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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2893

Introduced 1/16/2026, by Sen. Sue Rezin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

110 ILCS 947/35

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act with respect to
the monetary award program. Beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year
through the 2031-2032 academic year, provides that an applicant who is
otherwise eligible for grant assistance under the program may receive
grant assistance for an additional academic year after receiving a
baccalaureate degree or the equivalent of 135 semester credit hours if he
or she (i) enrolls in a State-approved educator preparation program and
(ii) within 5 years after receiving a Professional Educator License,
teaches in this State for a minimum of 3 years. Requires repayment if at
any time a person fails to meet the requirements. Effective immediately.
LRB104 18574 LNS 32017 b

A BILL FOR

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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 35 as follows:

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(110 ILCS 947/35)
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Sec. 35.
Monetary award program.
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(a) The Commission shall, each year, receive and consider
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applications for grant assistance under this Section. Subject
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to a separate appropriation for such purposes, an applicant is
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eligible for a grant under this Section when the Commission
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finds that the applicant:
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(1) is a resident of this State and a citizen or
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permanent resident of the United States;
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(2) is enrolled or has been accepted for enrollment in
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a qualified institution for the purpose of obtaining a
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degree, certificate, or other credential offered by the
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institution, as applicable; and
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(3) in the absence of grant assistance, will be
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deterred by financial considerations from completing an
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educational program at the qualified institution of his or
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her choice.
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(b) The Commission shall award renewals only upon the

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student's application and upon the Commission's finding that
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the applicant:
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(1) has remained a student in good standing;
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(2) remains a resident of this State; and
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(3) is in a financial situation that continues to
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warrant assistance.
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(c) All grants shall be applicable only to tuition and
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necessary fee costs. The Commission shall determine the grant
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amount for each student, which shall not exceed the smallest
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of the following amounts:
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(1) subject to appropriation, $5,468 for fiscal year
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2009, $5,968 for fiscal year 2010, $6,468 for fiscal year
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2011 and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year
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2022, $8,508 for fiscal year 2023, and $10,896 for fiscal
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year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, or such lesser
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amount as the Commission finds to be available, during an
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academic year;
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(2) the amount which equals 2 semesters or 3 quarters
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tuition and other necessary fees required generally by the
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institution of all full-time undergraduate students; or
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(3) such amount as the Commission finds to be
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appropriate in view of the applicant's financial
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resources.
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Subject to appropriation, the maximum grant amount for
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students not subject to subdivision (1) of this subsection (c)
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must be increased by the same percentage as any increase made

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by law to the maximum grant amount under subdivision (1) of
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this subsection (c).
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"Tuition and other necessary fees" as used in this Section
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include the customary charge for instruction and use of
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facilities in general, and the additional fixed fees charged
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for specified purposes, which are required generally of
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nongrant recipients for each academic period for which the
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grant applicant actually enrolls, but do not include fees
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payable only once or breakage fees and other contingent
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deposits which are refundable in whole or in part. The
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Commission may prescribe, by rule not inconsistent with this
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Section, detailed provisions concerning the computation of
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tuition and other necessary fees.
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(d)
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no

No

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applicant, including those presently receiving scholarship
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assistance under this Act, is eligible for monetary award
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program consideration under this Act after receiving a
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baccalaureate degree or the equivalent of 135 semester credit
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hours of award payments.
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(d-3) Beginning with the 2027-2028 academic year through
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the 2031-2032 academic year, an applicant who is otherwise
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eligible for grant assistance under this Section may receive
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grant assistance for an additional academic year after
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receiving a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent of 135
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semester credit hours if he or she (i) enrolls in a
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State-approved educator preparation program and (ii) within 5

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years after receiving a Professional Educator License, teaches
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in this State for a minimum of 3 years. If at any time a person
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fails to meet the requirements of this subsection, he or she
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must repay the amount of additional assistance received to the
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Commission, in a manner as determined by the Commission,
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prorated according to the fraction of the teaching obligation
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not completed.

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(d-5) In this subsection (d-5), "renewing applicant" means
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a student attending an institution of higher learning who
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received a Monetary Award Program grant during the prior
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academic year. Beginning with the processing of applications
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for the 2020-2021 academic year, the Commission shall annually
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publish a priority deadline date for renewing applicants.
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Subject to appropriation, a renewing applicant who files by
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the published priority deadline date shall receive a grant if
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he or she continues to meet the eligibility requirements under
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this Section. A renewing applicant's failure to apply by the
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priority deadline date established under this subsection (d-5)
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shall not disqualify him or her from receiving a grant if
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sufficient funding is available to provide awards after that
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date.
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(e) The Commission, in determining the number of grants to
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be offered, shall take into consideration past experience with
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the rate of grant funds unclaimed by recipients. The
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Commission shall notify applicants that grant assistance is
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contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds.

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(e-5) The General Assembly finds and declares that it is
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an important purpose of the Monetary Award Program to
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facilitate access to college both for students who pursue
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postsecondary education immediately following high school and
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for those who pursue postsecondary education later in life,
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particularly Illinoisans who are dislocated workers with
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financial need and who are seeking to improve their economic
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position through education. For the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017
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academic years, the Commission shall give additional and
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specific consideration to the needs of dislocated workers with
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the intent of allowing applicants who are dislocated workers
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an opportunity to secure financial assistance even if applying
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later than the general pool of applicants. The Commission's
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consideration shall include, in determining the number of
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grants to be offered, an estimate of the resources needed to
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serve dislocated workers who apply after the Commission
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initially suspends award announcements for the upcoming
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regular academic year, but prior to the beginning of that
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academic year. For the purposes of this subsection (e-5), a
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dislocated worker is defined as in the federal Workforce
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Innovation and Opportunity Act.
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(f) (Blank).
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(g) The Commission shall determine the eligibility of and
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make grants to applicants enrolled at qualified for-profit
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institutions in accordance with the criteria set forth in this
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Section. The eligibility of applicants enrolled at such

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for-profit institutions shall be limited as follows:
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(1) Beginning with the academic year 1997, only to
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eligible first-time freshmen and first-time transfer
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students who have attained an associate degree.
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(2) Beginning with the academic year 1998, only to
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eligible freshmen students, transfer students who have
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attained an associate degree, and students who receive a
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grant under paragraph (1) for the academic year 1997 and
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whose grants are being renewed for the academic year 1998.
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(3) Beginning with the academic year 1999, to all
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eligible students.
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(h) The Commission may award a grant to an eligible
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applicant enrolled at an Illinois public institution of higher
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learning in a program that will culminate in the award of an
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occupational or career and technical certificate as that term
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is defined in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1501.301.
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(i) The Commission may adopt rules to implement this
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Section.
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(Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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