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4		-	AN ACT concerning regulation.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 1. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
8		-	finds:
9		-	(1) There is a growing shortage of nurses working in
10		-	Illinois health care facilities, which is most profound in
11		-	Southern Illinois.
12		-	(2) Nurse employers, including hospitals and long-term
13		-	care facilities, cannot hire the number of nurses they
14		-	need to provide quality nursing care.
15		-	(3) The purpose of the Illinois Nursing Workforce
16		-	Center is to address issues of supply and demand in the
17		-	nursing profession, including issues of recruitment,
18		-	retention, and utilization of nurse manpower resources.
19		-	(4) The Center reports that the Department of
20		-	Financial and Professional Regulation provides nursing
21		-	licenses, as of June 2022, in the following amounts:
22		-	17,931 advanced practice registered nurse licenses;
23		-	200,600 registered nurse licenses; and 25,978 licensed
24		-	practical nurse licenses.
25		-	(5) The number of licenses does not equate to the
26		-	number of nurses currently in the workforce in Illinois as
27		-	many nurses renew their licenses even after retirement.
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 1. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
	7	+	5 finds:
	8	+	6 (1) There is a growing shortage of nurses working in
	9	+	7 Illinois health care facilities, which is most profound in
	10	+	8 Southern Illinois.
	11	+	9 (2) Nurse employers, including hospitals and long-term
	12	+	10 care facilities, cannot hire the number of nurses they
	13	+	11 need to provide quality nursing care.
	14	+	12 (3) The purpose of the Illinois Nursing Workforce
	15	+	13 Center is to address issues of supply and demand in the
	16	+	14 nursing profession, including issues of recruitment,
	17	+	15 retention, and utilization of nurse manpower resources.
	18	+	16 (4) The Center reports that the Department of
	19	+	17 Financial and Professional Regulation provides nursing
	20	+	18 licenses, as of June 2022, in the following amounts:
	21	+	19 17,931 advanced practice registered nurse licenses;
	22	+	20 200,600 registered nurse licenses; and 25,978 licensed
	23	+	21 practical nurse licenses.
	24	+	22 (5) The number of licenses does not equate to the
	25	+	23 number of nurses currently in the workforce in Illinois as
	26	+	24 many nurses renew their licenses even after retirement.
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34		-	(6) There have been nursing surveys, but they have
35		-	been voluntary. For instance, in 2020, only 22% of nurses
36		-	responded to surveys.
37		-	(7) Strategies and changes are necessary to solving
38		-	the nursing shortage. There needs to be accurate and
39		-	complete data.
40		-	(8) Illinois must know whether there are regional
41		-	shortages of nurses, shortages of nurses in specialty
42		-	areas, or impediments to entering the nursing profession.
43		-	A required survey will address these and other nurse
44		-	shortage issues.
45		-	Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
46		-	Sections 75-10 and 75-15 as follows:
47		-	(225 ILCS 65/75-10) (was 225 ILCS 65/17-10)
48		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
49		-	Sec. 75-10. Illinois Nursing Workforce Center. The purpose
50		-	of the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center to address issues of
51		-	supply and demand in the nursing profession, including issues
52		-	of recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurse manpower
53		-	resources. The General Assembly finds that the Center will
54		-	enhance the access to and delivery of quality health care
55		-	services by providing an ongoing strategy for the allocation
56		-	of the State's resources directed towards nursing. Each of the
57		-	following objectives shall serve as the primary goals for the
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	35	+	1 (6) There have been nursing surveys, but they have
	36	+	2 been voluntary. For instance, in 2020, only 22% of nurses
	37	+	3 responded to surveys.
	38	+	4 (7) Strategies and changes are necessary to solving
	39	+	5 the nursing shortage. There needs to be accurate and
	40	+	6 complete data.
	41	+	7 (8) Illinois must know whether there are regional
	42	+	8 shortages of nurses, shortages of nurses in specialty
	43	+	9 areas, or impediments to entering the nursing profession.
	44	+	10 A required survey will address these and other nurse
	45	+	11 shortage issues.
	46	+	12 Section 5. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by changing
	47	+	13 Sections 75-10 and 75-15 as follows:
	48	+	14 (225 ILCS 65/75-10) (was 225 ILCS 65/17-10)
	49	+	15 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
	50	+	16 Sec. 75-10. Illinois Nursing Workforce Center. The purpose
	51	+	17 of the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center to address issues of
	52	+	18 supply and demand in the nursing profession, including issues
	53	+	19 of recruitment, retention, and utilization of nurse manpower
	54	+	20 resources. The General Assembly finds that the Center will
	55	+	21 enhance the access to and delivery of quality health care
	56	+	22 services by providing an ongoing strategy for the allocation
	57	+	23 of the State's resources directed towards nursing. Each of the
	58	+	24 following objectives shall serve as the primary goals for the
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60		-	Center:
61		-	(1) To develop a strategic plan for nursing workforce
62		-	in the State by selecting priorities to be addressed,
63		-	including: manpower in Illinois by selecting priorities
64		-	that must be addressed.
