820 ILCS 320/15

Current through Public Act 103-1052

Section 820 ILCS 320/15 - Required educational benefits

If a firefighter, law enforcement, or correctional or correctional probation officer is accidentally or unlawfully and intentionally killed as specified in subsection (b) of Section 10 on or after July 1, 1980, the State shall waive certain educational expenses which children of the deceased incur while obtaining a vocational-technical certificate or an undergraduate education at a State supported institution. The amount waived by the State shall be an amount equal to the cost of tuition and matriculation and registration fees for a total of 120 credit hours. The child may attend a State vocational-technical school, a public community college, or a State university. The child may attend any or all of the institutions specified in this Section, on either a full-time or part-time basis. The benefits provided under this Section shall continue to the child until the child's 25th birthday.

(1) Upon failure of any child benefited by the provisions of this Section to comply with the ordinary and minimum requirements of the institution attended, both as to discipline and scholarship, the benefits shall be withdrawn as to the child and no further moneys may be expended for the child's benefits so long as the failure or delinquency continues.

(2) Only a student in good standing in his or her respective institution may receive the benefits under this Section.

(3) A child receiving benefits under this Section must be enrolled according to the customary rules and requirements of the institution attended.

820 ILCS 320/15

P.A. 90-535, eff. 11/14/1997; 92-651, eff. 7/11/2002.