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Public Act 094-0193
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LRB094 09492 RAS 39743 b |
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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 |
amended by changing Sections 2 and 4 and by adding Section 5.5 |
as follows:
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(110 ILCS 215/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 822)
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Sec. 2. The Board of Higher Education is authorized to |
distribute funds
equitably to non-profit health service |
educational institutions in this
State by grants as set forth |
in this Act and to prescribe forms and
procedures for |
applications for such grants.
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No grant shall be made to any institution which |
discriminates in the
admission of students or the use of its |
facilities on the basis of race,
color, creed, sex or national |
origin.
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No facilities constructed with the aid of these grants |
shall be used for
sectarian instruction or as a place for |
religious worship.
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(Source: P.A. 80-1155.)
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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 |
institutions that offer health services programs: (i) medical, |
dental, pharmacy, optometry, and
nursing schools, (ii)
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physician assistant programs, (iii)
to other health-related
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schools and programs, and (iv)
to hospitals and clinical |
facilities used in health
service training programs.
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Qualification for grants shall be on the basis of either |
the number of
Illinois resident enrollees or the number of |
degrees granted to students who
are residents of this State or |
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 |
may be made
for a
each class of institution in any or all of the |
following forms:
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(1) Single nonrecurring grants for planning and |
capital expense based
on the increase in the number of |
Illinois resident enrollees;
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(2) Annual grants based on the number of degrees |
granted to (a) Illinois
resident enrollees, or (b) Illinois |
resident enrollees from minority racial
and ethnic groups, |
or both (a) and (b); and
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(3) Annual stabilization grants based on the number of |
(a) Illinois
residents enrolled, or (b) Illinois residents |
enrolled from minority racial
and ethnic groups, or both |
(a) and (b); and .
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(4) Program priority grants based on State residents |
enrolled in eligible programs that address public demand |
for health services, workforce needs and shortages, and |
other programmatic priorities, such as sole service |
providers, academic needs, or industry standards. The |
Board of Higher Education may annually dedicate a portion |
of appropriated funds, not to exceed 10% of appropriations, |
to support program priority grants. In determining program |
priority areas, the Board of Higher Education shall |
annually consult with constituent institutions.
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In awarding grants to nursing schools and to hospital |
schools of nursing,
the Board of Higher Education may also |
consider whether the nursing program
is located in a certified |
nurse shortage area. For purposes of this Section
"certified |
nurse shortage area" means an area certified by the Director
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the Department of Public Health as a nurse shortage area based |
on the
most reliable data available to the Director.
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(Source: P.A. 92-45, eff. 7-1-02.)
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(110 ILCS 215/5.5 new)
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Sec. 5.5. All grants under this Act shall be administered |
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subject to funding availability. Nothing in this Act shall be |
construed to mandate that grants be given to any one class of |
institution or to every institution within a class, however, |
every institution offering eligible, accredited programs that |
received grant support in fiscal year 2005 shall continue to |
receive grant support at a comparable level in subsequent |
years.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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