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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2749 - NURSING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS › Subpart D - TERMS OF PERFORMANCE › Section 2749.310 - Repayment of Scholarship

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
Any
recipient who defaults on the terms of the Grant Agreement
shall pay to the Department an amount equal to the amount of
				scholarship funds received per year for each unfulfilled year of the nursing
				employment obligation
or
nurse educator employment obligation,
				together with interest at 7% per year on the unpaid balance.
(Sections
				6 and 6.5(d) of the
				Law)
b) A default of the
				scholarship shall include, but not be limited to:
1) Misstatements in reporting information to
				the Department;
2)
				Misrepresentation to the Department for the purpose of obtaining a
				scholarship;
3) Failure to maintain
				the continuous attendance requirement;
4) Failure to complete nursing school,
				voluntary withdrawal from school or dismissal from school due to academic
				failure (as defined by the school);
5) Failure to become a licensed nurse in
				Illinois; and
6) Failure to fulfill
				the nursing employment obligation or nurse educator employment
				obligation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2749 - NURSING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS › Subpart D - TERMS OF PERFORMANCE › Section 2749.320 - Fulfillment of Nursing Employment Obligation or Nurse Educator Employment Obligation

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a) A
				recipient must graduate from the nursing program funded and provide a copy of
				the certificate, diploma or degree that indicates the graduation date as soon
				as the document is available.
b) A
				recipient must be licensed as a registered professional nurse, an advanced
				practice registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse in the State of
				Illinois and must provide a copy of the license as soon as it is
				available.
c) Except as provided in
				Sections
				597.330
				and
				597.335,
within 12 months after graduation from an associate degree in nursing
				program, hospital-based diploma in nursing program, baccalaureate degree in
				nursing program, graduate degree in nursing program, or certificate in
				practical nursing program, any recipient who accepted a scholarship shall begin
				meeting the required nursing employment obligation.
(Section 6 of the
				Law)
1) To complete the nursing employment
				obligation, the recipient must work full time or part time (as applicable) at a
				medical facility in Illinois providing direct patient care.
2) Fulfillment of the nursing employment
				obligation may be achieved as follows:
A) For
				each full-time semester completed, the obligation is six months of full-time
				employment or 12 months of part-time employment;
B) For each part-time semester completed, the
				obligation is three months of full-time employment or six months of part-time
				employment;
C) For each full-time
				quarter or trimester completed, the obligation is four months of full-time
				employment or eight months of part-time employment;
D) For each part-time quarter or trimester
				completed, the obligation is two months of full-time employment or four months
				of part-time employment;
E) For
				each full-time summer term completed, the obligation is three months of
				full-time employment or six months of part-time employment;
F) For each part-time summer term completed,
				the obligation is one and one-half months of full-time employment or three
				months of part-time employment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2749 - NURSING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS › Subpart D - TERMS OF PERFORMANCE › Section 2749.330 - Deferment of Nursing Employment Obligation or Nurse Educator Employment Obligation

