Bill Text: IL HB1490 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the powers and duties of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-23 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1490 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB1490-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Practice Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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8 | Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | the
the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | the following functions, powers, and duties: | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) Conduct or authorize examinations to ascertain the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | engage in the independent practice of clinical social work | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | and in the practice of social work, pass upon the | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | qualifications of applicants for licenses, and issue | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | licenses to those who are found to be fit and qualified. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (2) Adopt rules required for the administration and | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | enforcement of this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (3) Adopt rules for determining approved undergraduate | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | and graduate social work degree programs and prepare and | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | maintain a list of colleges and universities offering such | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | the requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a |
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1 | license. | ||||||
2 | (4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the | ||||||
3 | administration and enforcement of this Act consistent with | ||||||
4 | and reflecting the requirements of this Act and rules | ||||||
5 | adopted pursuant to this Act. | ||||||
6 | (5)
Conduct investigations related to possible | ||||||
7 | violations of this Act. | ||||||
8 | (6) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all | ||||||
9 | persons who hold valid licenses under this Act. These | ||||||
10 | rosters shall be available upon written request and | ||||||
11 | payment of the required fee.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
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