Illinois Senate Bill 2439

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Creates the Social Worker and Qualified Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall create and administer a Social Worker and Qualified Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program for applicants whose role is to primarily serve recipients of medical assistance or uninsured individuals or for an organization that predominantly serves recipients of medical assistance or uninsured individuals after receiving loan repayment assistance. Sets forth conditions to apply to the program, loan repayment requirements, application requirements, repayment amounts, and other conditions. Creates the Social Worker and Qualified Mental Health Professional Grant Program. Provides that the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall create and administer a Social Worker Grant Program for applicants whose role is to primarily serve recipients of medical assistance or uninsured individuals or for an organization that predominantly serves recipients of medical assistance or uninsured individuals after receiving loan repayment assistance. Sets forth conditions to apply to the program, grant requirements, application requirements, repayment amounts, and other conditions. Effective January 1, 2024.

HIGH ED-SOCIAL WORK LOAN/GRANT

Sen. Mattie Hunter [D]

Sen. Karina Villa [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-10	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2023-02-28	Senate	Assigned to Appropriations - Health and Human Services
2023-02-16	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2023-02-10	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2023-02-10	Senate	First Reading
2023-02-10	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
110	947	65.120	New Code	See Bill Text
110	947	65.125	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2439&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB2439.htm