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A request to defer the recipient's nursing employment
				  obligation or nurse educator employment obligation shall be submitted in
				  writing to the Department. The request shall detail the reasons for the
				  deferment and shall be accompanied and supported by documentation as described
				  in this Section.
a) Deferment of the
				nursing employment obligation may include the recipient:
1) Spending
up to four years in
				military service before or after graduation.
The
recipient
				shall notify
the Department
within 30 days
after
				enlisting in military service. (Section 6 of the Law)
2) Being called to active duty (for
				recipients who are military reservists) by the armed forces of the United
				States. The recipient shall submit a copy of the order to active duty with the
				written request for deferment. The duration of the deferment shall equal the
				recipient's period of active military duty.
3) Enrolling in
an academic program
				leading to
a higher degree or
a graduate degree in
				nursing.
If the
recipient receives funding through the Nursing
				Education Scholarship Program for a higher degree, the nursing employment
				obligation shall be deferred until
the recipient
is no longer
				enrolled or has graduated.
The
recipient shall notify
the Department
within 30 days if
the recipient
is
				enrolled in an academic program leading to a graduate degree in
				nursing.
(Section 6 of the Law)
4) Failing
to fulfill the nursing
				employment obligation
by
involuntarily leaving the profession
				due to a decrease in the number of nurses employed in the State.
When
				requesting a deferral, the recipient shall provide documentation to the
				Department demonstrating that nursing positions do not exist in the recipient's
				area. The following website shall be used to provide documentation:
https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/ada/r/job_seeker
.
				If a deferment is granted, it will be
re-evaluated every 6
				months
. (Section 6 of the Law)
5) Providing documentation of a physical or
				mental health disability that results in the recipient's temporary inability to
				fulfill the obligation. Documentation shall include an explanation from a
				licensed health care professional attesting to the recipient's temporary
				inability to fulfill the obligation. This deferment may be granted for up to
				one year.
6) Requesting up to 12
				weeks leave for maternity, paternity or adoption leave. If the recipient's
				leave will exceed 12 weeks, a deferment may be granted based on documented
				medical need.
7)
The
				recipient must begin meeting the required nursing employment obligations no
				later than 6 months after the end of the deferments.
(Section 6 of the
				Law)
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2749 - NURSING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS › Subpart D - TERMS OF PERFORMANCE › Section 2749.335 - Waiver of Nursing Employment Obligation or Nurse Educator Employment Obligation

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A waiver request of a recipient's nursing employment
				  obligation or nurse educator employment obligation shall be submitted in
				  writing to the Department. The request shall detail the reasons for the waiver
				  and be accompanied and supported by documentation as described in this
				  Section.
a) Reasons for a waiver
				request may include the recipient's:
1) Total
				and permanent disability;
2)
				Incompetency; or
3)
				Death.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2750 - ILLINOIS GRADUATE AND RETAIN OUR WORKFORCE (iGROW) TECH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2750.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The Illinois
			 Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW) Tech Scholarship
Program was
			 established to recruit and retain individuals to work in technology jobs that
			 have a high demand for new employees
by providing scholarship
			 assistance to Illinois students pursuing those careers. Awards are limited
			 based on funding levels appropriated by the Illinois General Assembly.
			 [110 ILCS
			 947.65/120]
b) This Part establishes rules that govern
			 the Program. Additional rules and definitions are contained in 23 Ill. Adm.
			 Code 2700 (General Provisions).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2750 - ILLINOIS GRADUATE AND RETAIN OUR WORKFORCE (iGROW) TECH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2750.15 - Definitions

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"Qualifying Degree" - an associate or bachelor's degree
				granted by a qualified institution in the field of computer information
				sciences; information technology; information science; computer science;
				computer systems networking and telecommunications; computer and information
				systems security or information assurance, including cybersecurity; or
				management information systems
.
"Qualifying Job" -
a job with an employer in this State
				performing work that is directly related to the field of study that qualified
				the candidate for assistance under this program
. [110 ILCS
				947/65.120 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2750 - ILLINOIS GRADUATE AND RETAIN OUR WORKFORCE (iGROW) TECH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2750.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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A qualified applicant shall:
a) be a resident of Illinois;
b) have
graduated from high school or
			 have received a State of Illinois High School Diploma and have maintained a
			 cumulative grade point average of no less than
			 2.5 on a
			 4.0 scale
while in high
			 school;
c)
pursue or intend
			 to pursue a qualifying degree;
d) be enrolled
at an ISAC-approved
			 institution of higher learning, on at least a half-time basis, in a course of
			 study necessary to secure a qualifying degree; and
[110 ILCS
			 947.65/120]
e) maintain satisfactory academic progress as
			 determined by the institution.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2750 - ILLINOIS GRADUATE AND RETAIN OUR WORKFORCE (iGROW) TECH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2750.30 - Program Procedures

