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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2762 - PAUL DOUGLAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP (PDTS) PROGRAM › Section 2762.10 - Summary and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Paul
			 Douglas Teacher Scholarship Program enables and encourages outstanding high
			 school graduates to pursue teaching careers at the pre-school, elementary or
			 secondary school level by providing financial assistance in the form of a
			 scholarship.
b) Federal regulations
			 govern the responsibilities of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
			 (ISAC), institutions and recipients. This Part implements ISAC's discretionary
			 authority as the program administrator for the State of Illinois. (See: 34 CFR
			 653.)
c) Additional rules and
			 definitions are contained in General Provisions, 23 Ill. Adm. Code
			 2700.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2762 - PAUL DOUGLAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP (PDTS) PROGRAM › Section 2762.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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a) A
			 qualified applicant shall be:
1) a United
			 States citizen or an eligible noncitizen;
2) a resident of Illinois;
3) a high school graduate, its equivalent, or
			 a student scheduled to graduate from high school by the end of the secondary
			 school year in which the award is made, who:
A) graduated or will graduate in the top ten
			 percent of his/her graduating class; or
B) received a General Educational Development
			 (GED) test score recognized by the General Educational Development Testing
			 Service as the equivalent to ranking in the top ten percent of the United
			 States high school graduates; and
4) enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, as
			 an undergraduate or graduate student seeking initial certification in a Teacher
			 Education Program.
A) The applicant must:
i) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on
			 a full-time basis;
ii) be enrolled
			 in the last academic term before graduation or engaged in student teaching if
			 enrolled less than full-time; and
iii) maintain satisfactory progress toward a
			 degree, or, if the student already has a degree, toward teacher certification,
			 in accordance with the institution's satisfactory academic progress
			 policy.
B) Enrollment
			 must be in a postsecondary institution that is approved by the U.S. Department
			 of Education to participate in federal student assistance programs. (See, e.g.,
			 34 CFR
			 600.10,
			 600.20,
			 668.12.)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2762 - PAUL DOUGLAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP (PDTS) PROGRAM › Section 2762.30 - Program Procedures

