2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS › 105 ILCS 5/ - School Code. › Article 30 - Scholarships

(105 ILCS 5/Art. 30 heading)
ARTICLE 30.  
		SCHOLARSHIPS
(105 ILCS 5/30-1) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-1)
Sec. 30-1. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-2) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-2)
Sec. 30-2. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-3) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-3)
Sec. 30-3. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-4)
Sec. 30-4. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 77-1311.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-4a) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4a)
Sec. 30-4a. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-4b) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4b)
Sec. 30-4b. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-4c) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4c)
Sec. 30-4c. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-4d) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4d)
Sec. 30-4d. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-4e) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-4e)
Sec. 30-4e. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-6)
Sec. 30-6. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 77-1311. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-7)
Sec. 30-7. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 77-1311.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-8)
Sec. 30-8. (Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 77-1311.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-9) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-9)
Sec. 30-9. 
General Assembly scholarship; conditions of admission; award by
competitive examination.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-10) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-10)
Sec. 30-10. 
Filing nominations-Failure to accept or pass-Second
nomination.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-11) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-11)
Sec. 30-11. Failure to use scholarship - Further nominations.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-12)
Sec. 30-12. Failure to begin or discontinuance of course because of military service.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-12.5)
Sec. 30-12.5. Waiver of confidentiality.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-13) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-13)
Sec. 30-13. Use of scholarship at public university.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-13.5)
Sec. 30-13.5. General Assembly scholarship program abolished.   Before September 1, 2012, each member of the General Assembly may nominate persons to receive a scholarship or certificate of scholarship under Sections 30-9, 30-10, 30-11, 30-12, 30-12.5, and 30-13 of this Code as they existed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.  A person nominated to receive or awarded such a scholarship or certificate before September 1, 2012 is entitled to the scholarship under the terms of Sections 30-9, 30-10, 30-11, 30-12, 30-12.5, and 30-13 of this Code as they existed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly and Section 30-14 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 97-772, eff. 7-11-12.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-14) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14)
Sec. 30-14. 
		Leaves of absence to holders of scholarships.
Any student enrolled in a university to which he is holding a
scholarship issued under this Article who satisfies the president of the
university or someone designated by him, that he requires leave of absence
for the purpose of earning funds to defray his expenses while in attendance
or on account of illness or military service may be granted such leave and
allowed a period of not to exceed 6 years in which to complete his course
at the university. The university shall notify the county superintendent of
the county from which the scholarship was issued of the granting of the
leave. Time spent in the armed forces shall not be part of the 6 years.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 31.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-14.1)
Sec. 30-14.1. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 77-1311. Repealed by P.A. 94-1105, eff. 6-1-07.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-14.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.2)
Sec. 30-14.2. Deceased, Disabled, and MIA/POW Veterans' Dependents scholarship.
(a) Any spouse, natural child, legally adopted child under the age of 18 at the time of adoption, minor child younger than 18 who is under a court-ordered guardianship for at least 2 continuous years prior to application,  or
step-child under the age of 18 at the time of marriage of an eligible veteran or serviceperson who possesses all necessary
entrance requirements shall, upon application and proper proof, be awarded
a MIA/POW Scholarship consisting of the equivalent of 4 calendar years of
full-time enrollment including summer terms, to the state supported
Illinois institution of higher learning of his choice, subject to the
restrictions listed below.
"Eligible veteran or serviceperson" means any veteran or serviceperson, including an Illinois National Guard member who is on active duty or is active on a training assignment,
 who has been declared by the U.S. Department of Defense or the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be a prisoner of war or missing
in action, or has died as the result of a service-connected disability or has become a person with a permanent disability from service-connected causes with 100% disability and
who (i) at the time of entering service was an Illinois resident, or (ii) was an
Illinois resident within 6 months after entering such service, or (iii) is a resident of Illinois at the time of application for the Scholarship and, at some point after entering such service, was a resident of Illinois for at least 15 consecutive years.
Full-time enrollment means 12 or more semester hours of courses per semester,
or 12 or more quarter hours of courses per quarter, or the equivalent thereof
per term.  Scholarships utilized by dependents enrolled in less than full-time
study shall be computed in the proportion which the number of hours so carried
bears to full-time enrollment.
Scholarships awarded under this Section may be used by a spouse or child
without regard to his or her age.  The holder of a Scholarship
awarded under this Section shall be subject to all examinations and academic
standards, including the maintenance of minimum grade levels, that are
applicable generally to other enrolled students at the Illinois institution of
higher learning where the Scholarship is being used.
