Illinois HB 5463: SOCIAL WORK/SCH COUNSEL LOAN

Status: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons (as of 2026-04-20)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 5463

Sponsors: Camille Y. Lilly, Karina Villa, Carol Ammons, Katie Stuart, Laura Faver Dias, Lindsey LaPointe, Michael Crawford, Sharon Chung

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HB5463 EngrossedLRB104 19840 LNS 33290 b

1 AN ACT concerning education.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is 

5amended by changing Section 65.115 as follows:

6 (110 ILCS 947/65.115)

7 Sec. 65.115. School and Municipal Social Worker and School 

8Counselor Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program.

9 (a) To encourage Illinois students to work, and to 

10continue to work, as a school social worker or school 

11counselor for a in public school district districts in this 

12State or to work as a social worker for a municipality in this 

13in State municipalities, the Commission shall, each year, 

14receive and consider applications for loan repayment 

15assistance under this Section. This program shall be known as 

16the School and Municipal Social Worker and School Counselor 

17Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program. The Commission shall 

18administer the program and shall adopt all necessary and 

19proper rules to effectively implement the program.

20 (b) Subject Beginning July 1, 2022, subject to a separate 

21appropriation made for such purposes, the Commission shall 

22award a grant, up to a maximum of $8,000 per year for a maximum 

23of 4 years $6,500, to each qualified applicant. A The 

HB5463 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 19840 LNS 33290 b

1Commission may encourage the recipient of a grant awarded 

2under this Section shall be used to use the grant award for 

3repayment of the recipient's educational loan. If funds are 

4insufficient to provide all qualified applicants with a grant 

5as authorized by this Section, the Commission shall allocate 

6the available grant funds for 

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