104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1273 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 996/25 Amends the Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Act. Adds a licensed occupational therapist and a licensed occupational therapy assistant to the list of health care professionals that may receive a grant of $15,000 or less per year from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, subject to appropriation, for a maximum of 4 years. LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1273 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 996/25 110 ILCS 996/25 Amends the Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Act. Adds a licensed occupational therapist and a licensed occupational therapy assistant to the list of health care professionals that may receive a grant of $15,000 or less per year from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, subject to appropriation, for a maximum of 4 years. LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1273 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 996/25 110 ILCS 996/25 110 ILCS 996/25 Amends the Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Act. Adds a licensed occupational therapist and a licensed occupational therapy assistant to the list of health care professionals that may receive a grant of $15,000 or less per year from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, subject to appropriation, for a maximum of 4 years. LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b A BILL FOR SB1273LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b SB1273 LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b SB1273 LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Community Behavioral Health Care 5 Professional Loan Repayment Program Act is amended by changing 6 Section 25 as follows: 7 (110 ILCS 996/25) 8 Sec. 25. Award; maximum loan time; maximum amount. Subject 9 to appropriation, the Commission shall award a grant to each 10 qualified applicant for a maximum of 4 years. The Commission 11 must encourage the recipient of a grant awarded under this Act 12 to use the grant award for payments towards the recipient's 13 educational loans. The amount of the grant shall not exceed 14 (i) $40,000 per year for a psychiatrist, (ii) $20,000 per year 15 for an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician 16 assistant, (iii) $20,000 per year for a psychologist who holds 17 a doctoral degree, (iv) $15,000 per year for a licensed 18 clinical social worker, a licensed clinical professional 19 counselor, or a licensed marriage and family therapist, a 20 licensed occupational therapist, or a licensed occupational 21 therapy assistant, (v) $4,000 per year for a substance use 22 professional, a certified alcohol and drug counselor, or a 23 certified recovery support specialist, (vi) $12,000 per year 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1273 Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 996/25 110 ILCS 996/25 110 ILCS 996/25 Amends the Community Behavioral Health Care Professional Loan Repayment Act. Adds a licensed occupational therapist and a licensed occupational therapy assistant to the list of health care professionals that may receive a grant of $15,000 or less per year from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, subject to appropriation, for a maximum of 4 years. LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b A BILL FOR 110 ILCS 996/25 LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b SB1273 LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b SB1273- 2 -LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b SB1273 - 2 - LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b SB1273 - 2 - LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b SB1273 - 2 - LRB104 07387 LNS 17428 b