Rep. Terri Bryant
Filed: 5/15/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2969 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2969 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 9.28 as follows:
 



6    (110 ILCS 205/9.28)



7    Sec. 9.28. Graduation incentive grant program. 

8    (a) The graduation incentive grant program is hereby 
9created.  The program
shall be implemented and administered by 
10the Board of Higher Education to
provide grant incentives to 
11public universities that offer their undergraduate
students 
12contracts under which the university commits itself to provide 
13the
courses, programs, and support services necessary to enable 
14the contracting
students to graduate within 4 years.  Grants 
15shall be awarded from
appropriations made to the Board of 
16Higher Education for purposes of this
Section.

 
 
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1    (b) To be eligible for grant consideration, a public 
2university shall
annually file a report with the Board of 
3Higher Education detailing its 4-year
graduation contract 
4program.  The report shall include, at a minimum, the
following 
5information:  the number of undergraduate students 
6participating in
the program, the requirements of the 4-year 
7graduation contracts offered by the
university, the types of 
8additional support services provided by the university
to the 
9contracting students, and the cost of the program.

10    (c) In awarding grants to public universities under
this 
11Section, the Board of Higher Education may consider each 
12applicant's
report data, the number of institutions wishing to 
13participate, and such other
criteria as the Board of Higher 
14Education determines to be appropriate.

15    (d) If money is appropriated for grants under this Section 
16for the current fiscal year, the The Board of Higher Education 
17shall annually submit to the Governor and
the General Assembly 
18a budgetary recommendation for grants under this Section for 
19the upcoming fiscal year
and shall notify applicants for grant 
20assistance that the award of grants under
this Section for that 
21upcoming fiscal year is contingent upon the availability of 
22appropriated funds.

23    (e) The Board of Higher Education may adopt such rules as 
24it deems necessary
for administration of the grant program 
25created by this Section.

26(Source: P.A. 90-750, eff. 8-14-98; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)".