Legislative changes to the Illinois School Code may result in fewer financial incentives for students. | Stock Photo
Legislative changes to the Illinois School Code may result in fewer financial incentives for students. | Stock Photo
Changes are coming to the Illinois School Code, which could mean less funding for prospective college students.
The adjustments come from a House bill passed during the state Legislature's lame-duck session that ended on Jan. 13. It's now among several new laws approved during the "rapid-fire" session that needs to be signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
The code will have new stipulations in areas such as curriculum, student evaluations, and accessibility, to name a few.
However, Sen. Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) said the most "controversial" part of the legislation could be found in the AIM HIGH scholarship changes. The program's intent was to keep exceptional students in the state to receive their higher education. It required state universities to match the grant funding 100%, but the bill as passed changes that.
"Universities would only have to match either 60% of every dollar, or 20% of every dollar, depending on what percentage of the student body receives Pell Grants," Stewart said in a release on his website.
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