Sen. Terri Bryant

Filed: 4/8/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1651

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1651 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by adding
5Section 60-45 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 65/60-45 new)
7    Sec. 60-45. State agency registered nurse hiring;
8accreditation. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
9contrary, when hiring a registered nurse, no State agency
10shall take into consideration the accreditation status of the
11nursing school or program of the applicant if he or she
12graduated from a nursing program at a State-funded public
13college or university in Illinois and is licensed as a
14registered nurse by the Department under this Act.".