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| Section 5-20. Rulemaking. The Commission shall adopt all |
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| ARTICLE 10. NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. |
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| Section 10-5. Nurse Educator Loan Repayment Program. There |
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| is created, beginning July 1, 2007, the Nurse Educator Loan |
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| Repayment Program to be administered by the Illinois Student |
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| Assistance Commission. The program shall provide assistance, |
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| subject to appropriation, to eligible nurse educators. |
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| Section 10-10. Award; maximum time period; maximum amount. |
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| Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall award a grant to |
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| each qualified applicant for a maximum of 4 years. The amount |
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| of this grant shall not exceed $5,000 per year. The Commission |
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| shall encourage the recipient of a grant awarded under the |
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| program to use the grant award for payment of the recipient's |
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| educational loan.
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| Section 10-15. Application. All applications for grant |
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| assistance under the program shall be made to the Commission in |
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| a form and manner prescribed by the Commission. Applicants |
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| shall also submit any supporting documents deemed necessary by |
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| the Commission at the time of application.
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| Section 10-20. Eligibility. |
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| (a) The Commission shall, on an annual basis, receive and |
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| consider applications for grant assistance under the program. |
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| An applicant is eligible for a grant under the program if the |
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| Commission finds that the applicant:
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| (2) is a resident of Illinois;
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| nurse educator in an approved program of professional or |
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| practical nursing education in Illinois;
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| (4) is a borrower with an outstanding balance due on an |
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| educational loan; and
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| (5) has not defaulted on an educational loan.
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| (b) Preference may be given to previous recipients of a |
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| grant under the program, provided that the recipient continues |
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| to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in this Section.
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| (c) A recipient of a grant under the program must fulfill a |
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| separate 12-month period as a nurse educator in an approved |
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| program of professional or practical nursing education in |
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| Illinois for each grant that he or she is awarded.
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| ARTICLE 15. NURSE EDUCATOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. |
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| Section 15-5. Nurse Educator Scholarship Program. There is |
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| created, beginning July 1, 2006, the Nurse Educator Scholarship |
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| Program to be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance |
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| Commission. The program shall provide scholarship assistance, |
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| subject to appropriation, to eligible students for |
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| nursing-related graduate study.
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| Section 15-10. Scholarship award; maximum time period; |
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| maximum amount. |
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| (a) Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall award a |
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| nurse educator scholarship to each qualified applicant in an |
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| amount sufficient to pay the tuition and fees of the Illinois |
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| institution of higher learning at which the recipient is |
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| enrolled, up to the current maximum amount of tuition and fees |
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| charged to students enrolled in an approved program of |
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| professional or practical nursing education at a public |
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| university.
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| (b) Scholarship recipients shall also receive a stipend, |
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| the amount of which shall not exceed $10,000, to cover other |
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| costs of attendance, including, but not limited to, living |
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| expenses. Stipend amounts for recipients enrolled on less than |
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| a full-time basis shall be prorated by credit hour.
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| (c) A recipient may receive scholarship assistance under |
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| the program for the equivalent of 8 semesters or 16 quarters of |
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| full-time enrollment.
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| (d) The total amount of scholarship assistance awarded by |
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| the Commission under the program to an individual in any given |
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| fiscal year, when added to other financial assistance awarded |
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| to that individual for that year, may not exceed the cost of |
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| attendance at the institution of higher learning at which the |
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| student is enrolled.
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| Section 15-15. Application. All applications for a |
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| scholarship under the program shall be made to the Commission |
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| in a form and manner prescribed by the Commission. Applicants |
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| shall also submit any supporting documents deemed necessary by |
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| the Commission at the time of application.
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| Section 15-20. Eligibility. |
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| (a) The Commission shall, on an annual basis, receive and |
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| consider applications for scholarship assistance under the |
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| program. An applicant is eligible for a scholarship under the |
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| program if the Commission finds that the applicant:
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| (1) is a United States citizen or permanent resident;
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| (2) is a resident of Illinois;
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| (3) is enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least |
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| a half-time basis in an approved program of professional or |
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| practical nursing education at the graduate level at an |
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| Illinois institution of higher learning.
