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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Nursing Education Scholarship Law is amended | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (110 ILCS 975/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 2755)
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7 | Sec. 5. Nursing education scholarships. Beginning with the | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | fall term of the 2004-2005
academic year, the
Department, in | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by it for | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | this
program, shall provide scholarships to individuals | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | selected
from among those applicants who qualify for | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | consideration by showing:
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13 | (1) that he or she has been a resident of this State | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | for at least one
year prior to application, and is a | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | citizen or a lawful permanent resident
alien of the United | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | States;
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17 | (2) that he or she is enrolled in or accepted for | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | admission to an associate degree in
nursing program, | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | hospital-based
diploma in nursing program, baccalaureate | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | degree
in nursing program, graduate degree in nursing | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | program, or practical nursing program at an approved
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22 | institution; and
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23 | (3) that he or she agrees to meet the nursing |
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1 | employment obligation.
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2 | If in any year the number of qualified applicants exceeds | ||||||
3 | the number of
scholarships to be awarded, the Department shall, | ||||||
4 | in consultation with the Center for Nursing Advisory Board, | ||||||
5 | consider the following factors in granting priority in awarding
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6 | scholarships: | ||||||
7 | (A) Financial need, as shown on a
standardized | ||||||
8 | financial needs assessment form used by an approved
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9 | institution, of students who will pursue their | ||||||
10 | education on a full-time or close to
full-time
basis | ||||||
11 | and who already have a certificate in practical | ||||||
12 | nursing, a diploma
in nursing, or an associate degree | ||||||
13 | in nursing and are pursuing a higher
degree.
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14 | (B) A student's status as a registered nurse who is | ||||||
15 | pursuing a graduate degree in nursing to pursue | ||||||
16 | employment in an approved institution that educates | ||||||
17 | licensed practical nurses and that educates registered | ||||||
18 | nurses in undergraduate and graduate nursing programs.
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19 | (C) A student's merit, as shown through his or her | ||||||
20 | grade point average, class rank, and other academic and | ||||||
21 | extracurricular activities. The Department may add to | ||||||
22 | and further define these merit criteria by rule.
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23 | Unless otherwise indicated, scholarships shall be awarded | ||||||
24 | to
recipients at approved institutions for a period
of up to 2 | ||||||
25 | years if the recipient is enrolled in an
associate degree in
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26 | nursing
program, up to 3 years if the recipient is enrolled in |
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1 | a hospital-based
diploma in nursing program, up to 4 years if | ||||||
2 | the recipient is enrolled in a
baccalaureate degree in nursing | ||||||
3 | program, up to 5 years if the recipient is enrolled in a | ||||||
4 | graduate degree in nursing program, and up to one year if the
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5 | recipient is enrolled in a certificate in practical nursing | ||||||
6 | program. At least
30%
40% of the scholarships awarded shall be | ||||||
7 | for recipients who are
pursuing baccalaureate degrees in | ||||||
8 | nursing, 25%
30% of the scholarships
awarded shall be for | ||||||
9 | recipients who are pursuing associate degrees in
nursing
or a | ||||||
10 | diploma in nursing, 10% of the scholarships awarded
shall be | ||||||
11 | for recipients who are pursuing a certificate in practical | ||||||
12 | nursing, 15%
and 20% of the scholarships awarded shall be for | ||||||
13 | recipients who are pursuing a graduate degree in nursing , and | ||||||
14 | 20% of the scholarships awarded shall be for recipients who | ||||||
15 | agree to work in a facility licensed under the Nursing Home | ||||||
16 | Care Act .
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17 | (Source: P.A. 93-879, eff. 1-1-05; 94-1020, eff. 7-11-06.)
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