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a)
			 Applicants will be notified whether they are qualified applicants. A
			 non-qualified applicant may appeal in accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code
			 2700.70, Appeal
			 Procedures.
b) Recipients shall be
			 selected from among the qualified applicants on the basis of the following
			 criteria:
1) Postsecondary Academic Level.
			 Awards will be made first to renewal applicants, then to all graduate students
			 and seniors, then to all juniors, then to all sophomores, and then to all
			 freshmen.
2) Special Consideration.
			 If there are insufficient funds to award scholarships to all qualified
			 applicants, ISAC shall give special consideration to qualified applicants who
			 are within the same academic level and who:
A) intend to teach or provide related
			 services to students with disabilities;
B) intend to teach limited English proficient
			 students;
C) intend to teach
			 preschool age children;
D) intend
			 to teach in schools servicing inner city or rural or geographically isolated
			 areas;
E) intend to teach in
			 curricular areas or geographic areas where there are demonstrated shortages of
			 qualified teachers; or
F) are from
			 disadvantaged backgrounds, including students from low-income families; racial
			 and ethnic minorities; individuals with disabilities; and students
			 underrepresented in the teaching profession or in the curricular areas in which
			 they are preparing to teach.
3) Shortage of Teachers. If there are
			 insufficient funds to award scholarships to all qualified applicants within a
			 given academic level who are entitled to special consideration, awards will be
			 made first to all applicants enrolled in an academic discipline in which
			 Illinois has a shortage of teachers, as determined annually by the Illinois
			 State Board of Education. (See: 23 Ill. Adm. Code 54.Subpart D.) Funds will
			 next be awarded to applicants at the same academic level in non-shortage
			 disciplines.
4) The Expected Family
			 Contribution (EFC) derived from Federal Methodology. If funds are insufficient
			 to make awards to all applicants who are entitled to special consideration, to
			 all applicants in shortage disciplines or to all applicants in non-shortage
			 disciplines, within an academic level, applicants will be ranked in order of
			 the applicant's EFC, from lowest to highest. (See: Section
			 2762.40(b);
			 Title IV, Part F of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended ( 20 U.S.C.A.
			 1087kk ).) Awards will be made within the relevant group in order of increasing
			 EFC. Those applicants who did not apply for federal student financial aid, and
			 therefore do not have an EFC, are eligible to receive this scholarship but will
			 be ranked last in their relevant group.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2762 - PAUL DOUGLAS TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP (PDTS) PROGRAM › Section 2762.40 - Institutional Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Scholarship Amount
1) In accordance with this
			 subsection (a), the recipient's postsecondary institution shall compute the
			 amount of the scholarship and shall submit a request form.
2) Except as otherwise provided in this
			 subsection (a), scholarships shall be in the amount of $5,000 if the student is
			 enrolled for the full academic year. The maximum scholarship for one semester
			 is $2,500; the maximum scholarship for one quarter is $1,666.67.
3) If a Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship,
			 when added to the amount the applicant is to receive for the same academic year
			 under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended ( 20 U.S.C.A.
			 107011 et seq.), would exceed the applicant's cost of attendance, as defined at
			 Section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended ( 20 U.S.C.A.
			 108711 ), the institution shall take the receipt of the scholarship into
			 account in determining the student's eligibility for other federal financial
			 aid programs. A Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarship shall not be reduced because
			 of the receipt of other federal student assistance.
4) In any academic year in which the
			 recipient accepts financial assistance through the Special Education Teacher
			 Tuition Waiver Program (see: 23 Ill. Adm. Code 2765), DeBolt Teacher Shortage
			 Scholarship Program (see: 23 Ill. Adm. Code 2764), or the Minority Teachers of
			 Illinois Scholarship Program (see: 23 Ill. Adm. Code 2763), the recipient shall
			 not be eligible for scholarship assistance under this Part.
5) A recipient may receive grant assistance
			 under the Monetary Award Program (23 Ill. Adm. Code 2735) only up to the amount
			 by which the recipient's cost of attendance exceeds the amount of the
			 scholarship.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2763 - MINORITY TEACHERS OF ILLINOIS (MTI) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2763.10 - Summary and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Minority
			 Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarship Program encourages academically talented
			 minority students to pursue careers as teachers at nonprofit Illinois
			 preschool, elementary and secondary schools. The program also aims to provide
			 minority children with access to a greater number of positive minority role
			 models.
b) This Part establishes
			 the rules which govern the MTI Scholarship Program. Additional rules and
			 definitions are contained in General Provisions, 23 Ill. Adm. Code
			 2700.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2763 - MINORITY TEACHERS OF ILLINOIS (MTI) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2763.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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a) A
			 qualified applicant shall:
1) be a minority
			 student or a qualified bilingual minority applicant;
2) be a resident of Illinois;
3) be a citizen or eligible noncitizen of the
			 United States;
4) be a high school
			 graduate or a State of Illinois High School Diploma recipient;
5) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment on
			 at least a half-time basis at an institution of higher learning and;
A) be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in
			 a course of study which, upon completion, qualifies the student to be licensed
			 as a preschool, elementary or secondary school teacher by the Illinois State
			 Board of Education, including alternative teacher licensure; or
B)
if the applicant is already
			 licensed to teach, be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a course of study
			 leading to an additional teaching endorsement or a master's degree in an
			 academic field in which the applicant is teaching or plans to teach;
			 or
C)
have
			 received one or more College and Career Pathway Endorsements (pursuant to
			 Section 80 of the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act) and commit to
			 enrolling in a course of study leading to teacher licensure, including
			 alternative teacher licensure.
[110 ILCS
			 947/506 ].
6) if enrolled at the sophomore, junior,
			 senior or graduate level, have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average
			 of 2.5 on a
			 4.0 scale; and
7) be maintaining satisfactory academic
			 progress as determined by the institution.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2763 - MINORITY TEACHERS OF ILLINOIS (MTI) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2763.30 - Program Procedures

