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By Barton Lorimor Email | @bartonlorimor

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posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 5:49 am

Comments

Barton, long time no see your name. Glad to have you aboard for the morning.

Comment by Nearly Normal Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 9:25 am
Any committee meetings on Comptroller’s Office delays in paying fall checks for College Illinois?
Students are waiting.

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 9:42 am
>consent decrees make for poor outcomes

Actually, he has it backwards.

Comment by Earnest Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 9:48 am
@anonymous 9:42am From The College Illinois website: Will there be any impact on College Illinois! benefit payments as a result of the fact that Illinois has not yet enacted a final Fiscal Year 2016 budget?

No. The current state budget impasse is not expected to impact College Illinois!® services or benefits. Tuition, mandatory fees and other payments will continue to be made to higher education institutions on behalf of College Illinois! prepaid tuition program beneficiaries (students). College Illinois! funds are held separate from other funds, and by law, can only be used for paying College Illinois! benefits on behalf of contract holders and for the costs of running the program.

Comment by Just An Ordinary Lawyer Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 10:31 am
Lawyer, that much is known but tell that to students waiting for payments. Phone calls to Comptroller’s office have been made and told they are in process. Long delays already.

Comment by Anonymous Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 11:34 am
Representative Kay is concerned about “word salad” in the Illinois House. Seems to be more about hand jive

Comment by Das Man Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 12:52 pm
Wow…listening to the debate. Sandack: obstinance in the face of reality….wow.

Could say the same thing about labor poison pills. Just stop it already.

Comment by sideline watcher Wednesday, Aug 12, 15 @ 1:03 pm
@anonymous 11:34am Hello from the College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Plan. College Illinois! pays benefits after the school submits an invoice—which, for some schools, doesn’t happen until after the term starts. The Program has been paying fall term benefits since late July without delay, and we haven’t received any calls or emails about payment concerns. But if your experience is different, we definitely want to know about it! Please feel free to call us at 877-877-3724 or email at ISAC.529help@isac.illinois.gov so we can help address any concerns with the process.

Comment by College Illinois! Prepaid Tuition Thursday, Aug 13, 15 @ 10:29 am