Section 2749.10  Summary and Purpose

a)         Nursing Education Scholarships (NES) encourage those seeking degrees, certifications, and higher credentials in the nursing field to pursue education to increase both the number of nurses and nurse educators in Illinois, which is important to the health, welfare and security of this State and Nation.  The scholarship helps ensure that financial considerations do not prevent qualified and potential nurses from pursuing nursing education.

b)         This Part establishes the rules which govern Nursing Education Scholarship Law [110 ILCS 975].  Additional rules and definitions are contained in General Provisions, 23 Ill. Adm. Code 2700.

(Source:  Added at 48 Ill. Reg. 12574, effective August 1, 2024)