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a) An
			 application must be submitted annually and, in order to receive priority
			 consideration for an award, must be completed and received by a date
			 established each year by the Commission and posted on the ISAC website,
			 preceding the academic year for which the scholarship is being requested. No
			 applications will be considered for processing if received after the published
			 date unless funds remain available for disbursement.
1) Applications are available on ISAC's
			 website.
2) If the application is
			 incomplete, ISAC will notify the applicant, who will have an opportunity to
			 furnish the missing information. The application will only be considered for
			 processing as of the date the application is complete and received at ISAC's
			 Deerfield office.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2750 - ILLINOIS GRADUATE AND RETAIN OUR WORKFORCE (iGROW) TECH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2750.40 - Institutional Procedures

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a)
			 Institutions shall submit payment requests to ISAC, and shall request payment
			 for tuition and fees only up to the amount of actual tuition and fee expenses
			 incurred.
b) Upon receipt of
			 scholarship funds, the institution shall verify the recipient's enrollment
			 status for the term for which the award was intended.
c)
Upon receipt of the scholarship
			 funds, if the recipient has withdrawn from enrollment for the terms for which
			 the award was intended, the recipient may receive payment for tuition and fees
			 incurred up to the term award. The room and board allowance shall be prorated
			 based on the institution's return of funds policy. The institution shall return
			 the appropriate amount of the payment to ISAC.
[110 ILCS
			 947.65/120]
d) To provide sufficient time for processing
			 and vouchering through the State Comptroller's Office, all payment requests
			 must be received by ISAC no later than July 1.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2752 - HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2752.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The Human
			 Services Professional Loan Repayment Program is intended to provide loan
			 repayment assistance
to qualified human services professionals in an
			 effort to recruit and retain them to work for community-based human services
			 providers and to address the high turnover rate and struggle to maintain
			 consistent staffing levels
at human services agencies. [110 ILCS
			 997/5 ]
b)
			 This Part governs the Human Services Professional 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 2752 - HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2752.15 - Definitions

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''Professional'' means an individual employed by a
				human services agency that contracts with, receives funding from or is
				grant-funded by a State agency for the purposes of providing direct or indirect
				services that ensure that individuals have the essential elements to build and
				maintain physical, emotional, and economic well-being at every phase of
				life.
"Qualified program" means a program that offers an
				associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from an accredited college or
				university.
"State agency" means the Department of Human Services,
				the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Juvenile
				Justice, the Department on Aging, and the Department of Public Health.
[110 ILCS
				997/10 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2752 - HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2752.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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A qualified applicant shall be:
a) a resident of Illinois;
b) a borrower with an outstanding balance due
			 on an eligible educational loan;
c)
			 an individual who is not in default on an educational loan and does not owe a
			 refund on a grant or scholarship program administered by ISAC;
d) an individual who
has been a
			 full-time employee
for
at least 24 consecutive months as a
			 human services professional and the community-based human services agency
			 currently has or did have a contract with, receives funding from or is
			 grant-funded by a State agency for the purpose of providing human services
			 during the applicant's 24 consecutive month tenure; and
e) an individual who
remains a
			 full-time employee as a human services professional in the same community-based
			 human services agency for at least 12 months after receiving this
			 grant.
[110 ILCS 997/30 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2752 - HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2752.30 - Program Procedures

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a) Eligible
			 educational loans include:
1) Stafford
			 Loans;
2) Perkins Loans;
3) Graduate PLUS Loans;
4) consolidation loans;
5) Supplemental Loans for Students;
6) alternative loans; and
7) other types of government and
			 institutional loans used for education expenses.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2753 - COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2753.10 - Summary and Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
The Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment
			 Program is intended to provide loan repayment assistance to qualified mental
			 health and substance abuse professionals in an effort to recruit and retain
			 them to practice in underserved or rural areas and to address this State's
			 community-based behavioral health care workforce shortage that causes
			 disparities in access to critical mental health and substance use
			 services.
[
			 110 ILCS 996/5
			 ]
b) This Part governs the
			 Community Behavioral Health Care Professional 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 2753 - COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2753.15 - Definitions

