94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4281

 

Introduced 12/19/05, by Rep. Lou Lang

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 975/2   from Ch. 144, par. 2752

    Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning legislative findings and policy.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Nursing Education Scholarship Law is amended
5 by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
6     (110 ILCS 975/2)  (from Ch. 144, par. 2752)
7     Sec. 2. Legislative finding and declaration of policy. The
8 The General Assembly finds and hereby declares that the
9 provision of a higher education leading to an associate degree
10 in nursing, an associate degree in applied sciences in nursing,
11 a hospital-based diploma in nursing, a baccalaureate degree in
12 nursing, a graduate degree in nursing, or a certificate in
13 practical nursing for persons of this State who desire such an
14 education is important to the health, welfare and security of
15 this State and Nation, and consequently is an important public
16 purpose. Many qualified and potential nurses are deterred by
17 financial considerations from pursuing their nursing
18 education, with consequent irreparable loss to the State and
19 Nation of talents vital to health, welfare and security. A
20 system of scholarships, repayment of which may be excused if
21 the individual is employed as a registered professional nurse
22 or a licensed practical nurse after obtaining an associate
23 degree in nursing, associate degree in applied sciences in
24 nursing, hospital-based diploma in nursing, baccalaureate
25 degree in nursing, graduate degree in nursing, or certificate
26 in practical nursing, will enable such individuals to attend
27 approved institutions of their choice in the State, public or
28 private.
29 (Source: P.A. 92-43, eff. 1-1-02; 93-879, eff. 1-1-05.)