103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3989
 
Introduced 11/12/2024, by Sen. Sally J. Turner
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 947/65.88 new
    Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall develop and administer a medical education grant program. Provides that the goal of the program shall be to attract capable and promising students to the medical profession, increase the employment and retention of individuals who are receiving additional clinical training in medicine, and reduce any financial barriers in the medical profession. Provides that under the program, grants shall be awarded to eligible medical students and eligible resident or fellow physicians and be used to cover the nontuition costs of attending a medical or osteopathic college or school or receiving specialty or residency training, including, but not limited to, living expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is 
5amended by adding Section 65.88 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 947/65.88 new)
7    Sec. 65.88. Medical education grant program.
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9    "Eligible medical student" means a person who meets all of 
10the following qualifications:
11        (1) The person is an Illinois resident at the time of 
12    application for a grant under this Section.
13        (2) The person has been accepted to study medicine in 
14    a medical or osteopathic college or school located in this 
15    State.
16        (3) The person exhibits financial need as determined 
17    by the Commission.
18    "Eligible resident or fellow physician" means a person who 
19meets all of the following qualifications:
20        (1) The person is an Illinois resident at the time of 
21    application for a grant under this Section.
22        (2) The person holds the degree of Doctor of Medicine, 
23    Doctor of Osteopathy, or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine 
 
 
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1    and has been accepted or appointed to receive specialty or 
2    residency training by a hospital situated in this State or 
3    been accepted or appointed to a specialty or residency 
4    training program in a hospital or facility maintained by 
5    the State or an affiliated training facility.
6        (3) The person exhibits financial need as determined 
7    by the Commission.
8    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall develop 
9and administer a medical education grant program. The goal of 
10the medical education grant program shall be to attract 
11capable and promising students to the medical profession, 
12increase the employment and retention of individuals who are 
13receiving additional clinical training in medicine, and reduce 
14any financial barriers in the medical profession.
15    (c) Under the medical education grant program, grants 
16shall be awarded to eligible medical students and eligible 
17resident or fellow physicians and be used to cover the 
18nontuition costs of attending a medical or osteopathic college 
19or school or receiving specialty or residency training, 
20including, but not limited to, living expenses.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
222025.