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"Physician" means a person licensed by this State to
				practice medicine in all its branches and includes any person holding a
				temporary license, as provided in the Medical Practice Act of 1987
[
				225 ILCS 60 ].
"Psychiatrist" or "Licensed Psychiatrist" means a
				physician who has successfully completed a residency program in psychiatry
				accredited by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
				or the American Osteopathic Association.
[
				110 ILCS 996/10
				]
"Health Professional Shortage Area" or "HPSA" means the
				geographical area in the State of Illinois that the U.S. Department of Health
				and Human Services has designated as an area that has a shortage of mental
				health professionals.
"HPSA Database" means a searchable database provided by the
				U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) that allows the user
				to find data regarding designated HPSAs and their relative shortage
				areas.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2753 - COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2753.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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A qualified applicant shall be:
a) a resident of Illinois;
b) a United States citizen or eligible
			 noncitizen;
c) a borrower with an
			 outstanding balance due on an eligible educational loan;
d) an individual who is not in default on a
			 federally guaranteed educational loan and does not owe a refund on a grant or
			 scholarship program administered by ISAC;
e) a qualifying behavioral health
			 professional who meets licensing requirements of the Department of Financial
			 and Professional Regulation or certification as a Certified Alcohol and Drug
			 Counselor from the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse Professional
			 Certification Association;
f)
an individual who, for at least 12 consecutive months prior to applying
			 for the grant, has worked as a behavioral health professional in a community
			 mental health center in an underserved or rural HPSA
mental health
			 discipline
; and
g)
an individual who, for each year during which a grant is received,
			 fulfills a separate 12 month period as a behavioral health professional in a
			 community mental health center in an underserved or rural HPSA
mental
			 health discipline
.
[
			 110 ILCS
			 996/30 ]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2753 - COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2753.30 - Program Procedures

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a) Eligible
			 educational loans include:
1) Stafford
			 Loans;
2) Perkins Loans;
3) Graduate PLUS Loans;
4) consolidation loans;
5) medical student loans;
6) Supplemental Loans for Students;
7) alternative loans; and
8) other types of government and
			 institutional loans used for education expenses.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2754 - JOHN R. JUSTICE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2754.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The John R.
			 Justice Student Loan Repayment Program provides loan repayment assistance to
			 encourage qualifying individuals to pursue careers as state and federal public
			 defenders and state prosecutors to protect the rights of this State's most
			 vulnerable citizens or provide quality enforcement of State law.
b) This Part governs the John R. Justice
			 Student 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 2754 - JOHN R. JUSTICE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2754.15 - Definitions

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"Eligible educational loans" - Federal student loans originated
				under the following programs:
Federal Stafford Loans;
Federal Graduate PLUS Loans;
Federal consolidation loan programs, including Federal Direct
				Consolidation Loans; and
Federal Perkins Loans.
"Non-eligible loans" - All private or nonfederal student loans
				and any loans originated under the following programs or conditions:
Federal Parent PLUS Loans;
Federal Direct PLUS Loans made to the parents of a dependent
				student; and
Any federal consolidation loan to the extent that loan was used
				to repay a Federal Parent PLUS or a Federal Direct PLUS Loan.
"Prosecutor" - A full-time employee of the State of Illinois or
				unit of local government within the State who is continually licensed to
				practice law and prosecutes criminal or juvenile delinquency cases at the State
				or local government level (including supervision, education, or training of
				other persons prosecuting such cases). (See
				42
				USC 3797 cc - 21(b)(1).)
"Public Defender" - An attorney who is continually licensed to
				practice law and is employed as any of the following:
a full-time employee of the State of Illinois or local
				government in Illinois who provides legal representation to indigent persons in
				criminal or juvenile delinquency cases (including supervision, education or
				training of other persons providing the representation);
a full-time employee of a nonprofit organization operating
				under a contract with the State of Illinois or local government in Illinois,
				who devotes substantially all of the employee's full-time employment to
				providing legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile
				delinquency cases (including supervision, education or training of other
				persons providing the representation); or
employed as a full-time Federal defender attorney in a defender
				organization established pursuant to
				18 USC
				3006 A(g) and located in Illinois that
				provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile
				delinquency cases. (See
				42
				USC 3797 cc - 21(b)(2).)
"Service Agreement" - Any written agreement between the United
				States Department of Justice and a qualified applicant that requires the
				qualified applicant to complete a term of service as a public defender or
				prosecutor in order to receive loan repayment assistance through the John R.
				Justice Student Loan Repayment Program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2754 - JOHN R. JUSTICE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2754.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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A qualified applicant for loan repayment shall be:
a) a United States citizen or eligible
			 noncitizen;
b) a licensed attorney
			 in good standing with the Illinois bar;
c) a borrower who is not in default on a
			 federal guaranteed educational loan;
d) a borrower with an outstanding balance due
			 on an eligible educational loan;
e)
			 employed as a public defender or prosecutor; and
f) required to enter into a Service Agreement
			 in which the applicant, in exchange for loan repayment assistance, promises to
			 remain employed as a public defender or prosecutor for an initial three-year
			 term of service or any further term of service identified in a subsequent
			 Service Agreement.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2754 - JOHN R. JUSTICE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2754.30 - Program Procedures

