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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB4156

Introduced 2/25/2026, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the
Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2026, as follows:

General Funds

$832,071,600

Other State Funds

$28,530,000

Federal Funds

$65,641,100

Total

$926,242,700

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AN ACT concerning appropriations.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4
ARTICLE 1
5

Section 5.
The sum of $8,997,000, or so much thereof as may
6
be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student
7
Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund to meet
8
its operational expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30,
9
2027.

10

Section 10.
The following named amount, or so much thereof
11
as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
12
Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the
13
following purpose:
14

To support outreach, research,
15

and training activities
..........................
8,357,000

16

Section 15.
The sum of $221,556,200, or so much thereof as
17
may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student
18
Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund for grant
19
awards to students eligible for the Monetary Award Program, as
20
provided by law, and for agency administrative and operational
21
costs not to exceed 2 percent of the total appropriation for

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the Monetary Award Program.

2

Section 20.
The sum of $500,000,000, or so much thereof as
3
may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student
4
Assistance Commission from the Education Assistance Fund for
5
grant awards to students eligible for the Monetary Award
6
Program, as provided by law.

7

Section 25.
The sum of $50,000,000, or so much thereof as
8
may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student
9
Assistance Commission from the General Revenue Fund for
10
payments to eligible public universities for grants to
11
students pursuant to the AIM HIGH program.

12

Section 30.
The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as
13
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
14
Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for payment
15
of the Illinois Veterans' Grants and Illinois National Guard
16
Grants at state-controlled universities for students eligible,
17
as provided by law.

18

Section 35.
The sum of $150,000, or so much thereof as may
19
be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to
20
the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs
21
associated with providing grants to exonerated persons, as
22
provided by law.

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Section 40.
The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as
2
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education
3
Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
4
for financial assistance and administrative costs associated
5
with early childhood programs.

6

Section 45.
The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as
7
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
8
Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs
9
associated with Social Worker Scholarships and loan repayment
10
assistance.

11

Section 50.
The sum of $7,000,000, or so much thereof as
12
may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
13
Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs
14
associated with the Prepare for Illinois' Future Program.

15

Section 55.
The sum of $26,400, or so much thereof as may
16
be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance
17
Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs
18
associated with the Veterans' Home Medical Providers' Loan
19
Repayment Program pursuant to Public Act 99-0813.

20

Section 60.
The sum of $400,000, or so much thereof as may
21
be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance

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Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants
2
to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their
3
educational loan pursuant to Public Act 94-1020.

4

Section 65.
The following named sums, or so much thereof
5
as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the
6
Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance
7
Commission for the following purposes:
8
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
9

For the payment of scholarships to students
10

who are children of police officers or
11

firefighters killed in the line of duty,
12

dependents of correctional officers killed
13

or who are or permanently disabled in the
14

line of duty, as provided by law
.................
1,100,000
15

For the payment of Scholarships under the
16

Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program
.........
8,000,000
17

Total

$9,100,000

18

Section 70.
The sum of $10,750,000, or so much thereof as
19
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education
20
Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
21
to the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois program, as provided
22
by law.

23

Section 75.
The sum of $2,500,000, or so much thereof as

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may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education
2
Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
3
to the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois program for the
4
Golden Apple Accelerators Program.

5

Section 80.
The sum of $975,000, or so much thereof as may
6
be necessary, is appropriated from the Education Assistance
7
Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the
8
Loan Repayment for Teachers Program.

9

Section 85.
The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may
10
be necessary, is appropriated from the ISAC Accounts
11
Receivable Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
12
for costs associated with the collection of delinquent
13
scholarship awards pursuant to the Illinois State Collection
14
Act of 1986.

15

Section 90.
The sum of $110,000, or so much thereof as may
16
be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student
17
Assistance Commission from the University Grant Fund for
18
payment of grants for the Higher Education License Plate
19
Program, as provided by law.

