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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant, the 
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Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) Program, and the MIA-POW 
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Scholarship Program are entitlement programs that are awarded 
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to eligible recipients regardless of the funding level for the 
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programs; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois National Guard Grant is awarded to 
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applicants who are on active status and have served for at 
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least one year in the Illinois National Guard; a grant 
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recipient is entitled to receive payment of tuition and 
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eligible fees at all Illinois public universities or public 
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community colleges for a period equivalent to 8 semesters or 12 
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quarters of full-time enrollment; there is no minimum 
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enrollment requirement and non-credit courses are eligible for 
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the ING Grant; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Veteran Grant is awarded to  
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applicants who are members of the Armed Forces of the United 
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States and have served at least one year of active duty and 
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whose separation from such service has been characterized as 
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honorable; a grant recipient is entitled to receive payment of 
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tuition and certain fees for either undergraduate or graduate 
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study at any Illinois public college or university or community 
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college for a period that is the equivalent of four academic 
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years of full-time enrollment, including summer terms; there is 
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no minimum enrollment requirement and audit and non-credit 
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courses are eligible for the IVG Program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The MIA-POW Scholarship is awarded to dependents 
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of Illinois residents declared to be missing in action or 
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prisoners of war; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The community colleges of the State have not 
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received sufficient funds from the State to cover the costs of 
 


 






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these entitlement grants, which, in turn, forces the community 
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colleges to waive the remaining tuition expenses that have not 
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been covered by the State and to, subsequently, raise tuition; 
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therefore, be it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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the community colleges of the State are entitled to 
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reimbursement for the costs incurred in the administration of 
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the ING Grant, the IVG Program, and the MIA-POW Scholarship; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That for the 2005-2006 academic year, the 
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following community colleges are entitled to reimbursement 
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from the General Revenue Fund in the following amounts: 
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        Black Hawk College...........................$101,689
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        Carl Sandburg College.........................$44,855
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        City Colleges of Chicago.....................$437,054
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        College of DuPage............................$341,296
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        College of Lake County.......................$127,300
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        Harper College...............................$282,150
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        Heartland Community College...................$80,750
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        Highland Community College....................$44,000
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        Illinois Eastern Community Colleges...........$15,717
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        Illinois Valley Community College.............$37,000
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        John Wood Community College...................$45,000
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        Joliet Junior College........................$133,200
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        Kankakee Community College....................$63,188
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        Kishwaukee College............................$84,646
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        Lake Land College.............................$86,611
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        Lewis & Clark Community College...............$73,426
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        McHenry County College........................$61,046
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        Moraine Valley Community College.............$194,750
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        Oakton Community College.......................$3,632
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        Parkland College.............................$191,331
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        Prairie State College........................$200,000
 


 






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        Richland Community College....................$70,041
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        Rock Valley College..........................$125,963
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        Sauk Valley Community College.................$48,563
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        Shawnee Community College.....................$14,330
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        South Suburban College of Cook County........$132,715
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        Southeastern Illinois College.................$16,740
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        Southwestern Illinois College................$222,682
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        Spoon River College.........................$34,105; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to the State Treasurer and the president of each 
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public community college of the State.