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HB5460 Enrolled
LRB104 19842 LNS 33292 b
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AN ACT concerning education.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is
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amended by changing Section 65.110 as follows:

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(110 ILCS 947/65.110)
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Sec. 65.110.
Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work
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Professional Educator License scholarship.
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(a) Subject to appropriation,
beginning with awards for
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the 2022-2023 academic year,
the Commission shall award
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annually up to 250 Post-Master of Social Work School Social
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Work Professional Educator License scholarships
, which may
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also be known as School Social Work scholarships. A qualified
14
applicant

to a person who
:
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(1) holds a valid Illinois-licensed clinical social
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work license or social work license
or is pursuing a
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clinical social work license or social work license
;
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(2) has obtained a master's degree in social work from
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an approved program
or will obtain a master's degree in
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social work from an approved program before enrolling in
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the academic program that this scholarship would support
;
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(3) is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;
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and

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(4) submits an application to the Commission for such
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scholarship and agrees to take courses to obtain an
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Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement
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in School Social Work.
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(b) If an appropriation for this Section for a given
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fiscal year is insufficient to provide scholarships to all
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qualified applicants, the Commission shall allocate the
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appropriation as follows:
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(1) first, to students who received a scholarship
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under this Section in the prior academic year and who
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remain eligible for a scholarship under this Section;
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(2) (blank); and
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(3) then, to new, qualified applicants in accordance
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with this Section.
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(c) Scholarships awarded under this Section shall be
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issued pursuant to rules adopted by the Commission.
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(d) Each scholarship shall be applied to the payment of
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tuition and mandatory fees at
a State public university or at a
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private, not-for-profit institution of higher learning in this
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State that prepares students to obtain an Illinois
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Professional Educator License with an endorsement in School
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Social Work

the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois
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University, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
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University, Governors State University, Illinois State
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University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern
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Illinois University, and Western Illinois University
. Each

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scholarship may be applied to pay tuition and mandatory fees
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required to obtain an Illinois Professional Educator License
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with an endorsement in School Social Work.
A scholarship for a
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recipient attending a private, not-for-profit institution of
5
higher learning shall not exceed the maximum grant payable to
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a student enrolled in the most expensive comparable program of
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study at a public university in this State.
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(e) The Commission shall make tuition and fee payments
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directly to the qualified institution of higher learning that
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the applicant attends.
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(f) Any person who has accepted a scholarship under this
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Section must, within one year after graduation or termination
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of enrollment in a Post-Master of Social Work Professional
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Education License with an endorsement in School Social Work
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program, begin working as a school social worker at a public or
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nonpublic not-for-profit preschool, elementary school, or
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secondary school located in this State for at least 2 of the 5
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years immediately following that graduation or termination,
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excluding, however, from the computation of that 5-year
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period: (i) any time up to 3 years spent in the military
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service, whether such service occurs before or after the
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person graduates; (ii) the time that person is a person with a
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temporary total disability for a period of time not to exceed 3
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years, as established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified
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physician; and (iii) the time that person is seeking and
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unable to find full-time employment as a school social worker

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at a State public or nonpublic not-for-profit preschool,
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elementary school, or secondary school.
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(g) If a recipient of a scholarship under this Section
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fails to fulfill the work obligation set forth in subsection
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(f), the Commission shall require the recipient to repay the
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amount of the scholarships received, prorated according to the
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fraction of the obligation not completed, at a rate of
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interest equal to 5%, and, if applicable, reasonable
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collection fees. The Commission is authorized to establish
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rules relating to its collection activities for repayment of
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scholarships under this Section. All repayments collected
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under this Section shall be forwarded to the State Comptroller
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for deposit into this State's General Revenue Fund.
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A recipient of a scholarship under this Section is not
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considered to be in violation of the failure to fulfill the
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work obligation under subsection (f) if the recipient (i)
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enrolls on a full-time basis as a graduate student in a course
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of study related to the field of social work at a qualified
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Illinois institution of higher learning; (ii) is serving, not
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in excess of 3 years, as a member of the armed services of the
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United States; (iii) is a person with a temporary total
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disability for a period of time not to exceed 3 years, as
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established by the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician;
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(iv) is seeking and unable to find full-time employment as a
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school social worker at an Illinois public or nonpublic
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not-for-profit preschool, elementary school, or secondary

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school that satisfies the criteria set forth in subsection (f)
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and is able to provide evidence of that fact; or (v) becomes a
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person with a permanent total disability, as established by
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the sworn affidavit of a qualified physician.
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(Source: P.A. 104-437, eff. 11-21-25.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1,
7
2026.

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