If the surviving spouse
remarries or if there is a divorce between the veteran or serviceperson and
his or her spouse while the dependent is pursuing his or her course of
study, Scholarship benefits will be terminated at the end of the term for
which he or she is presently enrolled.  Such dependents shall also be
entitled, upon proper proof and application, to enroll in any extension
course offered by a State supported Illinois institution of higher learning
without payment of tuition and approved fees.
The holder of a MIA/POW Scholarship authorized under this Section shall
not be required to pay any tuition or mandatory fees while attending a State-controlled university or public community college in this State for a period equivalent to 4 years of enrollment, including summer terms.
Any dependent who has been or shall be awarded a MIA/POW Scholarship shall
be reimbursed by the appropriate institution of higher learning for any
fees which he or she has paid and for which exemption is granted under this
Section if application for reimbursement is made within 2 months following
the end of the school term for which the fees were paid.
(b) In lieu of the benefit provided in subsection (a), any spouse,
natural child, legally adopted child, or step-child of an eligible veteran
or serviceperson, which spouse or child has a physical, mental or
developmental disability, shall be entitled to receive, upon application and
proper proof, a benefit to be used for the purpose of defraying the cost of
the attendance or treatment of such spouse or child at one or more
appropriate therapeutic, rehabilitative or educational facilities.  The
application  and proof may be made by the parent or legal guardian of the
spouse or child on his or her behalf.
The total benefit provided to any beneficiary under this subsection shall
not exceed the cost equivalent of 4 calendar years of full-time enrollment,
including summer terms, at the University of Illinois.  Whenever
practicable in the opinion of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, payment
of benefits under this subsection shall be made directly to the facility,
the cost of attendance or treatment at which is being defrayed, as such
costs accrue.
(c) The benefits of this Section shall be administered by and paid for out
of funds made available to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.
The amounts that become due to any state supported Illinois institution of
higher learning shall be payable by the Comptroller to such institution on
vouchers approved by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs.  The
amounts that become due under subsection (b) of this Section shall be
payable by warrant upon vouchers issued by the Illinois Department of
Veterans' Affairs and approved by the Comptroller.  The Illinois Department
of Veterans' Affairs shall determine the eligibility of the persons
who make application for the benefits provided for in this Section.
(Source: P.A. 101-334, eff. 8-9-19; 102-855, eff. 5-13-22.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-14.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.3)
Sec. 30-14.3. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-14.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.5)
Sec. 30-14.5. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-14.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.6)
Sec. 30-14.6. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-14.7) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-14.7)
Sec. 30-14.7. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-228, eff. 7-1-94.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-14.8)
Sec. 30-14.8. 
		Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Program.
(a) The General Assembly finds that the Christa McAuliffe federal fellowship
is an award expressly and exclusively for the benefit of one or more elementary
or secondary teachers, provides funding for a sabbatical for the recipient of
the fellowship, has no express relationship to post-secondary educational
benefits under State and federal grant and loan programs administered by the
Illinois Student Assistance Commission (hereinafter in this Section sometimes
referred to as the "Commission"), and therefore is a program that from and
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 should be administered
in this State by the State Board of Education.
(b) There is hereby transferred to the State Board of Education from the
Illinois Student Assistance Commission all authority and responsibility
exercised by the Commission before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1995 with respect to the administration within this State of the Christa
McAuliffe federal fellowship program.  From and after the effective date of
this amendatory Act, the State Board of Education shall administer on behalf of
the State of Illinois and in accordance with all applicable rules and
regulations the conduct and operation of the Christa McAuliffe federal
fellowship program within this State.
(c) The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall transfer to the State
Board of Education, as successor to the Commission for all purposes of
administering the Christa McAuliffe federal fellowship program, all books,
accounts, records, papers, documents, contracts, agreements, and pending
business in the possession or under the control of the Commission and relating
to its administration of the Christa McAuliffe fellowship program in this
State.
All pending applications made before the effective date of this amendatory Act
of 1995 for scholarship awards under the Christa McAuliffe fellowship program
and all scholarships awarded under that program before the effective date of
this amendatory Act of 1995 shall be unaffected by the transfer to the State
Board of Education of all responsibilities and authority formerly exercised by
the Commission with respect to that program.  The Commission shall furnish to
the State Board of Education such other information as the State Board of
Education may request to assist it in administering this Section.
(Source: P.A. 89-106, eff. 7-7-95.)
(105 ILCS 5/prec. Sec. 30-15 heading)
HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE LAW
(105 ILCS 5/30-15.25) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-15.25)
Sec. 30-15.25. 
