Full Text of HB3623 95th General Assembly
HB3623 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB3623
Introduced 2/28/2007, by Rep. Lou Lang SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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110 ILCS 975/5 |
from Ch. 144, par. 2755 |
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Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Provides that at least
30% (instead of 40%) of the scholarships awarded shall be for recipients who are
pursuing baccalaureate degrees in nursing, 25% (instead of 30%) of the scholarships
awarded shall be for recipients who are pursuing associate degrees in
nursing
or a diploma in nursing, 15% (instead of 20%) of the scholarships awarded shall be for recipients who are pursuing a graduate degree in nursing, and 20% of the scholarships awarded shall be for recipients who agree to work in a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB095 11361 NHT 32130 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Nursing Education Scholarship Law is amended | 5 |
| by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 975/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 2755)
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| Sec. 5. Nursing education scholarships. Beginning with the | 8 |
| fall term of the 2004-2005
academic year, the
Department, in | 9 |
| accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by it for | 10 |
| this
program, shall provide scholarships to individuals | 11 |
| selected
from among those applicants who qualify for | 12 |
| consideration by showing:
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| (1) that he or she has been a resident of this State | 14 |
| for at least one
year prior to application, and is a | 15 |
| citizen or a lawful permanent resident
alien of the United | 16 |
| States;
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| (2) that he or she is enrolled in or accepted for | 18 |
| admission to an associate degree in
nursing program, | 19 |
| hospital-based
diploma in nursing program, baccalaureate | 20 |
| degree
in nursing program, graduate degree in nursing | 21 |
| program, or practical nursing program at an approved
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| institution; and
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| (3) that he or she agrees to meet the nursing |
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| employment obligation.
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| If in any year the number of qualified applicants exceeds | 3 |
| the number of
scholarships to be awarded, the Department shall, | 4 |
| in consultation with the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, | 5 |
| consider the following factors in granting priority in awarding
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| scholarships: | 7 |
| (A) Financial need, as shown on a
standardized | 8 |
| financial needs assessment form used by an approved
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| institution, of students who will pursue their | 10 |
| education on a full-time or close to
full-time
basis | 11 |
| and who already have a certificate in practical | 12 |
| nursing, a diploma
in nursing, or an associate degree | 13 |
| in nursing and are pursuing a higher
degree.
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| (B) A student's status as a registered nurse who is | 15 |
| pursuing a graduate degree in nursing to pursue | 16 |
| employment in an approved institution that educates | 17 |
| licensed practical nurses and that educates registered | 18 |
| nurses in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.
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| (C) A student's merit, as shown through his or her | 20 |
| grade point average, class rank, and other academic and | 21 |
| extracurricular activities. The Department may add to | 22 |
| and further define these merit criteria by rule.
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| Unless otherwise indicated, scholarships shall be awarded | 24 |
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recipients at approved institutions for a period
of up to 2 | 25 |
| years if the recipient is enrolled in an
associate degree in
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| nursing
program, up to 3 years if the recipient is enrolled in |
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| a hospital-based
diploma in nursing program, up to 4 years if | 2 |
| the recipient is enrolled in a
baccalaureate degree in nursing | 3 |
| program, up to 5 years if the recipient is enrolled in a | 4 |
| graduate degree in nursing program, and up to one year if the
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| recipient is enrolled in a certificate in practical nursing | 6 |
| program. At least
30%
40% of the scholarships awarded shall be | 7 |
| for recipients who are
pursuing baccalaureate degrees in | 8 |
| nursing, 25%
30% of the scholarships
awarded shall be for | 9 |
| recipients who are pursuing associate degrees in
nursing
or a | 10 |
| diploma in nursing, 10% of the scholarships awarded
shall be | 11 |
| for recipients who are pursuing a certificate in practical | 12 |
| nursing, 15%
and 20% of the scholarships awarded shall be for | 13 |
| recipients who are pursuing a graduate degree in nursing , and | 14 |
| 20% of the scholarships awarded shall be for recipients who | 15 |
| agree to work in a facility licensed under the Nursing Home | 16 |
| Care Act .
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| (Source: P.A. 93-879, eff. 1-1-05; 94-1020, eff. 7-11-06.)
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