Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2756 - PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 2756.15 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Assistant State's Attorney" - A full-time employee of a
				State's Attorney in Illinois or the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor who
				is continually licensed to practice law and prosecutes or defends cases on
				behalf of the State or a county.
"Assistant Attorney General" - A full-time employee of the
				Illinois Attorney General who is continually licensed to practice law and
				prosecutes or defends cases on behalf of the State.
"Assistant Public Defender" - A full-time employee of a Public
				Defender in Illinois or the State Appellate Defender who is continually
				licensed to practice law and provides legal representation to indigent persons,
				as provided by statute.
"Assistant public guardian" - A full-time employee of a public
				guardian in Illinois who is continually licensed to practice law and provides
				legal representation pursuant to court appointment.
"Civil legal aid" - Free or reduced-cost legal representation
				or advice to low-income clients in non-criminal matters.
"Civil legal aid attorney" - An attorney who is continually
				licensed to practice law and is employed full time as an attorney at a civil
				legal aid organization in Illinois.
"Civil legal aid organization" - A not-for-profit corporation
				in Illinois that:
is exempt from the payment of federal income tax pursuant to
				section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
is established for the purpose of providing legal services that
				include civil legal aid;
employs 2 or more full-time attorneys who are licensed to
				practice law in this State and who directly provide civil legal aid; and
is in compliance with registration and filing requirements that
				are applicable under the Charitable Trust Act [760 ILCS 65 ] and the
				Solicitation for Charity Act [225 ILCS 460 ].
"Eligible debt" - The outstanding principal, interest, and
				related fees from loans obtained for undergraduate, graduate, or law school
				educational expenses made by government or commercial lending institutions or
				educational institutions. Eligible debt excludes loans made by a private
				individual or family member.
"IGAC attorney" - A full-time employee of the Illinois
				Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, including the Office of State Guardian,
				the Legal Advocacy Service, and the Human Rights Authority, who is continually
				licensed to practice law and provides legal representation to carry out the
				responsibilities of the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission.
"Legislative attorney" - A full-time employee of the Illinois
				Senate, the Illinois House of Representatives, or the Illinois Legislative
				Reference Bureau who is continually licensed to practice law and provides legal
				advice to members of the General Assembly.
"Public interest attorney" - An attorney practicing in Illinois
				who is an assistant State's Attorney, assistant Public Defender, civil legal
				aid attorney, assistant Attorney General, assistant public guardian, IGAC
				attorney, or legislative attorney.
"Qualifying employer" - For purposes of this Part, a qualifying
				employer is: an Illinois State's Attorney or the State's Attorneys Appellate
				Prosecutor, an Illinois Public Defender or the State Appellate Defender, an
				Illinois civil legal aid organization, the Illinois Attorney General, an
				Illinois public guardian, the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission,
				the Illinois Senate, the Illinois House of Representatives, or the Illinois
				Legislative Reference Bureau. [110 ILCS
				916/15 ]