		
		(a) As used in this Section, the term "public institution
of higher education" includes: the University of Illinois; Southern
Illinois University;
Chicago State University; Eastern Illinois University; Governors State
University; Illinois State University; Northeastern Illinois University;
Northern Illinois University; Western Illinois University; the public community
colleges of the State; and any other public
universities, colleges and community colleges now or hereafter established
or authorized by the General Assembly.  The term "nonpublic institution of
higher education" includes any educational organization in this State,
other than a public institution of higher education, which provides a
minimum of an organized 2 year program at the private junior college level
or higher and which operates not-for-profit and in conformity with
standards substantially equivalent to those of public institutions of
higher education.
(b) Each public institution of higher education shall disclose
the terms, restrictions and requirements attached to or made a part of any
endowment, gift, grant, contract award or property of any kind or value
in excess of $100,000 made to such institution, or to any school, college,
division, branch or other organizational entity within or forming a part
of such institution, by a foreign government or an individual who is
neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States, in any calendar or
fiscal year.  If the foreign government or individual donates more than one
gift in any calendar or fiscal year, and the total value of those gifts
exceeds $100,000, such institution shall report all the gifts received.
This subsection shall not apply to funds that public institutions of higher
education receive from grants and contracts through either the federal
government or the State of Illinois.
(c) The provisions of this subsection apply to each nonpublic
institution of higher education: (i) which receives any grant or award
under the Illinois Financial Assistance Act for Nonpublic Institutions of
Higher Learning or under the Higher Education Cooperation Act, or (ii)
which is a participant in a program of interinstitutional cooperation
administered by a not-for-profit organization that is organized to
administer such program under the Higher Education Cooperation Act and that
receives any grant under and in furtherance of the purposes of that Act, or
(iii) which receives any grant or distribution of grant moneys appropriated
from the State Treasury or any fund therein to such institution or to the
Board of Higher Education for distribution to nonpublic institutions of
higher education for purposes of Section 4 of the Build Illinois Bond Act
or for any other purpose authorized by law.  Each nonpublic institution of
higher education to which the provisions of this subsection apply shall
disclose the terms, restrictions and requirements attached to or made a
part of any endowment, gift, grant, contract award or property of any kind
or value in excess of  $250,000 made to such institution, or to any school,
college, division, branch or other organizational entity within or forming
a part of such institution, by a foreign government or an individual who is
neither a citizen nor a resident of the United States, in any calendar or
fiscal year.  If the foreign government or individual donates more than one
gift in any calendar or fiscal year, and the total value of those gifts
exceeds $250,000, such institution shall report all the gifts received.
(d) Such information shall be forwarded to the Attorney
General no later than 30 days after the final day of each calendar or fiscal
year of such institution, whichever type of year is used by the institution
in accounting for the gifts received for the purposes of this Section.  The
information shall include:
(1) the name of the foreign government in the case of     a gift by a government, or the name of the foreign country of which an individual donor is a citizen, in the case of a gift by an individual;
(2) the amount and the date of the contribution or     contributions;
(3) when the gift is conditional, matching or     designated for a particular purpose, full details of the conditions, matching provisions or designation; and
(4) the purpose or purposes for which the     contribution will be used.
Such information shall be a matter of public record.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-16.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.1)
Sec. 30-16.1. 
		Purpose. 
		
The General Assembly has found and hereby declares that it is essential
for the national defense and for the defense of the State of Illinois that
among those residents of this State receiving higher education, provisions
should be made for Reserve Officer's Training Corps training, in order
to provide officers for the several Armed Forces
of the United
States of America and to that end, that scholarships should be furnished to
eligible residents, in order to encourage their participation in the
Reserve Officer's Training Corps programs.
(Source: P.A. 79-768.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-16.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.2)
Sec. 30-16.2. 
		Eligible recipients. 
		Those residents of the State of
Illinois whose scholastic standing will enable them to enroll in the
Reserve Officer's Training Corps programs of the several Armed Forces
available at universities supported by the State of Illinois, are
considered as eligible recipients for scholarships set forth in
Section 30-16.3.
(Source: P.A. 79-768.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-16.3) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.3)
Sec. 30-16.3. 
		Availability of Scholarships. 
		Scholarships shall be awarded on the following basis:
(a) One scholastic scholarship to an eligible recipient from each private
junior
college and public community college which has a total enrollment of
less than 500 students.
(b) Two scholarships to eligible recipients from each private junior
college and public community college
which has an enrollment of 500 or more, but less than 1,000, students.
(c) Three scholarships to eligible recipients from private junior
colleges and public community colleges
having an enrollment of 1,000, or more, students.
(d) The equivalent of 10 scholarships per class, per branch of
service, each academic
year, to eligible recipients.
(Source: P.A. 91-503, eff. 8-13-99.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-16.4) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.4)
Sec. 30-16.4. 
		Privileges Conferred. 
