(a) To be eligible to receive a grant under the Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program, the Commission must find that the eligible professional satisfies all of the following:
         (1) The applicant is a resident of the State of
    
Illinois.
        (2) The applicant has been a full-time employee
    
for at least 24 consecutive months as a human services professional, and the community-based human services agency currently has or did have a contract with, receives funding from, or is grant-funded by a State agency for the purpose of providing human services during the applicant’s 24 consecutive month tenure.
        (3) The applicant is a borrower with an outstanding
    
balance due on an educational loan.
        (4) The applicant has not defaulted on an
    
educational loan.
        (5) The applicant must remain a full-time employee
    
as a human services professional in the same community-based human services agency for at least 12 months after receiving this grant.
    (b) The Commission may grant preference to a previous recipient of a grant under the Program, provided that the recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements under this Section.
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 997/30

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone, is equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.10
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) The Commission may grant preference to applications based on need or income levels.
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