Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Loan Repayment Assistance for Physicians Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish an educational loan repayment assistance program for physicians who practice in Illinois. Provides that beginning July 1, 2004, the Department shall consider applications for assistance under the program. Sets forth eligibility requirements for applicants. Provides that for each year that a qualified applicant practices full-time as a physician, 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 $25,000. Provides that loan payment recipients who fail to practice full-time in Illinois for 3 years shall repay the Department a sum equal to 3 times the amount received under the program. Effective July 1, 2004.

	Fiscal Note (Department of Public Health)
	The total potential fiscal impact for House Bill 6552 could range from $125,073,000 to $625,073,000. The actual fiscal impact would be determined by the funds actually appropriated to the program by the General Assembly.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/6/2004	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross
2/6/2004	House	First Reading
2/6/2004	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/11/2004	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Rich Brauer
2/11/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
2/11/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
2/19/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
3/2/2004	House	Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
3/2/2004	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
3/3/2004	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano
3/3/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
3/4/2004	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 016-000-000
3/4/2004	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/23/2004	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
3/23/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
3/23/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
3/25/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
3/30/2004	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/30/2004	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/30/2004	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/31/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
4/1/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Dunn
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
4/1/2004	House	Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
4/1/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
4/1/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
4/1/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
4/1/2004	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-010-011
4/6/2004	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/6/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2004
4/6/2004	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
4/6/2004	Senate	First Reading
4/6/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
4/15/2004	Senate	Assigned to Executive
4/29/2004	Senate	To Subcommittee
4/30/2004	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
6/25/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
6/25/2004	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

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