Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Loan Repayment Assistance for Nurses Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish an educational loan repayment assistance program for nurses who practice in Illinois in Designated Shortage Areas. Provides that beginning July 1, 2007, 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 nurse in a Designated Shortage Area, the Department shall, subject to appropriation, award a grant to that person in an amount equal to 5% of the total amount in educational loans that the person must repay. 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 in Designated Shortage Areas for 5 years shall repay the Department a sum equal to 3 times the amount received under the program.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/27/2006	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
1/27/2006	House	First Reading
1/27/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/1/2006	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

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