Rep. Aaron Schock
Filed: 3/8/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2421




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2421, AS AMENDED, by 
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replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
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adding Section 9A-15 as follows:
 
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    (305 ILCS 5/9A-15  new)
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    Sec. 9A-15. College education assistance; pilot program.
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    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Human 
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Services shall establish a pilot program to provide recipients 
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of assistance under Article IV with additional assistance in 
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obtaining a post-secondary education degree to the extent 
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permitted by the federal law governing the Temporary Assistance 
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for Needy Families Program. This assistance may include, but is 
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not limited to, moneys for the payment of tuition, but the 
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Department may not use any moneys appropriated for the 
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF) under 
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Article IV to pay for tuition under the pilot program. In 
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addition to criteria, standards, and procedures related to 
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post-secondary education required by rules applicable to the 
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TANF program, the Department shall provide that the time that a 
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pilot program participant spends in post-secondary classes 
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shall apply toward the time that the recipient is required to 
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spend in education, placement, and training activities under 
 


 






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this Article.
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    The Department shall define the pilot program by rule, 
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including a determination of its duration and scope, the nature 
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of the assistance to be provided, and the criteria, standards, 
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and procedures for participation.
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    (b) The Department shall enter into an interagency 
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agreement with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for 
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the administration of the pilot program.
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    (c) The Department shall evaluate the pilot program and 
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report its findings and recommendations after 2 years of its 
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operation to the Governor and the General Assembly, including 
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proposed rules to modify or extend the pilot program beyond the 
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scope and schedule upon which it was originally established.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2006.".