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| (b) Scholarship recipients shall be selected from among |
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| eligible applicants based on a combination of academic |
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| excellence and financial need, as determined by the Commission.
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| (c) Preference may be given to previous recipients of a |
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| determined by the institution of higher education at which he |
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| or she is enrolled.
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| (d) Prior to receiving scholarship assistance for any |
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| academic year, each recipient of a scholarship awarded under |
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| the program must sign an agreement pledging that, within the |
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| one-year period following the termination of the academic |
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| program for which the recipient was awarded a scholarship, the |
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| recipient shall (i) begin working as an educator in an approved |
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| program of professional nursing education or an approved |
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| program of practical nursing education in Illinois for a period |
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| of not less than 5 years and (ii) upon request of the |
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| Commission, provide the Commission with evidence that he or she |
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| is fulfilling or has fulfilled the terms of the work agreement |
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| required under this subsection (d).
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| Section 15-25. Payment to institution. All scholarship |
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| funds distributed under the program shall be paid to the |
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| institution on behalf of the scholarship recipient. |
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| Section 15-30. Repayment upon default; exception.
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| (a) If a recipient of a scholarship awarded under this |
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| Section fails to fulfill the work agreement required under the |
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| program, the Commission shall require the recipient to repay |
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| the amount of the scholarship or scholarships received, |
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| prorated according to the fraction of the work agreement not |
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| completed, plus interest at a rate of 5% and, if applicable, |
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| reasonable collection fees.
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| (b) Payments received by the Commission under this Section |
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| shall be remitted to the State Comptroller for deposit into the |
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| General Revenue Fund, except that that portion of a recipient's |
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| repayment that equals the amount in expenses that the |
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| for deposit into the Commission's Accounts Receivable Fund.
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| (c) A recipient of a scholarship awarded by the Commission |
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| under the program shall not be in violation of the agreement |
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| entered into pursuant to this Article if the recipient is (i) |
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| serving as a member of the armed services of the United States, |
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| (ii) temporarily totally disabled, as established by a sworn |
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| affidavit of a qualified physician, (iii) seeking and unable to |
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| find full-time employment as a nursing educator and is able to |
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| provide evidence of that fact, or (iv) taking additional |
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| courses, on at least a half-time basis, related to nursing |
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| education. Any extension of the period during which the work |
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| requirement must be fulfilled shall be subject to limitations |
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| of duration established by the Commission.
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| ARTICLE 90. AMENDATORY PROVISIONS. |
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| Section 90-2. The State Finance Act is amended by changing |
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| and renumbering Section 5.570, as added by Public Act 92-589, |
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| as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/5.569)
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| Sec. 5.569
5.570 . The National Guard and Naval Militia
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| Grant Fund. |
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| (Source: P.A. 92-589, eff. 7-1-02; revised 8-27-02.)
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| Section 90-5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended |
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| by adding Sections 9.31 and 9.32 as follows: |
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| (110 ILCS 205/9.31 new)
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| Sec. 9.31. Competitive grants to nursing schools. In order |
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| to increase the number of nurses graduating from Illinois |
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| institutions of higher learning, the Board shall establish and |
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| higher learning that award degrees in nursing. The grants may |
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| be awarded on the basis of performance criteria that shall |
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| include, but not be limited to, degree production, student |
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| retention, and passage rates on professional licensure |
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| examinations. |
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| The Board shall adopt those rules that are necessary for |
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| the implementation and administration of the grants |
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| established under this Section. |
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| (110 ILCS 205/9.32 new)
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| Sec. 9.32. Nurse educator fellowship program. In order to |
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| ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty, the |
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| Board shall establish and administer a nurse educator |
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| fellowship program that supplements nursing faculty salaries |
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| at institutions of higher learning that award degrees in |
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| nursing. Fellowships awarded under the program may be awarded |
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| on a competitive basis. |
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| The Board shall adopt those rules that are necessary for |
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| the implementation and administration of the fellowship |
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| program established under this Section.
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| Section 90-8. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act |
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| is amended by changing Section 45 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 947/45)
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| Sec. 45. Illinois National Guard and Naval Militia grant |
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| program.