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a) An
			 application for an MTI scholarship must be submitted annually and an applicant
			 must also complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid® (FAFSA).
			 An ISAC application for the MTI Scholarship Program and a FAFSA must be
			 completed and received by March 31st immediately
			 preceding the regular school year for which the scholarship is being requested,
			 in order to receive priority consideration for an award.
1) An application is available on ISAC's
			 website.
2) If the MTI application
			 is incomplete, ISAC will notify the applicant. The applicant will then have an
			 opportunity to furnish the missing information; however, the application will
			 only be considered for processing as of the date when the application is
			 complete and received by ISAC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2763 - MINORITY TEACHERS OF ILLINOIS (MTI) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2763.40 - Institutional Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
			 institution shall submit eligibility information for qualified applicants in
			 sufficient time for ISAC to make award announcements.
b) MTI awards are paid directly to the
			 approved institution of record that certifies to ISAC that the applicant is an
			 eligible recipient.
1) ISAC will annually
			 establish priority claim dates for the submission of payment requests and
			 inform schools of the required priority dates.
2) Late payment requests will result in delayed processing of
			 payments. Payment requests are processed in the sequence of receipt by ISAC and
			 as funds are available.
3)
			 Institutions may submit their payment requests beginning 10 days prior to the
			 start of classes for the term for which payment is being
			 requested.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2764 - GOLDEN APPLE SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS PROGRAM › Section 2764.10 - Summary and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Golden
			 Apple Scholars of Illinois Program encourages academically talented Illinois
			 students, especially minority students, to pursue teaching careers, especially
			 in teacher shortage disciplines or at hard-to-staff schools [110
			 ILCS 947/52 ] .
b) This Part establishes the rules that
			 govern the Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program, hereinafter the
			 "Program". Additional rules and definitions are contained in General Provisions
			 (23 Ill. Adm. Code 2700).
c) The
			 rights and obligations of students receiving scholarship assistance through the
			 Illinois Future Teacher Corps (IFTC) Program, as previously described in this
			 Part, shall continue to be governed by any administrative rules in effect at
			 the time scholarship assistance was awarded to the recipient through the IFTC
			 Program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2764 - GOLDEN APPLE SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS PROGRAM › Section 2764.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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a) All
			 qualified applicants must be designated as a Golden Apple Scholar by the Golden
			 Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching (the Foundation).
b) A qualified applicant, at the time of
			 designation as a Golden Apple Scholar by the Golden Apple Foundation for
			 Excellence in Teaching, shall:
1) be a United
			 States citizen or eligible noncitizen;
2) be a resident of Illinois;
3) be a high school graduate or a person who
			 has received a State of Illinois High School Diploma;
4) be enrolled at a four-year institution
			 designated by the Foundation as a participating Illinois college or university;
			 and
5) have entered into a program
			 agreement and promissory note with the Foundation and ISAC, as described in
			 this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2764 - GOLDEN APPLE SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS PROGRAM › Section 2764.30 - Program Procedures

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a)
			 Qualified applicants shall have completed and filed an application for program
			 participation with the Foundation prior to becoming eligible for scholarship
			 assistance under this Section. Applications shall be made available to
			 qualified applicants by and submitted to the Foundation before a qualified
			 applicant may be designated as a Golden Apple Scholar by the
			 Foundation.
b) The Foundation shall
			 designate Golden Apple Scholars as defined in their established selection
			 protocol.
c) Each year, the
			 Foundation shall identify Golden Apple Scholars eligible to receive scholarship
			 assistance from ISAC under this Part by submitting to ISAC any necessary data
			 related to the qualified applicant and, at such time, by certifying that:
1) Students selected to receive scholarship
			 assistance under this Part meet the eligibility requirements described in
			 Section 2764.20(a) or
			 in the Higher Education Student Assistance Act [110 ILCS
			 947/52 ];
2) Students selected to receive scholarship
			 assistance under this Part have entered into a Program Agreement and Promissory
			 Note with the Foundation that satisfies the requirements listed in this Part;
			 and
3) Thirty percent of students
			 selected to receive scholarship assistance under this Part in a given fiscal
			 year will be awarded to students residing in counties having a population of
			 fewer than 500,000.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2764 - GOLDEN APPLE SCHOLARS OF ILLINOIS PROGRAM › Section 2764.40 - Institutional Procedures

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a) The
			 institution shall certify eligibility information for selected
			 recipients.
b) Golden Apple awards
			 are paid directly to the approved institution of record that certifies to ISAC
			 that the applicant is an eligible recipient.
1) ISAC will annually establish priority
			 claim dates for the submission of payment requests and inform institutions of
			 the required priority dates.
2)
			 Late payment requests will result in delayed processing of payments. Payment
			 requests are processed in the sequence of receipt by ISAC and as funds are
			 available.
3) Institutions may
			 submit their payment requests beginning 10 days prior to the start of classes
			 for the term for which payment is being requested.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2765 - ILLINOIS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TUITION WAIVER (SETTW) PROGRAM › Section 2765.10 - Summary and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Illinois
			 Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program encourages current
			 teachers and academically talented students to pursue careers as Illinois
			 public, private or parochial preschool or elementary or secondary school
			 teachers in any area of Special Education.
b) This Part establishes the rules which
			 govern the Illinois SETTW Program. Additional rules and definitions are
			 contained in General Provisions, 23 Ill. Adm. Code 2700.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2765 - ILLINOIS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TUITION WAIVER (SETTW) PROGRAM › Section 2765.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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a) A
			 qualified applicant shall be:
1) a United
			 States citizen or an eligible noncitizen;
2) a resident of Illinois;
3) a graduate of an approved high school; a
			 student scheduled to graduate from an approved high school by the end of the
			 academic year in which the award is made who ranks in the upper half of the
			 high school graduating class at the end of the sixth semester; or a person
			 holding a valid teaching license that is not in the discipline of Special
			 Education;
4) enrolled, or accepted
			 for enrollment, as an undergraduate or graduate student seeking initial
			 licensure in any area of Special Education as determined by the
			 university;
5) attending, or
			 planning to attend, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University,
			 Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois
			 University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University
			 (Carbondale), Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville), University of
			 Illinois (Chicago), University of Illinois (Springfield), University of
			 Illinois (Urbana) or Western Illinois University; and
6) a potential new recipient in that the
			 applicant shall have not received the Illinois Special Education Teacher
			 Tuition Waiver in the past.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2765 - ILLINOIS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TUITION WAIVER (SETTW) PROGRAM › Section 2765.30 - Program Procedures

