House Sponsors: KOSEL-SAVIANO-BURKE-FRITCHEY-BRADLEY, COULSON, DAVIS,MONIQUE, GILES, JEFFERSON, FLOWERS, LANG AND KLINGLER. Senate Sponsors: BURZYNSKI-BRADY,B Short description: REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS-TECH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 65/5-1 Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 65/20-40 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Provides that moneys in the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund may be used for the establishment of a nursing image program to educate the public about the role nurses play in the delivery of health services to result in the recruitment of a greater number of persons entering the profession. Provides that, in fiscal year 2003, $3,500,000 shall be appropriated from the Fund to the Department of Professional Regulation to be used within 2 fiscal years of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly for the program. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Decreases the amount of money from the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund to be used for the nursing image program from $3,500,000 to $2,000,000. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status