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a) In order
			 to receive benefits under this Part, a qualified applicant must annually
			 complete a program application and, at the time of application, execute the
			 appropriate Service Agreement. A qualified applicant must also submit any forms
			 required by the United States Department of Justice for participation in the
			 John R. Justice Student Loan Repayment Program.
1) Program applications and Service
			 Agreements are available at ISAC's website and ISAC's Springfield, Deerfield
			 and Chicago offices.
2) If the
			 application or the Service Agreement is incomplete, the applicant will be
			 provided an opportunity to furnish any missing information. Applications will
			 be considered for processing only as of the date a complete application and
			 Service Agreement are received by ISAC in its Deerfield office. No applications
			 will be considered for processing if received after the published date unless
			 funds remain available for disbursement. ISAC reserves the right to request
			 documentation to verify data reported on the application.
3) The application will require the
			 applicant's employer (or future employer in the case of recruited attorneys) to
			 certify the following:
A) The employer is an
			 eligible employing entity under the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders
			 Incentive Act (42 USC
			 3797cc-21);
B) The applicant seeking benefits meets the
			 definition of "prosecutor" or "public defender" under the Act; and
C) The employer employs or, in the case of a
			 recruited attorney, has extended an offer of employment that has been accepted
			 by the applicant.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2756 - PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 2756.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The Public
			 Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Assistance Program provides loan repayment
			 assistance to practicing attorneys to encourage them to pursue careers as
			 public interest attorneys to protect the rights of this State's most vulnerable
			 citizens or provide quality enforcement of State law.
b) This Part governs the Public Interest
			 Attorney Loan Repayment Assistance 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 2756 - PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 2756.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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A qualified applicant for loan repayment assistance shall
				be:
a) a United States citizen or
			 eligible noncitizen;
b) a licensed
			 member of the Illinois Bar in good standing;
c) a borrower with an outstanding balance due
			 on an eligible educational loan;
d)
			 an applicant who is not in default on a federal guaranteed educational loan or
			 owes a refund on a grant or scholarship program administered by ISAC;
			 and
e) employed as a public
			 interest attorney with a qualifying employer in Illinois.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2756 - PUBLIC INTEREST ATTORNEY LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › Section 2756.30 - Program Procedures

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a) Eligible
			 educational loans include:
1) Federal Stafford
			 Loans;
2) Federal Graduate PLUS
			 Loans;
3) Federal consolidation
			 loans;
4) Law school student
			 loans;
5) Federal Supplemental
			 Loans for Students;
6)
			 Private/alternative loans; and
7)
			 Other types of educational loans made by government or commercial lending
			 institutions or educational institutions.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2757 - VETERANS' HOME MEDICAL PROVIDERS' LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2757.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The Veterans'
			 Home Medical Providers' Loan Repayment Program is intended to pay eligible
			 educational loans as an incentive for medical providers to pursue and continue
			 their careers at State of Illinois Veterans' Homes.
b) This Part governs the Veterans' Home
			 Medical 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 2757 - VETERANS' HOME MEDICAL PROVIDERS' LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2757.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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A qualified applicant shall be:
a) a resident of Illinois;
b) a United States citizen or eligible
			 noncitizen;
c) a medical provider
			 who, for each year during which a grant is received, fulfills a separate 12
			 month period as a physician, certified nurse practitioner, registered
			 professional nurse, certified nursing assistant or licensed practical nurse in
			 a State of Illinois Veterans' Home;
d) a borrower with an outstanding balance due
			 on an eligible educational loan;
e)
			 an individual who is not in default on a federally guaranteed educational loan
			 and does not owe a refund on a grant or scholarship program administered by
			 ISAC;
f) a medical provider who
			 meets licensing requirements of the Department of Financial and Professional
			 Regulation or a certified nursing assistant who passed the State-specified
			 examinations to be fully certified; and
g) a medical provider who has completed the
			 prescribed employment probationary period and whose employment is in good
			 standing as determined by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2757 - VETERANS' HOME MEDICAL PROVIDERS' LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2757.30 - Program Procedures

