HB 1206 Illinois House · 93rd Regular Session

LOAN REPAY ASSIST NURSES ACT

Summary

Creates the Loan Repayment Assistance for Nurses Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish an educational loan repayment assistance program for nurses who practice in designated nurse shortage areas. Provides that beginning July 1, 2004, the Department shall consider applications for assistance under the program. Provides that for each year that a qualified applicant practices full-time in a designated shortage area as a nurse, 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 $5,000. Effective July 1, 2003.

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Feb 2003

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Introduced Feb 5, 2003 Last action Jan 11, 2005

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Mar 13, 2003

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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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Feb 6, 2003

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Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee

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Feb 5, 2003

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Referred to Rules Committee

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