Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 1080 - DIVERSIFYING HIGHER EDUCATION FACULTY IN ILLINOIS PROGRAM
Subpart C - APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS
Section 1080.310 - Student Fulfillment of the Conditions of the Award

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024

a) As a condition for acceptance of the award, the recipient shallagree tothe following:

1) Accept a teaching or nonteaching full-time appointment at an Illinois institution of higher education; or

2) Accept a position as an employee of this State in an administrative, education-related position, as determined by the Program Board. Such positions shall include, but shall not be limited to, administrative positions in State elementary/secondary and higher education agencies; or

3) Make a good faith effort to secure such position for a time period of no less than 5 years. A good faith effort includes actively seeking employment and maintaining contact with the institutional representative and Program Board.

b) The recipient shall accept such positions for a period equal to the number of years that he or she was a participant in the DFI grant program. (Section 10 of the Act)

c) Failure of the recipient to fulfill the award conditions as provided for in subsection (a) or (b) shall require the recipient to repay 20 percent of the total amount of the award on a ten-year repayment schedule.

d) All grants shall be subject to the provisions of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act [30 ILCS 705 ].

e) Program participants admitted under the provisions of the former Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Program shall be governed by the statutory provisions and rules governing the program at the time of their admission. (Section 11.5 of the Act)

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