General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5275 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 642 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist. REP. PERILLO, 113th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5275 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 642 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by: REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist. REP. PERILLO, 113th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING THE STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR NURSING TO JOIN THE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 20-88 of the general statutes be amended to require the State Board of Examiners for Nursing to join the Nurse Licensure Compact by October 1, 2013. Statement of Purpose: To expand employment opportunities for nurses by requiring that the state join the Nurse Licensure Compact.