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10/16/2009
Governor Quinn is expected to sign Senate Bill 1180 on Sunday afternoon. Passed by the General Assembly on Thursday, the bill appropriates an additional $205 million to ISAC for the current fiscal year, to restore funding for the Monetary Award Program (MAP) for the remainder of the 2009-2010 academic year.
The passage of the bill coincided with a visit to Springfield by more than 2,000 college students and supporters from around the state, who rallied for restoration of MAP, and visited legislators to outline the potential consequences of financial aid cuts.
ISAC staff are working to implement the necessary programming changes to the MAPnet system to accommodate full year awards. First term payment processing will continue while these modifications are underway. We will notify you when the system is able/ready to accept payment requests for second and third terms.
Our sincere thanks to those of you who lent your voices, your campuses, your students, your involvement in rallying activities, and most of all, your unflagging support as the Save Illinois MAP Grants campaign moved forward. Tens of thousands of Illinois college students are now one step closer to achieving their education goals as a result of your dedicated efforts.
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