Bill Text: IL SB0661 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Adds provisions concerning the priority in the award of scholarships for a fiscal year in which the amount of an appropriation is insufficient to provide scholarships to all qualified candidates. Makes changes concerning priority consideration to those applicants who are members of a racial minority. Removes a reference to "private or parochial school". Requires the repayment of amounts received if a recipient fails to fulfill the work obligation required under the terms of the scholarship, with exceptions. Effective January 1, 2022.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0621 [SB0661 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0661-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Adds provisions concerning the priority in the award of scholarships for a fiscal year in which the amount of an appropriation is insufficient to provide scholarships to all qualified candidates. Makes changes concerning priority consideration to those applicants who are members of a racial minority. Removes a reference to "private or parochial school". Requires the repayment of amounts received if a recipient fails to fulfill the work obligation required under the terms of the scholarship, with exceptions. Effective January 1, 2022.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0621 [SB0661 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB0661-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 Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 65.110 as follows:
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6 | (110 ILCS 947/65.110 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 65.110. Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Professional Educator License scholarship. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall award | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | annually up to 250 Post-Master of Social Work School Social | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Work Professional Educator License scholarships to a person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | who: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (1) holds a valid Illinois-licensed clinical social | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | work license or social work license; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (2) has obtained a master's degree in social work from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | an approved program; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (3) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (4) submits an application to the Commission for such | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | scholarship and agrees to take courses to obtain an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | in School Social Work. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (b) Scholarships awarded under this Section shall be |
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1 | issued pursuant to rules adopted by the Commission, if no rule | ||||||
2 | adopted by the State Board of Education prior to the effective | ||||||
3 | date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, | ||||||
4 | pursuant to the exercise of any right, power, duty, | ||||||
5 | responsibility, or matter of pending business transferred from | ||||||
6 | the State Board of Education to the Commission under this | ||||||
7 | Section, shall be affected thereby, and all such rules shall | ||||||
8 | become the rules of the Commission until modified or changed | ||||||
9 | by the Commission in accordance with law. In awarding the | ||||||
10 | scholarship, the Commission shall give priority to those | ||||||
11 | applicants who are members of underrepresented communities in | ||||||
12 | the school social work field in Illinois. | ||||||
13 | (c) Each scholarship shall be applied to the payment of | ||||||
14 | tuition at the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois | ||||||
15 | University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois | ||||||
16 | University, Governors State University, Illinois State | ||||||
17 | University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern | ||||||
18 | Illinois University, and Western Illinois University. Tuition | ||||||
19 | payments shall be applied only to courses that are required to | ||||||
20 | obtain an Illinois Professional Educator License with an | ||||||
21 | endorsement in School Social Work. The Commission, in | ||||||
22 | consultation with the State Board of Education, shall | ||||||
23 | determine the courses eligible for tuition payments under this | ||||||
24 | Section. | ||||||
25 | (d) The Commission shall make tuition payments directly to | ||||||
26 | the qualified institution of higher learning which the |
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1 | applicant attends for the courses prescribed or may make | ||||||
2 | payments to the applicant. Any applicant who receives payments | ||||||
3 | and who fails to enroll in the courses prescribed shall refund | ||||||
4 | the payments to the Commission. | ||||||
5 | (e) Any person who has accepted a scholarship under this | ||||||
6 | Section must, within one year after graduation or termination | ||||||
7 | of enrollment in a Post-Master of Social Work Professional | ||||||
8 | Education License with an endorsement in School Social Work | ||||||
9 | program, begin working at a public or nonpublic not-for-profit | ||||||
10 | preschool, elementary school, or secondary school located in | ||||||
11 | this State for at least 2 of the 5 years immediately following | ||||||
12 | that graduation or termination, excluding, however, from the | ||||||
13 | computation of that 5-year period: (i) any time up to 3 years | ||||||
14 | spent in the military service, whether such service occurs | ||||||
15 | before or after the person graduates; (ii) the time that | ||||||
16 | person is a person with a temporary total disability for a | ||||||
17 | period of time not to exceed 3 years, as established by the | ||||||
18 | sworn affidavit of a qualified physician; and (iii) the time | ||||||
19 | that person is seeking and unable to find full-time employment | ||||||
20 | as a school social worker at a State public, private, or | ||||||
21 | parochial school.
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
23 | 1, 2022.
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