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| (a) As used in this Section:
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| "State controlled university or community college" means |
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| those
institutions under the administration of the Chicago |
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| State University Board
of Trustees, the Eastern Illinois |
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| University Board of Trustees, the Governors
State University |
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| Board of Trustees, the Illinois State University Board of
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| Trustees, the Northern
Illinois University Board of Trustees, |
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| the Western Illinois University Board of
Trustees, Southern |
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| Illinois University
Board of Trustees, University of Illinois |
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| Board of Trustees, or the Illinois
Community College Board.
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| "Tuition and fees" shall not include expenses for any |
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| sectarian
or denominational instruction, the construction or |
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| maintenance of sectarian
or denominational facilities, or any |
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| other sectarian or denominational
purposes or activity.
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| "Fees" means matriculation, graduation, activity, term, or |
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| incidental fees.
Exemption shall not be granted from any other |
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| fees, including book rental,
service, laboratory, supply, and |
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| union building fees, hospital and medical
insurance fees, and |
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| any fees established for the operation and maintenance of
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| buildings, the income of which is pledged to the payment of |
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| interest and
principal on bonds issued by the governing board |
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| of any university or community
college.
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| (b) Any person who has served at least one
year in the
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| Illinois National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia and who |
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| possesses all necessary
entrance requirements shall, upon |
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| application and proper proof, be
awarded a grant to the |
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| State-controlled university or community
college of his or her |
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| choice, consisting of exemption from tuition and
fees for not |
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| more than the equivalent of 4 years of full-time enrollment, |
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| including summer terms,
in relation to his or her course of |
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| study at that State controlled
university or community college |
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| while he or she is a member of the Illinois
National Guard or |
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| the Illinois Naval Militia . Except as otherwise provided in |
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| this Section, if the recipient of any grant awarded under this |
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| Section
ceases to be a member of the Illinois National Guard or |
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| the Illinois Naval Militia while enrolled in a
course of study |
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| under that grant, the grant shall be terminated as of the date
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| membership in the Illinois National Guard or the Illinois Naval |
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| Militia ended, and the recipient shall be
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| term then
remaining.
If the recipient of a grant awarded under |
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| this Section ceases to be a member of the Illinois National |
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| Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia while enrolled in a course |
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| of study under that grant but (i) has served in the Illinois |
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| National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia for at least 5 |
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| years and (ii) has served a cumulative total of at least 6 |
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| months of active duty, then that recipient shall continue to be |
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| eligible for a grant for one year after membership in the |
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| Illinois National Guard or the Illinois Naval Militia ended, |
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| provided that the recipient has not already received the |
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| exemption from tuition and fees for the equivalent of 4 years |
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| of full-time enrollment, including summer terms, under this |
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| Section. If the recipient of the grant fails to complete his or |
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| her
military
service obligations or requirements for |
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| satisfactory participation, the
Department of Military Affairs |
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of the grant |
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| received, prorated according to the fraction of the service
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| obligation not completed, and, if applicable, reasonable |
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| collection fees. The
Department of Military Affairs may adopt |
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| rules relating to its
collection activities for repayment of |
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| the grant under this Section.
Unsatisfactory participation |
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| shall be defined by rules adopted
by the Department of Military |
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| Affairs. Repayments shall be deposited
in the National Guard |
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| and Naval Militia Grant Fund. The National Guard and Naval |
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| Militia Grant Fund is created as
a special fund in the State |
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| treasury. All money in the National Guard and Naval Militia
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| Grant
Fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, by the |
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| Illinois Student Assistance Commission for the purposes of this |
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| Section.
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| A grant awarded under this Section shall be considered an |
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| entitlement
which the State-controlled university or community |
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| college in which the
holder is enrolled shall honor without any |
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| pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 20 of this
Act.
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| (c) Subject to a separate appropriation for such purposes, |
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| the
Commission may reimburse the State-controlled university |
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| or community
college for grants authorized by this Section.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-838, eff. 7-30-04; 93-856, eff. 8-3-04; |
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| 94-583, eff. 8-15-05.)
