HUMAN SERVICE PRO LOAN PROGRAM Senate SponsorsSen. Laura Fine-Laura M. Murphy, Mattie Hunter, Kimberly A. Lightford-Celina Villanueva and Eric Mattson House Sponsors(Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.-Dagmara Avelar, Michael Halpin, Terra Costa Howard, Kambium Buckner, Sue Scherer, Deb Conroy, Elizabeth Hernandez, Maurice A. West, II, Michelle Mussman, Katie Stuart, LaToya Greenwood, Anna Moeller, Sonya M. Harper, Barbara Hernandez and Camille Y. Lilly) 6/10/2022SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1089 New ActCreates the Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Program Act. Creates the Human Service Professional Loan Repayment Program, which shall be administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, to provide loan repayment assistance to eligible direct service professionals practicing in a community-based, human service agency that contracts with or is grant funded by a State agency. Contains provisions concerning applications, award amounts, eligibility and work requirements, and rules.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill with the following changes. Provides that the program's provision of loan repayment assistance is subject to appropriation, and makes a related change. Corrects grammatical errors, including changing references from "human service" to "human services". Adds an effective date of January 1, 2023, and makes a related change.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 with the following changes. Removes the definition of eligible applicant. Changes the definition of professional to an individual employed by a human service agency that contracts with or is grant-funded by a State agency for specified purposes. Removes the requirement of a qualified program to be in the human services field for the purpose of training and preparing students to be human service professionals. Changes references from a direct service professional to a human service professional or a professional. Removes as eligibility criteria being a United States citizen or eligible noncitizen and holding a degree from a qualified program. Requires an applicant to remain a full-time employee as a human service professional in the same community-based human service agency for at least 12 months after receiving the grant (instead of remain a full-time employee as a human service professional in a community-based human service agency at least 12 months after receiving the grant). Removes provisions concerning repayment of grant or stipend funds if the professional does not complete a required period of employment as a human service professional. Effective January 1, 2023. 1/21/2022SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine 1/21/2022SenateFirst Reading 1/21/2022SenateReferred to Assignments 2/1/2022SenateAssigned to Higher Education 2/7/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine 2/7/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/8/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 2/8/2022SenateWaive Posting Notice 2/8/2022SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 2/9/2022SenateDo Pass as Amended Higher Education; 013-000-000 2/9/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2022 2/10/2022SenateSecond Reading 2/10/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 15, 2022 2/15/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Laura Fine 2/15/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 2/22/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education 2/22/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 012-000-000 2/23/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy 2/24/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 2/24/2022SenateRecalled to Second Reading 2/24/2022SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Fine 2/24/2022SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 2/24/2022SenateThird Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 2/24/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford 2/25/2022HouseArrived in House 2/25/2022HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. 2/25/2022HouseFirst Reading 2/25/2022HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/4/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin 3/7/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard 3/7/2022HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Human Services Committee 3/10/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner 3/10/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer 3/10/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy 3/10/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez 3/14/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II 3/16/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman 3/18/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart 3/22/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood 3/22/2022HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar 3/22/2022SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva 3/24/2022HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Appropriations-Human Services Committee; 019-000-000 3/24/2022HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/24/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller 3/25/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper 3/29/2022HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/29/2022HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/31/2022HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/31/2022HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 3/31/2022SenatePassed Both Houses 3/31/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez 4/1/2022HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 4/29/2022SenateSent to the Governor 5/17/2022SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Eric Mattson 6/10/2022SenateGovernor Approved 6/10/2022SenateEffective Date January 1, 2023 6/10/2022SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 102-1089