Bill Text: IL SB3989 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall develop and administer a medical education grant program. Provides that the goal of the program shall be to attract capable and promising students to the medical profession, increase the employment and retention of individuals who are receiving additional clinical training in medicine, and reduce any financial barriers in the medical profession. Provides that under the program, grants shall be awarded to eligible medical students and eligible resident or fellow physicians and be used to cover the nontuition costs of attending a medical or osteopathic college or school or receiving specialty or residency training, including, but not limited to, living expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Referred to Assignments [SB3989 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3989-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3989 Introduced 11/12/2024, by Sen. Sally J. Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
110 ILCS 947/65.88 new
Amends the Higher Education Student Assistance Act. Provides that, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission shall develop and administer a medical education grant program. Provides that the goal of the program shall be to attract capable and promising students to the medical profession, increase the employment and retention of individuals who are receiving additional clinical training in medicine, and reduce any financial barriers in the medical profession. Provides that under the program, grants shall be awarded to eligible medical students and eligible resident or fellow physicians and be used to cover the nontuition costs of attending a medical or osteopathic college or school or receiving specialty or residency training, including, but not limited to, living expenses. Effective July 1, 2025.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Higher Education Student Assistance Act is
amended by adding Section 65.88 as follows:
(110 ILCS 947/65.88 new)
Sec. 65.88. Medical education grant program.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Eligible medical student" means a person who meets all of
the following qualifications:
(1) The person is an Illinois resident at the time of
application for a grant under this Section.
(2) The person has been accepted to study medicine in
a medical or osteopathic college or school located in this
State.
(3) The person exhibits financial need as determined
by the Commission.
"Eligible resident or fellow physician" means a person who
meets all of the following qualifications:
(1) The person is an Illinois resident at the time of
application for a grant under this Section.
(2) The person holds the degree of Doctor of Medicine,
Doctor of Osteopathy, or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

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and has been accepted or appointed to receive specialty or
residency training by a hospital situated in this State or
been accepted or appointed to a specialty or residency
training program in a hospital or facility maintained by
the State or an affiliated training facility.
(3) The person exhibits financial need as determined
by the Commission.
(b) Subject to appropriation, the Commission shall develop
and administer a medical education grant program. The goal of
the medical education grant program shall be to attract
capable and promising students to the medical profession,
increase the employment and retention of individuals who are
receiving additional clinical training in medicine, and reduce
any financial barriers in the medical profession.
(c) Under the medical education grant program, grants
shall be awarded to eligible medical students and eligible
resident or fellow physicians and be used to cover the
nontuition costs of attending a medical or osteopathic college
or school or receiving specialty or residency training,
including, but not limited to, living expenses.