Illinois · House Bill 5155 · 103rd General Assembly

NURSING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS

HB 5155 Sponsored by Eva-Dina Delgado Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 8, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Removes 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. Sets forth provisions concerning how to measure a registered professional nurse education program's effectiveness based on the pass rates on a State-approved licensure examination. Provides that outliers may be…

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Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Removes 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. Sets forth provisions concerning how to measure a registered professional nurse education program's effectiveness based on the pass rates on a State-approved licensure examination. Provides that outliers may be removed when calculating State-approved licensure examination pass rates. Provides that a registered professional nurse education program is responsible for tracking outliers. Defines "outlier". Provides that a registered professional nurse education program is responsible for calculating the passage rate of the program's graduates. Provides that the registered professional nurse education program must submit a calculation of the passage rate of the program's graduates and supporting documentation to the Board of Nursing in an annual report due October 30 of every year. Provides that a registered professional nurse education program meeting one of the measurements of program effectiveness shall be deemed to be in good standing. Makes conforming changes.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  2. HouseChief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  3. HouseFirst Reading
  4. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee · House Health Care Licenses
  6. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  7. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee · House Health Care Licenses
  9. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  10. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  11. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.