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a) A
			 completed ISAC application for the Illinois SETTW Program must be postmarked on
			 or before March 1 immediately preceding the academic year for which the tuition
			 waiver is being requested in order to receive priority consideration for an
			 award.
b) An application for the
			 Illinois SETTW Program is available on ISAC's website.
c) If the student section of an application
			 is incomplete, ISAC will notify the applicant. The applicant will then have an
			 opportunity to furnish the missing information; however, the application will
			 be considered for processing as of the date when the student section is
			 complete and received by ISAC.
d)
			 ISAC shall annually award 250 Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition
			 Waivers as provided in this subsection (d).
1)
			 Currently Licensed Teachers
A) A maximum of 40
			 tuition waivers may be awarded annually to qualified applicants who hold a
			 valid teaching license that is not in the discipline of Special
			 Education.
B) If more than 40
			 applicants qualify under these provisions, a lottery shall be used to select 40
			 recipients.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2765 - ILLINOIS SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER TUITION WAIVER (SETTW) PROGRAM › Section 2765.40 - Institutional Procedures

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a) When a
			 recipient graduates, withdraws or otherwise ceases to be enrolled in a Special
			 Education program, the institution shall certify to ISAC the total amount of
			 tuition and fees that have been waived on behalf of the recipient.
b) If a qualified applicant is eligible for
			 both a tuition waiver and grant assistance under the Monetary Award Program
			 (MAP) (23 Ill. Adm. Code 2735), the tuition waiver must be used
			 first.
c) ISAC shall be notified by
			 the institution of a recipient's leave of absence.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2766 - AIM HIGH GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2766.10 - Summary and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) In an effort
			 to increase enrollment of Illinois residents at Illinois public universities,
			 increase overall retention of Illinois college students in Illinois, and
			 encourage Illinois residents to attain a college degree, State appropriated
			 funds are to be used to enable Illinois public universities to establish a
			 merit-based, means-tested award program known as the Aspirational Institutional
			 Match Helping Illinois Grow Higher Education Grant Program (AIM HIGH) to make
			 college more affordable at their campuses while reducing the amount of student
			 loan debt. Each eligible public university campus must match a statutorily
			 prescribed amount of those funds with non-loan financial aid for eligible
			 students and maintain or exceed levels of financial aid given to its Illinois
			 residents from the 2017-18 academic year or the 2021-22 academic year,
			 whichever is less, not including the summer terms. ISAC is responsible for
			 administering the distribution of AIM HIGH grant funds to the public
			 universities in compliance with this Part and the AIM HIGH Grant
			 Agreement.
b) This Part establishes
			 rules that govern AIM HIGH. Additional rules and definitions are contained in
			 General Provisions (23 Ill. Adm. Code 2700 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code
			 7000).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2766 - AIM HIGH GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2766.15 - Definitions

