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Bill Status of SB2784 93rd General Assembly

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Short Description: PHYSICIANS-LOAN REPAY ASSIST

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Loan Repayment Assistance for Physicians Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish an educational loan repayment assistance program for physicians who practice in Illinois. Provides that beginning July 1, 2004, the Department shall consider applications for assistance under the program. Sets forth eligibility requirements for applicants. Provides that for each year that a qualified applicant practices full-time as a physician, the Department shall, subject to appropriation, award a grant to that person in an amount equal to the amount in educational loans that the person must repay that year. Provides that the total amount in grants that a person may be awarded shall not exceed $25,000. Provides that loan payment recipients who fail to practice full-time in Illinois for 3 years shall repay the Department a sum equal to 3 times the amount received under the program. Effective July 1, 2004.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Creates the Loan Repayment Assistance for Physicians Act. Contains only a short title provision.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2004	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
2/5/2004	Senate	First Reading
2/5/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/18/2004	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2/23/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2/23/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
2/24/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
2/24/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2/26/2004	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000
2/26/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
3/24/2004	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
3/26/2004	Senate	Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e), January 11, 2005.
8/24/2004	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

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