Bill Amendment: IL HB3233 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: FIN-DONATIONS TO IL DREAM FUND
Status: 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0338 [HB3233 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3233-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: FIN-DONATIONS TO IL DREAM FUND
Status: 2023-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0338 [HB3233 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB3233-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3233
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3233 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 67 as follows:
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6 | (110 ILCS 947/67) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 67. Illinois DREAM Fund Commission. | ||||||
8 | (a) The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall | ||||||
9 | establish an Illinois DREAM Fund Commission. The Governor | ||||||
10 | shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, | ||||||
11 | members to the Illinois DREAM Fund Commission, which shall be | ||||||
12 | comprised of 9 members representing the geographic and ethnic | ||||||
13 | diversity of this State, including students, college and | ||||||
14 | university administrators and faculty, and other individuals | ||||||
15 | committed to advancing the educational opportunities of the | ||||||
16 | children of immigrants. |
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1 | (b) The Illinois DREAM Fund Commission is charged with all | ||||||
2 | of the following responsibilities: | ||||||
3 | (1) Administering this Section and raising funds for | ||||||
4 | the Illinois DREAM Fund. | ||||||
5 | (2) Establishing a not-for-profit entity charged with | ||||||
6 | raising funds for the administration of this Section, any | ||||||
7 | educational or training programs the Commission is tasked | ||||||
8 | with administering, and funding scholarships to students | ||||||
9 | who are the children of immigrants to the United States. | ||||||
10 | (3) Publicizing the availability of scholarships from | ||||||
11 | the Illinois DREAM Fund. | ||||||
12 | (4) Selecting the recipients of scholarships funded | ||||||
13 | through the Illinois DREAM Fund. | ||||||
14 | (5) Researching issues pertaining to the availability | ||||||
15 | of assistance with the costs of higher education for the | ||||||
16 | children of immigrants and other issues regarding access | ||||||
17 | for and the performance of the children of immigrants | ||||||
18 | within higher education. | ||||||
19 | (6) Overseeing implementation of the other provisions | ||||||
20 | of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. | ||||||
21 | (7) Establishing and administering training programs | ||||||
22 | for high school counselors and counselors, admissions | ||||||
23 | officers, and financial aid officers of public | ||||||
24 | institutions of higher education. The training programs | ||||||
25 | shall instruct participants on the educational | ||||||
26 | opportunities available to college-bound students who are |
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1 | the children of immigrants, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
2 | in-state tuition and scholarship programs. The Illinois | ||||||
3 | DREAM Fund Commission may also establish a public | ||||||
4 | awareness campaign regarding educational opportunities | ||||||
5 | available to college bound students who are the children | ||||||
6 | of immigrants. | ||||||
7 | The Illinois DREAM Fund Commission shall establish, by | ||||||
8 | rule, procedures for accepting and evaluating applications for | ||||||
9 | scholarships from the children of immigrants and issuing | ||||||
10 | scholarships to selected student applicants. | ||||||
11 | (c) To receive a scholarship under this Section, a student | ||||||
12 | must meet all of the following qualifications: | ||||||
13 | (1) Have resided with his or her parents or guardian | ||||||
14 | while attending a public or private high school in this | ||||||
15 | State. | ||||||
16 | (2) Have graduated from a public or private high | ||||||
17 | school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma | ||||||
18 | in this State. | ||||||
19 | (3) Have attended school in this State for at least 3 | ||||||
20 | years as of the date he or she graduated from high school | ||||||
21 | or received the equivalent of a high school diploma. | ||||||
22 | (4) Have at least one parent who immigrated to the | ||||||
23 | United States. | ||||||
24 | (d) The Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall | ||||||
25 | establish an Illinois DREAM Fund to provide scholarships under | ||||||
26 | this Section. The Illinois DREAM Fund shall be funded entirely |
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1 | from private contributions. | ||||||
2 | (e) The Illinois DREAM Fund Commission shall develop a | ||||||
3 | comprehensive program, including creation of informational | ||||||
4 | materials and a marketing plan, to educate people in the State | ||||||
5 | of Illinois about the purpose and benefits of contributions | ||||||
6 | made to the Illinois DREAM Fund.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 97-233, eff. 8-1-11.)
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8 | Section 10. The Transmitters of Money Act is amended by | ||||||
9 | adding Section 94 as follows:
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10 | (205 ILCS 657/94 new) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 94. Donations; Illinois DREAM Fund. Licensees shall | ||||||
12 | offer every customer who transmits money internationally the | ||||||
13 | option to make a voluntary donation to the Illinois DREAM | ||||||
14 | Fund. Licensees must present customers with the option to make | ||||||
15 | a donation to the Illinois DREAM Fund before the customer | ||||||
16 | completes their transaction. The amount of the donation shall | ||||||
17 | be no less than $1 per transaction. The Department may adopt | ||||||
18 | rules to administer, implement, and interpret the provisions | ||||||
19 | of this Section, including, but not limited to, the amount of | ||||||
20 | the donation options to be presented to customers, the manner | ||||||
21 | and timing of receiving donations and remitting the donations | ||||||
22 | to the Illinois DREAM Fund, and the methods by which the | ||||||
23 | licensee may offer the option to donate to customers. | ||||||
24 | Licensees shall be responsible for ensuring that authorized |
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1 | sellers comply with this Section. Licensees shall not use, | ||||||
2 | deduct, or retain any amounts from donations to the Illinois | ||||||
3 | DREAM Fund, except any actual cost imposed by third-party | ||||||
4 | payment processors to receive or remit the funds. Beginning on | ||||||
5 | January 1, 2024, this Section applies to international money | ||||||
6 | transmissions initiated by customers at a licensee's or | ||||||
7 | authorized seller's physical location. Beginning on January 1, | ||||||
8 | 2025, this Section applies to international money | ||||||
9 | transmissions that are initiated online or in any other | ||||||
10 | manner.
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
12 | 1, 2024.".
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