Bill Text: IL SB0057 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program Act. Provides that the grant amount awarded may not exceed (i) $40,000 per year (instead of $35,000 per year) for a psychiatrist, (ii) $20,000 per year (instead of $15,000 per year) for an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant, (iii) $20,000 per year (instead of $12,000 per year) for a psychologist who holds a doctoral degree, (iv) $15,000 per year for a licensed clinical social worker, a licensed clinical professional counselor, or a licensed marriage and family therapist (instead of $6,500 per year for a licensed clinical social worker or a licensed clinical professional counselor), and (v) $4,000 per year for a substance use professional, a certified alcohol and drug counselor, or a certified recovery support specialist (instead of $2,500 per year for a substance use professional). Provides that awards shall also be given for up to $12,000 per year for a professional possessing a master's degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or marriage and family therapy and $6,000 per year for a professional possessing a bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology, or social work. Provides that no less than 30% of the funding for grants each fiscal year shall be reserved for awards to minority applicants of African American or Black, Hispanic or Latinx, Asian, or Native American origin. Provides that if the Illinois Student Assistance Commission does not receive enough applications from qualified minorities on or before January 1 of a given fiscal year to award 30% of the funding to qualified minority applicants, then the Commission may award a portion of these reserved funds to other qualified applicants. In provisions concerning eligibility, requires an applicant to have worked in a community mental health center, behavioral health clinic, substance use treatment center or State-operated psychiatric hospital licensed or certified by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (instead of in a community mental health center). Effective July 1, 2024.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0056 [SB0057 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0057-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 103-0056 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Community Behavioral Health Care | ||||
Professional Loan Repayment Program Act is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 25 and 30 as follows:
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(110 ILCS 996/25)
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Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. Subject | ||||
to appropriation, the Commission shall award a grant to each | ||||
qualified applicant for a maximum of 4 years. The Commission | ||||
must encourage the recipient of a grant awarded under this Act | ||||
to use the grant award for payments towards the recipient's | ||||
educational loans. The amount of the grant shall not exceed | ||||
(i) $40,000 $35,000 per year for a psychiatrist, (ii) $20,000 | ||||
$15,000 per year for an advanced practice registered nurse or | ||||
a physician assistant, (iii) $20,000 $12,000 per year for a | ||||
psychologist who holds a doctoral degree, (iv) $15,000 $6,500 | ||||
per year for a licensed clinical social worker , or a licensed | ||||
clinical professional counselor, or a licensed marriage and | ||||
family therapist, and (v) $4,000 $2,500 per year for a | ||||
substance use professional , a certified alcohol and drug | ||||
counselor, or a certified recovery support specialist, (vi) | ||||
$12,000 per year for a professional possessing a master's |
degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or marriage and | ||
family therapy, and (vii) $6,000 per year for a professional | ||
possessing a bachelor's degree in counseling, psychology, or | ||
social work . | ||
No less than 30% of the funding for grants under this | ||
Section each fiscal year shall be reserved for awards to | ||
minority applicants of African American or Black, Hispanic or | ||
Latinx, Asian, or Native American origin. If the Commission | ||
does not receive enough applications from qualified minorities | ||
on or before January 1 of a given fiscal year to award 30% of | ||
the funding to qualified minority applicants, then the | ||
Commission may award a portion of these reserved funds to | ||
other qualified applicants.
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(Source: P.A. 100-862, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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(110 ILCS 996/30)
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Sec. 30. Eligibility; work requirement. | ||
(a) To be eligible for assistance under the Community | ||
Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Program, | ||
the Commission must find that the applicant satisfies all of | ||
the following: | ||
(1) He or she is a United States citizen or an eligible | ||
noncitizen.
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(2) He or she is a resident of this State. | ||
(3) He or she has worked for at least 12 consecutive | ||
months as a behavioral health professional in a community |
mental health center , behavioral health clinic, substance | ||
use treatment center, or State-operated psychiatric | ||
hospital licensed or certified by the Department of Human | ||
Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||
Services in an underserved or rural federally designated | ||
Mental Health Professional Shortage Area in this State. | ||
(4) He or she is a borrower with an outstanding | ||
balance due on an educational loan. | ||
(5) He or she has not defaulted on an educational | ||
loan. | ||
(b) The Commission may grant preference to a previous | ||
recipient of a grant under the Program, provided that the | ||
recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements under | ||
this Section. | ||
(c) A recipient of a grant under the Program must complete | ||
a separate 12-month period working in a community mental | ||
health center in an underserved or rural federally designated | ||
Mental Health Professional Shortage Area in this State for | ||
each grant that he or she is awarded.
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(Source: P.A. 100-862, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||
2024.
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