Date | Chamber | Action |
8/31/2007 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0576 |
New Act |
Adds reference to: | ||
20 ILCS 2805/8 new |
20 ILCS 2805/9 new |
35 ILCS 200/15-165 |
35 ILCS 200/15-167 new |
Deletes reference to: | ||
35 ILCS 200/15-165 |
35 ILCS 200/15-167 new |
Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Illinois Student Assistance Commission) | |
According to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, the agency anticipates a total direct care headcount for FY 08 of 244 employees. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission does not have information regarding the amount of unpaid educational loans owned by these employees. At maximum, if each of these employees were eligible for the maximum annual grant under the program (i.e., $5,000 per employee), then fully funding the program would cost $1.22 million in FY 08. Several factors suggest that full funding of the program will cost significantly less than the $1.22 million maximum. For instance, the bill does not include language requiring that each eligible applicant receive a full award. Furthermore, not every employee will necessarily have outstanding educational loan debt of $5,000 or more. (For example, licensed practical nurses who attended two-year programs may have significantly less than $5,000 in student loan debt). |
Fiscal Note, House Committee Amendment No. 1 (Dept. of Veterans Affairs) | |
The Department of Veterans' Affairs has included in the FY08 budget request 244 Registered Nurse and Licensed Practical Nurse positions for operation of the Veterans' Homes. At a maximum is all 244 budgeted direct care staff were eligible for the $5,000 grant, $1,200,000 would be necessary to fund the Nurse Loan Repayment Program for FY08. Key budget initiatives of the agency include increased headcount and funding to sustain a census of 95 percent of bed capacity at each veterans' home by the end of fiscal year 2009 as well as to staff and fund the 80-bed expansion at the Illinois Veterans' Home in LaSalle. The agency struggles to compete with private industry employers who offer sign-on bonuses for nurses. The nationwide nursing shortage also presents a challenge to the agency to fill direct care positions to provide the mandated minimum hours of care for the residents of our veterans' homes. In order to provide long-term care for our deserving veterans, the agency must recruit and retain direct care staff. |
Date | Chamber | Action | 1/31/2007 | Senate | Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. | 1/31/2007 | Senate | First Reading | 1/31/2007 | Senate | Referred to Rules | 2/7/2007 | Senate | Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs | 2/16/2007 | Senate | Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski | 2/16/2007 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan | 2/16/2007 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby | 2/16/2007 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito | 2/16/2007 | Senate | Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine | 2/16/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins | 2/22/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty | 2/22/2007 | Senate | Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs | 3/8/2007 | Senate | Postponed - State Government and Veterans Affairs | 3/8/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio | 3/13/2007 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski | 3/13/2007 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules | 3/14/2007 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs | 3/14/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes | 3/14/2007 | Senate | Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted | 3/15/2007 | Senate | Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 | 3/15/2007 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2007 | 3/15/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl | 3/15/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke | 3/15/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones | 3/15/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson | 3/20/2007 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Kotowski | 3/20/2007 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules | 3/21/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval | 3/21/2007 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs | 3/21/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland | 3/22/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff | 3/22/2007 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 008-000-000 | 3/22/2007 | Senate | Second Reading | 3/22/2007 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Kotowski | 3/22/2007 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007 | 3/30/2007 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 | 4/25/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg | 4/25/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson | 4/25/2007 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 | 4/25/2007 | House | Arrived in House | 4/25/2007 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading | 4/25/2007 | House | Chief House Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia | 4/25/2007 | House | First Reading | 4/25/2007 | House | Referred to Rules Committee | 4/26/2007 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe | 4/27/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley | 4/30/2007 | House | Assigned to Executive Committee | 5/2/2007 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan | 5/2/2007 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson | 5/15/2007 | Senate | Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz | 5/16/2007 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke | 5/18/2007 | House | Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007 | 5/22/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt | 5/23/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza | 5/24/2007 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee | 5/24/2007 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote | 5/24/2007 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 012-000-000 | 5/24/2007 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate | 5/25/2007 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate | 5/25/2007 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate | 5/29/2007 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia | 5/29/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons | 5/29/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico | 5/29/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley | 5/29/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire | 5/29/2007 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rosemary Mulligan | 5/29/2007 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee | 5/29/2007 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended | 5/30/2007 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 | 5/30/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez | 5/30/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis | 5/30/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo | 5/31/2007 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Filed as Amended | 5/31/2007 | House | Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate | 5/31/2007 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote | 5/31/2007 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate | 5/31/2007 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 | 5/31/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole | 5/31/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock | 5/31/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson | 5/31/2007 | House | Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson | 5/31/2007 | Senate | Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02 | 5/31/2007 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02 - June 1, 2007 | 5/31/2007 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Kotowski | 5/31/2007 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules | 5/31/2007 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Dan Kotowski | 5/31/2007 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules | 6/5/2007 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs | 6/5/2007 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs | 6/6/2007 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-004 | 6/6/2007 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-004 | 6/6/2007 | Senate | 3/5 Vote Required | 6/6/2007 | Senate | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000 | 6/6/2007 | Senate | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 052-000-000 | 6/6/2007 | Senate | Passed Both Houses | 7/5/2007 | Senate | Sent to the Governor | 8/31/2007 | Senate | Governor Approved | 8/31/2007 | Senate | Effective Date August 31, 2007 | 8/31/2007 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0576 |