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SB 2441

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by John Horhn

Illinois would create an ISAC‑administered Medical Education Grant Program to cover nontuition costs for Illinois medical students and residents with financial need, if funded.

Died In Committee
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Bill Summary · SB 2441

Summary — SB 2441 (2025) — Illinois Medical Education Grant Program

Status: Died in committee
Introduced: February 7 / Filed March 13, 2025
Primary sponsor: Sen. Sally J. Turner
Related: HB 4028 (companion)
Effective date (if enacted): July 1, 2025

Purpose / Intent

SB 2441 would add a new Section 65.88 to the Higher Education Student Assistance Act to create a state‑administered Medical Education Grant Program. The stated goals are to:
- attract capable and promising students to the medical profession,
- increase employment and retention of individuals receiving clinical training in Illinois, and
- reduce financial barriers to medical education and specialty/residency training.

Key provisions

  • Administration: The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) would develop and administer the program, subject to appropriation.
  • Eligible uses: Grants may cover nontuition costs associated with attending an Illinois medical or osteopathic college/school or receiving specialty/residency training (explicitly includes living expenses; not limited to tuition).
  • Eligibility — Medical students:
    • Must be an Illinois resident at time of application.
    • Must have been accepted to an in‑state medical or osteopathic college/school.
    • Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Commission.
  • Eligibility — Resident or fellow physicians:
    • Must be an Illinois resident at time of application.
    • Must hold an MD, DO, or equivalent and be accepted/appointed to specialty or residency training at a hospital in Illinois, a state‑maintained hospital, or an affiliated training facility.
    • Must demonstrate financial need as determined by the Commission.
  • Funding condition: Grants only awarded if and as funds are appropriated by the General Assembly.

Who would be affected

  • Primary beneficiaries: Illinois residents who are accepted to in‑state medical/osteopathic schools and resident/fellow physicians training in Illinois who have demonstrated financial need.
  • Secondary effects: Illinois hospitals and residency programs (potentially improved recruitment/retention), state workforce planning (healthcare workforce supply), and state budget (requires new appropriations).

Procedural / timeline notes

  • The bill was introduced in the 104th General Assembly and would take effect July 1, 2025 if enacted.
  • Legislative actions show it was referred to multiple committees and deadlines; final status: Died In Committee (February 4, 2025 entry indicates it did not advance to enactment).
  • Because implementation depends on appropriations, enactment alone would not create awards without legislative funding.

Considerations / likely impacts

  • Positive impacts could include reduced financial stress for trainees and improved retention of clinicians in Illinois.
  • Fiscal impact would depend entirely on appropriations; no funding amounts are specified in the bill text.
  • Administrative details (award amounts, selection process, timelines) would be set by ISAC if the program is funded and implemented.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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