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HB 5059 Illinois House · 95th Regular Session

NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Summary
Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Requires the Department of Public Health to provide nurse educator scholarships, to be awarded for a period of up to 3 years. Provides that within 12 months after graduation from a graduate degree in nursing program for nurse educators, a scholarship recipient shall begin meeting a nurse educator employment obligation consisting of employment in this State as a nurse educator for at least 2 years for each year of scholarship assistance received. Provides that any person who fails to fulfill the nurse educator employment obligation shall pay to the Department an amount equal to the amount of scholarship funds received per year for each unfulfilled year of the nurse educator employment obligation, together with interest at 7% per year on the unpaid balance. Requires the Department to maintain a database of all available nurse educator positions in this State. Requires the Department to provide grants to approved institutions that have graduate degree programs to expand their nurse educator faculty, subject to appropriation. Provides that the Department shall award up to $100,000 per institution to assist in start-up costs and salaries for faculty. Effective immediately.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
Jul 2008
House Passage
Apr 2008
Senate Passage
May 2008
Governor
Introduced Apr 23, 2008 Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2008 · House Apr 17, 2008

How they voted

56–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 57
May 29, 2008
D Democratic35
35 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
64
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Amendments
7
Jul 1, 2008
Committee
Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 29, 2008
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
lower
May 29, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 29, 2008
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 29, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (56-0-1)
senate
May 28, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 010-000-000
upper
May 28, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
upper
May 27, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education
upper
May 27, 2008
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
May 27, 2008
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
May 22, 2008
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 22, 2008
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
May 22, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Higher Education
upper
May 15, 2008
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
upper
Apr 29, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 23, 2008
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 17, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-0-4)
house
Mar 12, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Human Services Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 12, 2008
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Human Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 12, 2008
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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