Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
Filed: 3/2/2026
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3688 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3688 on page 1, 
3immediately below line 3, by inserting the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Medical School Curriculum Act is amended 
5by adding Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 55/3 new)
7    Sec. 3. Menopause education required. In addition to the 
8requirements imposed by this Act, each and every medical 
9school established, maintained, and operated by the State of 
10Illinois shall include in the curriculum the study of 
11perimenopause and menopause recognition and management. Such 
12study may be by specific courses in perimenopause and 
13menopause or may be incorporated in existing subjects taught 
14in the school."; and
 
15on page 1, line 4, by replacing "5" with "10"; and
 
 
 
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1by deleting line 19 on page 2 through line 17 on page 4; and
 
2on page 4, line 19, by replacing "Section 65-60" with 
3"Sections 55-5 and 60-5"; and
 
4by replacing line 20 on page 4 through line 12 on page 7 with 
5the following:
 
6    "(225 ILCS 65/55-5)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
8    Sec. 55-5. LPN education program requirements.
9    (a) All Illinois practical nurse education programs must 
10be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department before 
11the successful completion of such a program may be applied 
12toward meeting the requirements for practical nurse licensure 
13under this Act. Any program changing the level of educational 
14preparation or the relationship with or to the parent 
15institution or establishing an extension of an existing 
16program must request a review by the Board and approval by the 
17Department. The Board shall review and make a recommendation 
18for the approval or disapproval of a program by the Department 
19based on the following criteria:
20        (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for 
21    the program and the facilities used, the potential of the 
22    program to recruit faculty and students, financial support 
 
 
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1    for the program, and other criteria, as established by 
2    rule;
3        (2) program curriculum, including the study of 
4    perimenopause and menopause recognition and management, 
5    that meets all State requirements;
6        (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse 
7    Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator 
8    in the development of the program; and
9        (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval.
10    (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to 
11maintain Department approval, a practical nursing program must 
12meet all of the following requirements:
13        (1) The program must continually be administered by a 
14    Nurse Administrator.
15        (2) The institution responsible for conducting the 
16    program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that 
17    individual faculty members are academically and 
18    professionally competent.
19        (3) The program curriculum must contain all applicable 
20    requirements established by rule, including both theory 
21    and clinical components.
22        (4) The passage rates of the program's graduating 
23    classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be 
24    deemed satisfactory by the Department.
25    (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or 
26hosting a practical nursing program may be made at the 
 
 
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1discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation 
2of the Board.
3    (d) Any institution conducting a practical nursing program 
4that wishes to discontinue the program must do each of the 
5following:
6        (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent 
7    to discontinue the program.
8        (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and 
9    the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of 
10    termination of the program.
11        (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the 
12    last student shall graduate from the program and the 
13    program shall terminate.
14        (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of 
15    their education in the event of program termination prior 
16    to the graduation of the program's final student.
17        (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the 
18    Department, in writing, of the location of student and 
19    graduate records storage.
20(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
 
21    (225 ILCS 65/60-5)
22    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
23    Sec. 60-5. RN education program requirements; out-of-State 
24programs.
25    (a) All registered professional nurse education programs 
 
 
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1must be reviewed by the Board and approved by the Department 
2before the successful completion of such a program may be 
3applied toward meeting the requirements for registered 
4professional nurse licensure under this Act. Any program 
5changing the level of educational preparation or the 
6relationship with or to the parent institution or establishing 
7an extension of an existing program must request a review by 
8the Board and approval by the Department. The Board shall 
9review and make a recommendation for the approval or 
10disapproval of a program by the Department based on the 
11following criteria:
12        (1) a feasibility study that describes the need for 
13    the program and the facilities used, the potential of the 
14    program to recruit faculty and students, financial support 
15    for the program, and other criteria, as established by 
16    rule;
17        (2) program curriculum, including the study of 
18    perimenopause and menopause recognition and management, 
19    that meets all State requirements;
20        (2.5) measurement of program effectiveness based on a 
21    passage rate of all graduates over the 3 most recent 
22    calendar years without reference to first-time test 
23    takers; 
24        (3) the administration of the program by a Nurse 
25    Administrator and the involvement of a Nurse Administrator 
26    in the development of the program;
 
