Rep. Yolonda Morris
Filed: 3/4/2025
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1706 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1706 on page 1, by 
3replacing lines 4 and 5 with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing 
5Section 50-26 and by adding Article 85 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 65/50-26)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
8    Sec. 50-26. Application for license. Applications for 
9licenses shall be made to the Department on forms prescribed 
10by the Department and accompanied by the required fee. All 
11applications shall contain the information that, in the 
12judgment of the Department, will enable the Department to pass 
13on the qualifications of the applicant for a license under 
14this Act.
15    If an applicant fails to obtain a license under this Act 
16within 3 years after filing his or her application, the 
 
 
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1application shall be denied. The applicant may make a new 
2application, which shall be accompanied by the required 
3nonrefundable fee. The applicant shall be required to meet the 
4qualifications required for licensure at the time of 
5reapplication.
6    The Department may establish, by rule, fees to be charged 
7for the purpose of implementing and enforcing the provisions 
8of this Act, including the fees necessary to implement the 
9Nurse Licensure Compact under Article 85. On or after the 
10effective date of the Nurse Licensure Compact under Article 
1185, the Department may set the required fees to apply for a 
12multi-state license, upgrade from a single state license to a 
13multi-state license, and renew a multi-state license. The 
14initial application fee for a multi-state license issued under 
15this Section shall be no less than $150. The biennial 
16multi-state license renewal fee shall be no less than $125. 
17(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)".