65		-	(A) For license renewals beginning in 2024 and
66		-	each renewal thereafter, to develop and require all
67		-	licensed nurses, including licensed practical nurses,
68		-	registered nurses, and advanced practice registered
69		-	nurses, respond to the Center's nursing workforce
70		-	supply survey. Applicants shall respond to the
71		-	Center's nursing workforce supply survey in
72		-	conjunction with license renewal. However, license
73		-	renewal shall not be contingent upon responding to the
74		-	Center's nursing workforce supply survey and failure
75		-	to respond to the Center's nursing workforce supply
76		-	survey shall not result in encumbrance of the
77		-	applicant's license. The survey shall use the National
78		-	Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers Minimum Nurse
79		-	Supply Dataset. The Center shall compile, process, and
80		-	evaluate the survey findings and report to the
81		-	Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker
82		-	of the House of Representatives with recommendations.
83		-	As used in this subsection, "nursing workforce
84		-	supply survey" means the nursing workforce supply
85		-	survey conducted biennially by the Center that asks
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88		-	nurses to provide information about their
89		-	demographics, specialty, setting of work, and other
90		-	information necessary to inform the State on the
91		-	status and characteristics of the State's nursing
92		-	workforce.
93		-	(B) No later than 2027, to develop a nurse demand
94		-	and employer survey to be collected biennially. The
95		-	survey shall use the National Forum of State Nursing
96		-	Workforce Centers Minimum Nurse Demand Dataset. The
97		-	Center shall compile, process, and evaluate the survey
98		-	findings and report to the Governor, the President of
99		-	the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
100		-	Representatives with recommendations.
101		-	(2) To convene various groups of representatives of
102		-	nurses, other health care providers, businesses and
103		-	industries, consumers, legislators, and educators to:
104		-	(A) review and comment on data analysis prepared
105		-	by for the Center; and
106		-	(B) recommend systemic changes, including
107		-	strategies for implementation of recommended changes.
108		-	(3) To enhance and promote recognition, reward, and
109		-	renewal activities for nurses in the State Illinois by:
110		-	(A) proposing and creating reward, recognition,
111		-	and renewal activities for nursing; and
112		-	(B) promoting positive media and positive
113		-	image-building efforts for nursing.
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116		-	(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
117		-	(225 ILCS 65/75-15) (was 225 ILCS 65/17-15)
118		-	(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
119		-	Sec. 75-15. Illinois Nursing Workforce Center Advisory
120		-	Board.
121		-	(a) There is created the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center
122		-	Advisory Board, which shall consist of 11 members appointed by
123		-	the Secretary, with 6 members of the Advisory Board being
124		-	nurses representative of various nursing specialty areas and 2
125		-	members representing a labor organization recognized under the
126		-	National Labor Relations Act that represents active registered
127		-	professional nurses licensed by the Department of Financial
128		-	and Professional Regulation. The other 3 5 members may include
129		-	representatives of associations, health care providers,
130		-	nursing educators, and consumers.
131		-	(b) The membership of the Advisory Board shall reasonably
132		-	reflect representation from the geographic areas in this
133		-	State.
134		-	(c) Members of the Advisory Board appointed by the
135		-	Secretary shall serve for terms of 4 years, with no member
136		-	serving more than 10 successive years. A member shall serve
137		-	until his or her successor is appointed and has qualified.
138		-	Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original
139		-	appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during
140		-	the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred.
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	69	+	1 Center:
	70	+	2 (1) To develop a strategic plan for nursing workforce
	71	+	3 in the State by selecting priorities to be addressed,
	72	+	4 including: manpower in Illinois by selecting priorities
	73	+	5 that must be addressed.
	74	+	6 (A) For license renewals beginning in 2024 and
	75	+	7 each renewal thereafter, to develop and require all
	76	+	8 licensed nurses, including licensed practical nurses,
	77	+	9 registered nurses, and advanced practice registered
	78	+	10 nurses, respond to the Center's nursing workforce
	79	+	11 supply survey. Applicants shall respond to the
	80	+	12 Center's nursing workforce supply survey in
	81	+	13 conjunction with license renewal. However, license
	82	+	14 renewal shall not be contingent upon responding to the
	83	+	15 Center's nursing workforce supply survey and failure
	84	+	16 to respond to the Center's nursing workforce supply
	85	+	17 survey shall not result in encumbrance of the
	86	+	18 applicant's license. The survey shall use the National
	87	+	19 Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers Minimum Nurse
	88	+	20 Supply Dataset. The Center shall compile, process, and
	89	+	21 evaluate the survey findings and report to the
	90	+	22 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker
	91	+	23 of the House of Representatives with recommendations.