 
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1        (4) the occurrence of a site visit prior to approval; 
2    and
3        (5) beginning December 31, 2022, obtaining and 
4    maintaining programmatic accreditation by a national 
5    accrediting body for nursing education recognized by the 
6    United States Department of Education and approved by the 
7    Department.
8    The Department and Board of Nursing shall be notified 
9within 30 days if the program loses its accreditation. The 
10Department may adopt rules regarding a warning process and 
11reaccreditation. 
12    (b) In order to obtain initial Department approval and to 
13maintain Department approval, a registered professional 
14nursing program must meet all of the following requirements:
15        (1) The institution responsible for conducting the 
16    program and the Nurse Administrator must ensure that 
17    individual faculty members are academically and 
18    professionally competent.
19        (2) The program curriculum must contain all applicable 
20    requirements established by rule, including both theory 
21    and clinical components.
22        (3) The passage rates of the program's graduating 
23    classes on the State-approved licensure exam must be 
24    deemed satisfactory by the Department.
25    (c) Program site visits to an institution conducting or 
26hosting a professional nursing program may be made at the 
 
 
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1discretion of the Nursing Coordinator or upon recommendation 
2of the Board. Full routine site visits may be conducted by the 
3Department for periodic evaluation. Such visits shall be used 
4to determine compliance with this Act. Full routine site 
5visits must be announced and may be waived at the discretion of 
6the Department if the program maintains accreditation with an 
7accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of 
8Education and approved by the Department.
9    (d) Any institution conducting a registered professional 
10nursing program that wishes to discontinue the program must do 
11each of the following:
12        (1) Notify the Department, in writing, of its intent 
13    to discontinue the program.
14        (2) Continue to meet the requirements of this Act and 
15    the rules adopted thereunder until the official date of 
16    termination of the program.
17        (3) Notify the Department of the date on which the 
18    last student shall graduate from the program and the 
19    program shall terminate.
20        (4) Assist remaining students in the continuation of 
21    their education in the event of program termination prior 
22    to the graduation of the program's final student.
23        (5) Upon the closure of the program, notify the 
24    Department, in writing, of the location of student and 
25    graduate records' storage.
26    (e) Out-of-State registered professional nursing education 
 
 
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1programs planning to offer clinical practice experiences in 
2this State must meet the requirements set forth in this 
3Section and must meet the clinical and faculty requirements 
4for institutions outside of this State, as established by 
5rule. The institution responsible for conducting an 
6out-of-State registered professional nursing education program 
7and the administrator of the program shall be responsible for 
8ensuring that the individual faculty and preceptors overseeing 
9the clinical experience are academically and professionally 
10competent. 
11(Source: P.A. 103-533, eff. 1-1-24.)"; and
 
12on page 7, line 14, by replacing "11.5" with "13"; and
 
13by replacing line 15 on page 7 through line 9 on page 9 with 
14the following:
 
15    "(225 ILCS 95/13)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4613)
16    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
17    Sec. 13. Department powers and duties. 
18    (a) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Department 
19shall:
20        (1) adopt rules setting forth standards to be met by a 
21    school or institution offering a course of training for 
22    physician assistants prior to approval of such school or 
23    institution, including the study of perimenopause and 
 
 
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1    menopause recognition and management;
2        (2) adopt rules setting forth uniform and reasonable 
3    standards of instruction to be met prior to approval of 
4    such course of institution for physician assistants; and
5        (3) determine the reputability and good standing of 
6    such schools or institutions and their course of 
7    instruction for physician assistants by reference to 
8    compliance with such rules, provided that no school of 
9    physician assistants that refuses admittance to applicants 
10    solely on account of race, color, sex, or creed shall be 
11    considered reputable and in good standing.
12    (b) No rule shall be adopted under this Act which allows a 
13physician assistant to perform any act, task, or function 
14primarily performed in the lawful practice of optometry under 
15the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987.
16    (c) All rules shall be submitted to the Board for review 
17and the Department shall consider any comments provided by the 
18Board. 
19(Source: P.A. 100-453, eff. 8-25-17.)".