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| Public Act 099-0813 | ||||
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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 Veterans' Home Medical Providers' Loan | ||||
Repayment Act is amended by changing Sections 1, 5, and 20 as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(110 ILCS 972/1)
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Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Veterans' | ||||
Home Medical Providers' Nurses' Loan Repayment Act.
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(Source: P.A. 95-576, eff. 8-31-07.) | ||||
(110 ILCS 972/5)
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Sec. 5. Medical Providers Nurse Loan Repayment Program. | ||||
There is created, beginning July 1, 2007, the Medical Providers | ||||
Nurse Loan Repayment Program to be administered by the Illinois | ||||
Student Assistance Commission in consultation with the | ||||
Department of Veterans' Affairs. The program shall provide | ||||
assistance, subject to appropriation, to eligible physicians | ||||
and nurses.
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(Source: P.A. 95-576, eff. 8-31-07.) | ||||
(110 ILCS 972/20)
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Sec. 20. Eligibility.
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(a) The Commission shall, on an annual basis, receive and | ||
consider applications for grant assistance under the program. | ||
An applicant is eligible for a grant under the program if the | ||
Commission finds that the applicant:
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(1) is a United States citizen or permanent
resident;
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(2) is a resident of Illinois;
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(3) is working as a physician, certified nurse | ||
practitioner, registered professional nurse, certified | ||
nursing assistant, or licensed practical nurse in a State | ||
veterans' home;
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(4) is a borrower with an outstanding balance due
on an | ||
educational loan; and
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(5) has not defaulted on an educational loan.
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(b) Preference may be given to previous recipients of a | ||
grant under the program, provided that the recipient continues | ||
to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in this Section.
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(c) For each year during which an individual receives a | ||
grant under this program, he or she must fulfill a separate | ||
12-month period as a physician, certified nurse practitioner, | ||
registered professional nurse, certified nursing assistant, or | ||
licensed practical nurse in a State veterans' home.
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(Source: P.A. 95-576, eff. 8-31-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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