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| Public Act 094-0193 |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Health Services Education Grants Act is | ||||
amended by changing Sections 2 and 4 and by adding Section 5.5 | ||||
as follows:
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(110 ILCS 215/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 822)
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Sec. 2. The Board of Higher Education is authorized to | ||||
distribute funds
equitably to non-profit health service | ||||
educational institutions in this
State by grants as set forth | ||||
in this Act and to prescribe forms and
procedures for | ||||
applications for such grants.
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No grant shall be made to any institution which | ||||
discriminates in the
admission of students or the use of its | ||||
facilities on the basis of race,
color, creed, sex or national | ||||
origin.
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No facilities constructed with the aid of these grants | ||||
shall be used for
sectarian instruction or as a place for | ||||
religious worship.
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(Source: P.A. 80-1155.)
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(110 ILCS 215/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 824)
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Sec. 4. Grants may be made to the following classes of | ||||
institutions that offer health services programs: (i) medical, | ||||
dental, pharmacy, optometry, and
nursing schools, (ii)
to
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physician assistant programs, (iii)
to other health-related
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schools and programs, and (iv)
to hospitals and clinical | ||||
facilities used in health
service training programs.
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Qualification for grants shall be on the basis of either | ||||
the number of
Illinois resident enrollees or the number of | ||||
degrees granted to students who
are residents of this State or | ||||
both. The grant amount shall be determined by
the Board of | ||||
Higher Education for each class of institution.
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At the discretion of the Board of Higher Education grants | ||
may be made
for a
each class of institution in any or all of the | ||
following forms:
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(1) Single nonrecurring grants for planning and | ||
capital expense based
on the increase in the number of | ||
Illinois resident enrollees;
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(2) Annual grants based on the number of degrees | ||
granted to (a) Illinois
resident enrollees, or (b) Illinois | ||
resident enrollees from minority racial
and ethnic groups, | ||
or both (a) and (b); and
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(3) Annual stabilization grants based on the number of | ||
(a) Illinois
residents enrolled, or (b) Illinois residents | ||
enrolled from minority racial
and ethnic groups, or both | ||
(a) and (b); and .
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(4) Program priority grants based on State residents | ||
enrolled in eligible programs that address public demand | ||
for health services, workforce needs and shortages, and | ||
other programmatic priorities, such as sole service | ||
providers, academic needs, or industry standards. The | ||
Board of Higher Education may annually dedicate a portion | ||
of appropriated funds, not to exceed 10% of appropriations, | ||
to support program priority grants. In determining program | ||
priority areas, the Board of Higher Education shall | ||
annually consult with constituent institutions.
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In awarding grants to nursing schools and to hospital | ||
schools of nursing,
the Board of Higher Education may also | ||
consider whether the nursing program
is located in a certified | ||
nurse shortage area. For purposes of this Section
"certified | ||
nurse shortage area" means an area certified by the Director
of | ||
the Department of Public Health as a nurse shortage area based | ||
on the
most reliable data available to the Director.
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(Source: P.A. 92-45, eff. 7-1-02.)
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(110 ILCS 215/5.5 new)
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Sec. 5.5. All grants under this Act shall be administered | ||
subject to funding availability. Nothing in this Act shall be | ||
construed to mandate that grants be given to any one class of | ||
institution or to every institution within a class, however, | ||
every institution offering eligible, accredited programs that | ||
received grant support in fiscal year 2005 shall continue to | ||
receive grant support at a comparable level in subsequent | ||
years.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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