Illinois Administrative Code

Section 2763.30 Program Procedures 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 …

Section 2763.40 Institutional Procedures 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…

Section 2764.10 Summary and Purpose 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/…

Section 2764.20 Applicant Eligibility 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 …

Section 2764.30 Program Procedures 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 appli…

Section 2764.40 Institutional Procedures 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 wi…

Section 2765.10 Summary and Purpose 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 teach…

Section 2765.20 Applicant Eligibility 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 acade…

Section 2765.30 Program Procedures 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 awar…

Section 2765.40 Institutional Procedures 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 …

Section 2766.10 Summary and Purpose 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 f…

Section 2766.15 Definitions "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 s…

Section 2766.20 Institutional Applicant Eligibility 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 …

Section 2766.30 Program Procedures 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 u…

Section 2766.40 Institutional Procedures 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.…

Section 2766.50 Student Applicant and Recipient Eligibility 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…

Section 2767.10 Summary and Purpose 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…

Section 2767.20 Applicant Eligibility 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 19…

Section 2767.30 Program Procedures 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 …

Section 2768.10 Summary and Purpose 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 rule…

Section 2768.15 Definition "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 i…

Section 2768.20 Applicant Eligibility 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 schedul…

Section 2768.30 Program Procedures 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 fo…

Section 2768.40 Institutional Procedures 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 requ…

Section 2769.10 Summary and Purpose 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 recei…

Section 2769.15 Definitions "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 t…

Section 2769.20 Applicant Eligibility 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 wor…

Section 2769.30 Program Procedures 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 immediatel…

Section 2769.40 Institutional Procedures 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 applican…

Section 2770.10 Summary and Purpose 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…

Section 2770.20 Applicant Eligibility a) To be considered for a Student to Student matching grant, a student shall be enrolled at a participating Illinois public university or a participating Illinois public community college as established and defined by the Public Community Col…

Section 2770.30 Program Procedures a) An eligible program is an organized, need-based monetary award (gift assistance) program for undergraduate students at an Illinois college or public university. The funds for those programs must be derived from voluntary contributions raised …

Section 2770.40 Institutional Procedures a) Each institution desiring to participate in this program shall inform ISAC, in writing, by August 15 preceding each award year. b) A claim for matching funds may be submitted to ISAC by dates specified in subsection (d) of this Section.…

Section 2771.10 Summary and Purpose a) The Baccalaureate Savings Act [110 ILCS 920/8] authorizes the sale of Illinois college savings bonds and provides for a grant program as an additional financial incentive to encourage the use of proceeds from matured bonds at Illinois colleg…

Section 2771.20 Applicant Eligibility a) A bondholder shall: 1) be able to furnish documentation that demonstrates that he or she has continuously owned the Illinois college savings bonds for at least the 12 months preceding the date of maturity or, for Illinois college savings b…

Section 2771.30 Program Procedures a) Application Procedures 1) Applications for a BIG shall be available from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) and eligible non-profit institutions of higher learning. 2) A complete application for BIG assistance shall include cer…

Section 2771.40 Institutional Procedures a) The institution shall certify that the student beneficiary is enrolled or accepted for enrollment and registered for classes at least half time. b) BIG proceeds will be paid to institutions of record; however, proceeds may be remitted d…

Section 2771.APPENDIX A Table of Grant Amounts GRANT AMOUNT PER $5000 COMPOUND ACCRETED VALUE AT MATURITY GRANT BOND MATURITY (August 1) 1/88 Bond Sale 10/88 Bond Sale 11/89 Bond Sale 11/90 Bond Sale 9/91 Bond Sale 1991 − − $ 40 − − 1992 − − $ 60 $ 40 − 1993 $100 $100 $ 80 $ 60 $…

Section 2774.10 Summary and Purpose a) The College Planning Program provides low-income and first-generation students in Illinois with targeted services administered by ISAC to promote college awareness and planning, including, without limitation, postsecondary and career counsel…

Section 2774.15 Definitions "College Illinois Corps!" − For purposes of implementing the College Planning Act [110 ILCS 17], the College Illinois Corps! shall be referred to as the ISACorps. "College Planning Program" or "Program" – Services or assistance administered by ISAC as …

Section 2774.20 Participant Eligibility a) A student receiving benefits from the College Planning Program must: 1) be a resident of Illinois; 2) be enrolled in the 8th grade at a public school or a nonpublic school in Illinois at the time of application; 3) not be in the custodia…

Section 2774.30 Program Procedures a) Eligible students shall submit the College Planning Program Application to ISAC no later than the last day of the student's enrollment in the 8th grade in a public or nonpublic school in Illinois. The Program Application and the Program Agree…

Section 2774.40 Participant Agreements a) The College Planning Program Agreement and any application materials required by ISAC must be submitted to ISAC's Deerfield office prior to the student's completion of 8th grade at an Illinois public or an Illinois nonpublic school. b) To…

Section 2775.10 Summary and Purpose a) The Illinois Prepaid Tuition Program provides Illinois families with a tax-advantaged method of saving for college. The purpose of the program is to encourage and better enable Illinois families to help themselves finance the cost of higher …

Section 2775.20 Definitions "Code" – The Illinois Pension Code [40 ILCS 5]. "Consultant" – The independent investment consulting firm or firms contractually engaged by the Program to provide general or specialty investment consulting services for the prudent administration of the…

Section 2775.30 Participant Eligibility a) The purchaser or qualified beneficiary must have been a resident of the State of Illinois for twelve continuous full months on the date of the application. Proof of residency shall be submitted to ISAC upon request. In the event either a…

Section 2775.40 Program Procedures a) Application and Disclosure Statement and Master Agreement 1) The application period for purchases of contracts for the prepayment of postsecondary registration fees shall commence and terminate on dates set annually and announced publicly by …

Section 2775.50 Contract Terms and Conditions a) Contract Types The program shall offer purchasers at least two different types of contracts: a public university plan and a community college plan. Additional contract plans may be offered. All contract types shall cover registrati…

Section 2775.60 Scholarships, Grants or Monetary Assistance If contract benefits are considered for purposes of determining eligibility for federal student financial assistance, contributions toward the purchase of a prepaid tuition contract may reduce the amount of any scholarsh…

Section 2775.70 Disclosure a) Information that identifies purchasers or qualified beneficiaries of Illinois prepaid tuition contracts is exempt from inspection, copying, or public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140]. b) The Commission nonetheless authoriz…