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a) Eligible
			 educational loans include:
1) Stafford
			 Loans;
2) Graduate PLUS
			 Loans;
3) consolidation
			 loans;
4) Supplemental Loans for
			 Students;
5) alternative loans;
			 and
6) other types of government
			 and institutional loans used for medical education expenses.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2758 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2758.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) Due to the
			 shortage of nurses and the lack of instructors to staff courses teaching
			 nursing in Illinois, an incentive program has been designed to encourage
			 longevity and career change opportunities. The Nurse Educator Loan Repayment
			 Program is intended to pay eligible loans to add an incentive to nurse
			 educators in maintaining their teaching careers within the State of
			 Illinois.
b) This Part governs the
			 Nurse Educator 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 2758 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2758.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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a) A
			 qualified applicant shall be:
1) a resident
			 of Illinois;
2) a United States
			 citizen or eligible noncitizen;
3)
			 a nurse educator who has taught for at least 12 consecutive months in an
			 approved program of professional or practical nursing education in
			 Illinois;
4) a borrower with an
			 outstanding balance due on an eligible educational loan;
5) an applicant who is not in default on a
			 federal guaranteed educational loan or owes a refund on a grant or scholarship
			 program administered by ISAC; and
6) a nurse educator who meets licensing
			 requirements of the Department of Financial and Professional
			 Regulation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2758 - NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM › Section 2758.30 - Program Procedures

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a) Eligible
			 educational loans include:
1) Stafford
			 Loans;
2) Graduate PLUS
			 Loans;
3) consolidation
			 loans;
4) nursing student
			 loans;
5) Supplemental Loans for
			 Students;
6) alternative loans;
			 and
7) other types of government
			 and institutional loans used for nursing education expenses.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2759 - NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2759.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The Nurse
			 Educator Scholarship Program is designed to attract capable and promising
			 students to the nursing educator profession. Increasing the number of
			 instructors will allow more students to be educated in the field of nursing.
			 This scholarship also provides an opportunity for individuals interested in
			 making a career change to the nurse educator profession.
b) This Part governs the Nurse Educator
			 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 2759 - NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2759.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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a) A
			 qualified applicant shall be:
1) a resident
			 of Illinois;
2) a United States
			 citizen or eligible noncitizen;
3)
			 a recipient of at least a bachelor's degree;
4) enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at
			 least a half-time basis in an approved program of professional or practical
			 nursing education at the graduate level at an Illinois institution of higher
			 learning; and
5) maintaining
			 satisfactory academic progress as determined by the institution.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2759 - NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2759.30 - Program Procedures

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a) All
			 applicants must complete and file the form the U.S. Department of Education
			 (ED) designates as an application/promissory note for federal student financial
			 aid for the purpose of determining the Expected Family Contribution (EFC),
			 which is used as a selection criterion for this award. (See section 483 of the
			 Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (
			 20 USC
			 1070 a ).)
b) A completed ISAC application for the Nurse
			 Educator 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) Applications are available at qualified
			 institutions of higher learning, ISAC's web site, 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 year.
3) If the application is incomplete, ISAC
			 will notify the appropriate party. 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 2759 - NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM › Section 2759.40 - Institutional Procedures

