Bill Text: IL SB3742 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to provide higher education student loan repayment assistance in the form of an annual after-tax bonus of $15,000 per year, for not more than 5 years, to any engineer employed by the Department if (i) the engineer is a graduate of a college or university located in this State, (ii) the engineer provides documentation to the Department of the repayment of higher education student loans taken to attend a college or university located in this State, and (iii) the engineer remains in the employ of the Department for at least 5 years. Provides that if the engineer leaves the employ of the Department prior to serving 5 years, the engineer must return all bonuses made to the engineer by the Department pursuant to these provisions. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-21 - Referred to Assignments [SB3742 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB3742-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB3742 Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Ram Villivalam SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2705/2705-617 new
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to provide higher education student loan repayment assistance in the form of an annual after-tax bonus of $15,000 per year, for not more than 5 years, to any engineer employed by the Department if (i) the engineer is a graduate of a college or university located in this State, (ii) the engineer provides documentation to the Department of the repayment of higher education student loans taken to attend a college or university located in this State, and (iii) the engineer remains in the employ of the Department for at least 5 years. Provides that if the engineer leaves the employ of the Department prior to serving 5 years, the engineer must return all bonuses made to the engineer by the Department pursuant to these provisions. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
Section 2705-617 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-617 new)
Sec. 2705-617. Student loan repayment assistance for
engineers. The Department shall provide higher education
student loan repayment assistance in the form of an annual
after-tax bonus of $15,000 per year, for not more than 5 years,
to any engineer employed by the Department, subject to the
following:
(1) the engineer is a graduate of a college or
university located in this State;
(2) the engineer provides documentation to the
Department of the repayment of higher education student
loans taken to attend a college or university located in
this State;
(3) the engineer remains in the employ of the
Department for at least 5 years; and
(4) if the engineer leaves the employ of the
Department prior to serving 5 years, the engineer must

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return all bonuses made to the engineer by the Department
pursuant to this Section.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.