S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4552
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 16, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to adopting the inter-
state nurse licensure compact (Part A); and to amend the education
law, in relation to adopting the advanced practice registered nurse
compact (Part B)
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act enacts into law components of legislation relating
to enacting the interstate nurse licensure compact and the advanced
practice registered nurse compact. Each component is wholly contained
within a Part identified as Parts A through B. The effective date for
each particular provision contained within such Part is set forth in the
last section of such Part. Any provision in any section contained within
a Part, including the effective date of the Part, which makes reference
to a section "of this act", when used in connection with that particular
component, shall be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding
section of the Part in which it is found. Section three of this act sets
forth the general effective date of this act.
PART A
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6912
to read as follows:
§ 6912. INTERSTATE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO
THE CONTRARY, THE INTERSTATE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT, WHICH WAS APPROVED
BY A SPECIAL DELEGATE ASSEMBLY OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS
OF NURSING ON MAY FOURTH, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, IS HEREBY ENACTED INTO
LAW AND ENTERED INTO WITH ALL JURISDICTIONS LEGALLY JOINING THEREIN.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
PART B
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6913
to read as follows:
§ 6913. ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE COMPACT. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE COMPACT,
WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING
DELEGATE ASSEMBLY ON AUGUST TWELFTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, IS HEREBY
ENACTED INTO LAW AND ENTERED INTO WITH ALL JURISDICTIONS LEGALLY JOINING
THEREIN.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
§ 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
sion, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if such
invalid provisions had not been included herein.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the applicable effective date of Parts A through B of this act shall be
as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.