	92	+	24 As used in this subsection, "nursing workforce
	93	+	25 supply survey" means the nursing workforce supply
	94	+	26 survey conducted biennially by the Center that asks
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143		-	(d) A quorum of the Advisory Board shall consist of a
144		-	majority of Advisory Board members currently serving. A
145		-	majority vote of the quorum is required for Advisory Board
146		-	decisions. A vacancy in the membership of the Advisory Board
147		-	shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the
148		-	rights and perform all of the duties of the Advisory Board.
149		-	(e) The Secretary may remove any appointed member of the
150		-	Advisory Board for misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty
151		-	and shall be the sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause for
152		-	removal.
153		-	(f) Members of the Advisory Board are immune from suit in
154		-	any action based upon any activities performed in good faith
155		-	as members of the Advisory Board.
156		-	(g) Members of the Advisory Board shall not receive
157		-	compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual traveling,
158		-	incidentals, and expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out
159		-	their duties as members of the Advisory Board, as approved by
160		-	the Department.
161		-	(h) The Advisory Board shall meet annually to elect a
162		-	chairperson and vice chairperson.
163		-	(Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
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	105	+	1 nurses to provide information about their
	106	+	2 demographics, specialty, setting of work, and other
	107	+	3 information necessary to inform the State on the
	108	+	4 status and characteristics of the State's nursing
	109	+	5 workforce.
	110	+	6 (B) No later than 2027, to develop a nurse demand
	111	+	7 and employer survey to be collected biennially. The
	112	+	8 survey shall use the National Forum of State Nursing
	113	+	9 Workforce Centers Minimum Nurse Demand Dataset. The
	114	+	10 Center shall compile, process, and evaluate the survey
	115	+	11 findings and report to the Governor, the President of
	116	+	12 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
	117	+	13 Representatives with recommendations.
	118	+	14 (2) To convene various groups of representatives of
	119	+	15 nurses, other health care providers, businesses and
	120	+	16 industries, consumers, legislators, and educators to:
	121	+	17 (A) review and comment on data analysis prepared
	122	+	18 by for the Center; and
	123	+	19 (B) recommend systemic changes, including
	124	+	20 strategies for implementation of recommended changes.
	125	+	21 (3) To enhance and promote recognition, reward, and
	126	+	22 renewal activities for nurses in the State Illinois by:
	127	+	23 (A) proposing and creating reward, recognition,
	128	+	24 and renewal activities for nursing; and
	129	+	25 (B) promoting positive media and positive
	130	+	26 image-building efforts for nursing.
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	141	+	1 (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
	142	+	2 (225 ILCS 65/75-15) (was 225 ILCS 65/17-15)
	143	+	3 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
	144	+	4 Sec. 75-15. Illinois Nursing Workforce Center Advisory
	145	+	5 Board.
	146	+	6 (a) There is created the Illinois Nursing Workforce Center
	147	+	7 Advisory Board, which shall consist of 11 members appointed by
	148	+	8 the Secretary, with 6 members of the Advisory Board being
	149	+	9 nurses representative of various nursing specialty areas and 2
	150	+	10 members representing a labor organization recognized under the
	151	+	11 National Labor Relations Act that represents active registered
	152	+	12 professional nurses licensed by the Department of Financial
	153	+	13 and Professional Regulation. The other 3 5 members may include
	154	+	14 representatives of associations, health care providers,
	155	+	15 nursing educators, and consumers.
	156	+	16 (b) The membership of the Advisory Board shall reasonably
	157	+	17 reflect representation from the geographic areas in this
	158	+	18 State.
	159	+	19 (c) Members of the Advisory Board appointed by the
	160	+	20 Secretary shall serve for terms of 4 years, with no member
	161	+	21 serving more than 10 successive years. A member shall serve
	162	+	22 until his or her successor is appointed and has qualified.
	163	+	23 Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original
	164	+	24 appointments, and any member so appointed shall serve during
	165	+	25 the remainder of the term for which the vacancy occurred.
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	176	+	1 (d) A quorum of the Advisory Board shall consist of a
	177	+	2 majority of Advisory Board members currently serving. A
	178	+	3 majority vote of the quorum is required for Advisory Board
	179	+	4 decisions. A vacancy in the membership of the Advisory Board
	180	+	5 shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the
	181	+	6 rights and perform all of the duties of the Advisory Board.
	182	+	7 (e) The Secretary may remove any appointed member of the
	183	+	8 Advisory Board for misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty
	184	+	9 and shall be the sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause for
	185	+	10 removal.
	186	+	11 (f) Members of the Advisory Board are immune from suit in
	187	+	12 any action based upon any activities performed in good faith
	188	+	13 as members of the Advisory Board.
	189	+	14 (g) Members of the Advisory Board shall not receive
	190	+	15 compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual traveling,
	191	+	16 incidentals, and expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out
	192	+	17 their duties as members of the Advisory Board, as approved by
	193	+	18 the Department.
	194	+	19 (h) The Advisory Board shall meet annually to elect a
	195	+	20 chairperson and vice chairperson.
	196	+	21 (Source: P.A. 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
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