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| Public Act 093-0806 |
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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 | ||||
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)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 | ||||
Treasury the
Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund. The | ||||
monies in the Fund may be
used by and at the direction of the | ||||
Department for the administration and
enforcement of this Act, | ||||
including but not limited to:
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(a) Distribution and publication of the Nursing and | ||||
Advanced Practice
Nursing Act and the rules at the time of | ||||
renewal to all persons licensed by
the Department under | ||||
this Act.
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(b) Employment of secretarial, nursing, | ||||
administrative, enforcement, and
other staff for the | ||||
administration of this Act.
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(c) Conducting a survey, as prescribed by rule of the | ||||
Department, once
every 4 years during the license renewal | ||||
period.
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(d) Conducting of training seminars for licensees | ||||
under this Act relating
to the obligations, | ||||
responsibilities, enforcement and other provisions of
the | ||||
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 | ||||
to
this Act shall be deposited in the Nursing Dedicated | ||||
and Professional Fund.
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(iii) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1988, | ||||
the moneys deposited
in the Nursing Dedicated and | ||
Professional Fund shall be appropriated to the
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Department for expenses of the Department and the Board | ||
in the
administration of this Act. All earnings | ||
received from investment of
moneys in the Nursing | ||
Dedicated and Professional Fund shall be
deposited in | ||
the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund and shall | ||
be used
for the same purposes as fees deposited in the | ||
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, $1,200,000
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$750,000 of the moneys deposited in the
Nursing | ||
Dedicated
and Professional Fund each year shall be set | ||
aside and appropriated to the
Illinois
Department of | ||
Public Health for nursing scholarships awarded | ||
pursuant to
the Nursing Education Scholarship Law.
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Representatives
of the Department and the Nursing | ||
Education Scholarship Program Advisory
Council shall | ||
review this requirement and
the scholarship awards | ||
every 2 years.
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(v) Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the | ||
Professions
Indirect Cost Fund as authorized under | ||
Section 2105-300 of the
Department of Professional | ||
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 | ||
becoming law.
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