104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1511

 

Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


    Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loans pursuant to Public Act 94-1020. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries. Appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating nurses. Appropriates $6,000,000 from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective July 1, 2025.


LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b

 

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1    AN ACT concerning appropriations.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The sum of $1,000,000, or so much of that sum as
5may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education
6Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission
7for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of
8their educational loans pursuant to Public Act 94-1020.
 
9    Section 10. The sum of $1,000,000, or so much of that sum
10as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
11Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator
12fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries.
 
13    Section 15. The sum of $1,500,000, or so much of that sum
14as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
15Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants
16for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating
17nurses.
 
18    Section 20. The sum of $6,000,000, or so much of that sum
19as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Nursing
20Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student
21Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing

 

 

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1Education Scholarship Law.
 
2Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
32025.