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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3151 Introduced , by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that the Illinois Community College Board shall develop materials designed to increase awareness of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program at community college districts. Provides for when a board of trustees of a community college district shall provide the information to faculty employees. Provides that for the purpose of qualifying for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, a board shall, in completing the employer portion of the employment certification form, credit a faculty employee with at least 3.35 hours worked for each hour of lecture or classroom time. Provides that the adjustment provisions do not supersede any higher adjustment factor established by a collective bargaining agreement or employer policy in recognition of the amount of out-of-class work that is associated with instruction, including, but not limited to, performance of office hours. Provides that a board shall, in completing the employer portion of the employment certification form, credit a faculty employee with noninstructional assignments hour for hour with no adjustment factor. Makes other changes.
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| | HB3151 | | LRB103 05927 RJT 50948 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Public Community College Act is amended by |
5 | | adding Section 3-29.26 as follows:
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6 | | (110 ILCS 805/3-29.26 new) |
7 | | Sec. 3-29.26. Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness |
8 | | Program. |
9 | | (a) In this Section: |
10 | | "Certifying employment" means either completing the |
11 | | employer sections of the public service loan forgiveness form |
12 | | or sharing data directly with the U.S. Department of Education |
13 | | that corresponds to the information required for the public |
14 | | service loan forgiveness form. |
15 | | "Employee" means someone who works for a public service |
16 | | employer, regardless of whether the public service employer |
17 | | considers that work to be full time, part time, contingent, or |
18 | | contracted. |
19 | | "Full time" means, for the purpose of certifying |
20 | | employment only, working at least an average of 30 hours per |
21 | | week or at least an average of 30 hours per week throughout a |
22 | | contractual or employment period of at least 8 months in a |
23 | | 12-month period, provided that if the U.S. Department of |