Bill Text: IL HB4211 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department may make grants to employees of veterans medical facilities for the purpose of obtaining a professional degree or certification. Requires that an employee's application for a grant be approved by the facility at which he or she is employed. Provides that, as a condition of receiving a grant, an employee must agree to continue his or her employment at the facility for 4 years after successfully completing the degree or certification program. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4211 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB4211-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB4211 Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2805/2.08 new
Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Provides that the Department may make grants to employees of veterans medical facilities for the purpose of obtaining a professional degree or certification. Requires that an employee's application for a grant be approved by the facility at which he or she is employed. Provides that, as a condition of receiving a grant, an employee must agree to continue his or her employment at the facility for 4 years after successfully completing the degree or certification program. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
amended by adding Section 2.08 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2805/2.08 new)
Sec. 2.08. Education grants for employees of veterans
medical facilities. The Department may make grants to employees
of veterans medical facilities for the purpose of obtaining a
professional degree or certification. The Department shall
prescribe the form and manner of applying for a grant. An
employee's application for a grant must be approved by the
facility at which he or she is employed before it may be
approved by the Department. As a condition of receiving a
grant, an employee must agree to continue his or her employment
at the facility for 4 years after successfully completing the
degree or certification program.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.