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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4633 Introduced 2/3/2026, by Rep. Dan Swanson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 110 ILCS 975/5 | from Ch. 144, par. 2755 |
| Amends the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Provides that beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year, subject to appropriation from the General Revenue Fund and in addition to any other funds available to the Department of Public Health for nursing education scholarships, the Department may award additional nursing education scholarships. Removes a provision regarding nursing education scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year. Effective immediately. |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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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 Nursing Education Scholarship Law is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 975/5) (from Ch. 144, par. 2755) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5. Nursing education scholarships. Beginning with the |
| 8 | | fall term of the 2004-2005 academic year, the Department, in |
| 9 | | accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by it for |
| 10 | | this program, shall provide scholarships to individuals |
| 11 | | selected from among those applicants who qualify for |
| 12 | | consideration by showing: |
| 13 | | (1) that he or she has been a resident of this State |
| 14 | | for at least one year prior to application and is a citizen |
| 15 | | or a lawful permanent resident of the United States; |
| 16 | | (2) that he or she is enrolled in or accepted for |
| 17 | | admission to an associate degree in nursing program, |
| 18 | | hospital-based diploma in nursing program, baccalaureate |
| 19 | | degree in nursing program, graduate degree in nursing |
| 20 | | program, or practical nursing program at an approved |
| 21 | | institution; and |
| 22 | | (3) that he or she agrees to meet the nursing |
| 23 | | employment obligation. |
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| 1 | | If in any year the number of qualified applicants exceeds |
| 2 | | the number of scholarships to be awarded, the Department |
| 3 | | shall, in consultation with the Illinois Nursing Workforce |
| 4 | | Center Advisory Board, consider the following factors in |
| 5 | | granting priority in awarding scholarships: |
| 6 | | (A) Financial need, as shown on a standardized |
| 7 | | financial needs assessment form used by an approved |
| 8 | | institution, of students who will pursue their education |
| 9 | | on a full-time or close to full-time basis and who already |
| 10 | | have a certificate in practical nursing, a diploma in |
| 11 | | nursing, or an associate degree in nursing and are |
| 12 | | pursuing a higher degree. |
| 13 | | (B) A student's status as a registered nurse who is |
| 14 | | pursuing a graduate degree in nursing to pursue employment |
| 15 | | in an approved institution that educates licensed |
| 16 | | practical nurses and that educates registered nurses in |
| 17 | | undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. |
| 18 | | (C) A student's merit, as shown through his or her |
| 19 | | grade point average, class rank, and other academic and |
| 20 | | extracurricular activities. The Department may add to and |
| 21 | | further define these merit criteria by rule. |
| 22 | | Unless otherwise indicated, scholarships shall be awarded |
| 23 | | to recipients at approved institutions for a period of up to 2 |
| 24 | | years if the recipient is enrolled in an associate degree in |
| 25 | | nursing program, up to 3 years if the recipient is enrolled in |
| 26 | | a hospital-based diploma in nursing program, up to 4 years if |
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| 1 | | the recipient is enrolled in a baccalaureate degree in nursing |
| 2 | | program, up to 5 years if the recipient is enrolled in a |
| 3 | | graduate degree in nursing program, and up to one year if the |
| 4 | | recipient is enrolled in a certificate in practical nursing |
| 5 | | program. At least 40% of the scholarships awarded shall be for |
| 6 | | recipients who are pursuing baccalaureate degrees in nursing, |
| 7 | | 30% of the scholarships awarded shall be for recipients who |
| 8 | | are pursuing associate degrees in nursing or a diploma in |
| 9 | | nursing, 10% of the scholarships awarded shall be for |
| 10 | | recipients who are pursuing a certificate in practical |
| 11 | | nursing, and 20% of the scholarships awarded shall be for |
| 12 | | recipients who are pursuing a graduate degree in nursing. |
| 13 | | Beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year, subject to |
| 14 | | appropriation from the General Revenue Fund and in addition to |
| 15 | | any other funds available to the Department for such |
| 16 | | scholarships, the Department may award additional scholarships |
| 17 | | under this Section. |
| 18 | | During the 2021-2022 academic year, subject to |
| 19 | | appropriation from the Hospital Licensure Fund, in addition to |
| 20 | | any other funds available to the Department for such |
| 21 | | scholarships, the Department may award a total of $500,000 in |
| 22 | | scholarships under this Section. |
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 102-641, eff. 8-27-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; |
| 24 | | 102-1030, eff. 5-27-22; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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| 25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 26 | | becoming law. |