Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 3035 - ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY GRANT PROGRAMS › Subpart C - SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM GRANTS › Section 3035.370 - Conditions of Scholarship Program Grants

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The applicants must submit proof of
				acceptance but not be enrolled in the graduate library program at a school
				specified in Section
				3035.330
				by May 1 of each calendar year. No grant award may be utilized to defray or
				otherwise reimburse previous study and applicants may not be enrolled in the
				graduate program at the time of submission of the application.
b) The grant recipient must notify the State
				Library in writing of his or her proposed date of graduation from the master of
				library and information science program at least four months before the date of
				graduation.
c) The grant recipient
				must immediately notify in writing the State Library of other grants or loans
				being accepted by the applicant.
d)
				The grant recipient must commence the master of library and information science
				program at the beginning of the next fall academic term (unless the grantee has
				requested to begin studies with summer enrollment), and must continue on a full
				or a part-time basis with no interruptions or leaves of absence, except upon
				the written approval of the Director of the State Library after consideration
				of the recipient's written request, based on unforeseen hardship, such as
				personal emergency, illness or disability.
e) The recipient must forward an original or
				photocopy of the college's or university's official notification of grades of
				graduate library school courses for each semester of study to the Illinois
				State Library Scholarship Program Grants Committee within 30 days following the
				semester's conclusion.
f) A Library
				Scholarship Program Grant is subject to cancellation if a C average for each
				semester of graduate library courses is not maintained.
g) If, for any reason, the grant recipient is
				unable to complete the required course program and receive the master's degree
				in library and information science, the recipient must refund the total amount
				of money received. The grant must also be repaid if the recipient fails to
				fulfill the personal services agreement for two years of full-time work in a
				qualifying Illinois library. In the event of other extenuating circumstances
				(i.e., unplanned, unforeseen crisis, emergencies, or situations beyond the
				recipient's control), the responsibility of the recipient will be reviewed and
				determined by the Director of the Illinois State Library.
h) The recipient must satisfy the
				requirements of the personal services agreement with the Illinois State Library
				within the first three years following graduation from graduate library school.
				The recipient must submit to the Illinois State Library proof of employment by
				an ILLINET library, Illinois library system or the Illinois State Library and
				proof of continued employment in such a library until the two year work
				agreement has been fulfilled.
i)
				The successful applicant must sign a written agreement evidencing all of these
				terms and conditions at the time of acceptance of the grant.
j) The failure, either by neglect or willful
				misconduct, of the recipient to strictly adhere to this Section shall result in
				the forfeiture of the grant, and the grant shall be paid back to the State
				Library. If the two year work agreement is not fulfilled, the recipient shall
				repay the amount of the grant, or repay a pro-rated amount if only a fraction
				of the time is worked in a public library. The Director shall send a written
				payback order to the applicant. If the recipient wishes to contest the payback
				order, he or she shall be entitled to request a personal hearing before the
				Director. The request for a hearing must be made within 30 days after the date
				of the payback order. The hearing date, time and location will be stated in a
				letter to the recipient, which will be sent within 15 days after the receipt of
				the hearing request. The decision after the hearing by the Director is final.
1) The grant shall be paid back within a
				three-year period, commencing within 90 days after the grant recipient leaving
				the master's program without successful completion, or completion of the
				library service agreement.
2) No
				interest on the unpaid balance shall be charged.
3) The State Library shall use the offset
				procedure with the Illinois Comptroller (74 Ill. Adm. Code 285) and the
				Illinois State Collection Act of 1986 [30 ILCS 210 ] to collect any unpaid
				monies due to the State Library by any grant recipient.