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| Section 90-10. The Nursing Education Scholarship Law is |
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| amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (110 ILCS 975/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 2755)
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| Sec. 5. Nursing education scholarships. Beginning with the |
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| fall term of the 2004-2005
academic year, the
Department, in |
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| accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by it for |
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| this
program, shall provide scholarships to individuals |
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| selected
from among those applicants who qualify for |
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| consideration by showing:
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| (1) that he or she has been a resident of this State |
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| for at least one
year prior to application, and is a |
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| citizen or a lawful permanent resident
alien of the United |
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| States;
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| (2) that he or she is enrolled in or accepted for |
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| admission to an associate degree in
nursing program, |
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| hospital-based
diploma in nursing program, baccalaureate |
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| degree
in nursing program, graduate degree in nursing |
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| program, or practical nursing program at an approved
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| institution; and
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| (3) that he or she agrees to meet the nursing |
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| employment obligation.
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| If in any year the number of qualified applicants exceeds |
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| the number of
scholarships to be awarded, the Department shall , |
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To students in the greatest |
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| financial need, as shown on a
standardized financial |
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| needs assessment form used by an approved
institution , |
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| of students who will pursue their education on a |
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| full-time or close
closest to
full-time
basis and who |
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| already have a certificate in practical nursing, a |
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| diploma
in nursing, or an associate degree in nursing |
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| and are pursuing a higher
degree.
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| (B) A student's status as a
To registered nurse who |
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| is
nurses pursuing a graduate degree in nursing to |
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| pursue employment in an approved institution that |
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| educates licensed practical nurses and that educates |
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| registered nurses in undergraduate and graduate |
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| nursing programs.
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| Unless otherwise indicated, scholarships shall be awarded |
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| to
recipients at approved institutions for a period
of up to 2 |
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| years if the recipient is enrolled in an
associate degree in
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| nursing
program, up to 3 years if the recipient is enrolled in |
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| a hospital-based
diploma in nursing program, up to 4 years if |
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| the recipient is enrolled in a
baccalaureate degree in nursing |
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| program, up to 5 years if the recipient is enrolled in a |
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| graduate degree in nursing program, and up to one year if the
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| recipient is enrolled in a certificate in practical nursing |
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| program. At least
40% of the scholarships awarded shall be for |
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| recipients who are
pursuing baccalaureate degrees in nursing, |
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| 30% of the scholarships
awarded shall be for recipients who are |
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| pursuing associate degrees in
nursing
or a diploma in nursing, |
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| 10% of the scholarships awarded
shall be for recipients who are |
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| pursuing a certificate in practical nursing, and 20% of the |
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| scholarships awarded shall be for recipients who are pursuing a |
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| graduate degree in nursing.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-43, eff. 1-1-02; 93-879, eff. 1-1-05.)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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| Sec. 10-10. Department powers and duties.
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| (a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties
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| prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for |
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| administration
of licensing acts and shall exercise other |
10 |
| powers and duties necessary
for effectuating the purpose of |
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| this Act. None of the functions, powers, or
duties of the |
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| Department with respect to licensure and examination shall
be |
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| exercised by the Department except upon review by the Board.
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| The
Department shall adopt rules to implement, interpret, or |
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| make specific
the provisions and purposes of this Act; however |
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| no such rules shall
be adopted by the Department except upon |
17 |
| review by the Board.
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| (b) The Department shall:
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| (1) prepare and maintain a list of approved programs of |
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| professional
nursing education and programs of practical |
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| nursing education in this
State, whose graduates, if they |
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| have the other necessary qualifications
provided in this |
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| Act, shall be eligible to apply for a license to practice
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| nursing in this State;
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| (2) promulgate rules defining what constitutes an |
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| approved program of
professional nursing education and |
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| what constitutes an approved program of
practical nursing |
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| education; and
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| (3) adopt rules for examination of candidates for |
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| licenses and for
issuance of licenses authorizing |
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| candidates upon passing an examination to
practice under |
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| (Source: P.A. 90-742, eff. 8-13-98.)
