Illinois Senate Bill 1691

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2017 - 25% progression
Action: 2017-08-04 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Safety-Net Hospital Service Loan Forgiveness Program Fund. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to establish the Safety-Net Hospital Service Loan Forgiveness Program to make loan repayment disbursements to physicians and medical residents, as defined, who agree to practice in a Safety-Net Hospital. Requires physicians and medical residents who are selected to participate in the Program to agree, by contract, to serve a minimum 3-year full-time service obligation. Requires the Department to make annual disbursements directly to the selected physician or medical resident equivalent to 35% of the average educational debt for indebted graduates in his or her profession not to exceed the balance of the physician or medical resident's qualifying educational loans. Provides that before receiving loan repayment disbursements and as requested, the physician or medical resident must complete a confirmation of practice form verifying that he or she is practicing as required under the Program. Provides that if a physician or medical resident fails to fulfill the required minimum commitment of service, the Department shall collect the total amount paid to the physician or medical resident under the Program plus interest and shall deposit such moneys into the Safety-Net Hospital Service Loan Forgiveness Program Fund. Requires the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the Program.

SAFETY-NET HOSP-LOAN PROGRAM

Sen. Kwame Raoul [D]

Sen. Antonio Munoz [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-04	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2017-04-28	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017
2017-04-26	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2017
2017-04-26	Senate	Second Reading
2017-04-06	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2017
2017-04-06	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 006-000-000
2017-04-05	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2017-03-29	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services
2017-03-29	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
2017-03-17	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 7, 2017
2017-03-15	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Human Services
2017-03-15	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
2017-03-14	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
2017-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2017-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul
2017-03-08	Senate	Postponed - Human Services
2017-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Human Services
2017-02-15	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
2017-02-09	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-02-09	Senate	First Reading
2017-02-09	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	105	5.878	New Code	See Bill Text
305	5	12-4.51	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1691&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1691.htm
Amendment	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB1691sam001.htm