Javier Cervantes
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 1
Primary
Creates the Mental Health Professional Career Scholarship Act. Requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to create the Mental Health Professional Career Scholarship Program to award scholarships to Illinois students pursuing a mental health professional career in order to increase diversity rates by recruiting individuals to work in mental health fields in the public sector or mental health jobs that have a high demand for new employees and retain those individuals. Sets forth provisions concerning the selection of recipients, the amount of assistance, applications for assistance, the payment of assistance, administering the scholarship program, and rulemaking.
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2025
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 013-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
Postponed - Higher Education
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Higher Education
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Postponed - Higher Education
Assigned to Higher Education
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Filed with Secretary by Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Senate Amendment 001 | HTML PDF |
| Senate Amendment 002 | HTML PDF |
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