Bill Text: IL HB1259 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an individual licensed under this Section may apply for a program that provides a full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (1) attended and graduated from an education program based in the State; and (2) commit to working in a safety-net hospital in the State for at least 5 years.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-19 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1259 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB1259-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1259 Introduced , by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 65/50-80 new
Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an individual licensed under this Section may apply for a program that provides a full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (1) attended and graduated from an education program based in the State; and (2) commit to working in a safety-net hospital in the State for at least 5 years.
LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b
A BILL FOR
HB1259 LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b
AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by adding
Section 50-80 as follows:
(225 ILCS 65/50-80 new)
Sec. 50-80. Tuition reimbursement program. An individual
licensed under this Act may apply for a program that provides a
full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (i) attended
and graduated from an education program based in the State;
and (ii) commit to working in a safety-net hospital in the
State for at least 5 years. As used in this Section,
"safety-net hospital" means a hospital identified by the
Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Section
5-5e.1 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.