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"Baseline Awards" means the total amount of qualifying non-loan
				financial aid the public university campus awarded to its Illinois resident
				undergraduate students in academic year 2017-18 or academic year 2021-22,
				whichever is less, not including the summer terms
.
"Illinois High School"
-
any high
				school located in Illinois whether or not recognized by the State Board of
				Education
. [110 ILCS 947/65.100 ]
"Maintenance of Effort" or "MOE" - a requirement that in the
				academic year AIM HIGH funds are received by the public university campus, the
				total amount of qualifying non-loan financial aid the public university campus
				awards to its Illinois resident undergraduate students must be at least as much
				as its baseline awards and shall not include AIM HIGH funded awards or matching
				requirement awards made in that academic year.
"Matching Requirement" - a requirement that the public
				university campus use its own funds in the academic year for which the AIM HIGH
				funds are used to match those AIM HIGH funds as required by
				110 ILCS
				947/65.100(f), to award non-loan
				financial aid to its students who meet at least the qualifications described in
				Section 2766.50(b).
"Public University"
-
any public
				4-year university in Illinois.
[110 ILCS
				947/10 ]
"Public University Campus"
-
any
				campus under the governance or supervision of a public university
.
				[110 ILCS
				947/10 ]
"Qualifying Non-loan Financial Aid" - non-loan financial aid,
				the awarding of which is mostly within the control of the public university
				campus. The data requested to demonstrate this awarding shall be determined by
				ISAC and shall be applied uniformly across university campuses.
"Resident of Illinois" or "Illinois Resident" - defined by the
				laws governing eligibility for in-state tuition at the public university
				campus.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2766 - AIM HIGH GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2766.20 - Institutional Applicant Eligibility

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a) A public university applicant is eligible
			 to apply for and receive an allocation of an appropriation of AIM HIGH funds if
			 it:
1) submits a timely and complete
			 application that includes a description of the award to be funded with AIM HIGH
			 funds that meet program eligibility criteria in Section
			 2766.50(a),
			 (b) and (c) to be used solely for non-loan
			 financial aid at that university or university campus during the academic year,
			 not including the summer term;
2)
			 certifies, during the academic year for which the AIM HIGH funds are requested,
			 it shall, in addition to meeting its MOE requirement, make a good faith effort
			 to meet its matching requirement;
3) certifies the total amount of its baseline
			 awards;
4) certifies that, during
			 the academic year for which the AIM HIGH funds are requested, it shall, in
			 addition to awards made for the matching requirement, make a good faith effort
			 to award qualifying non-loan financial aid to its Illinois resident
			 undergraduate students, not including AIM HIGH funded awards, in an amount:
A) that is at least equal to its baseline
			 awards; or
B) if enrollment is less
			 than in academic year 2017-18, not including the summer term, that total amount
			 calculated on a per student basis;
5) has met all information reporting
			 requirements in Section 2766.40(c);
6) has not been suspended or disqualified
			 from receiving an allocation for the upcoming academic year; and
7) enters into an AIM HIGH Grant Agreement
			 with ISAC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2766 - AIM HIGH GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2766.40 - Institutional Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) In
			 addition to complying with Section
			 2766.30, the public university
			 campus shall be responsible for administering and making awards to students in
			 compliance with this Section, Section
			 2766.50 and the policies of the
			 university campus. For its own awards using its AIM HIGH allocation, a public
			 university campus shall:
1)
determine
			 the amount of the award
based
on an individual or broad
			 basis
in compliance with Section
			 2766.50 [110 ILCS
			 947/65.100 ];
2) establish reasonable criteria consistent
			 with eligibility criteria in Section 2766.50;
3) use grant funds solely to fund awards of
			 non-loan financial aid at that university campus during the academic year, not
			 including summer terms;
4) renew
			 the award each year for each student who meets the renewal criteria established
			 by the public university campus, consistent with the renewal eligibility
			 criteria in Section 2766.50, in amounts usually not less than the amount
			 provided in the student's first year at that university campus (see
			 110 ILCS
			 947/65.100);
5) give preference to eligible renewal
			 applicants in any academic year funding is insufficient to award to all
			 eligible applicants;
6)
allow qualified part-time undergraduate students who are enrolling in
			 their final semester to apply,
at the discretion of the public
			 university campus; [110 ILCS 947/65.100 ]
7) use its best efforts to delegate grant
			 funds amongst a racially diverse range of students and not use a student's
			 race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, or
			 pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information to
			 disqualify a student from receiving an AIM HIGH award (see P.A. 100-587 and
			 P.A. 100-1015);
8) post on its
			 website the criteria and eligibility requirements and the amount of the AIM
			 HIGH award and provide that information to ISAC and the Illinois Board of
			 Higher Education (IBHE) to post on their respective websites (
www.isac.org
and
www.ibhe.org
);
9)
indicate that grants under the
			 program come from AIM HIGH and use the words "AIM HIGH" in the name of any
			 grant under the program and in any published or posted materials about the
			 program;
[110 ILCS 947/65.100 ]
10) indicate in each initial student award
			 application the renewal criteria for each academic year and not change those
			 criteria for that recipient;
11)
			 make each renewal award contingent upon the availability of funding for the
			 academic year in which the award is used; and
12) reconcile the amount of claimed and
			 unexpended AIM HIGH funds that were retained but not used for awards in the
			 academic year for which funds were granted before receiving the distribution of
			 its allocation for the next academic year.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2766 - AIM HIGH GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2766.30 - Program Procedures

