Rep. William Delgado
Filed: 4/19/2006
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2328




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2328, AS AMENDED, 
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by inserting the following between the enacting clause and the 
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introductory clause of Section 5:

 
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    "Section 2. The Department of Human Services Act is amended  
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by adding Section 10-50 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 1305/10-50  new)
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    Sec. 10-50. Illinois Steps for Attaining Higher Education 
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through Academic Development Program established. The Illinois 
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Steps for Attaining Higher Education through Academic 
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Development ("Illinois Steps AHEAD") program is established in 
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the Illinois Department of Human Services.   Illinois Steps AHEAD 
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shall provide educational services and post-secondary 
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educational scholarships for low-income middle and high school 
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students. Program components shall include increased parent 
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involvement, creative and engaging academic support for 
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students, career exploration programs, college preparation, 
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and increased collaboration with local schools.  The Illinois 
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Department of Human Services shall administer the program. The 
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Department shall implement the program only if federal funding 
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is made available for that purpose.  All moneys received 
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pursuant to the federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness 
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for Undergraduate Programs shall be deposited into the Gaining 
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Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Fund, 
 


 






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a special fund hereby created in the State treasury.  Moneys in 
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this fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Human 
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Services and expended for the purposes and activities specified 
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by the federal agency making the grant. All interest earnings 
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on amounts in the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for 
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Undergraduate Programs Fund shall accrue to the Gaining 
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Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Fund and be 
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used in accordance with 34 C.F.R. 75.703.
 
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    Section 3. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 5.663 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.663  new)
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    Sec. 5.663. The Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for 
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Undergraduate Programs Fund.".