93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB7029


 
Introduced 02/09/04, by Mary E. Flowers
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














225 ILCS 65/20-40









    Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.  Increases the amount of moneys in the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to be appropriated to the Department of Public Health for nursing scholarships awarded pursuant to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law from $750,000 to $1,500,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter. Effective immediately.
















LRB093 19876 AMC 45619 b

















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HB7029

LRB093 19876 AMC 45619 b






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    AN ACT concerning nursing.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 20-40 as follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 65/20-40)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)

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    Sec. 20-40. Fund. There is hereby created within the State 
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Treasury the
Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund.  The 
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monies in the Fund may be
used by and at the direction of the 
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Department for the administration and
enforcement of this Act, 
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including but not limited to:


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        (a) Distribution and publication of the Nursing and 
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    Advanced Practice
Nursing Act and the rules at the time of 
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    renewal to all persons licensed by
the Department under 
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    this Act.


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        (b) Employment of secretarial, nursing, 
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    administrative, enforcement, and
other staff for the 
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    administration of this Act.


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        (c) Conducting a survey, as prescribed by rule of the 
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    Department, once
every 4 years during the license renewal 
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    period.


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        (d) Conducting of training seminars for licensees 
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    under this Act relating
to the obligations, 
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    responsibilities, enforcement and other provisions of
the 
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    Act and its rules.


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        (e) Disposition of Fees:


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            (i) (Blank).


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            (ii) All of the fees and fines collected pursuant 
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        to
this Act shall be deposited in the Nursing Dedicated 
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        and Professional Fund.


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            (iii) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1988, 
 


 






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        the moneys deposited
in the Nursing Dedicated and 
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        Professional Fund shall be appropriated to the

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        Department for expenses of the Department and the Board 
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        in the
administration of this Act.  All earnings 
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        received from investment of
moneys in the Nursing 
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        Dedicated and Professional Fund shall be
deposited in 
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        the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund and shall 
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        be used
for the same purposes as fees deposited in the 
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        Fund.


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            (iv) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004

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        2001 and for
each fiscal
year thereafter, $1,500,000

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        $750,000 of the moneys deposited in the
Nursing 
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        Dedicated
and Professional Fund each year shall be set 
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        aside and appropriated to the
Illinois
Department of 
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        Public Health for nursing scholarships awarded 
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        pursuant to
the Nursing Education Scholarship Law.

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        Representatives
of the Department and the Nursing 
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        Education Scholarship Program Advisory
Council shall 
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        review this requirement and
the scholarship awards 
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        every 2 years.


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            (v) Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the 
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        Professions
Indirect Cost Fund as authorized under 
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        Section 2105-300 of the
Department of Professional 
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        Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-300).

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(Source: P.A. 91-239, 1-1-00; 92-46, eff. 7-1-01.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.