Sen. Terri Bryant
Filed: 4/8/2021
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1651
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1651 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Section 60-45 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (225 ILCS 65/60-45 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 60-45. State agency registered nurse hiring; | ||||||
8 | accreditation. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the | ||||||
9 | contrary, when hiring a registered nurse, no State agency | ||||||
10 | shall take into consideration the accreditation status of the | ||||||
11 | nursing school or program of the applicant if he or she | ||||||
12 | graduated from a nursing program at a State-funded public | ||||||
13 | college or university in Illinois and is licensed as a | ||||||
14 | registered nurse by the Department under this Act. ".
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