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Full Text of HB1259  103rd General Assembly

HB1259 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1259

 

Introduced 1/31/2023, by Rep. Hoan Huynh

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 65/50-80 new

    Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an individual licensed under this Section may apply for a program that provides a full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (1) attended and graduated from an education program based in the State; and (2) commit to working in a safety-net hospital in the State for at least 5 years.


LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB1259LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b

1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by adding
5Section 50-80 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 65/50-80 new)
7    Sec. 50-80. Tuition reimbursement program. An individual
8licensed under this Act may apply for a program that provides a
9full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (i) attended
10and graduated from an education program based in the State;
11and (ii) commit to working in a safety-net hospital in the
12State for at least 5 years. As used in this Section,
13"safety-net hospital" means a hospital identified by the
14Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Section
155-5e.1 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.