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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 526
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 526 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Naprapathic Practice Act is amended by
5 changing Section 50 as follows:
6 (225 ILCS 63/50)
7 Sec. 50. Naprapathic Examining Committee. The Director
8 shall appoint a Naprapathic Examining Committee to consist of
9 7 persons who shall be appointed by and shall serve in an
10 advisory capacity to the Director. Five members must hold an
11 active license to engage in the practice of naprapathy in
12 this State. Committee membership shall consist of at least
13 one appointee, who shall be a member in good standing, from
14 each of the following: (i) the American Naprapathic
15 Association; (ii) the Illinois Naprapathic Association, and
16 (iii) the naprapathic faculty of the Chicago National College
17 of Naprapathy, one member shall be a physician licensed to
18 practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois, and one
19 member must be a member of the public who is not licensed
20 under this Act or a similar Act of another jurisdiction or
21 has no connection with the profession. The initial appointees
22 who would otherwise be required to be licensed naprapaths
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1 shall instead be individuals who have been practicing
2 naprapathy for at least 5 years and who would be eligible
3 under this Act for licensure as naprapaths. Neither the
4 public member nor the physician member shall participate in
5 the preparation or administration of the examination of
6 applicants for licensure. The public member shall not be a
7 voting member.
8 Members shall serve 4 year terms and until their
9 successors are appointed and qualified, except that of the
10 initial appointments, 2 members shall be appointed to serve
11 for 2 years, 2 shall be appointed to serve for 3 years and
12 the remaining members shall be appointed to serve for 4 years
13 and until their successors are appointed and qualified. No
14 member shall be reappointed to the Committee for a term that
15 would cause his or her continuous service on the Committee to
16 be longer than 8 consecutive years. Appointments to fill
17 vacancies shall be made in the same manner as original
18 appointments, for the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
19 Initial terms shall begin upon the effective date of this
20 Act. Committee members in office on that date shall be
21 appointed to specific terms as indicated in this Section.
22 The Committee shall annually elect a chairman and a
23 vice-chairman who shall preside in the absence of the
24 chairman.
25 The membership of the Committee should reasonably reflect
26 representation from the geographic areas in this State.
27 The Director may terminate the appointment of any member
28 for cause.
29 The Director may give due consideration to all
30 recommendations of the Committee.
31 Without limiting the power of the Department to conduct
32 investigations in any manner, the Committee may recommend to
33 the Director that one or more licensed naprapaths be selected
34 by the Director to conduct or assist in any investigation
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1 under this Act. A licensed naprapath so selected may receive
2 remuneration as determined by the Director.
3 (Source: P.A. 89-61, eff. 6-30-95.)".