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a) The
			 institution shall submit eligibility information for qualified and certified
			 applicants in sufficient time for ISAC to make award announcements.
b) To provide sufficient time for processing
			 and vouchering through the State Comptroller's Office in Springfield, all
			 payment requests except for summer term must be received by ISAC no later than
			 July 1. Summer term payment requests must be received no later than July 31.
c) ISAC shall disburse funds in
			 two or three installments, depending on the number of terms financed by the
			 award, 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 funds are 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 the funds, the institution
			 shall verify the recipient's enrollment status for the term for which the award
			 was intended. If enrolled, the institution shall then credit the funds to the
			 recipient's account for tuition and fees due and payable. Upon receipt of the
			 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 payment
			 to ISAC.
f) Award Amount:
1) Nurse educator scholarships are applicable
			 toward tuition and fees.
2) A
			 recipient attending a public institution in Illinois shall receive a
			 scholarship that shall not exceed the cost of tuition and fees at that
			 institution.
3) A recipient
			 attending a private institution in Illinois may receive a scholarship
			 sufficient to pay the cost of tuition and fees, provided the award does not
			 exceed the maximum amount payable to a student enrolled in the most expensive
			 comparable program of study at a public institution.
4) A qualified applicant will also receive a
			 stipend of not more than $10,000 for full-time enrollment. The stipend will be
			 used to cover the cost of attendance, including living expenses. Stipends for
			 recipients enrolled less than full-time will be prorated according to the
			 credit hours taken.
5) The total
			 amount of nurse educator assistance awarded to a qualified applicant in a given
			 academic year, when added to the other financial aid available to the qualified
			 applicant for that year, cannot exceed the cost of attendance.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2760 - STATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM › Section 2760.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The State
			 Scholar Program publicly and personally identifies graduating high school
			 seniors who possess superior academic potential. Each student designated as a
			 State Scholar receives a Certificate of Achievement and statewide recognition
			 in the news media. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) provides
			 the names of State Scholars to Illinois colleges and universities which
			 actively seek State Scholars for admission.
b) This Part establishes rules which govern
			 the State Scholar 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 2760 - STATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM › Section 2760.20 - State Scholar Eligibility

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a) To be
			 considered for the State Scholar Program, a high school student shall:
1) demonstrate superior academic potential as
			 measured by test scores and high school records;
2) be a United States citizen or eligible
			 noncitizen;
3) be a resident of
			 Illinois;
4) rank in the upper half
			 of his/her high school class at the end of the third semester prior to
			 graduation from high school (normally the sixth semester); and
5) attend an approved high school.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2760 - STATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM › Section 2760.30 - Program Procedures

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a) In order
			 for its students to be considered for the State Scholar Program, a high school
			 is to submit, in a format approved by ISAC, class ranks as of the third
			 semester prior to graduation for students who desire to be considered for the
			 Program. For high schools that cannot provide class ranks, non-weighted grade
			 point averages as of the third semester prior to graduation must be provided.
1) Class ranks are calculated so that the
			 class rank for the lowest grade point average (GPA) equals the total number of
			 students being ranked.
Example: Class Rank
GPA
1
99.3
2
98.9
2
98.9
4
98.1
5
97.9
5
97.9
7
97.4
2) The
			 equivalent term rank shall be provided for students planning to graduate in
			 other than the traditional four years (see Section
			 2760.20(b)
			  ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2760 - STATE SCHOLAR PROGRAM › Section 2760.40 - Institutional Procedures

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a) Funds
			 shall be remitted to institutions on behalf of recipients. If funds are
			 insufficient to provide grants to all qualified students, ISAC shall allocate
			 the appropriation according to proration.
b) Scholarship funds may be used to finance
			 tuition and mandatory fee expenses for any term, including a summer
			 term.
c) The institution submits a
			 request for payment to ISAC. The request must be received within one year after
			 and including the date of the student's high school graduation.
d) Upon receipt of scholarship funds, the
			 institution shall verify the recipient's enrollment status. If the recipient is
			 enrolled at least half time in his or her first year of college, the
			 institution may credit the funds to the recipient's account.
e) To provide sufficient time for processing
			 and vouchering through the State Comptroller's Office in Springfield, all
			 payment requests, except for summer term, must be received by ISAC no later
			 than July 1. Summer term payment requests must be received no later than July
			 31.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2761 - MERIT RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIP (MRS) PROGRAM › Section 2761.10 - Summary and Purpose

