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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 
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amended  by changing Section 4 as follows:
 



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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 
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institutions that offer health services programs: (i) medical, 
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dental, pharmacy, optometry, and
nursing schools, (ii)


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physician assistant programs, (iii) psychology and other 
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physical and mental health-related
schools and programs, and 
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(iv) hospitals and clinical facilities used in health
service 
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training programs.

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    Qualification for grants shall be on the basis of either 
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the number of
Illinois resident enrollees or the number of 
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degrees granted to students who
are residents of this State or 
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both.  The grant amount shall be determined by
the Board of 
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Higher Education for each class of institution.

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    At the discretion of the Board of Higher Education grants 
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may be made
for a class of institution in any or all of the 
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following forms:


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        (1) Single nonrecurring grants for planning and 
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    capital expense based
on the increase in the number of 
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    Illinois resident enrollees;


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        (2) Annual grants based on the number of degrees 
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    granted to (a) Illinois
resident enrollees, or (b) Illinois 
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    resident enrollees from minority racial
and ethnic groups, 
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    or both (a) and (b);


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        (3) Annual stabilization grants based on the number of 
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    (a) Illinois
residents enrolled, or (b) Illinois residents 
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    enrolled from minority racial
and ethnic groups, or both 
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    (a) and (b); and

 


 






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        (4) Program priority grants based on State residents 
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    enrolled in eligible programs that address public demand 
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    for health services, workforce needs and shortages, and 
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    other programmatic priorities, such as sole service 
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    providers, academic needs, or industry standards.  The 
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    Board of Higher Education may annually dedicate a portion 
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    of appropriated funds, not to exceed 10% of appropriations, 
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    to support program priority grants.  In determining program 
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    priority areas, the Board of Higher Education shall 
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    annually consult with constituent institutions.

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    In awarding grants to nursing schools and to hospital 
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schools of nursing,
the Board of Higher Education may also 
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consider whether the nursing program
is located in a certified 
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nurse shortage area.  For purposes of this Section
"certified 
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nurse shortage area" means an area certified by the Director
of 
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the Department of Public Health as a nurse shortage area based 
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on the
most reliable data available to the Director.

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(Source: P.A. 94-193, eff. 7-12-05.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.