ISAC Student PortalISAC Administrative Rules Update – Public Comment Being Accepted
05/26/2026
Please find below a summary of recent and upcoming administrative rulemaking activities from ISAC for the most recent academic years. Also note that public comment is now being accepted on proposed rules for several Parts (see below for details).
2025-26 Academic Year: PACKAGE A
(Status: Preparation for Adoption)
Seven proposed rules – published in the Illinois Register (Volume 49, Issue 42) on October 17, 2025 – have completed the public comment period and were approved at the December 2025 Commission meeting and presented with no objectionsat three recent JCAR meetings. Summaries of the changes, as well as access to the full text of these proposed rules, are available at the Proposed Rules and Amendments page in the e-Library at isac.org.
ISAC will be moving to adopt these rules, and the adopted rules will then be posted at our website.
2025-26 Academic Year: PACKAGE B
(Status: First Notice)
An additional set of rules proposed by ISAC is moving through first notice and public comment. Summaries of the changes, as well as access to the full text of these proposed rules, are available at the Proposed Rules and Amendments page.
Public Comment Now Being Accepted
Public comment is now being accepted on these proposed rules:
- Public comment due June 15, 2026
- Part 2760: State Scholar Program
- Part 2763: Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program (formerly Minority Teachers of Illinois)
- Public comment due June 29, 2026
- Part 2700: General Provisions
- Part 2751: Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Scholarship Program
- Part 2777: Public University Direct Admission Program
- Public comment due July 5, 2026
- Part 2730: Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program
- Part 2733: Illinois Veteran Grant (IVG) Program
- Part 2735: Monetary Award Program (MAP)
- Part 2764: Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program
- Part 5375: Public Information, Rulemaking, and Organization
Comments received on these proposed rules become part of the public record and should be officially submitted to:
Sarah Dulay
Agency Rules Coordinator
Illinois Student Assistance Commission
1755 Lake Cook Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
847-831-6757
[email protected]
2026-27 Academic Year
ISAC is compiling its agenda for rules items for the 2026-27 academic year and will provide additional details when available. Preliminarily, ISAC anticipates proposing changes to the following rules:
- Part 2737: Higher Education License Plate (Help) Grant Program
- Part 2746: Displaced Energy Worker Dependent Transition Scholarship Program
- Part 2747: Post-Master of Social Work School Social Work Professional Educator License Scholarship Program
- Part 2748: School and Municipal Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program
- Part 2750: Illinois Graduate and Retain Our Workforce (iGROW) Tech Scholarship Program
- Part 2752: Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program
- Part 2753: Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program
- Part 2758: Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program
- Part 2765: Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program
- Part 2767: Illinois Teachers and Child Care Providers Loan Repayment Program
- Part 2776: Workforce Development Through Charitable Loan Repayment Program
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