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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3283 Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Terra Costa Howard SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to award a $15,000 per year grant to qualified applicants who are licensed occupational therapists or licensed occupational therapy assistants. |
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| | HB3283 | | LRB104 09926 LNS 19996 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Community Behavioral Health Care |
| 5 | | Professional Loan Repayment Program Act is amended by changing |
| 6 | | Section 25 as follows:
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| 7 | | (110 ILCS 996/25) |
| 8 | | Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. Subject |
| 9 | | to appropriation, the Commission shall award a grant to each |
| 10 | | qualified applicant for a maximum of 4 years. The Commission |
| 11 | | must encourage the recipient of a grant awarded under this Act |
| 12 | | to use the grant award for payments towards the recipient's |
| 13 | | educational loans. The amount of the grant shall not exceed |
| 14 | | (i) $40,000 per year for a psychiatrist, (ii) $20,000 per year |
| 15 | | for an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician |
| 16 | | assistant, (iii) $20,000 per year for a psychologist who holds |
| 17 | | a doctoral degree, (iv) $15,000 per year for a licensed |
| 18 | | clinical social worker, a licensed clinical professional |
| 19 | | counselor, or a licensed marriage and family therapist, a |
| 20 | | licensed occupational therapist, or a licensed occupational |
| 21 | | therapy assistant, (v) $4,000 per year for a substance use |
| 22 | | professional, a certified alcohol and drug counselor, or a |
| 23 | | certified recovery support specialist, (vi) $12,000 per year |