Bill Status of SB 2064   94th General Assembly

Short Description:  REGULATION-TECH

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Susan Garrett-Donne E. Trotter and Jacqueline Y. Collins

House Sponsors
(Rep. Susana A Mendoza)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  7/28/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0352

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
225 ILCS 65/5-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
225 ILCS 65/5-1
Adds reference to:
225 ILCS 65/10-30

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Provides that applicants for registered nurse licensure pursuant to certain provisions of the Act who are graduates of nursing educational programs in a country other than the United States or its territories and applicants licensed in another state or territory who are applying for licensure and who have received their education in a country other than the United States or its territories shall have their nursing education credentials evaluated by a nursing credentialing evaluation service approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that no such applicant may be issued a license unless the applicant's program is deemed by the nursing credentialing evaluation service to be equivalent to a professional nursing education program approved by the Department. Provides that an applicant who has graduated from a nursing educational program outside of the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English shall submit certification of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and that the Department may waive the requirement that the applicant pass the TOEFL examination if the applicant submits verification of the successful completion of a nursing education program conducted in English or, in the case of applicants licensed in another state or territory who have received their education in a country other than the United States or its territories, the successful passage of an approved licensing examination given in English (now, provides that applicants for registered nurse licensure pursuant to certain provisions of the Act who are graduates of nursing educational programs in a country other than the United States or its territories must submit to the Department certification of successful completion of the Commission of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) examination and that an applicant who is unable to provide appropriate documentation to satisfy CGFNS of her or his educational qualifications for the CGFNS examination shall be required to pass an examination to test competency in the English language, which shall be prescribed by the Department, if the applicant is determined by the Board of Nursing to be educationally prepared in nursing and provides that an applicant licensed in another state or territory who is applying for licensure and has received her or his education in a country other than the United States or its territories shall be exempt from the completion of the CGFNS examination if the applicant meets certain requirements). Effective immediately.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
In the provisions concerning applicants for certain registered nurse licensure who are graduates of nursing educational programs in a country other than the United States or its territories and applicants who are licensed in another state or territory who have received their education in a country other than the United States or its territories, provides that the Department may, upon recommendation from the nursing evaluation service, waive the requirement that an applicant pass the TOEFL examination if the applicant submits verification of the successful completion of a nursing education program conducted in English or the successful passage of an approved licensing examination in English, if applicable (now, no recommendation from the nursing evaluation service is required).

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/25/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
  2/25/2005SenateFirst Reading
  2/25/2005SenateReferred to Rules
  3/2/2005SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities
  3/10/2005SenateHeld in Licensed Activities
  3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
  3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
  3/16/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
  3/16/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  3/17/2005SenateDo Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 008-000-000
  3/17/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 6, 2005
  4/6/2005SenateSecond Reading
  4/6/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
  4/7/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett
  4/7/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
  4/11/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Licensed Activities
  4/12/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities; 006-000-000
  4/14/2005SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  4/14/2005SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Garrett
  4/14/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  4/14/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
  4/14/2005HouseArrived in House
  4/14/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  4/14/2005HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
  4/14/2005HouseFirst Reading
  4/14/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  4/20/2005HouseAssigned to Registration and Regulation Committee
  4/27/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 016-000-000
  4/28/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/3/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/3/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/20/2005HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
  5/24/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-014-003
  5/24/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  5/24/2005SenatePassed Both Houses
  6/22/2005SenateSent to the Governor
  7/28/2005SenateGovernor Approved
  7/28/2005SenateEffective Date July 28, 2005
  7/28/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0352

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