Section 1105.200  Definitions

"Act" means the Board of Higher Education Act [110 ILCS 205].

"Board" means the Board of Higher Education.

"Institution of Higher Learning" means a public or nonpublic institution of higher education located within Illinois that offers associate, baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degrees and that is authorized to operate in the State.

"Eligible Institution" means an institution of higher learning in Illinois with a pre-licensure registered professional nursing program approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN).

"Fellow" means an individual who receives Fellowship assistance under this Program.

"Fellowship" means the competitive award that supplements nursing faculty salaries to ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty. [110 ILCS 205/9.32]

"Fiscal Year" means the period of July 1 to June 30 of the following year.

"GATA" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act [30 ILCS 708].  GATA rules are cross-referenced in this Part.

"GATA Rule" means 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.

"GATU" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit within the Illinois Governor's Office of Management and Budget.

"Illinois Nursing Workforce Center" means the center established within the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to address issues of supply and demand in the nursing profession, including issues of recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurse manpower resources.  [225 ILCS 65/75-10]

"Illinois Resident" means an individual who resides in the State of Illinois and is considered to be a resident by the Illinois Department of Revenue or Illinois Secretary of State.

"Indirect Facilities and Administrative Costs" means those costs incurred for a common or joint purpose benefitting more than one cost objective, and not readily assignable to the cost objectives specifically benefitted without effort disproportionate to the results achieved.

"Nominating Institution" means an eligible institution that has submitted Fellowship nomination materials on behalf of a nursing faculty member at its institution.

"Program" means the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program required by Section 9.32 of the Act and this Part.

"Qualified Applicant" means a nursing faculty member, nominated by an eligible institution, who meets the requirements of Section 1105.300.

"Recipient Institution" means the eligible institution that receives a Fellowship directly from the Board on behalf of the Fellow.

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 11456, effective June 24, 2020)