20

Section 95.
The following named sum, or so much thereof as
21
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Student
22
Assistance Commission Contracts and Grants Fund to the

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Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the following
2
purpose:
3

To support outreach, research,
4

and training activities
..........................
5,000,000
5

Community Behavioral Health Care
6

Provider Loan Repayment Program
..................
7,500,000
7

Total

$12,500,000

8

Section 100.
The following named sum, or so much thereof
9
as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Optometric
10
Licensing and Disciplinary Board Fund to the Illinois Student
11
Assistance Commission for the following purpose:
12
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
13

For payment of scholarships for the
14

Optometric Education Scholarship
15

Program, as provided by law
.........................
50,000

16

Section 105.
The following named sum, or so much thereof
17
as may be necessary, is appropriated from the National Guard
18
and Naval Militia Grant Fund to the Illinois Student
19
Assistance Commission for the following purpose:
20
Grants and Scholarships
21

For payment of Illinois National Guard and
22

Naval Militia Scholarships at
23

State-controlled universities and public
24

community colleges in Illinois to sturdents

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eligible to receive such awards,
2

as provided by law
..................................
20,000

3

Section 110.
The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may
4
be necessary, is appropriated from the Golden Apple Scholars
5
of Illinois Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
6
for the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, as provided
7
by law.

8

Section 115.
The following named sums, or so much thereof
9
as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the
10
Illinois Student Assistance Commission from the Student Loan
11
Operating Fund for its ordinary and contingent expenses:
12

For Personal Services
............................
13,538,600
13

For State Contributions to State
14

Employees Retirement System
......................
7,312,600
15

For State Contributions to
16

Social Security
..................................
1,029,000
17

For State Contributions for
18

Employees Group Insurance
........................
5,436,800
19

For Contractual Services
..........................
8,374,300
20

For Travel
..........................................
311,000
21

For Commodities
.....................................
282,200
22

For Printing
........................................
501,000
23

For Equipment
.......................................
540,000
24

For Telecommunication Services
....................
1,377,200

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For Operation of Auto Equipment
......................
38,400
2

For Refunds
.......................................
4,500,000
3

Total

$43,241,100

4

Section 120.
The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as
5
may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student
6
Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for
7
costs associated with the Illinois Designated Account Purchase
8
Program.

9

Section 125.
The following named sum, or so much thereof
10
as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal
11
Congressional Teacher Scholarship Program Fund to the Illinois
12
Student Assistance Commission for the following purpose:
13

For transferring repayment funds collected
14

under the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship
15

Program to the U.S. Treasury
.......................
100,000

16

Section 130.
The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as
17
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student
18
Incentive Trust Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance
19
Commission for allowable uses of federal grant funds related
20
to college access, outreach, and training, including but not
21
limited to funds received under the federal Gaining Early
22
Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program.

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Section 135.
The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may
2
be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Student
3
Incentive Trust Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance
4
Commission for the John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment
5
Program.

6

Section 140.
The sum of $4,000,000, or so much thereof as
7
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Nursing Dedicated
8
and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance
9
Commission for expenses related to the Nursing Education
10
Scholarship Law.

11

Section 145.
The sum of $1,100,000, or so much thereof as
12
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Energy Transition
13
Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
14
for costs associated with providing grants to eligible
15
individuals, for costs pursuant to the Energy Transition Act.

16

Section 150.
The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as
17
may be necessary, is appropriated from the UNCF Scholarship
18
Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to grant
19
scholarships to public university and college students for the
20
United Negro College Fund scholarship program.

21

Section 155.
The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as
22
may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois DREAM Fund

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to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to assist in
2
funding scholarships and other statutory responsibilities of
3
the Illinois DREAM Fund Commission.

4

Section 160.
The sum of $350,000, or so much thereof as may
5
be necessary is appropriated from the Illinois Student
6
Assistance Commission Contracts and Grants Fund to the
7
Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the costs
8
associated with the Human Services Loan Repayment program.

9

Section 165.
The sum of $6,000,000, or so much thereof as
10
may be necessary, is appropriated to the Illinois Student
11
Assistance Commission from the Student Loan Operating Fund for
12
ordinary and contingent expenses of operating the Monetary
13
Award Program.

14

Section 170.
The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may
15
be necessary is appropriated from the Education Assistance
16
Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for costs
17
associated with the Human Services Loan Repayment program.

18

Section 999.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1,
19
2026.

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