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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2436

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2436 as follows:
 3    on page 1, line 5, by replacing "9, and 10" with "and 9"; and

 4    on page 3, lines  25  and  26,  by  replacing  "to  meet  the
 5    obligation  incurred by accepting funding" with "for at least
 6    one year for each year of scholarship  assistance  received";
 7    and

 8    on   page   5,   line   19,  by  replacing  "full-time"  with
 9    "full-time"; and

10    on page 5, line 20, by replacing "1991-1992" with  "2002-2003
11    1991-1992"; and

12    on  page  5,  by  replacing  lines  21  through  29  with the
13    following:
14    "academic year, 500 scholarships shall be provided each  year
15    for  qualified  individuals  who  desire to enter an approved
16    institution awarding an associate degree, nursing diploma, or
17    baccalaureate degree  in  nursing  or  offering  an  approved
18    practical  nursing  education  program  of  not less than one
19    academic year. Of the 500 scholarships provided each year, at
20    least 50 shall go to persons entering an  approved  practical
21    nursing education program of not less than one"; and
 
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 1    on page 5, line 30, by replacing ". The" with ". the"; and

 2    on page 5, by replacing line 32 with the following:
 3    "scholarships  to  individuals  selected  funding  and  shall
 4    designate each year's new recipients from"; and

 5    on page 6, line 12, by replacing "be employed providing" with
 6    "meet the nursing employment obligation"; and

 7    on  page  6,  by  replacing  lines  13  through  15  with the
 8    following:
 9    "serve  as  a  registered  professional  nurse  or   licensed
10    practical  nurse  in Illinois in accordance with Section 6.";
11    and

12    on page 6, line 19, after "need", by inserting ","; and

13    on page 6 line 20, by replacing "the" with "an"; and

14    on page 6, line 21, after  "institution",  by  inserting  the
15    following:
16    "who will pursue their education on a full-time or closest to
17    full-time  basis  and  who  already  have  a  certificate  in
18    practical  nursing,  a  diploma  in  nursing, or an associate
19    degree in nursing and are pursuing a higher degree"; and

20    on page  6,  line  28,  after  "awarded",  by  inserting  "to
21    recipients at approved institutions"; and

22    on  page  6,  line 28, by replacing "3 years while" with "2 3
23    years if while"; and

24    on page 6, line 29, by deleting "or"; and

25    on page  6,  by  replacing  lines  30  through  34  with  the
26    following:
27    "program,  up  to  3  years if the recipient is enrolled in a
28    hospital-based diploma in nursing program, up to 4  years  if
29    the  recipient  is  enrolled  in  a  baccalaureate  degree in
 
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 1    nursing program, and up to  one  year  if  the  recipient  is
 2    enrolled  in  a certificate in practical nursing program.  At
 3    least 50% of the scholarships awarded shall be for recipients
 4    who are pursuing baccalaureate degrees in nursing, 40% of the
 5    scholarships awarded shall be for recipients who are pursuing
 6    associate degrees in nursing or a diploma in nursing, and 10%
 7    of the scholarships awarded shall be for recipients  who  are
 8    pursuing  a  certificate  in practical nursing. for residence
 9    credit at a community  college,  private  junior  college  or
10    hospital  based  nursing  program,  and  up  to  4  years  if
11    applicant  is  pursuing a baccalaureate degree in a public or
12    private college or university;  except  that  the  length  of
13    scholarships  for  persons  studying to be licensed practical
14    nurses shall be established by the Department.  At least  1/2
15    of the scholarships awarded shall be for recipients who shall
16    attend  State supported schools.  The scholarship shall cover
17    tuition, fees and a stipend of $2,500 per year for  full-time
18    students;  except that the amount of scholarships for persons
19    studying to be licensed practical nurses shall be established
20    by the Department.  For purposes of  calculating  scholarship
21    awards  for  recipients  attending private junior colleges or
22    hospital based  nursing  programs,  or  private  colleges  or
23    universities,  tuition and fees for these students at private
24    approved institutions shall  be  deemed  to  not  exceed  the
25    Statewide  average  tuition  and  fees for students at public
26    approved institutions for the  academic  year  in  which  the
27    scholarship is made."; and

28    on page 7, by deleting lines 1 through 21; and

29    on  page  9,  by  replacing  lines  21  through  33  with the
30    following:
31        "Sec.  7.  Amount  of  scholarships.   To   determine   a
32    scholarship amount, the Department shall consider tuition and
33    fee  charges at community colleges and universities statewide
 
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 1    and projected living expenses.   Using  information  provided
 2    annually  by  the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, 75%
 3    of  the  weighted  tuition  and  fees  charged  by  community
 4    colleges in Illinois shall be added  to  the  uniform  living
 5    allowance  reported  in  the  weighted Monetary Award Program
 6    (MAP) budget to determine the  full-time  scholarship  amount
 7    for  students  pursuing  an  associate  degree  or diploma in
 8    nursing  at  an  Illinois  community  college.    Scholarship
 9    amounts  for  students  pursuing  associate  or baccalaureate
10    degrees in nursing at a college or university  shall  include
11    75%  of  the  weighted  tuition  and  fees  charged by public
12    universities in Illinois plus the  uniform  living  allowance
13    reported  in the weighted MAP budget. Scholarship amounts for
14    students in practical nursing programs shall include  75%  of
15    the  average  of  tuition  charges  at  all practical nursing
16    programs plus the uniform living allowance  reported  in  the
17    weighted  MAP  budget.  A scholarship shall be for $2,500 per
18    year for living expenses for the full-time student and up  to
19    $2,000  per year for full-time tuition and fees, or a maximum
20    of  $4,500  per  year,  less  any  other  State  or   federal
21    assistance   received  by  applicant  to  assist  applicant's
22    pursuit of an associate degree,  or  hospital  based  program
23    diploma,  or baccalaureate degree in nursing. The amount of a
24    scholarship for a person studying to be a licensed  practical
25    nurse,  however,  shall  be determined by the Department. The
26    full-time student applicant may receive a scholarship  for  3
27    academic  years  if  pursuing an associate degree or diploma,
28    and for 4 academic  years  if  pursuing  a  baccalaureate  in
29    nursing  degree.   A  scholarship  may be made to a part time
30    (but not less than 1/3 time) student but it shall cover  only
31    tuition and fees and shall not exceed the aggregate of $4,000
32    for  the  total  time  applicant  may  take  to  complete the
33    associate degree, or hospital based program  in  nursing,  or
34    baccalaureate nursing"; and
 
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 1    on page 10, by deleting lines 1 through 12; and

 2    on page 10, line 13, by replacing "program." with "program.";
 3    and

 4    on  page  10,  line  17,  after  the period, by inserting the
 5    following:
 6    "Scholarship awards may be provided  to  part-time  students;
 7    the  amount  shall  be  determined by applying the proportion
 8    represented  by  the  part-time   enrollment   to   full-time
 9    enrollment  ratio  to the average per-term scholarship amount
10    for a student in the same nursing degree category."; and

11    on page 11,  by  replacing  lines  13  through  33  with  the
12    following:

13        "(110 ILCS 975/10 rep.)
14        Section  10.  The  Nursing  Education  Scholarship Law is
15    amended by repealing Section 10."; and

16    on page 12, by deleting lines 1 through 5.

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