Public Act 19 of 2007

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• Introduced by Rep. Hoon-Yung Hopgood (D) on February 7, 2007, to eliminate the current requirement that foreign-educated nurses be certified by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) before taking a standardized national examination that is already used by the state nursing board (the National Council of State Boards of Nursing test). Reportedly, the CGFNS certification process has become redundant. The bill would also a foreign-educated applicant to be licensed if they meet this requirement and are or have been licensed or registered in another state or country, jurisdiction, territory, and province where they are or had been licensed or registered .
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on February 7, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on March 22, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 27, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on March 27, 2007.
• Passed in the House (107 to 0) on March 29, 2007, to eliminate the current requirement that foreign-educated nurses be certified by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) before taking a standardized national examination that is already used by the state nursing board (the National Council of State Boards of Nursing test). Reportedly, the CGFNS certification process has become redundant. The bill would also a foreign-educated applicant to be licensed if they meet this requirement and are or have been licensed or registered in another state or country, jurisdiction, territory, and province where they are or had been licensed or registered. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on April 17, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on April 17, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 15, 2007, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on June 5, 2007, to eliminate the current requirement that foreign-educated nurses be certified by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) before taking a standardized national examination that is already used by the state nursing board (the National Council of State Boards of Nursing test). Reportedly, the CGFNS certification process has become redundant. The bill would also a foreign-educated applicant to be licensed if they meet this requirement and are or have been licensed or registered in another state or country, jurisdiction, territory, and province where they are or had been licensed or registered. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 14, 2007.