Date	Chamber	Action
5/3/2024	Senate	Referred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new

110 ILCS 975/6.5

225 ILCS 65/70-50

was 225 ILCS 65/20-40

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Creates the Nurse Educator Scholarship Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that all money in the Nurse Educator Scholarship Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the Department of Public Health to provide scholarships to nurse educators. Provides that each fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2024, the State Comptroller shall transfer $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Nurse Educator Scholarship Fund to implement the nurse educator scholarship provisions. Makes a conforming change in the State Finance Act. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that, for fiscal year 2024 and for each fiscal year thereafter, $6,000,000 (instead of $4,000,000) of the moneys deposited in the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund each year shall be set aside and appropriated to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for nursing scholarships awarded pursuant to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
5/3/2024	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
5/3/2024	Senate	First Reading
5/3/2024	Senate	Referred to Assignments

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