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a) Each
			 year, in the month of August, ISAC will request from each public university
			 campus the number of undergraduate students who are residents of Illinois and
			 citizens or eligible noncitizens of the U.S. and who were enrolled at that
			 public university campus in the previous academic year.
b) ISAC will determine for each public
			 university campus its proportionate allocation of appropriated funds for the
			 following academic year using enrollment data provided in subsection
			 (a).
c) After determining the
			 allocation of the appropriation for each public university campus, ISAC will
			 inform each public university campus of the amount of its available allocation
			 for the following academic year.
d)
			 Annually, each public university campus may opt to apply for all or part of its
			 allocation of appropriated funds after any reduction per Section 2766.20(b)(2)
			 and (3).
e) If a public institution
			 does not request, or is not eligible to receive all or part of its allocation,
			 ISAC will reallocate those unallocated or unclaimed funds, using the same
			 methodology as the initial allocation determination, among the remaining
			 universities that have indicated a desire to receive an additional
			 allocation.
f) In order to receive
			 a disbursement of AIM HIGH funds, the university campus shall complete an
			 application that shall be in a form provided by ISAC and shall include, at a
			 minimum, the following information and documentation:
1) the amount of the allocation the
			 university has claimed for the upcoming academic year;
2) the total university campus funds used to
			 match funds received from ISAC in the previous academic year, if any;
3) the total number of undergraduate students
			 who are residents of Illinois from the previous academic year;
4) all information and certifications that
			 demonstrate eligibility as described in Section 2766.20; and
5) any other information or certifications
			 required by law or the Grant Agreement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2766 - AIM HIGH GRANT PROGRAM › Section 2766.50 - Student Applicant and Recipient Eligibility

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a) An eligible student applicant for funding
			 from an AIM HIGH allocation shall:
1) have
			 attended an Illinois high school;
2) be engaged in a program of study (i.e.,
			 course) that in due course will be completed by the end of the school
			 year;
3) complete an application
			 for the award no later than 12 months from the last date of the school year
			 within which the coursework was completed;
4) apply to be enrolled for the first time at
			 the public university campus where the award will be used; and
5) meet all the student eligibility
			 qualifications and requirements under subsection (b) before receiving an
			 award.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2767 - ILLINOIS TEACHERS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2767.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The Illinois
			 Teachers and Child Care Providers Loan Repayment Program encourages
			 academically talented Illinois students to enter into and continue teaching in
			 Illinois schools in low-income areas and to enter the early child care
			 profession and serve low-income areas in Illinois. [110
			 ILCS 947/65.56 ]
b) This Part establishes rules that govern
			 the Illinois Teachers and Child Care Providers Loan Repayment Program.
			 Additional rules and definitions are contained in General Provisions, 23 Ill.
			 Adm. Code 2700.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2767 - ILLINOIS TEACHERS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2767.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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A qualified applicant shall be:
a)
a United States citizen or
			 eligible noncitizen;
b)
a resident of Illinois;
c)
a borrower who has had an amount
			 of educational loans forgiven pursuant to Section 428J or 428K of the Higher
			 Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); and
d)
a borrower who has fulfilled the
			 obligations set forth in Section 428J or 428K of the HEA in Illinois
.
			 [110
			 ILCS 947/65.56 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2767 - ILLINOIS TEACHERS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2767.30 - Program Procedures

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a) An
			 applicant must complete and file an ISAC application for a Teacher Loan
			 Repayment grant or Child Care Provider Loan Repayment grant and include
			 documentation that an educational loan was forgiven under Section 428J or 428K
			 of the HEA, and qualified for that loan forgiveness by virtue of service
			 performed in Illinois.
b) An
			 applicant must apply for a grant under this Part within six months after
			 receiving notification of loan forgiveness pursuant to Section 428J or 428K of
			 the HEA.
c) The amount repaid will
			 be based on the borrower's outstanding balance not to exceed $5,000.
d) Proceeds will be remitted directly to the
			 holder of the loans to be repaid when the beneficiary designates ISAC as the
			 disbursing agent for this purpose. Otherwise, the recipient is responsible for
			 paying the holder.
e) The borrower
			 may reapply each year that a portion of the borrower's loans is forgiven under
			 Section 428K of the HEA, but no more than a total of $5,000 may be awarded to
			 an individual borrower.
f) The
			 total number of grants awarded in a given fiscal year is contingent upon
			 available funding.
g) If funding is
			 insufficient to pay all eligible applicants, awarding will be based on the date
			 the complete application, with all required documentation, is received by
			 ISAC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2768 - TEACH ILLINOIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2768.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The Teach
			 Illinois Scholarship program encourages students to become teachers at
			 elementary and secondary schools that have identified staff shortages, as
			 determined by the Illinois State Board of Education.
b) This Part establishes the rules that
			 govern the Teach Illinois Scholarship Program. Additional rules and definitions
			 are contained in General Provisions (23 Ill. Adm. Code 2700).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2768 - TEACH ILLINOIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2768.15 - Definition

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"Area of identified staff shortage" - A public school district
				in which the number of teachers is insufficient to meet student or school
				district demand or a subject area for which the number of teachers who are
				qualified to teach that subject area is insufficient to meet student or school
				district demand, as determined by the State Board of
				Education.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2768 - TEACH ILLINOIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2768.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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a) A
			 qualified applicant shall be:
1) a United
			 States citizen or an eligible noncitizen;
2) a resident of Illinois;
3) a high school graduate or a person who has
			 received a General Education Development (GED) Certificate, or a student
			 scheduled to graduate from high school by the end of the secondary school year
			 in which the award is made;
4)
			 attending, or planning to attend, Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois
			 University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern
			 Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University
			 (Edwardsville), Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), University of
			 Illinois (Chicago), University of Illinois (Springfield), University of
			 Illinois (Urbana) or Western Illinois University;
5) enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, on
			 at least a half-time basis, as an undergraduate or graduate student seeking
			 certification in a teacher education program that prepares the applicant to
			 teach in an area of identified staff shortage, as defined in Section
			 2768.15;
6) maintaining satisfactory academic progress
			 as determined by the postsecondary institution.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2768 - TEACH ILLINOIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2768.30 - Program Procedures

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a) A
			 complete ISAC application for the Teach Illinois Scholarship program must be
			 postmarked on or before March 1 immediately preceding the academic year for
			 which the scholarship is being requested, in order to receive priority
			 consideration for an award.
1) ISAC
			 applications are available from the institutions listed in Section
			 2768.20(a)(4),
			 ISAC's Web site, Illinois State legislative offices, Illinois Congressional
			 offices, and ISAC's Springfield, Deerfield and Chicago offices.
2) ISAC will make renewal applications
			 available to all qualified students who were awarded assistance under this Part
			 during the preceding academic year.
3) If the student section of the application
			 is incomplete, ISAC will notify the applicant. The applicant will then have an
			 opportunity to furnish the missing information; however, the application will
			 be considered for processing as of the date when the application is complete
			 and received at ISAC's Deerfield office.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2768 - TEACH ILLINOIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2768.40 - Institutional Procedures

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a) The
			 institution shall submit eligibility information for qualified applicants in
			 sufficient time for ISAC to make award announcements.
b) The institution shall submit a
			 certification of eligibility for qualified applicants with its request for
			 payment within the timeframe requested by ISAC, which shall be no sooner than
			 30 days unless a more rapid response is necessary to expend appropriated funds
			 prior to the end of the academic year. To provide sufficient time for
			 processing and vouchering through the State Comptroller's Office in
			 Springfield, all payment requests must be received by ISAC no later than July
			 1.
c) ISAC shall disburse
			 scholarship funds in two or three installments, depending on the number of
			 courses financed by the scholarship, except that multiple disbursements shall
			 not be required in cases where the applicant's eligibility is not determined
			 until the final term of the academic year for which the scholarship is being
			 awarded or when a student is attending only one term and the maximum award does
			 not exceed the student's cost of attendance.
d) Funds shall be remitted by ISAC to
			 institutions on behalf of the recipients.
e) Upon receipt of scholarship funds, the
			 institution shall verify the recipient's enrollment status for the term for
			 which the award was intended. If enrolled, the institution may credit the
			 scholarship funds to the recipient's account for tuition and non-revenue bond
			 fees for courses taken that lead to a teaching certificate in an area of
			 identified staff shortage.
f) Upon
			 receipt of the scholarship funds, if the recipient has withdrawn from
			 enrollment for the courses for which the award was intended, the institution
			 shall return the amount of the scholarship payment to ISAC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2769 - CHILD WELFARE STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 2769.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The Child
			 Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness program is designed to attract capable and
			 promising students to the child welfare profession, increase employment and
			 retention of qualified individuals who are either working towards or have
			 received a bachelor's degree or master's degree in the field of social work or
			 human services, and provide opportunities for persons making a career change to
			 enter the child welfare profession.
b) This Part establishes the rules that
			 govern the Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness program. Additional rules and
			 definitions are contained in General Provisions (23 Ill. Adm. Code
			 2700).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2769 - CHILD WELFARE STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 2769.15 - Definitions

