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 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1259 Introduced , by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 65/50-80 new 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 LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1259 Introduced , by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 65/50-80 new 225 ILCS 65/50-80 new 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 LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b A BILL FOR HB1259LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b HB1259 LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b HB1259 LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b 1 AN ACT concerning regulation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by adding 5 Section 50-80 as follows: 6 (225 ILCS 65/50-80 new) 7 Sec. 50-80. Tuition reimbursement program. An individual 8 licensed under this Act may apply for a program that provides a 9 full tuition reimbursement to individuals who: (i) attended 10 and graduated from an education program based in the State; 11 and (ii) commit to working in a safety-net hospital in the 12 State for at least 5 years. As used in this Section, 13 "safety-net hospital" means a hospital identified by the 14 Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Section 15 5-5e.1 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1259 Introduced , by Rep. Hoan Huynh SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 65/50-80 new 225 ILCS 65/50-80 new 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 LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b A BILL FOR 225 ILCS 65/50-80 new LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b HB1259 LRB103 24887 AMQ 51220 b