REGISTER NURSE-EXAM/REMEDIATE House SponsorsRep. Eva-Dina Delgado-Nicholas K. Smith, Camille Y. Lilly and Lindsey LaPointe Senate Sponsors(Sen. Don Harmon-Terri Bryant) 8/11/2023HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0533 225 ILCS 65/60-5225 ILCS 65/60-10 Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that the Board of Nursing shall review and make a recommendation for the approval or disapproval of a program by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation based on, among other criteria, a measurement of program effectiveness based on a passage rate of all graduates over the 3 most recent calendar years without reference to first-time test takers. Provides that a graduate who does not take an examination for licensure within the first 90 days after graduation and a graduate who has failed the exam will be required to return to the institution of higher education for remediation prior to repeating or taking the exam. Provides that a graduate may retake the exam only after the institution of higher education provides approval once remediation has been successfully completed. Provides that institutional approval to retake expires 6 months after issuance of the approval to retake. Provides that a graduate with an expired approval is required to repeat the remediation and reapproval process.House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides that an applicant who graduates from a professional nursing program in the State on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and does not take the licensure examination within 180 days after his or her degree is conferred by the institution of higher education or fails the licensure examination for a second time shall be required to demonstrate proof of completion of a National Council Licensure Examination preparatory class or a comparable examination preparatory program before taking a subsequent licensure examination or the graduate may return to the institution of higher education from which he or she graduated which shall provide remedial educational resources to the graduate at no cost to the graduate. Provides that such an applicant must contact the institution of higher education from which he or she graduated prior to retesting. Provides that such an applicant shall contact the institution of higher education from which he or she graduated prior to retesting. Provides that prior to September 1, 2026, no professional nursing program shall be placed on probationary status for failing to reach a passage rate of less than 75%. 2/15/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado 2/15/2023HouseFirst Reading 2/15/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/23/2023HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/8/2023HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 3/8/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado 3/21/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 3/22/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 3/22/2023HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/22/2023HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/23/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 3/27/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 3/27/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/20/2023HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith 4/20/2023HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe 4/26/2023HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000 4/26/2023HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/26/2023HouseThird Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023 4/28/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado 4/28/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 5/2/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee 5/3/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 007-003-002 5/9/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted 5/9/2023HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/9/2023HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-031-000 5/9/2023HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled 5/10/2023SenateArrive in Senate 5/10/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/10/2023SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino 5/10/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston 5/10/2023SenateFirst Reading 5/10/2023SenateReferred to Assignments 5/12/2023SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Willie Preston 5/16/2023SenateAssigned to Executive 5/16/2023SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 19, 2023 5/16/2023SenateAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon 5/16/2023SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2023 5/17/2023SenateWaive Posting Notice 5/17/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino 5/17/2023SenateDo Pass Executive; 011-000-001 5/17/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading 5/17/2023SenateSecond Reading 5/17/2023SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2023 5/17/2023SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Omar Aquino 5/19/2023SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-001 5/19/2023HousePassed Both Houses 5/19/2023SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant 6/16/2023HouseSent to the Governor 8/11/2023HouseGovernor Approved 8/11/2023HouseEffective Date January 1, 2024 8/11/2023HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0533