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Public Act 92-0046
SB751 Enrolled LRB9204285LBmg
AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing
Act is amended by changing Section 20-40 as follows:
(225 ILCS 65/20-40)
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:
(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.
(b) Employment of secretarial, nursing,
administrative, enforcement, and other staff for the
administration of this Act.
(c) Conducting a survey, as prescribed by rule of
the Department, once every 4 years during the license
renewal period.
(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.
(e) Disposition of Fees:
(i) (Blank).
(ii) All of the fees and fines collected
pursuant to this Act shall be deposited in the
Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund.
(iii) For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
1988, the moneys deposited in the Nursing Dedicated
and Professional Fund shall be appropriated to the
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.
(iv) For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2001 1991 and for each fiscal year thereafter,
$750,000 either 10% of the moneys deposited in the
Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund each year,
not including interest accumulated on such moneys,
or any moneys deposited in the Fund in each year
which are in excess of the amount appropriated in
that year to meet ordinary and contingent expenses
of the Board, whichever is less, shall be set aside
and appropriated to the Illinois Department of
Public Health for nursing scholarships awarded
pursuant to the Nursing Education Scholarship Law.
Representatives of the Department and the Nursing
Education Scholarship Program Advisory Council shall
review this requirement and the scholarship awards
every 2 years.
(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).
(Source: P.A. 90-61, eff. 12-30-97; 90-372, eff. 7-1-98;
90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 90-742, eff. 8-13-98; 91-239, 1-1-00.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
July 1, 2001.
Passed in the General Assembly May 01, 2001.
Approved June 29, 2001.
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