Rep. Lilian Jiménez
Filed: 3/23/2023
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3561
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3561 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 34-18.82 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.82 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 34-18.82. Nursing pipeline sustainment program. | ||||||
8 | (a) No later than September 15, 2023, the board shall | ||||||
9 | create a nurse pipeline sustainment program. This program | ||||||
10 | shall seek to develop and retain nurses in the district. | ||||||
11 | (b) To be eligible, an employee must be currently working | ||||||
12 | as a licensed practical nurse for at least one year with the | ||||||
13 | board. | ||||||
14 | (c) The program shall seek to support a licensed practical | ||||||
15 | nurse seeking to become a registered nurse. | ||||||
16 | (d) The program shall partner with accredited institutions |
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1 | of higher education, mutually agreed upon by the board and the | ||||||
2 | exclusive bargaining representative, to complete necessary | ||||||
3 | nursing classes, labs, and clinicals to obtain the | ||||||
4 | prerequisites to take the licensure exam to become a | ||||||
5 | registered nurse. Nursing classes and labs should not occur | ||||||
6 | during the employee's scheduled work hours or conflict with | ||||||
7 | the employee's board employment. Clinicals that take place at | ||||||
8 | district schools during work hours are permitted if they have | ||||||
9 | been approved by the employee's direct supervisor. | ||||||
10 | (e) Members of the program should, to the extent | ||||||
11 | practicable, continue working at their current school sites | ||||||
12 | and continue to work in the district for at least 2 years upon | ||||||
13 | completion of the registered nurse credential. | ||||||
14 | (f) The district shall cover up to $10,000 in expenses per | ||||||
15 | candidate for up to 100 candidates per year, selected upon | ||||||
16 | application to the program, for nursing program classes, labs, | ||||||
17 | and clinicals. Candidates must commit to at least 2 years as a | ||||||
18 | registered nurse in the district upon passing of the | ||||||
19 | registered nurse licensure exam, which must be taken within 6 | ||||||
20 | months after the completion of the program. For candidates who | ||||||
21 | leave the district before the end of the 2 years, candidates | ||||||
22 | shall reimburse the district for a proportional cost of the | ||||||
23 | time they do not complete with the district. Additional | ||||||
24 | covered costs for completing the licensure are subject to | ||||||
25 | appropriation. Nurses shall be required to complete a tuition | ||||||
26 | reimbursement contract in accordance with the board's existing |
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1 | policies. | ||||||
2 | (g) The nurse pipeline sustainment program shall end on | ||||||
3 | December 31, 2027.
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.".
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