Grant Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury, allows the Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service to award an Illinois Service Education Award Grant to recipients of a national service educational award awarded by the Corporation for National Community Service, which grant must be awarded only as a partial matching grant. Provides that an individual who successfully completes a required term of full-time national service in an approved national service position in this State may apply to receive a grant. Sets forth the purposes for which a grant may be used.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3687 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB3687-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Community Service Act is amended by changing Section 4 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 710/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 3804)
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8 | Sec. 4. Operation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (1) The
Governor shall appoint a Director
of the Commission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | on Volunteerism and Community
Service who shall
serve
at the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Governor's pleasure
and who shall receive such compensation
as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | is determined by
the Governor. The Director shall
employ such | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | staff as is necessary to
carry out the purpose of this Act. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Commission, working
in cooperation with State agencies, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | individuals, local groups, and
organizations
throughout the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | State, may undertake programs and activities which further the
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17 | purposes of this Act including, but not limited to, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | following:
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19 | (a) providing technical assistance to programs which | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | depend upon
volunteers;
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21 | (b) initiating community service programs to meet
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22 | previously unmet needs in Illinois;
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23 | (c) promoting and coordinating efforts to expand and |
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1 | improve the
statewide community service network;
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2 | (d) recognizing outstanding community service
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3 | accomplishments;
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4 | (e) disseminating information to support community | ||||||
5 | service programs and to
broaden community service
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6 | involvement throughout the State;
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7 | (f) implementing federally funded grant programs in | ||||||
8 | Illinois such as the
National and Community Service Trust | ||||||
9 | Act.
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10 | (2) The Commission may, subject to appropriation from the | ||||||
11 | Illinois Service Education Award Grant Fund, award an Illinois | ||||||
12 | Service Education Award Grant to recipients of a national | ||||||
13 | service educational award, established under 42 U.S.C. Sec. | ||||||
14 | 12602 and awarded by the Corporation for National Community | ||||||
15 | Service, which grant must be awarded only as a partial matching | ||||||
16 | grant. | ||||||
17 | An individual who successfully completes a required term of | ||||||
18 | full-time national service in an approved national service | ||||||
19 | position in this State may apply to receive an Illinois Service | ||||||
20 | Education Award Grant. The Commission shall adopt rules to | ||||||
21 | govern the process for applying for the grant and for | ||||||
22 | determining the amount of the grant and any other rules | ||||||
23 | necessary to implement and administer this subsection (2). | ||||||
24 | An Illinois Service Education Award Grant may be used for | ||||||
25 | any of the following purposes: | ||||||
26 | (a) To repay student loans associated with attending an |
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1 | Illinois institution of higher learning, as defined in the | ||||||
2 | Higher Education Student Assistance Act. | ||||||
3 | (b) To pay all or part of the cost of attendance at an | ||||||
4 | Illinois institution of higher learning, as defined in the | ||||||
5 | Higher Education Student Assistance Act. | ||||||
6 | (c) To pay expenses incurred in participating in an | ||||||
7 | approved Illinois school-to-work program. | ||||||
8 | (d) Any other purpose for which the national service | ||||||
9 | educational award may lawfully be used. | ||||||
10 | The Illinois Service Education Award Grant Fund is created | ||||||
11 | as a special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fund | ||||||
12 | shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the Commission for | ||||||
13 | the purposes of this subsection (2). | ||||||
14 | (3) The Commission may receive and expend funds, grants and
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15 | services from any source for purposes reasonable and necessary | ||||||
16 | to carry out a
coordinated plan of community service
throughout | ||||||
17 | the State.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
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19 | Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
20 | Section 5.719 as follows:
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21 | (30 ILCS 105/5.719 new) | ||||||
22 | Sec. 5.719. The Illinois Service Education Award Grant | ||||||
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