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a) The Merit
			 Recognition Scholarship (MRS) Program encourages and rewards the distinguished
			 academic achievement of Illinois high school graduates, without regard to
			 financial need. The scholarship is a $1000 award which must be used for
			 enrollment at an institution of higher learning or any service academy. The
			 names and addresses of MRS recipients are a matter of public record.
b) This Part establishes rules which govern
			 the MRS 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 2761 - MERIT RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIP (MRS) PROGRAM › Section 2761.20 - Applicant Eligibility

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a) A
			 qualified applicant shall:
1) be due to
			 graduate from an Illinois high school by the end of the academic
			 year;
2) have earned a cumulative
			 grade point average at or above the 95th percentile of his or her high school
			 class by the end of the third semester prior to graduation from high school
			 (normally the sixth semester), or have achieved a score on the ACT Assessment
			 examination or SAT I: Reasoning Test, taken during the third or fourth semester
			 prior to graduation, which is at or above the 95th percentile of students in
			 the State who have taken the test during that same time period.
A) A student may take either or both
			 examinations during the designated period.
B) All scores from such tests taken during
			 the designated period must be submitted to ISAC.
C) If a student submits scores from multiple
			 examinations taken during the designated period, ISAC will use the highest
			 score.
D) When a student submits
			 scores to ISAC, the student must report his or her academic level at the time
			 the test was taken.
E) ISAC will
			 accept supplementary score reports of tests taken during the designated period
			 upon the student's authorization to the test service. Such authorization by the
			 student must be received by ISAC before August 1.
F) Students who, for any reason, are unable
			 to take a test on a regular testing date should make special arrangements to be
			 tested in accordance with the procedures of the testing service. Any such
			 special arrangements must take into account the test score submission
			 deadlines;
3) be in good
			 academic standing;
4) be a resident
			 of Illinois;
5) be a United States
			 citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and
6) enroll, on at least a half-time basis, at
			 an institution of higher learning or service academy as an undergraduate
			 student or cadet.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2761 - MERIT RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIP (MRS) PROGRAM › Section 2761.30 - Program Procedures

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a) By
			 February of every year, participating high schools in Illinois shall certify to
			 the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) the names of students who are
			 qualified applicants.
1) The certification of
			 names shall be submitted in a format approved by ISAC. Certifications submitted
			 by participating high schools shall be subject to audit by ISAC.
2) ISAC shall then promptly notify those
			 qualified applicants who are reasonably assured of receiving MRS awards in
			 accordance with annual funding levels recommended in the Governor's
			 Budget.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2761 - MERIT RECOGNITION SCHOLARSHIP (MRS) PROGRAM › Section 2761.40 - Institutional Procedures

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a) The
			 application form constitutes the institution's request for payment of first
			 term benefits. Institutions shall submit a payment request for payment of
			 subsequent terms.
b) When
			 requesting payment of scholarship funds, the institution shall certify that the
			 recipient is: a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen; a resident of Illinois; of
			 good moral character; accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time basis;
			 not the recipient of a baccalaureate degree.
c) Upon receipt of scholarship funds, the
			 institution shall verify the recipient's enrollment status. If the recipient is
			 enrolled, the institution may credit the funds to the recipient's account for
			 expenses due and payable. The balance of the funds shall be released to the
			 recipient.
d) If the recipient has
			 withdrawn from enrollment or drops to less than half-time enrollment prior to
			 receiving funds, the institution shall notify ISAC to prevent payment
			 processing or, if funds have been received by the institution, the institution
			 shall return the full amount of the funds to ISAC.
e) To provide sufficient time for processing
			 and vouchering through the State Comptroller's Office in Springfield, all
			 payment requests except for summer term must be received by ISAC no later than
			 July 1. Summer term payment requests must be received no later than July 31.