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"Contracting agency" - A licensed child welfare agency that
				contracts with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS),
				as defined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 401, or its successor.
"Forgivable loan" - A higher education student loan made
				through ISAC that a person has incurred while enrolled in a social work program
				approved by the Council on Social Work Education or an accredited human
				services degree program.
"Human services degree" - For purposes of this Part, a human
				services degree is one that is accepted by DCFS and listed in 89 Ill. Adm. Code
				401, Appendix G.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2769 - CHILD WELFARE STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 2769.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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a) A
			 qualified undergraduate applicant shall:
1) be
			 a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;
2) be a resident of Illinois;
3) be an undergraduate student at the junior
			 or senior level;
4) be a full-time
			 student enrolled in a social work program approved by the Council on Social
			 Work Education leading to a bachelor's degree in social work, or enrolled in an
			 accredited human services degree program;
5) have declared an intent to work in child
			 welfare at DCFS or a contracting agency for at least the number of years for
			 which a forgivable loan is received;
6) have maintained a cumulative grade point
			 average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, or the equivalent; and
7) if a renewal applicant, have earned at
			 least 12 semester credits per term, or the equivalent.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2769 - CHILD WELFARE STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 2769.30 - Program Procedures

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a)
			 Preference shall be given to qualified applicants enrolled at an Illinois
			 institution of higher learning.
b)
			 A completed application for the Child Welfare Student Loan Forgiveness program
			 must submitted to ISAC on or before March 1 immediately preceding the regular
			 school year for which the forgivable loan is being requested, in order to
			 receive priority consideration.
1)
			 Applications are available from qualified institutions of higher learning,
			 ISAC's Web site, Illinois State legislative and Illinois Congressional offices,
			 ISAC (Springfield, Deerfield, and Chicago offices), as well as DCFS;
2) ISAC will make renewal applications
			 available to all qualified students who were previously awarded forgivable
			 loans but have not yet exceeded the two-year maximum rule (see subsection
			 (c));
3) If the application is
			 incomplete, ISAC will notify the applicant. The applicant will then have an
			 opportunity to furnish the missing information; however, the application will
			 only be considered for processing as of the date when the application is
			 complete and received at ISAC's Deerfield office.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2769 - CHILD WELFARE STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM › Section 2769.40 - Institutional Procedures

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a) The
			 institution shall submit eligibility information for qualified applicants in
			 sufficient time for ISAC to make the forgivable loan funds available.
b) The institution shall submit a
			 certification of eligibility for qualified applicants with its request for
			 payment within the timeframe requested by ISAC, which shall be no sooner than
			 30 days unless a more rapid response is necessary to expend appropriated funds
			 prior to the end of the academic year. To provide sufficient time for
			 processing and vouchering through the State Comptroller's Office in
			 Springfield, all payment requests must be received by ISAC no later than July
			 1.
c) ISAC shall disburse the
			 forgivable loan in two or three installments, depending on the number of terms
			 financed by the program, except that multiple disbursements shall not be
			 required in cases where the applicant's eligibility is not determined until the
			 final term of the academic year for which the loan is being awarded or when a
			 student is attending only one term and the maximum does not exceed the
			 student's cost of attendance.
d)
			 Funds shall be remitted by ISAC to institutions on behalf of the
			 recipients.
e) Upon receipt of
			 forgivable loan funds, the institution shall verify the recipient's enrollment
			 status for the term for which the award was intended. If enrolled, the
			 institution may credit the funds to the recipient's account for expenses due
			 and payable. The balance of the disbursement shall be released to the
			 recipient.
f) Upon receipt of the
			 forgivable loan funds, if the recipient has withdrawn from enrollment for the
			 terms for which the award was intended, the institution shall return the amount
			 of the loan disbursement to ISAC.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2770 - STUDENT TO STUDENT (STS) PROGRAM OF MATCHING GRANTS › Section 2770.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) Student to
			 Student is a program of monetary awards available to undergraduates at
			 state-supported colleges and universities through voluntary contributions from
			 students and matching grants from the State.
b) This Part establishes rules that govern
			 the Student to Student (STS) Program of Matching Grants. Additional rules and
			 definitions are contained in General Provisions, 23 Ill. Adm. Code
			 2700.