Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1719

Amends the Human Services Professional Loan Repayment Program Act. Provides that a community-based human services agency may contract with, receive funding from, or be grant-funded by a State agency (instead of may contract with or be grant-funded by a State agency). Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, in awarding grants under the Act, may grant preference to applicants based on need or income levels. Removes the provision limiting the grant to an applicant for a cumulative maximum of 4 years. In provisions regarding the eligibility of an applicant, provides that the applicant shall have been a full-time employee for at least 24 consecutive months as a human services professional and the community-based human services agency shall currently have or have had a contract with, receive funding from, or be grant-funded by a State agency for the purpose of providing human services during the applicant's 24 consecutive month tenure (instead of shall have worked for at least 24 consecutive months as a full-time employee as a human services professional in a community-based human services agency that currently has or did have a contract with a State agency to provide human services during the duration of applicant's 24 consecutive month tenure). Effective July 1, 2023.

Date	Chamber	Action
3/31/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2023	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine
2/9/2023	Senate	First Reading
2/9/2023	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/21/2023	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
2/22/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
2/27/2023	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
3/8/2023	Senate	Do Pass Higher Education; 010-000-000
3/8/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2023
3/10/2023	Senate	Second Reading
3/10/2023	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2023
3/31/2023	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments