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| Public Act 093-1054 |
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AN ACT concerning nursing.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 8h as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/8h)
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Sec. 8h. Transfers to General Revenue Fund. | ||||
Notwithstanding any other
State law to the contrary, the | ||||
Director of the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget
may | ||||
from time to time direct the State Treasurer and Comptroller to | ||||
transfer
a specified sum from any fund held by the State | ||||
Treasurer to the General
Revenue Fund in order to help defray | ||||
the State's operating costs for the
fiscal year. The total | ||||
transfer under this Section from any fund in any
fiscal year | ||||
shall not exceed the lesser of 8% of the revenues to be | ||||
deposited
into the fund during that year or 25% of the | ||||
beginning balance in the fund.
No transfer may be made from a | ||||
fund under this Section that would have the
effect of reducing | ||||
the available balance in the fund to an amount less than
the | ||||
amount remaining unexpended and unreserved from the total | ||||
appropriation
from that fund for that fiscal year. This Section | ||||
does not apply to any
funds that are restricted by federal law | ||||
to a specific use,
or to any funds in
the Motor Fuel Tax Fund or | ||||
the Hospital Provider Fund, or to any
funds to which subsection | ||||
(f) of Section 20-40 of the Nursing and Advanced Practice | ||||
Nursing Act applies. Notwithstanding any
other provision of | ||||
this Section,
the total transfer under this Section from the | ||||
Road Fund or the State
Construction Account Fund shall not | ||||
exceed 5% of the revenues to be deposited
into the fund during | ||||
that year.
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In determining the available balance in a fund, the | ||||
Director of the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget
may | ||||
include receipts, transfers into the fund, and other
resources | ||
anticipated to be available in the fund in that fiscal year.
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The State Treasurer and Comptroller shall transfer the | ||
amounts designated
under this Section as soon as may be | ||
practicable after receiving the direction
to transfer from the | ||
Director of the Governor's Office of Management and
Budget.
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(Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 6-20-03; 93-659, eff. 2-3-04.)
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Section 10. The Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act | ||
is amended by changing Section 20-40 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 65/20-40)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2008)
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Sec. 20-40. Fund. There is hereby created within the State | ||
Treasury the
Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund. The | ||
monies in the Fund may be
used by and at the direction of the | ||
Department for the administration and
enforcement of this Act, | ||
including but not limited to:
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(a) Distribution and publication of the Nursing and | ||
Advanced Practice
Nursing Act and the rules at the time of | ||
renewal to all persons licensed by
the Department under | ||
this Act.
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(b) Employment of secretarial, nursing, | ||
administrative, enforcement, and
other staff for the | ||
administration of this Act.
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(c) Conducting a survey, as prescribed by rule of the | ||
Department, once
every 4 years during the license renewal | ||
period.
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(d) Conducting of training seminars for licensees | ||
under this Act relating
to the obligations, | ||
responsibilities, enforcement and other provisions of
the | ||
Act and its rules.
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(e) Disposition of Fees:
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(i) (Blank).
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(ii) All of the fees and fines collected pursuant | ||
to
this Act shall be deposited in the Nursing Dedicated | ||
and Professional Fund.
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(iii) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1988, | ||
the moneys deposited
in the Nursing Dedicated and | ||
Professional Fund shall be appropriated to the
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Department for expenses of the Department and the Board | ||
in the
administration of this Act. All earnings | ||
received from investment of
moneys in the Nursing | ||
Dedicated and Professional Fund shall be
deposited in | ||
the Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund and shall | ||
be used
for the same purposes as fees deposited in the | ||
Fund.
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(iv) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004
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2001 and for
each fiscal
year thereafter, $1,200,000
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$750,000 of the moneys deposited in the
Nursing | ||
Dedicated
and Professional Fund each year shall be set | ||
aside and appropriated to the
Illinois
Department of | ||
Public Health for nursing scholarships awarded | ||
pursuant to
the Nursing Education Scholarship Law.
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Representatives
of the Department and the Nursing | ||
Education Scholarship Program Advisory
Council shall | ||
review this requirement and
the scholarship awards | ||
every 2 years.
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(v) Moneys in the Fund may be transferred to the | ||
Professions
Indirect Cost Fund as authorized under | ||
Section 2105-300 of the
Department of Professional | ||
Regulation Law (20 ILCS 2105/2105-300).
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(f) Moneys set aside for nursing scholarships awarded | ||
pursuant to
the Nursing Education Scholarship Law as provided | ||
in item (iv) of subsection (e) of this Section may not be | ||
transferred under Section 8h of the State Finance Act.
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(Source: P.A. 91-239, 1-1-00; 92-46, eff. 7-1-01.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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