		The scholarships issued under Sections 30-16.1 through 30-16.6,
inclusive, of this Article, may be used at those State supported
universities where there are provided Reserve Officer's Training
Corps programs of the several Armed Services over a period during which
the eligible recipient is
eligible for enrollment in the program.  The scholarships exempt the holder
from the payment of tuition, or any matriculation, graduation, activity,
term or incidental fee, except any portion of a multi-purpose fee which is
used for a purpose for which exemption is not granted under this Section.
Exemption may not be granted for any other fees including book rental,
service, laboratory, supply, Union Building, hospital and medical insurance
fees and any fees established for the operation and maintenance of
buildings, the income of which is pledged to the payment of interest and
principal, or bonds issued by the governing board of the universities.
Any student who has been or is awarded a scholarship shall be reimbursed
by the appropriate university for any fees which he has paid and for which
exemption is granted under this Section, if application for such
reimbursement is made within 2 months following the school term for which
the fees were paid.
The holder of a scholarship is subject to all examinations, rules and
requirements of the university in which he is enrolled, except as herein
directed.
The provisions of Sections 30-16.1 through 30-16.6 of this Act do not
prohibit the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of
Trustees of Southern Illinois University,
the Board of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees of
Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Governors State
University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois State University, the Board of
Trustees of Northeastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern
Illinois University, and the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois University
from granting other scholarships.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-16.5) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.5)
Sec. 30-16.5. 
		Leaves of absence to holders of scholarships. 
		
Any student enrolled in a university to which he is requesting a
scholarship issued under the provisions of Section 30-16.3 of this Act
who satisfies the President of the University, or someone designated
by him, that he requires leave of absence while in attendance, or on
account of illness, or military service, may be granted such leave and
allowed a period of not to exceed 6 years, in which to complete his course
at the university.  Time spent in the armed services is not a part of the 6
years.
(Source: P.A. 79-768.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-16.6) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-16.6)
Sec. 30-16.6. 
		Registration of eligible recipients; examination. 
		The president or chairman of the board of each private junior college or
public community college, and the
President of each University in which a Reserve Officer's Training Corps
program is available, or some individual or committee designated by such
person,
shall receive and register the names of all eligible recipients applying
for the scholarships set forth in Section 30-16.3.  Applicants shall take
an examination each year according to the rules prescribed jointly by the
President of the University of Illinois, the President of Southern Illinois
University, the President of Chicago State University, the President of
Eastern Illinois University, the President of Governors State University, the
President of Illinois State University, the President of Northeastern Illinois
University, the President of Northern Illinois University, and the President of
Western Illinois University.  The
scholarships shall be awarded on a merit basis to those eligible recipients
receiving the highest grades with evidence of leadership ability, and the
number of scholarships to be awarded in any institution shall be as set
forth in Section 30-16.3.
(Source: P.A. 89-4, eff. 1-1-96.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-17) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-17)
Sec. 30-17. 
		Revocation of Scholarship Because of Misconduct. 
		If the holder of any scholarship funded in whole or in part by this
State, whether granted by the State Scholarship Commission, granted
pursuant to any of Sections 30-1 through 30-16.6 or otherwise granted by
any State supported college or university and whether used at a
State-supported institution of higher learning or at a private institution,
participates in any disorderly disturbance or course of conduct directed
against the administration or policies of such an institution using means
which are not protected by the constitution of this State or of the United
States, his scholarship is thereupon revoked and no further payments under
that scholarship may be made to him or on his behalf, notwithstanding any
other provision to the contrary.
The initial determination as to whether the means employed in a course
of conduct are not protected by the Constitution of this State or of the
United States shall be made by the chief executive officer of the
institution at which the scholarship recipient is enrolled. No revocation
shall take place until the recipient of the scholarship to be revoked is
afforded the opportunity to present evidence against revocation to the
chief executive officer or his representatives, either in person, in
writing, or by counsel of his choice.
(Source: P.A. 76-1580.)
(105 ILCS 5/30-17.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 30-17.1)
Sec. 30-17.1. 
		Scholarships-Draft Registration. 
		Each applicant for any
student financial aid funded in whole or in part by this State, whether
granted by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, granted pursuant to
any of Sections 30-1 through 30-16.6 or otherwise granted by any State
supported college or university, and whether to be used at a State
supported institution of higher learning or at a private institution, shall
submit to the institution he or she is attending Selective Service
registration compliance documentation as required by Part 668 of Title 34
of the Code of Federal Regulations. If an applicant for or holder of any
such student financial aid fails to submit documentation in the manner and
within the time allowed, any pending application of such person for the
award, grant, or renewal of any such student financial aid shall be denied,
and any such student financial aid currently held by such person shall be
revoked to the extent that no further payments under that student financial
aid may be made. Procedures for notification and administrative review
shall be consistent with Part 668 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Source: P.A. 86-169.)