Section 110 ILCS 967/10-20 - Eligibility(a) The Commission shall, on an annual basis, receive and consider applications for grant assistance under the program. An applicant is eligible for a grant under the program if the Commission finds that the applicant: (1) is a United States citizen or permanent resident; (2) is a resident of Illinois; (3) has worked for at least 12 consecutive months as a nurse educator in an approved program of professional or practical nursing education in Illinois; (4) is a borrower with an outstanding balance due on an educational loan; and (5) has not defaulted on an educational loan. (b) Preference may be given to previous recipients of a grant under the program, provided that the recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in this Section. (c) A recipient of a grant under the program must fulfill a separate 12-month period as a nurse educator in an approved program of professional or practical nursing education in Illinois for each grant that he or she is awarded.Added by P.A. 094-1020, § 10-20, eff. 7/11/2006.