Bill Sponsors: IL SB2439 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2439 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-10 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2439 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsors
Name | Type | Sponsorship | District | Financial | Encyclopedia | Biography |
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Senator Mattie Hunter [D] | Primary | Sponsored Bills | SD-003 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Senator Karina Villa [D] | Cosponsor | Sponsored Bills | SD-025 | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |