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School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program.
(a)To encourage Illinois students to work, and to continue to work, as a school social worker in public school districts in this State or in State municipalities, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for loan repayment assistance under this Section. This program shall be known as the School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program. The Commission shall administer the program and shall adopt all necessary and proper rules to effectively implement the program.
(b)Beginning July 1, 2022, subject to a separate appropriation made for such purposes, the Commission shall award a grant, up to a maximum of $6,500, to each qualified applicant. The Commission may encourage the recipient
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School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program. (a) To encourage Illinois students to work, and to continue to work, as a school social worker in public school districts in this State or in State municipalities, the Commission shall, each year, receive and consider applications for loan repayment assistance under this Section. This program shall be known as the School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program. The Commission shall administer the program and shall adopt all necessary and proper rules to effectively implement the program. (b) Beginning July 1, 2022, subject to a separate appropriation made for such purposes, the Commission shall award a grant, up to a maximum of $6,500, to each qualified applicant. The Commission may encourage the recipient of a grant under this Section to use the grant award for repayment of the recipient's educational loan. If funds are insufficient to provide all qualified applicants with a grant as authorized by this Section, the Commission shall allocate the available grant funds for the fiscal year to qualified applicants who submit a complete application on or before a date specified by the Commission, based on the following order of priority: (1) first, to students who received a grant under this Section in the prior fiscal year and who remain eligible for a grant under this Section; and (2) then, to new, qualified applicants in accordance with this Section. (c) A person is a qualified applicant under this Section if he or she meets all of the following qualifications: (1) The person is a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen. (2) The person is a resident of this State. (3) The person is a borrower with an outstanding balance due on an educational loan related to obtaining a degree in social work. (4) The person has been employed as a school social worker by a public elementary school or secondary school in this State for at least 12 consecutive months or as a social worker for an Illinois municipality who did not report directly to a police department. (5) The person is currently employed as a school social worker by a public elementary school or secondary school in this State or as a social worker for an Illinois municipality who does not report directly to a police department. (d) An applicant shall submit an application, in a form determined by the Commission, for grant assistance under this Section to the Commission. An applicant is required to submit, with the application, supporting documentation as the Commission may deem necessary. (e) (Blank).