House Sponsors: FOWLER-BLACK-BOLAND. Senate Sponsors: SIEBEN-WOOLARD-MYERS Short description: OPTOMETRIC ED SCHOLARSHIP ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Optometric Education Scholarship Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish and administer a scholarship program in which 10 $5,000 scholarships are provided each year to qualified applicants who are enrolled in a college of optometry located in this State. Provides that a scholarship recipient must, during the 7-year period immediately following graduation, be employed in this State as a licensed optometrist for at least one year for each year of full-time scholarship assistance received. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: New Act Adds reference to: 110 ILCS 947/65.70 new 225 ILCS 80/20 from Ch. 111, par. 3920 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Creates the Optometric Education Scholarship Program to be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. Amends the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Provides that, subject to appropriation, moneys in the Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary Board Fund may be used for the Optometric Education Scholarship Program. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0569 Last action date: JUN-26-2002 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status