104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1511 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loans pursuant to Public Act 94-1020. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries. Appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating nurses. Appropriates $6,000,000 from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1511 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loans pursuant to Public Act 94-1020. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries. Appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating nurses. Appropriates $6,000,000 from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1511 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loans pursuant to Public Act 94-1020. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries. Appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating nurses. Appropriates $6,000,000 from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b SB1511LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b SB1511 LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b SB1511 LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b 1 AN ACT concerning appropriations. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The sum of $1,000,000, or so much of that sum as 5 may be necessary, is appropriated from the Education 6 Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission 7 for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of 8 their educational loans pursuant to Public Act 94-1020. 9 Section 10. The sum of $1,000,000, or so much of that sum 10 as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue 11 Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator 12 fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries. 13 Section 15. The sum of $1,500,000, or so much of that sum 14 as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue 15 Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants 16 for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating 17 nurses. 18 Section 20. The sum of $6,000,000, or so much of that sum 19 as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Nursing 20 Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student 21 Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1511 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Appropriates $1,000,000 from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for grants to eligible nurse educators to use for payment of their educational loans pursuant to Public Act 94-1020. Appropriates $1,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for nurse educator fellowships to supplement nurse faculty salaries. Appropriates $1,500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Board of Higher Education for competitive grants for nursing schools to increase the number of graduating nurses. Appropriates $6,000,000 from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for expenses related to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b SB1511 LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b SB1511- 2 -LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b SB1511 - 2 - LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b SB1511 - 2 - LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b 1 Education Scholarship Law. SB1511 - 2 - LRB104 06396 LNS 16432 b