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| Public Act 103-0056 | ||||
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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 Community Behavioral Health Care | ||||
Professional Loan Repayment Program Act is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 25 and 30 as follows: | ||||
(110 ILCS 996/25)
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Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. Subject | ||||
to appropriation, the Commission shall award a grant to each | ||||
qualified applicant for a maximum of 4 years. The Commission | ||||
must encourage the recipient of a grant awarded under this Act | ||||
to use the grant award for payments towards the recipient's | ||||
educational loans. The amount of the grant shall not exceed | ||||
(i) $40,000 $35,000 per year for a psychiatrist, (ii) $20,000 | ||||
$15,000 per year for an advanced practice registered nurse or | ||||
a physician assistant, (iii) $20,000 $12,000 per year for a | ||||
psychologist who holds a doctoral degree, (iv) $15,000 $6,500 | ||||
per year for a licensed clinical social worker, or a licensed | ||||
clinical professional counselor, or a licensed marriage and | ||||
family therapist, and (v) $4,000 $2,500 per year for a | ||||
substance use professional, a certified alcohol and drug | ||||
counselor, or a certified recovery support specialist, (vi) | ||||
$12,000 per year for a professional possessing a master's | ||||
degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or marriage and | ||
family therapy, and (vii) $6,000 per year for a professional | ||
possessing a bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology, or | ||
social work. | ||
No less than 30% of the funding for grants under this | ||
Section each fiscal year shall be reserved for awards to | ||
minority applicants of African American or Black, Hispanic or | ||
Latinx, Asian, or Native American origin. If the Commission | ||
does not receive enough applications from qualified minorities | ||
on or before January 1 of a given fiscal year to award 30% of | ||
the funding to qualified minority applicants, then the | ||
Commission may award a portion of these reserved funds to | ||
other qualified applicants.
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(Source: P.A. 100-862, eff. 1-1-19.) | ||
(110 ILCS 996/30)
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Sec. 30. Eligibility; work requirement. | ||
(a) To be eligible for assistance under the Community | ||
Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program, | ||
the Commission must find that the applicant satisfies all of | ||
the following: | ||
(1) He or she is a United States citizen or an eligible | ||
noncitizen.
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(2) He or she is a resident of this State. | ||
(3) He or she has worked for at least 12 consecutive | ||
months as a behavioral health professional in a community | ||
mental health center, behavioral health clinic, substance | ||
use treatment center, or State-operated psychiatric | ||
hospital licensed or certified by the Department of Human | ||
Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||
Services in an underserved or rural federally designated | ||
Mental Health Professional Shortage Area in this State. | ||
(4) He or she is a borrower with an outstanding | ||
balance due on an educational loan. | ||
(5) He or she has not defaulted on an educational | ||
loan. | ||
(b) The Commission may grant preference to a previous | ||
recipient of a grant under the Program, provided that the | ||
recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements under | ||
this Section. | ||
(c) A recipient of a grant under the Program must complete | ||
a separate 12-month period working in a community mental | ||
health center in an underserved or rural federally designated | ||
Mental Health Professional Shortage Area in this State for | ||
each grant that he or she is awarded.
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(Source: P.A. 100-862, eff. 1-1-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2024.
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