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,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,ms4   
,lummis1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 & ,ms4 ,coll9s7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! def9ition (       
pr(essional /ud5t 9 ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,nurs+ is a            
,pr(essional ,degree ,act4  #b4         
,pr(essional /ud5t & pr(essional degree 
def9$ ,section #dee7;a77#d77;,c7 ( !    
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7a77#d77;,c77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ 1 z
 def9$ "u section #ffh4b ( title #cd1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph712 &
  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7
 ,pr(essional degree ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! 
t]m pr(essional degree -- 7,i7 means a  
degree t signifies bo? completion ( !   

academic requirem5ts = beg9n+ practice 9
 a giv5 pr(ession 7= :i* pr(essional    
lic5sure is also commonly requir$71 & a 
level ( pr(essional skill beyond t      
normally requir$ = a ba*elor's degree2 &
  7,,ii7 includes ea* ( ! foll[+3 7aa7  
,ph>macy 7,ph>m4,d474  7bb7 ,d5ti/ry    
7,d4,d4,s4 or ,d4,m4,d474  7cc7 ,vet]9>y
 ,m$ic9e 7,d4,v4,m474  7dd7 ,*iropractic
 7,d4,c4 or ,d4,c4,m474  7ee7 ,law      
7,l4,l4,b4 or ,j4,d474  7ff7 ,m$ic9e    
7,m4,d474  7gg7 ,optometry 7,o4,d474    
7hh7 ,o/eopa?ic ,m$ic9e or ,o/eopa?y    
7,d4,o474  7ii7 ,podiatric ,m$ic9e or   
,podiatry 7,d4,p4,m41 ,d4,p41 or        
,pod4,d474  7jj7 ,!ology or ,!ological  
,/udies 7,m4,div4 or ,m4,h4,l474  7kk7  
,cl9ical ,psy*ology 7,psy4,d4 or        
,ph4,d474  7ll7 ,nurs+ 7,,msn1 ,,dnp1   
,,dnap1 or ,ph4,d74  7mm7 ,any o!r      
degree t meets ! requirem5ts ( subclause
 7,i71 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  4