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BE SURE TO VOTE!

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE 2020 ELECTION

• All 203 of our PA State House seats and 25 of our PA Senate seats will be up for election and re-election in 2020.
• State House and Senate members who are elected/re-elected in November 2020, will decide the following in 2021 and 2022:
• will vote on legislation drawing the new legislative districts for 2022 that will be in place for a decade.
• will have a strong likelihood of voting on proposed legislation related to nurse staffing ratios and nurse staffing committees
• will have a strong likelihood of voting on proposed legislation related to Nurse Licensure Compact
• will have a strong likelihood of voting on proposed legislation related to telenursing and telemedicine.

IMPORTANT LINKS

• Register to vote by Monday, October 19th to vote in the November 3rd General Election - it takes less than 2 minutes! https://www.votespa.com/Register-to-Vote/Pages/default.aspx
  
  
• Questions about voting - https://www.votespa.com 

TAKE ACTION

Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)

The NLC increases access to care while maintaining public protection at the state level. Under the NLC, nurses can practice in other NLC states, without having to obtain additional licenses.

Proposed Legislation (SB 655)
Approved by the Senate 6/24/2020, referred 6/29/2020 to House Professional Licensure Committee (HPLC)

PONL's Position - Support

Review PONL's position statement in support of Pennsylvania becoming part of the NLC.

Press Releases - PONL Supports NLC: