Section 2758.20  Applicant Eligibility

a)         A qualified applicant shall be:

1)         a resident of Illinois;

2)         a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen;

3)         a nurse educator who has taught for at least 12 consecutive months in an approved program of professional or practical nursing education in Illinois;

4)         a borrower with an outstanding balance due on an eligible educational loan;

5)         an applicant who is not in default on a federal guaranteed educational loan or owes a refund on a grant or scholarship program administered by ISAC; and

6)         a nurse educator who meets licensing requirements of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

b)         A nurse educator who has previously received a grant must fulfill a separate 12 consecutive month period teaching in an approved program of professional or practical nursing education in Illinois for each additional grant that is received.

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 7297, effective July 1, 2019)