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| (225 ILCS 65/Tit. 17 heading new) |
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| (Title heading scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) |
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| TITLE 17. ILLINOIS CENTER FOR NURSING |
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| (225 ILCS 65/17-5 new) |
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) |
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| Sec. 17-5. Definitions. In this Title: |
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| "Board" means the Center for Nursing Advisory Board. |
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| "Center" means the Illinois Center for Nursing. |
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| (225 ILCS 65/17-10 new) |
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) |
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| Sec. 17-10. Illinois Center for Nursing. There is created |
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| the Illinois Center for Nursing to address issues of supply and |
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| demand in the nursing profession, including issues of |
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| recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurse manpower |
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| resources. The General Assembly finds that the Center will |
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| enhance the delivery of quality health care services by |
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| providing an ongoing strategy for the allocation of the State's |
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| resources directed towards nursing. Each of the following |
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| objectives shall serve as the primary goals for the Center: |
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| (1) To develop a strategic plan for nursing manpower in |
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| Illinois by selecting priorities that must be addressed. |
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| (2) To convene various groups of representatives of |
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| nurses, other health care providers, businesses and |
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| industries, consumers, legislators, and educators to: |
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| (A) review and comment on data analysis prepared |
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| for the Center; |
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| (B) recommend systemic changes, including |
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| strategies for implementation of recommended changes; |
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| efforts to the General Assembly and others. |
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| (3) To enhance and promote recognition, reward, and |
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| renewal activities for nurses in Illinois by: |
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| (A) proposing and creating reward, recognition, |
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| and renewal activities for nursing; and |
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| (B) promoting media and positive image-building |
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| efforts for nursing. |
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| (225 ILCS 65/17-15 new) |
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) |
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| Sec. 17-15. Center for Nursing Advisory Board.
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| (a) There is created the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, |
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| which shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Governor, |
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| with 6 members of the Board being nurses representative of |
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| various nursing specialty areas. The other 5 members may |
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| include representatives of associations, health care |
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| providers, nursing educators, and consumers. The Board shall be |
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| chaired by the Nursing Act Coordinator, who shall be a voting |
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| member of the Board. |
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| (b) The membership of the Board shall reasonably reflect |
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| representation from the geographic areas in this State. |
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| (c) Members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall |
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| serve for terms of 4 years, with no member serving more than 10 |
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| successive years, except that, initially, 4 members shall be |
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| appointed to the Board for terms that expire on June 30, 2009, |
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| 4 members shall be appointed to the Board for terms that expire |
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| on June 30, 2008, and 3 members shall be appointed to the Board |
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| for terms that expire on June 30, 2007. A member shall serve |
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| until his or her successor is appointed and has qualified. |
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| Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original |
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| appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during |
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| the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred. |
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| (d) A quorum of the Board shall consist of a majority of |
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| Board members currently serving. A majority vote of the quorum |
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| is required for Board decisions. A vacancy in the membership of |
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| the Board shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise |
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| all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the Board. |
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| (e) The Governor may remove any appointed member of the |
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| Board for misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty and shall |
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| be the sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause for removal. |
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| (f) Members of the Board are immune from suit in any action |
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| based upon any activities performed in good faith as members of |
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| the Board. |
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| (e) Members of the Board shall not receive compensation, |
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| but shall be reimbursed for actual traveling, incidentals, and |
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| expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out their duties as |
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| members of the Board, as approved by the Department. |
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| (225 ILCS 65/17-20 new) |
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008) |
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| Sec. 17-20. Powers and duties of the Board.
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| (a) The Board shall be advisory to the Department and shall |
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| possess and perform each of the following powers and duties: |
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| (1) determine operational policy; |
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| (2) administer grants, scholarships, internships, and |
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| other programs, as defined by rule, including the |
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| administration of programs, as determined by law, that |
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| further those goals set forth in Section 17-10 of this |
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| Title, in consultation with other State agencies, as |
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| provided by law; |
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| (3) establish committees of the Board as needed; |
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| (4) recommend the adoption and, from time to time, the |
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| revision of those rules that may be adopted and necessary |
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| to carry out the provisions of this Act; |
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| (5) implement the major functions of the Center, as |
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| established in the goals set forth in Section 17-10 of this |