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 Bill Status of SB1315  103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  NURSE EDUCATR-SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  3/10/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
30 ILCS 105/5.990 new
110 ILCS 975/6.5
225 ILCS 65/70-50was 225 ILCS 65/20-40


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Creates the Nurse Educator Scholarship Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to be used by the Department of Public Health to provide scholarships to nurse educators. Provides that each fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2023, the Comptroller shall transfer $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Nurse Educator Scholarship Fund to implement these provisions. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that $6,000,000 (instead of $4,000,000) of the moneys deposited in the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund each year shall be set aside and appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for nursing scholarships awarded pursuant to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/6/2023SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  2/6/2023SenateFirst Reading
  2/6/2023SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/14/2023SenateAssigned to Appropriations
  3/10/2023SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

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