(110 ILCS 930/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 2302)
Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Board" means the Board of Higher Education.
"DFI" means the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program of financial assistance to minorities who are traditionally underrepresented as participants in postsecondary education. The program shall assist them in pursuing a graduate or professional degree and shall also assist program graduates to find employment at an Illinois institution of higher education, including a community college, in a faculty or staff position.
"Program Board" means the entity created to administer the grant program authorized by this Act.
"Qualified institution of higher education" means a qualifying publicly or privately operated educational institution located within Illinois (i) that offers instruction leading toward or prerequisite to an academic or professional degree beyond the baccalaureate degree, excluding theological schools, and (ii) that is authorized to operate in the State of Illinois.
"Racial minority" means a person who is a citizen of the United States or a lawful permanent resident alien of the United States and who is:
(1) Black (a person having origins in any of the |
| black racial groups in Africa); | |
(2) Hispanic (a person of Spanish or Portuguese |
| culture with origins in Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race); | |
(3) Asian American (a person having origins in any of |
| the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent or the Pacific Islands); or | |
(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (a person |
| having origins in any of the original peoples of North America). | |
(Source: P.A. 93‑862, eff. 8‑4‑04.) |
(110 ILCS 930/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 2304)
Sec. 4. Responsibilities of the Program Board. The Program Board shall be responsible for:
(a) Establishing policy for administration of the DFI |
| grant program authorized under this Act, including criteria to promote placement of grant recipients. | |
(b) Reviewing and approving applications for |
| participation in the DFI grant program. | |
(c) Establishing subcommittees or panels as necessary |
| to review applications and promote student placement. | |
(d) Reporting annually to the Board on program |
| outcomes and results, including lists of new and continuing scholarship award recipients by institution, level, and field of study; lists of recipients retained in the program from the previous year; lists of placements of most recent program graduates; a description of institutional efforts to place program graduates; and a description of policy and administrative actions designed to increase placement of grant recipients. | |
(Source: P.A. 93‑862, eff. 8‑4‑04.) |
(110 ILCS 930/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 2307)
Sec. 7. Eligibility for DFI grants. An individual is eligible for an award under the provisions of this Act when the Program Board finds:
(a) That the individual is a resident of this State |
| and a citizen or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States; | |
(b) That the individual is a member of a racial |
| minority as defined under the terms of this Act; | |
(c) That the individual has earned any educational |
| diploma at an institution of education located in this State, or is a resident of the State for no less than three years prior to applying for the grant, and the individual must hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning; | |
(d) That the individual's financial resources are |
| such that, in the absence of a DFI grant, the individual will be prevented from pursuing a graduate or professional degree at a qualified institution of higher education of his or her choice; | |
(e) That the individual has above average academic |
| ability to pursue a graduate or professional degree; and | |
(f) That the individual meets other qualifications |
| which shall be established by the Program Board. | |
Grant funds shall be awarded only to those persons pursuing a graduate or professional degree program at a qualified institution of higher education.
The Board shall by rule promulgate, pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, precise standards to be used by the Program Board to determine whether a program applicant has above average academic ability to pursue a graduate or professional degree.
(Source: P.A. 93‑862, eff. 8‑4‑04.) |
(110 ILCS 930/2) (from Ch. 144, par. 2302)
Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Board" means the Board of Higher Education.
"DFI" means the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program of financial assistance to minorities who are traditionally underrepresented as participants in postsecondary education. The program shall assist them in pursuing a graduate or professional degree and shall also assist program graduates to find employment at an Illinois institution of higher education, including a community college, in a faculty or staff position.
"Program Board" means the entity created to administer the grant program authorized by this Act.
"Qualified institution of higher education" means a qualifying publicly or privately operated educational institution located within Illinois (i) that offers instruction leading toward or prerequisite to an academic or professional degree beyond the baccalaureate degree, excluding theological schools, and (ii) that is authorized to operate in the State of Illinois.
"Racial minority" means a person who is a citizen of the United States or a lawful permanent resident alien of the United States and who is:
(1) Black (a person having origins in any of the |
| black racial groups in Africa); | |
(2) Hispanic (a person of Spanish or Portuguese |
| culture with origins in Mexico, South or Central America, or the Caribbean Islands, regardless of race); | |
(3) Asian American (a person having origins in any of |
| the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent or the Pacific Islands); or | |
(4) American Indian or Alaskan Native (a person |
| having origins in any of the original peoples of North America). | |
(Source: P.A. 93‑862, eff. 8‑4‑04.) |
(110 ILCS 930/4) (from Ch. 144, par. 2304)
Sec. 4. Responsibilities of the Program Board. The Program Board shall be responsible for:
(a) Establishing policy for administration of the DFI |
| grant program authorized under this Act, including criteria to promote placement of grant recipients. | |
(b) Reviewing and approving applications for |
| participation in the DFI grant program. | |
(c) Establishing subcommittees or panels as necessary |
| to review applications and promote student placement. | |
(d) Reporting annually to the Board on program |
| outcomes and results, including lists of new and continuing scholarship award recipients by institution, level, and field of study; lists of recipients retained in the program from the previous year; lists of placements of most recent program graduates; a description of institutional efforts to place program graduates; and a description of policy and administrative actions designed to increase placement of grant recipients. | |
(Source: P.A. 93‑862, eff. 8‑4‑04.) |
(110 ILCS 930/7) (from Ch. 144, par. 2307)
Sec. 7. Eligibility for DFI grants. An individual is eligible for an award under the provisions of this Act when the Program Board finds:
(a) That the individual is a resident of this State |
| and a citizen or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States; | |
(b) That the individual is a member of a racial |
| minority as defined under the terms of this Act; | |
(c) That the individual has earned any educational |
| diploma at an institution of education located in this State, or is a resident of the State for no less than three years prior to applying for the grant, and the individual must hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning; | |
(d) That the individual's financial resources are |
| such that, in the absence of a DFI grant, the individual will be prevented from pursuing a graduate or professional degree at a qualified institution of higher education of his or her choice; | |
(e) That the individual has above average academic |
| ability to pursue a graduate or professional degree; and | |
(f) That the individual meets other qualifications |
| which shall be established by the Program Board. | |
Grant funds shall be awarded only to those persons pursuing a graduate or professional degree program at a qualified institution of higher education.
The Board shall by rule promulgate, pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, precise standards to be used by the Program Board to determine whether a program applicant has above average academic ability to pursue a graduate or professional degree.
(Source: P.A. 93‑862, eff. 8‑4‑04.) |
