Latest Rules Updates
The following adopted rules were published in the Illinois Register (Volume 49, Issue 44) on October 31, 2025.
Read the full text of these rules at ilsos.gov
Summaries of the changes:
- Part 2700: General Provisions – Changes primarily involve revised definitions and small wording adjustments to clarify existing provisions without altering their intent. Proof of residency no longer includes tax returns or tax documents.
- Part 2730: Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program – Clarifies the priority claim dates for submission of payment requests.
- Part 2735: Monetary Award Program (MAP) – Changes primarily involve revised definitions and small wording adjustments to clarify existing provisions without altering their intent.
- Part 2751: Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Scholarship Program – New part. Promulgates the rules for the 2024-25 ECACE program.
The Rulemaking Process
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- ISAC staff propose rules and submit them for public comment via the Illinois Register.
- Written public comments submitted on proposed ISAC rules and amendments are presented to the Commission for consideration.
- After receiving the Executive Director's recommendation and the written public comments, the Commission votes to accept, modify or reject the proposals.
- After disposition by the Commission, the proposals are submitted to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) for review.
- When the JCAR review period ends, ISAC files the rules and amendments with the Office of the Secretary of State for publication in the Illinois Register.
- ISAC publishes a link to the adopted Administrative Rules for an academic year.
Proposed Rules & Amendments
PACKAGE A (Status: Adopted)
ISAC's seven adopted rules were published in the Illinois Register (Volume 50, Issue 28) on July 10, 2026. Details, including summaries of changes and the full text of the adopted rules, are available at the 2025-26 ISAC Rules page.
PACKAGE B (Status: Drafting Rules for First Notice)
ISAC is developing an additional set of rules this fiscal year and has begun drafting the proposed rule language. These rules were identified in the January 2026 Regulatory Agenda, approved for submission by the Illinois Secretary of State on December 8, 2025, and include the following Parts:
- Part 2700: General Provisions
- Part 2730: Illinois National Guard (ING) Grant Program
- Part 2735: Monetary Award Program (MAP)
- Part 2751: Early Childhood Access Consortium for Equity (ECACE) Scholarship Program
- Part 2760: State Scholar Program
- Part 2763: Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program (formerly Minority Teachers of Illinois)
- Part 2764: Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois Program
- Part 2765: Illinois Special Education Teacher Tuition Waiver (SETTW) Program
- NEW PART Part 2777: Public University Direct Admission Program
- Part 5375: Public Information, Rulemaking, and Organization
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 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 2776: Workforce Development Through Charitable Loan Repayment Program