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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Task 
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Forces on State Employed Nurses Act.
 
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    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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    "Facility" means a correctional facility, youth 
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correctional facility, State-operated developmental center, 
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State-operated mental health facility or Illinois Veterans 
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Home.
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    "Nurse" means any advanced practice nurse or registered 
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professional nurse, as defined in the Nursing and Advanced 
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Practice Nursing Act, who receives an hourly wage and has 
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direct responsibility to carry out nursing care or related 
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duties.
 
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    Section 10. Facility Task Forces on State Employed Nurses. 
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    (a)  A Facility Task Force on State Employed Nurses is 
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created in each facility funded under the Department of 
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Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the 
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Department of Human Services, or the Department of Veterans' 
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Affairs.  The purpose of each Facility Task Force is minimizing 
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mandatory overtime in Illinois' 24-hour direct care 
 


 






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facilities.
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    (b) Each Facility Task Force shall consist of the following 
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members:
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        (1) Labor relations personnel or personnel staff, or 
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    both, in the facility.
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        (2) Representatives of the Illinois Nurses Association 
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    employed in the facility.
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        (3) Administrative staff of the facility.
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    (c) Each Facility Task Force shall meet quarterly to 
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discuss options to reduce the amount of overtime, as well as 
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nurse staffing levels, including but not limited to creating an 
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interagency pool of nurses with part-time and traveling 
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registered nurses with intent to hire as State employed nurses.  
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    (d) Each Facility Task Force shall report its findings to 
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the agency under which the facility is funded within 30 days of 
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each Facility Task Force meeting.
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    (e) Each Facility Task Force shall have its first meeting  
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by July 1, 2007 or within 60 days after adjournment of the 2007 
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regular legislative session.
 
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    Section 15. State Task Force on State Employed Nurses. 
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    (a)  A State Task Force on State Employed Nurses is created 
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to address the issue of minimizing mandatory overtime in 
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Illinois' 24-hour direct care facilities.  The State Task Force 
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shall review the reports received by each agency as a result of 
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the Facility Task Force meetings.
 


 






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    (b) The State Task Force shall consist of the following 
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members:
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        (1) Representatives of the Department of Corrections.
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        (2) Representatives of the Department of Juvenile 
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    Justice.
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        (3) Representatives of the Department of Human 
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    Services.
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        (4) Representatives of the Department of Veterans' 
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    Affairs.
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        (5) Four legislative members, appointed one each by the 
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    President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, 
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    the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
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    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
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        (6) At least one representative from the Governor's 
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    staff.
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        (7) Representatives from the Illinois Nurses 
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    Association.
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        (8) Representatives of the administrative staff from 
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    within the facilities.
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    (c) The State Task Force shall convene meetings twice each 
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year.
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    (d) A report shall be submitted to the General Assembly by 
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January 1, 2008, for the review and consideration of the 
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members.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.