Bill > HB3511

This bill establishes the Nonprofit Clinical Supervision Grant Program to help social workers in Illinois obtain their clinical licensure. The program, administered by the Department of Human Services and subject to appropriation, will provide grants to eligible nonprofit associations to hire licensed clinical social workers who can provide group clinical supervision to social workers across the state. Eligible nonprofit associations must be located in Illinois, registered as a tax-exempt organization, and represent social work or related services. Grant recipients must submit applications detailing their mission, a plan for using funds, and a proposed budget. The grants can only be used to hire licensed clinical social workers for supervision and to administer supervision programs. Additionally, the bill increases the maximum loan repayment grant from $6,500 to $8,000 per year for school and municipal/county social workers. Recipients can apply for additional funding in subsequent years only if they can verify that the previous year's grant was applied to reducing their educational loan balance. The Department of Human Services will evaluate the program's effectiveness and submit biennial reports to the General Assembly, with the goal of supporting social workers in completing their supervised clinical experience requirements and addressing social work professional shortages in Illinois.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3511&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104