The Department shall provide higher education student loan repayment assistance in the form of an annual after-tax bonus of $15,000 per year, for not more than 4 years, for up to 50 engineers employed by the Department, subject to the following: (1) the engineer is a graduate of a college or university located in this State; (2) the engineer provides documentation to the Department of the repayment of higher education student loans taken to attend a college or university located in this State; (3) the engineer has been employed by the Department for at least 4 years; and (4) the engineer was hired by the Department on or after July 1, 2024.
20 ILCS 2705/2705-617
Student loan repayment assistance for engineers pilot program
Known as the Department of Transportation Law
The act spans §§ 20-2705-2705-1 to 20-2705-2705-90 (85 sections).
P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.