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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3132 Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | | Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an individual licensed under this Section may apply for a program that provides a full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (1) attended and graduated from an education program based in the State; and (2) commit to working in a safety-net hospital in the State for at least 5 years. |
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| | HB3132 | | LRB104 09571 AAS 19634 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 50-80 as follows:
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| 6 | | (225 ILCS 65/50-80 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 50-80. Tuition reimbursement program. An individual |
| 8 | | licensed under this Act may apply for a program that provides a |
| 9 | | full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (i) attended |
| 10 | | and graduated from an education program based in the State; |
| 11 | | and (ii) commit to working in a safety-net hospital in the |
| 12 | | State for at least 5 years. As used in this Section, |
| 13 | | "safety-net hospital" means a hospital identified by the |
| 14 | | Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Section |
| 15 | | 5-5e.1 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. |