SB 93 Illinois Senate · 103rd Regular Session

HIGHER ED-MONETARY AWARD PROG

Summary
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. With regard to the Monetary Award Program, provides that, in addition to other eligibility requirements for applicants of the grant program enrolled at a qualified for-profit institution, the following shall apply to the qualified for-profit institution in which the applicant is enrolled: (i) beginning with the 2023-2024 academic year, a qualified for-profit institution may not exceed a 15% national 3-year student loan cohort default rate, as published by the U.S. Department of Education, and (ii) beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, a qualified for-profit institution must maintain an 80% student success rate; defines "student success rate". Provides that a for-profit institution's failure to meet those eligibility requirements shall result in a probationary academic year during which the institution is required to notify all current and prospective students eligible for Monetary Award Program grants of the student's possibility of losing that eligibility. Provides that if the institution fails to meet the for-profit institution eligibility requirements for 2 consecutive academic years, an applicant enrolled at the institution must lose Monetary Award Program grant eligibility and for a student to regain Monetary Award Program grant eligibility at that institution, the institution must meet the for-profit institution eligibility requirements for at least 2 consecutive academic years. Effective immediately.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2023
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Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Mar 15, 2024
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Mar 15, 2024
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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Jan 10, 2024
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Re-assigned to Higher Education
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Mar 10, 2023
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Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
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Jan 31, 2023
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Assigned to Higher Education
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Jan 20, 2023
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Referred to Assignments
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Jil Tracy
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