Illinois Senate Bill 3945

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 3 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-03 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loan s pursuant to Public Act 94-1020. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries. Appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating nurses. Appropriates $6,000,000 from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective July 1, 2024.

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Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-03	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2024-05-03	Senate	First Reading
2024-05-03	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3945&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB3945.pdf